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Distance from A12 Namen to Paarl

N A12 Namen → Paarl
Road distance
1,400.4 km
Highway dominant · N12
A12 Namen to Paarl is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,400.4 km in roughly 15 hrs 21 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,252.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.12×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
24
Info Travel board
Travel time
15 hrs 21 min
Start point
Namen Street
End point
Lady Grey Street
Return: 30 hrs 42 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
921 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
91.2 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 7 planned rest stops
17 hrs 6 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R2,738.58
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R2,741.60
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R2,727.49
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R2,823.28
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R3,613.40
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R3,617.39
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R3,598.77
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R3,725.16
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R4,754.48
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R4,759.73
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R4,735.22
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R4,901.52
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
223° SW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
43° NE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-25.7483, 28.1363
End coords Destination point
-33.7310, 18.9642
Taxi Transport options
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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A12 Namen → Paarl
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Car
1,400.4 km
15 hrs 21 min
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Two-wheeler
1,400.4 km
~21 hrs 32 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from A12 Namen to Paarl

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Supermarkets 0.1 km

Checkers

Paarl, 7646, Western Cape
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Schools & education 0.3 km

Carnegie House Preparatory (Paarl)

Paarl, 7646, Western Cape
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Schools & education 0.3 km

Paarl, 7646, Western Cape
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Schools & education 0.3 km

Labori High School

Paarl, 7646, Western Cape
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Supermarkets 0.5 km

Shoprite

Van Der Lingen Street, Paarl, 7646, Western Cape
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Schools & education 0.7 km

La Rochelle Girls' High School

Paarl, 7646, Western Cape
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Government offices 0.7 km

Home Affairs

39 Castle Street, Paarl, 7646
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Schools & education 0.7 km

La Rochelle Girls' Primary School

Paarl, 7646, Western Cape
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Schools & education 0.8 km

Paarl, 7646, Western Cape
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Schools & education 1.0 km

Paarl Boys' High School

Paarl, 7622, Western Cape
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Schools & education 1.0 km

Paarl Boys' Primary School

Paarl, 7646, Western Cape
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Convenience store 1.3 km

Shell Select

7646, Western Cape
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Convenience store 1.3 km

Pick n Pay Express

Paarl, 7646, Western Cape
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Convenience store 2.1 km

Quickshop

Paarl
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Supermarkets 2.5 km

Checkers

Paarl, 7646, Western Cape
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Convenience store 3.7 km

Bonjour

Paarl, 7624
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Clothing & fashion 3.8 km

PEP

Cape Town, 7646, Western Cape
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Supermarkets 3.8 km

Pick n Pay

Paarl, 7646, Western Cape
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Convenience store 4.0 km

Shell Select

7646, Western Cape
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Home & garden 4.2 km

Simla Hardware

Simfonielaan Wes
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Supermarkets 4.7 km

Fair Foods

Bartolomeu Street
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Car services 5.3 km

Car Doc

7074 Langeni Street, paarl mbekweni
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Car services 6.3 km

Mercedes-Benz

Suid Agter Paarl Road, Paarl, 7645
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StayEasy Pretoria Hotel Near A12 Namen

StayEasy Pretoria

Corner of Lilian Ngoyi (previously Van der Walt) & Andries Streets, Pretoria Central, Pretoria, Gauteng 5 km from start
"StayEasy Pretoria is a practical budget-friendly hotel for travellers who want a…"
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B 5 km from start
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Southern Sun Pretoria Hotel Near A12 Namen

Southern Sun Pretoria

Corner of Steve Biko and Stanza Bopape, Arcadia, Pretoria, Gauteng 7 km from start
"Southern Sun Pretoria is a large, established hotel in Arcadia that works well f…"
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B 7 km from start
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Protea Hotel Pretoria Loftus Park Hotel Near A12 Namen

Protea Hotel Pretoria Loftus Park

416 Kirkness Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, Gauteng, 0007 9 km from start
"Protea Hotel Pretoria Loftus Park is a modern city hotel in Arcadia, Pretoria, a…"
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Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers Hotel Near A12 Namen

Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers

Corner Corlette Drive and Rudd Road, Illovo, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2196 51 km from start
"Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers is a well-placed hotel for travellers who wa…"
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54 on Bath Hotel Near A12 Namen

54 on Bath

54 Bath Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, Gauteng 52 km from start
"54 on Bath is a smaller, more polished hotel in Rosebank, and it feels quite dif…"
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Protea Hotel Bloemfontein Willow Lake Hotel Before halfway

Protea Hotel Bloemfontein Willow Lake

101 Henry Street, Willows, Willows, Bloemfontein, Free State, 9301 420 km from start
"Protea Hotel Bloemfontein Willow Lake offers a stay that feels convenient withou…"
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City Lodge Hotel Bloemfontein Hotel Before halfway

