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Distance from A13 to E42

N A13 → E42
Road distance
1669.2 km
Mixed roads · M22 / N12 / N2 / R300
A13 to E42 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,669.2 km in roughly 18 hrs 39 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,403.6 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.19×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
35
Info Travel board
Travel time
18 hrs 39 min
Return: 37 hrs 19 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1119 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
89.4 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 9 planned rest stops
20 hrs 54 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,359.08
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,372.30
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,355.47
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R3,516.52
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R4,432.12
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R4,449.56
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R4,427.36
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R4,639.85
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R5,831.73
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R5,854.68
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R5,825.47
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R6,105.06
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
232° SW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
52° NE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-26.6915, 30.5118
End coords Destination point
-33.9955, 18.5611
Taxi Transport options
Shared taxi fare
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Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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Travel modes
A13 → E42
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Car
1669.2 km
18 hrs 39 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
1669.2 km
~25 hrs 40 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from A13 to E42

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Supermarkets 0.2 km

Shoprite

Cape Town, 7764, Western Cape
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Fuel stations 0.4 km

Shell

7750, Western Cape
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Schools & education 1.1 km

Tembaletu LSEN School

NY 77, Gugulethu, Cape Town, 7750
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Supermarkets 1.1 km

Shoprite

Cape Town, 7750, Western Cape
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Shopping malls 1.2 km

Gugulethu Square

25 Steve Biko Drive, Cape Town, 7750
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Schools & education 1.9 km

Phoenix Secondary School

Silverstream Road, Manenberg, Cape Town, 7764
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Fuel stations 2.0 km

Shell

Emms Drive, 7755, Western Cape
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Schools & education 2.1 km

Silverstream Primary School

112 Jordan Street, Manenberg, Cape Town, 7764
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Supermarkets 2.2 km

Jumbo Wholesale

1 Heinz Road, Cape Town
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Professional services 2.8 km

Southern Wind Shipyard

Reen Avenue, 7764
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Government offices 2.9 km

The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children

Klipfontein Road, Cape Town
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Schools & education 2.9 km

Zisukhanyo Secondary School

Oliver Tambo Drive
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Schools & education 3.0 km

Weltevreden Valley Core Primary School

Oliver Tambo Drive
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College 3.1 km

Western Cape College of Nursing

Cape Town
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Supermarkets 3.1 km

Shoprite

Mitchells Plain, 7785, Western Cape
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Schools & education 3.2 km

Heideveld Primary School

Waaihoek Road, Heideveld, Cape Town, 7764
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Fuel stations 3.4 km

Shell

7764, Western Cape
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Schools & education 3.5 km

Vanguard Primary School

24 Doman Road, Athlone, Cape Town, 7764
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Supermarkets 3.5 km

Shoprite

Cape Town, 7800, Western Cape
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Convenience store 3.7 km

Quickshop

Cape Town
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Convenience store 4.1 km

Pick n Pay Express

1 Stock Road, Phillipi, Cape Town, 7785, Western Cape
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Supermarkets 4.4 km

Pick n Pay

Vanguard Drive, Athlone, 7764, Western Cape
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Shopping malls 4.4 km

Vangate Mall

Jakes Gerwel Drive, Cape Rown, 7764
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Butcheries 4.7 km

Settler's Moslem Butchery

Bonteheuwel Avenue
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Car services 4.8 km

Halfway TOYOTA

23 Woodlands Road, Ottery
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Convenience store 5.4 km

Shell Select

7800, Western Cape
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Professional services 5.4 km

Eazy Costing

8 Sybil Road, Ottery, 7780
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Electronics 5.4 km

Osmans

Imam Haron Road, Lansdowne
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Professional services 5.4 km

ARS Credit

1 Argo Road, 7780
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Professional services 5.5 km

Circor Solutions

17 Hillstar Avenue, Wetton Cape Town, 7780
View details → Wetton Cape Town
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Convenience store 5.8 km

Shell Select

7780, Western Cape
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Car services 6.2 km

GP Tyres & Mags

220 Klip Road, Cape Town, 7941
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Professional services 6.7 km

WolfPack

26 Nourse Avenue
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Home & garden 6.8 km

Mayas Hardware Mandalay

Swartklip Road, Mandalay Cape Town, 7783
View details → Mandalay Cape Town
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Home & garden 6.9 km

Builders Express

21 Warrington Road, Cape Town, 7708
View details → Cape Town
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Car services 7.0 km

MQ's Workshop

27 Golf Course Road, Sybrand Park, 7700
View details → Sybrand Park
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Route

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Start, destination and route line.

