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Distance from A20 Messina to 1

N A20 Messina → 1
Road distance
1,864.0 km
Highway dominant · N1 / N12 / R45
A20 Messina to 1 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,864.0 km in roughly 20 hrs 14 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,671.5 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.12×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
29
Info Travel board
Travel time
20 hrs 14 min
Start point
Maseri Avenue
Return: 40 hrs 28 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1214 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
92.1 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 10 planned rest stops
22 hrs 44 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R3,645.10
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R3,649.13
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R3,630.34
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R3,757.83
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R4,809.51
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R4,814.82
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R4,790.03
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R4,958.25
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R6,328.30
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R6,335.29
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R6,302.67
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R6,524.02
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
218° SW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
38° NE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-22.3454, 30.0269
End coords Destination point
-33.7978, 18.9535
Taxi Transport options
Shared taxi fare
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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A20 Messina → 1
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Car
1,864.0 km
20 hrs 14 min
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Two-wheeler
1,864.0 km
~28 hrs 40 min
65 km/h avg
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Corner Bakery

Polokwane, 0699 179 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after A20 Messina

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 405 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after A20 Messina

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 405 km from start
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Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 419 km from start
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Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 421 km from start
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Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 421 km from start
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Shell

893 Rubenstein Drive, 0044, Gauteng 423 km from start
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Bar Ber Black Sheep

2 Bolton Road 469 km from start
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Quickshop

Johannesburg 473 km from start
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Shell Select

2092, Gauteng 473 km from start
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Bean There Coffee Company

44 Stanley Avenue 473 km from start
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Shell Select

1804, Gauteng 485 km from start
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Quickshop

Beaufort West 1,332 km from start
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Quickshop

Laingsburg 1,505 km from start
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Route

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Start, destination and route line.

1,864.0 km 20 hrs 14 min
Start A20 Messina
Finish 1
Map key
Start point
Destination
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Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from A20 Messina to 1 via N1 and N12
    National highway route N1N12
  2. Directions from A20 Messina to 1 via R45
    Provincial road route R45
  3. Head on Maseri Avenue
    0.3 km
  4. Turn left onto Harper Road
    0.1 km
  5. Turn right
    0.7 km
  6. At the end of the road, turn right onto Old National Road
    2.2 km
  7. Turn slight left towards Louis Trichardt
    0.1 km
  8. Take the ramp straight towards N1: Louis Trichardt
    0.8 km
  9. Merge slight right
    74.0 km
  10. Continue straight
    2.0 km
  11. Go straight
    10.8 km
  12. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  13. Continue
    5.0 km
  14. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  15. Continue
    383.2 km
  16. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Johannesburg
    1.6 km
  17. Merge slight right onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.9 km
  18. Continue straight
    28.2 km
  19. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.8 km
  20. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12: Soweto
    1.4 km
  21. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    6.1 km
  22. Keep slight right at the fork
    915.9 km
  23. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  24. Continue onto Donkin Street
    388.0 km
  25. Continue straight
    20.7 km
  26. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R45: Main Road
    0.5 km
  27. Turn right onto Main Road
    0.7 km
  28. Turn left onto Huguenot Road
    1.6 km
  29. Turn left
    0.1 km
  30. Turn right
    0.1 km
  31. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 50
Known total R1,722.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 50 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 6 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
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
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
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
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Routes ↩ 1 → A20 Messina A20 Messina to Johannesburg A20 Messina to Pretoria A20 Messina to Cape Town A20 Messina to Durban Johannesburg to 1 Pretoria to 1 Cape Town to 1
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
932.9 km
Limpopo to Western Cape
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
10 hrs 7 min • 10 hrs 7 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Limpopo to Western Cape
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
134.2 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
310.0 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
100.7 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
89.7%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at 1
07:46 – 17:41
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:44
Total daylightUsable driving light
9 hrs 55 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
11 hrs 37 min
SunriseDawn break
07:46
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R7,791.54
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R37.28
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R372.80
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R8,201.62
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (28)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
3
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
6
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin A20 Messina Start: Maseri Avenue -22.34535, 30.02685
Midpoint
932.9 km
Total: 1,864.0 km
Midpoint 932.9 km
1,864.0 km 20 hrs 14 min
Destination 1 -33.79778, 18.95351

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Limpopo to Western Cape
One-way road span 1,864.0 km
Return-cycle span 3,728.0 km
Traversal time 20 hrs 14 min
Maneuver count 29
Maneuver density 1.6 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 932.9 km

Coordinate frame

Start -22.34535, 30.02685
Midpoint -29.24135, 26.17972
End -33.79778, 18.95351
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is A20 Messina from 1? +
A20 Messina is about 1,864.0 km from 1 by road.
How long does it take from A20 Messina to 1? +
The drive usually takes about 20 hrs 14 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from A20 Messina to 1 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 A20 Messina to 1? +
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 A20 Messina to 1? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,751.12 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,765.89 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,747.10 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,926.94 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from A20 Messina to 1? +
Yes. There are 50 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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Bloemfontein
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ern Bypass
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