City Lodge Hotel Bloemfontein

175 Nelson Mandela Drive, Westdene, Westdene, Bloemfontein, Free State, 9301 420 km from start
"City Lodge Hotel Bloemfontein offers comfortable, convenient accommodation in th…"
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Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

1,400.4 km 15 hrs 21 min
Start A12 Namen
Finish Paarl
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from A12 Namen to Paarl via N12
    National highway N12
  2. Head on Namen Street
    0.1 km
  3. Turn right onto Impempe Street
    0.1 km
  4. Turn left onto Lievaart Street
    0.6 km
  5. Turn right onto Molengraaf Street
    0.2 km
  6. Turn left onto W.F. Nkomo Street
    0.3 km
  7. Turn right onto Quagga Road
    1.2 km
  8. Turn left onto Roger Dyason Road
    1.1 km
  9. Continue left onto Roger Dyason Road
    5.5 km
  10. Take the ramp slight right
    0.8 km
  11. Merge slight right onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    30.3 km
  12. Continue straight
    28.2 km
  13. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.8 km
  14. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12: Soweto
    1.4 km
  15. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    6.1 km
  16. Keep slight right at the fork
    915.9 km
  17. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  18. Continue onto Donkin Street
    388.0 km
  19. Continue straight
    13.7 km
  20. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Sonstraal Road
    0.3 km
  21. Turn right onto Sonstraal Road
    0.5 km
  22. Turn left onto Klein Drakenstein Road
    3.6 km
  23. Turn left onto Jan van Riebeeck Drive
    0.3 km
  24. Turn right onto Lady Grey Street
    1.3 km
  25. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 19
Known total R590.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 19 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 3 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
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Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
700.6 km
Gauteng to Western Cape
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
7 hrs 40 min • 7 hrs 40 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Gauteng to Western Cape
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
100.8 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
232.9 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
75.6 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
89.4%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Paarl
07:46 – 17:41
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:43
Total daylightUsable driving light
9 hrs 55 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
2 hrs 49 min
SunriseDawn break
07:46
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R5,853.82
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R28.01
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R280.09
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R6,161.92
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (15)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
3
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin A12 Namen Start: Namen Street -25.74835, 28.13634
Midpoint
700.6 km
Total: 1,400.4 km
Midpoint 700.6 km
1,400.4 km 15 hrs 21 min
Destination Paarl End: Lady Grey Street -33.73103, 18.96421

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Gauteng to Western Cape
One-way road span 1,400.4 km
Return-cycle span 2,800.9 km
Traversal time 15 hrs 21 min
Maneuver count 24
Maneuver density 1.7 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 700.6 km

Coordinate frame

Start -25.74835, 28.13634
Midpoint -30.83298, 24.93236
End -33.73103, 18.96421
Destination brief

Travelling to Paarl

A polished arrival snapshot covering what stands out, who the place suits best and what to keep in mind before you get there.

Signature Cape Winelands town
Standout Wine farms, country hospitality and conference stays
Paarl offers a broader Winelands mix than a simple tasting stop, with estate travel, countryside scenery, conference use and a more spread-out stay pattern than compact village destinations.
Best for Who this destination suits
Winelands base Conference stay Country hospitality Food and wine trip
Arrival What to expect on arrival
The town centre, estates, wedding venues and countryside stays each produce different final drives, so the exact property matters.
Regional base Good base for nearby trips
Use Paarl as a base for Cape Winelands touring, estate visits, conferences and slower countryside stays close to Cape Town.
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is A12 Namen from Paarl? +
A12 Namen is about 1,400.4 km from Paarl by road.
How long does it take from A12 Namen to Paarl? +
The drive usually takes about 15 hrs 21 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from A12 Namen to Paarl in one day? +
It is possible, but for many travellers this is better treated as a very long same-day trip or an overnight trip.
Is taxi available from A12 Namen to Paarl? +
Taxi may be available, but for this route it is better to confirm the latest fare at the local taxi rank.
What's the estimated fuel amount from A12 Namen to Paarl? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,818.24 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,829.33 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R2,815.21 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R2,950.33 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from A12 Namen to Paarl? +
Yes. There are 19 tollgates currently matched for this route.
What is the route verdict for this trip? +
Very long trip: This is a demanding long-distance route. Treat it as a serious travel day and consider an overnight stop.
Is there a long-trip warning on this route? +
This is a long trip. Plan rest stops, avoid driving tired, and be careful with late-night travel.
Is there a road note for this route? +
This is a longer road trip, so a fuel or rest stop is recommended. Take a short break about every 2 hours if possible. This route crosses a provincial boundary. National roads appear in this route, so watch for toll signs and busier sections.
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