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Distance from A20 Messina to Maputo

N A20 Messina → Maputo
Road distance
540.0 km
Mixed roads · M7 / N1 / R59
A20 Messina to Maputo is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 540.0 km in roughly 5 hrs 53 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
486.1 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.11×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
30
Info Travel board
Travel time
5 hrs 53 min
Start point
Maseri Avenue
End point
Maputo Street
Return: 11 hrs 47 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
353 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
91.5 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 2 planned rest stops
6 hrs 23 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,086.62
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,090.89
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,085.45
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,137.54
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,433.73
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,439.37
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,432.19
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,500.93
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,886.48
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,893.91
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,884.46
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,974.90
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
203° SSW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
23° NNE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-22.3454, 30.0269
End coords Destination point
-26.3512, 28.1050
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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A20 Messina → Maputo
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Car
540.0 km
5 hrs 53 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
540.0 km
~8 hrs 18 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from A20 Messina to Maputo

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Convenience store Before halfway

Bonjour

N1, Louis Trichardt, 0920 116 km from start
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Food & drink Around halfway

Corner Bakery

Polokwane, 0699 179 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Shell Select

0700, Limpopo 191 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Shell Select

0699, Limpopo 191 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Maputo

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 405 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Maputo

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 405 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Maputo

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 419 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Maputo

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 421 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Maputo

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 421 km from start
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Supermarkets Approaching Maputo

Makro Centurion

2 Bloukrans, Centurion, Pretoria, 0157 433 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Maputo

Pick n Pay Express

5 Bloukrans Street, Centurion, 0046, Gauteng 434 km from start
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Fuel stations Approaching Maputo

Shell

1680, Gauteng 442 km from start
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Fuel stations Approaching Maputo

Shell

1685, Gauteng 450 km from start
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Food & drink Near Maputo

Charlie Catue

Smith Road 469 km from start
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Food & drink Near Maputo

Fournos Bakery

Regent Street 469 km from start
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Convenience store 1.5 km

Shell Select

1448, Gauteng
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Supermarkets 1.6 km

Spar

57 Andries Road
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Schools & education 2.1 km

Administration Office

32 Kamferbos Street, Alberton, 1454
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Convenience store 2.5 km

Quickshop

1 Delphinium Street, Alberton
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Convenience store 2.6 km

Shell Select

1447, Gauteng
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Convenience store 2.9 km

Quickshop

Thokoza
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Government offices 3.2 km

Ekurhuleni Customer Care Center Thokoza

1426 Moepshe Street, Ekurhuleni, 3521
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Convenience store 3.7 km

Quickshop

24 De Waal Street, Alberton
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Convenience store 3.9 km

Pick n Pay Express

Kgotso Street, Germiston, 2023, Gauteng
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Convenience store 4.0 km

Quickshop

43 Hennie Alberts Street, Alberton
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Supermarkets 4.0 km

Pick n Pay

Brackenhurst, 1449, Gauteng
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Supermarkets 4.5 km

FAST. Cycles Bicycle Retailer

96 Holzgen Street, Brackenhurst, 1448
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Fuel stations 4.6 km

Shell

8013 Khumalo Street, 1426, Gauteng
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Clothing & fashion 4.9 km

PEP

Hospital Road, Katlehong, 1426, Gauteng
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Schools & education 5.1 km

Katlehong High School

209 Moseu Street, Goba Katlehong, 1431
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Clothing & fashion 5.4 km

PEP

3 Nota Street, Katlehong, 1431, Gauteng
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Shopping malls 5.4 km

Motse wa Lijane Shopping Centre

Manzini Street, Hlahatsi Katlehong, 1431
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Fuel stations 5.4 km

Shell

432, 1431, Gauteng
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Shopping malls 6.2 km

Mall Of The South

Swartkoppies Road
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Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

