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Distance from Aachen to E17

N Aachen → E17
Road distance
1,508.1 km
Highway dominant · M22 / N12 / N17 / N2 / R300
Aachen to E17 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,508.1 km in roughly 16 hrs 30 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,312.3 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.15×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
33
Info Travel board
Travel time
16 hrs 30 min
Start point
Aachen Road
Return: 33 hrs
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
990 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
91.4 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 8 planned rest stops
18 hrs 30 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R2,949.08
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R2,952.33
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R2,937.13
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R3,040.28
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R3,891.14
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R3,895.44
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R3,875.38
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R4,011.49
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R5,119.92
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R5,125.58
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R5,099.19
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R5,278.27
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
228° SW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
48° NE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-26.4751, 29.1079
End coords Destination point
-33.9954, 18.5611
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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Travel modes
Aachen → E17
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Car
1,508.1 km
16 hrs 30 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
1,508.1 km
~23 hrs 12 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from Aachen to E17

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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 2.8 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 4.3 km

Pick n Pay

Vanguard Drive, Athlone, 7764, Western Cape
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Shopping malls 4.3 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 5.5 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
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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
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Car services 7.0 km

MQ's Workshop

27 Golf Course Road, Sybrand Park, 7700
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Banks 7.0 km

Nedbank

7708
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Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

1,508.1 km 16 hrs 30 min
Start Aachen
Finish E17
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Aachen to E17 via N17 and N12 and N2
    National highway route N17N12N2
  2. Directions from Aachen to E17 via M22
    Metro arterial route M22
  3. Directions from Aachen to E17 via R300
    Provincial road route R300
  4. Head on Aachen Road
    0.2 km
  5. Turn left onto Solly Zwane Street
    0.7 km
  6. Turn left onto Rotterdam Road
    0.8 km
  7. Turn right
    4.0 km
  8. Take the ramp slight left towards N17: Springs
    0.9 km
  9. Merge slight right
    101.4 km
  10. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12
    0.5 km
  11. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    22.3 km
  12. Keep slight right at the fork
    915.9 km
  13. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  14. Continue onto Donkin Street
    388.0 km
  15. Continue straight
    48.8 km
  16. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R300: Mitchell's Plain
    1.0 km
  17. Continue straight onto Kuils River Freeway
    14.0 km
  18. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N2: Cape Town
    0.3 km
  19. Keep slight right at the fork towards N2: Cape Town
    2.0 km
  20. Merge slight right
    3.0 km
  21. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M22
    0.3 km
  22. Keep slight left at the fork towards M22
    0.1 km
  23. Turn slight left onto Borcherds Quarry Road
    0.1 km
  24. Continue straight onto Ntlangano Crescent
    0.3 km
  25. Turn right onto Miller Street
    0.8 km
  26. Turn left onto Elijah Loza Street
    0.8 km
  27. Continue straight onto Emdeni Street
    0.4 km
  28. Turn right onto X.E. Magqwashe Street
    0.5 km
  29. At the end of the road, turn left onto Mkhanyisi Maphuma Street
    0.1 km
  30. Turn right onto Shiba Street
    0.1 km
  31. Turn left onto Magowashu Street
    0.2 km
  32. Turn right onto Mthonjeni Street
    0.3 km
  33. Turn right onto Qabazi Drive
    0.1 km
  34. Turn left
    0.1 km
  35. Turn right
    0.0 km
  36. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 33
Known total R928.50
Main toll road N2 - North Coast Toll Road
This route includes 33 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.
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Leandra
Road: Road not linked yet
R50.50
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
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
Routes ↩ E17 → Aachen Aachen to Johannesburg Aachen to Pretoria Aachen to Cape Town Aachen to Durban Johannesburg to E17 Pretoria to E17 Cape Town to E17
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
754.3 km
Mpumalanga to Western Cape
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
8 hrs 15 min • 8 hrs 15 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mpumalanga to Western Cape
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
108.6 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
250.8 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
81.4 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
87%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at E17
07:44 – 17:43
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:44
Total daylightUsable driving light
9 hrs 58 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
5 hrs 15 min
SunriseDawn break
07:44
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R6,303.76
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R30.16
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R301.62
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R6,635.54
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (21)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
3
Highway exits Deceleration zones
5
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Aachen Start: Aachen Road -26.47513, 29.10786
Midpoint
754.3 km
Total: 1,508.1 km
Midpoint 754.3 km
1,508.1 km 16 hrs 30 min
Destination E17 -33.99542, 18.56109

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Mpumalanga to Western Cape
One-way road span 1,508.1 km
Return-cycle span 3,016.2 km
Traversal time 16 hrs 30 min
Maneuver count 33
Maneuver density 2.2 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 754.3 km

Coordinate frame

Start -26.47513, 29.10786
Midpoint -30.83284, 24.93263
End -33.99542, 18.56109
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Questions 9
How far is Aachen from E17? +
Aachen is about 1,508.1 km from E17 by road.
How long does it take from Aachen to E17? +
The drive usually takes about 16 hrs 30 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Aachen to E17 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 Aachen to E17? +
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 Aachen to E17? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,034.86 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,046.80 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,031.60 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,177.10 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Aachen to E17? +
Yes. There are 33 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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Towns along the route

: Springs
From Aachen To E17
ern Bypass
From Aachen To E17
: Cape Town
From Aachen To E17
: Mitchell's Plain
From Aachen To E17
Cape Town International Airport
From Aachen To E17
Somerset
From Aachen To E17
Nyanga
From Aachen To E17
Ntlangano Crescent
From Aachen To E17

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