Distance from Ankara Tarsus Otoyolu to 18

N Ankara Tarsus Otoyolu → 18

Road distance

2,114.0 km

Ankara Tarsus Otoyolu to 18 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 2,114.0 km in roughly 35 hrs 33 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.

Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference

7,068.2 km

Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio

0.30×

Navigation steps Instruction count in route set

127

Info Travel board

Travel time

35 hrs 33 min

Start point

Ankara-Tarsus Otoyolu

Return: 71 hrs 7 min

Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration

2133 min

Average velocity Distance over route runtime

59.5 km/h

Stop-adjusted ETA 17 planned rest stops

39 hrs 48 min

Fuel Service sign

Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km

93 Petrol R27.95 / litre

R4,254.28

95 Petrol R28.06 / litre

R4,271.03

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🧭 Route vector

Compass bearing

187° S

Forward azimuth heading

Return heading Reverse azimuth

7° N

Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift

South-West

Start coords Origin point

37.0507, 34.9410

End coords Destination point

-26.2140, 28.3718

Taxi Transport options

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Route class Operational trip category

Long-distance

Operator type Service format

Minibus taxi

Weather 27 °C Ankara Tarsus Otoyolu Partly Cloudy View Forecast → 10 °C 18 Clear Sky View Forecast →

Travel modes

Ankara Tarsus Otoyolu → 18

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Car

2,114.0 km

35 hrs 33 min

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🏍️ Estimate

Two-wheeler

2,114.0 km

~32 hrs 55 min

64 km/h avg

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Route

Route overview

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Map Directions Tolls Trip planning

Start Ankara Tarsus Otoyolu

Finish 18

Map key

Start point

Destination

Driving route

Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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Head on Ankara-Tarsus Otoyolu

13.8 km
Turn slight right

0.5 km
Keep slight right at the fork

0.2 km
Turn right

1.4 km
At the end of the road, turn right

0.7 km
At the end of the road, turn left

0.0 km
Turn slight left

0.2 km
At the end of the road, turn right

0.3 km
Turn right

0.2 km
At the end of the road, turn right

1.0 km
Merge slight left onto Ankara-Tarsus Otoyolu

17.3 km
Continue straight onto K28 Tarsus Doğu Kavşağı

0.6 km
Take the exit ramp slight left onto Tarsus Doğu Kavşağı towards O-51

2.4 km
Merge slight left onto Adana-Erdemli Otoyolu

11.8 km
Go straight onto Adana-Erdemli Otoyolu

0.1 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Adana-Erdemli Otoyolu

0.4 km
Merge slight right onto Adana-Erdemli Otoyolu

17.9 km
Continue straight onto Fehmi Özeltürkay Tüneli

0.3 km
Continue straight onto Adana-Şanlıurfa Otoyolu

59.7 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto Ceyhan-İskenderun Otoyolu

77.0 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Belen 1 Kavşağı

0.6 km
Continue straight onto Antakya-İskenderun Yolu

3.8 km
Continue straight onto Maraşal Çakmak Caddesi

1.0 km
Continue straight onto E5 Karayolu Caddesi

16.4 km
Turn left onto Çevre Yolu Caddesi

10.6 km
Turn right onto Alpaslan Türkeş Bulvarı

1.5 km
Continue onto Kırıkhan-Reyhanlı yolu

31.8 km
Continue straight onto Kırıkhan-Reyhanlı Yolu

8.3 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto Antakya - Halep yolu

5.7 km
Continue straight

0.7 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto ESCWA, ITSAM

0.0 km
Continue onto ESCWA, ITSAM

1.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit

0.0 km
Continue

4.5 km
At the roundabout, take the 4th exit

0.3 km
Continue

3.7 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق سرمدا - حلب

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق سرمدا - حلب

16.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto حلب - طريق إدلب

0.0 km
Continue onto حلب - طريق إدلب

3.3 km
Turn slight right onto طريق حلب - إدلب

2.3 km
Merge slight left onto حلب - طريق إدلب

10.9 km
Continue straight

8.3 km
Continue straight onto محلق حلب الجنوبي

7.3 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto محلق حلب الجنوبي

0.4 km
Continue straight

2.2 km
Continue straight onto طريق حلب الرمادي

4.7 km
Continue straight onto طريق حلب الرقة

179.6 km
Continue straight onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.8 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

35.0 km
Continue straight onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

82.7 km
Go straight onto Deir EzZor - Ar Raqqa

5.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

4.9 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.1 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

2.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.1 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.2 km
Turn left

0.1 km
Turn right

0.3 km
Turn right

0.1 km
Turn right onto Rue Ash'Sham

0.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.1 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

4.4 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

39.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

1.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

2.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

6.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

24.2 km
Continue straight onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