1669.2 km 1120 min
Start A13
Finish E42
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Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from A13 to E42 via N12 and N2
    National highway route N12N2
  2. Directions from A13 to E42 via M22
    Metro arterial route M22
  3. Directions from A13 to E42 via R300
    Provincial road route R300
  4. Start your journey
    1.2 km
  5. Turn left
    4.1 km
  6. Continue straight
    0.4 km
  7. Turn right
    3.1 km
  8. At the end of the road, turn left
    56.4 km
  9. At the end of the road, turn left
    3.7 km
  10. Turn left onto Kerk Street
    0.7 km
  11. Turn right onto Joubert Street
    199.3 km
  12. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12
    0.5 km
  13. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    22.3 km
  14. Keep slight right at the fork
    915.9 km
  15. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  16. Continue onto Donkin Street
    388.0 km
  17. Continue straight
    48.8 km
  18. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R300: Mitchell's Plain
    1.0 km
  19. Continue straight onto Kuils River Freeway
    14.0 km
  20. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N2: Cape Town
    0.3 km
  21. Keep slight right at the fork towards N2: Cape Town
    2.0 km
  22. Merge slight right
    3.0 km
  23. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M22
    0.3 km
  24. Keep slight left at the fork towards M22
    0.1 km
  25. Turn slight left onto Borcherds Quarry Road
    0.1 km
  26. Continue straight onto Ntlangano Crescent
    0.3 km
  27. Turn right onto Miller Street
    0.8 km
  28. Turn left onto Elijah Loza Street
    0.8 km
  29. Continue straight onto Emdeni Street
    0.4 km
  30. Turn right onto X.E. Magqwashe Street
    0.5 km
  31. At the end of the road, turn left onto Mkhanyisi Maphuma Street
    0.1 km
  32. Turn right onto Shiba Street
    0.1 km
  33. Turn left onto Magowashu Street
    0.2 km
  34. Turn right onto Mthonjeni Street
    0.3 km
  35. Turn right onto Qabazi Drive
    0.1 km
  36. Turn left
    0.1 km
  37. Turn right
    0.0 km
  38. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 35
Known total R998.50
Main toll road N2 - North Coast Toll Road
This route includes 35 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N2 - North Coast Toll Road. 5 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Leandra
Road: Road not linked yet
R50.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
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
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
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
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.267, 28.073
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Leandra
Road: Road not linked yet
R50.50
Dalpark
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
Dalpark
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Leandra
Road: Road not linked yet
R50.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.259, 28.115
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Ermelo
Road: Road not linked yet
R45.00
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 -26.245, 28.135
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Trichardt
Road: Road not linked yet
R25.00
Routes ↩ E42 → A13 A13 to Johannesburg A13 to Pretoria A13 to Cape Town A13 to Durban Johannesburg to E42 Pretoria to E42 Cape Town to E42
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
834.8 km
Mpumalanga to Western Cape
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
9 hrs 19 min • 9 hrs 19 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mpumalanga to Western Cape
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
120.2 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
277.6 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
90.1 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
84.1%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at E42
07:44 – 17:43
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:44
Total daylightUsable driving light
9 hrs 58 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
12 hrs 11 min
SunriseDawn break
07:44
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R6,977.21
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R33.38
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R333.84
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,344.44
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (19)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
3
Highway exits Deceleration zones
5
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin A13 -26.69152, 30.51176
Midpoint
834.8 km
Total: 1669.2 km
Midpoint 834.8 km
1669.2 km 1120 min
Destination E42 -33.99554, 18.56111

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Mpumalanga to Western Cape
One-way road span 1669.2 km
Return-cycle span 3338.4 km
Traversal time 1120 min
Maneuver count 35
Maneuver density 2.1 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 834.8 km

Coordinate frame

Start -26.69152, 30.51176
Midpoint -30.45181, 25.61392
End -33.99554, 18.56111
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Questions 9
How far is A13 from E42? +
A13 is about 1669.2 km from E42 by road.
How long does it take from A13 to E42? +
The drive usually takes about 1120 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from A13 to E42 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 A13 to E42? +
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 A13 to E42? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,359.08 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,372.30 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,355.47 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,516.52 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from A13 to E42? +
Yes. There are 35 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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