540.0 km 5 hrs 53 min
Start A20 Messina
Finish Maputo
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from A20 Messina to Maputo via N1
    National highway N1
  2. Directions from A20 Messina to Maputo via M7
    Metro arterial route M7
  3. Directions from A20 Messina to Maputo via R59
    Provincial road route R59
  4. Head on Maseri Avenue
    0.3 km
  5. Turn left onto Harper Road
    0.1 km
  6. Turn right
    0.7 km
  7. At the end of the road, turn right onto Old National Road
    2.2 km
  8. Turn slight left towards Louis Trichardt
    0.1 km
  9. Take the ramp straight towards N1: Louis Trichardt
    0.8 km
  10. Merge slight right
    74.0 km
  11. Continue straight
    2.0 km
  12. Go straight
    10.8 km
  13. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  14. Continue
    5.0 km
  15. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  16. Continue
    383.2 km
  17. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Johannesburg
    1.6 km
  18. Merge slight right onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.9 km
  19. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Germiston
    0.3 km
  20. Keep slight left at the fork towards N1: Germiston
    0.7 km
  21. Merge slight right onto Eastern Bypass
    22.1 km
  22. Keep slight right at the fork onto Southern Bypass
    4.1 km
  23. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R59: Alberton (south)
    0.4 km
  24. Keep slight left at the fork towards R59: Alberton
    1.3 km
  25. Merge slight right
    8.8 km
  26. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M7: Johannesburg
    0.7 km
  27. Keep slight left at the fork towards M7: Tokaza
    0.2 km
  28. Go straight onto Kliprivier Road
    0.6 km
  29. Turn left onto J.G. Strijdom Road
    0.3 km
  30. Turn left onto Langkloof Street
    0.6 km
  31. Turn left onto Cairo Street
    0.1 km
  32. Turn right onto Maputo Street
    0.1 km
  33. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 43
Known total R1,132.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 43 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 12 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
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
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
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.222, 28.128
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
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 -26.153, 28.132
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
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 -26.187, 28.134
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.259, 28.115
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.062, 28.107
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.093, 28.117
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.116, 28.133
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
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Halfway point
270.6 km
Limpopo to Gauteng
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
2 hrs 56 min • 2 hrs 56 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Limpopo to Gauteng
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
38.9 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
89.8 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
29.2 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
90%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Maputo
06:52 – 17:22
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:07
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 30 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
10 hrs 12 min
SunriseDawn break
06:52
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R2,257.03
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R10.80
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R107.99
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R2,375.82
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (30)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
4
Complex forks Path selection
4
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
270.6 km
Total: 540.0 km
Midpoint 270.6 km
540.0 km 5 hrs 53 min
Destination Maputo End: Maputo Street -26.35118, 28.10499

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Limpopo to Gauteng
One-way road span 540.0 km
Return-cycle span 1,079.9 km
Traversal time 5 hrs 53 min
Maneuver count 30
Maneuver density 5.6 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 270.6 km

Coordinate frame

Start -22.34535, 30.02685
Midpoint -24.27955, 28.98857
End -26.35118, 28.10499
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Questions 9
How far is A20 Messina from Maputo? +
A20 Messina is about 540.0 km from Maputo by road.
How long does it take from A20 Messina to Maputo? +
The drive usually takes about 5 hrs 53 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from A20 Messina to Maputo in one day? +
Yes, for many drivers this can be done in one day.
Is taxi available from A20 Messina to Maputo? +
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 Maputo? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,086.62 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,090.89 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,085.45 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,137.54 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from A20 Messina to Maputo? +
Yes. There are 43 tollgates currently matched for this route.
What is the route verdict for this trip? +
Heavy long-distance trip: This is a serious road trip. Start early, plan rest stops, and consider whether an overnight stay makes more sense.
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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Towns along the route

Louis Trichardt
From A20 Messina To Maputo
Polokwane
From A20 Messina To Maputo
Pretoria
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Johannesburg
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: Germiston
From A20 Messina To Maputo
Durban
From A20 Messina To Maputo
Roodepoort
From A20 Messina To Maputo
Bloemfontein
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ern Bypass
From A20 Messina To Maputo
: Alberton ()
From A20 Messina To Maputo

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