48.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit

0.0 km
Continue

1.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.0 km
Continue

0.0 km
Continue straight

3.0 km
Continue right onto حلب - الرمادي

0.1 km
Turn left

7.7 km
Continue straight

0.2 km
At the end of the road, turn left

4.2 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit

0.1 km
Continue

260.8 km
Take the exit ramp left

0.6 km
Merge slight left onto طريق المرور السريع رقم 1

117.5 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto طريق المرور السريع رقم 1

325.3 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards 8: الى السماوه - محطة وقود

0.5 km
Merge slight left

0.1 km
Continue make a U-turn

0.0 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards 1: الى البصرة

0.5 km
Merge slight left onto طريق المرور السريع رقم 1 towards الى البصره

177.9 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto طريق المرور السريع رقم 1 towards الى سفوان

55.9 km
Turn right

3.2 km
At the end of the road, turn right

1.4 km
At the end of the road, turn left

2.0 km
At the end of the road, turn right onto شارع عبدالرحمن الصفران

4.2 km
Turn right

0.3 km
Take the exit ramp make a U-turn

81.6 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards 6

1.6 km
Merge slight left onto طريق جاسم محمد الخرافي towards Messila

3.1 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.3 km
Keep slight right at the fork towards 70

1.4 km
Merge slight left onto طريق الشيخ صباح السالم الصباح

7.3 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.2 km
Continue

0.9 km
Merge slight left onto طريق الشيخ صباح السالم الصباح

94.2 km
Continue straight

2.6 km
Keep slight left at the fork

0.1 km
Keep slight right at the fork

0.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit

0.1 km
Continue

0.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق خالد بن عبدالعزيز

0.1 km
Continue onto طريق خالد بن عبدالعزيز

1.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق خالد بن عبدالعزيز

0.2 km
Continue onto طريق خالد بن عبدالعزيز

27.8 km
Continue make a U-turn onto طريق خالد بن عبدالعزيز

2.7 km
Turn right

4.3 km
Turn right

11.6 km
Turn right onto دباية العاذرية

3.0 km
Turn right

59.5 km
Turn left onto خط الهدباء

15.6 km
Turn right onto درب المباركية

36.9 km
You have arrived at your destination

0.0 km

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Stop Stopover sign

Halfway point

1,057.0 km

Mersin to Gauteng

Mid-route position Road corridor partition

50 / 50

Time partition Start / finish split

17 hrs 46 min • 17 hrs 46 min

Waypoint reference Nearest route marker

Mersin to Gauteng

Vec Consumption & emissions

Consumption & emissions profile

152.2 L needed

Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline

CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output

351.6 kg

Fuel mass Approximate tank weight

114.2 kg

Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol

R2.02

Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio

334.3%

☀ Solar data

Daylight window at 18

06:47 – 17:21

Active daylight

Solar noonHighest sun position

12:04

Total daylightUsable driving light

10 hrs 33 min

Light remainingUntil sunset

8 hrs 43 min

SunriseDawn break

06:47

Fin Tax & wear

Wear & SARS deduction

R8,836.67

Single trip SARS allowance

SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate

R4.18/km

Tyre wear Estimated tread cost

R42.28

Service wear Oil & filter allocation

R422.81

Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls

R9,301.75

Nav Maneuver index

Navigation complexity

Very High (172)

Turn difficulty rating

Roundabouts Multi-path navigation

Lane merges Yield required

Complex forks Path selection

Highway exits Deceleration zones

Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS

Origin Ankara Tarsus Otoyolu Start: Ankara-Tarsus Otoyolu 37.05066, 34.94101

Midpoint

1,057.0 km

Total: 2,114.0 km

Midpoint 1,057.0 km

2,114.0 km 35 hrs 33 min

Destination 18 -26.21404, 28.37179

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor

Province span Mersin to Gauteng

One-way road span 2,114.0 km

Return-cycle span 4,228.1 km

Traversal time 35 hrs 33 min

Maneuver count 127

Maneuver density 6.0 /100 km

Midpoint chainage 1,057.0 km

Coordinate frame

Start 37.05066, 34.94101

Midpoint 33.47761, 42.90639

End -26.21404, 28.37179

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How far is Ankara Tarsus Otoyolu from 18? +

Ankara Tarsus Otoyolu is about 2,114.0 km from 18 by road.

How long does it take from Ankara Tarsus Otoyolu to 18? +

The drive usually takes about 35 hrs 33 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.

Is it possible to drive from Ankara Tarsus Otoyolu to 18 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 Ankara Tarsus Otoyolu to 18? +

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 Ankara Tarsus Otoyolu to 18? +

Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R4,254.28 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R4,271.03 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R4,249.72 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R4,453.68 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.

Are there any tollgates from Ankara Tarsus Otoyolu to 18? +

No tollgates are 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. This route looks more local or regional, but always check signs and road conditions on the day.

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