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Distance from B 43 to Basel

N B 43 → Basel
Road distance
1,451.4 km
Highway dominant · M32 / N1 / N12 / N2 / R300
B 43 to Basel is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,451.4 km in roughly 15 hrs 51 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,295.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.12×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
36
Info Travel board
Travel time
15 hrs 51 min
End point
Basel Basset Street
Return: 31 hrs 42 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
951 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
91.6 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 7 planned rest stops
17 hrs 36 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R2,838.18
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R2,841.32
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R2,826.69
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R2,925.96
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R3,744.83
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R3,748.96
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R3,729.66
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R3,860.65
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R4,927.40
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R4,932.85
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R4,907.45
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R5,079.80
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
223° SW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
43° NE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-25.8515, 28.2492
End coords Destination point
-34.0647, 18.6895
Taxi Transport options
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Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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B 43 → Basel
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Car
1,451.4 km
15 hrs 51 min
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Two-wheeler
1,451.4 km
~22 hrs 19 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from B 43 to Basel

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Beverley Park Primary School Schools & education 6.8 km

Beverley Park Primary School

★★★★★ 2.0 (1)
49 Flamboyant Road, Eersterivier South, Cape Town, 7100
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Schools & education 1.6 km

Harry Gwala Secondary School

2 Hlehla Street, Makhaza, Cape Town, 7784
View details → Makhaza
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Schools & education 1.9 km

Masiphumelele Primary School

Hlehla Street, Makhaza, Cape Town, 7784
View details → Makhaza
🔧
Car services 2.3 km

Zingie Tyres

92 Winnie Mandela Cres Mandela Park, Cape Town, 7784
View details → Cape Town
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Supermarkets 2.3 km

Shoprite

Japhta K. Masemola Road, Cape Town, 7784, Western Cape
View details → Cape Town
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Beauty & wellness 2.3 km

RS Beauty Salon

7 Tutu Avenue, Cape Town Khayelitsha, 7748
View details → Cape Town Khayelitsha
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Schools & education 2.5 km

Chris Hani Secondary School

2 Cekeca Road, Makhaza, Cape Town, 7784
View details → Makhaza
🛒
Supermarkets 2.5 km

Shoprite

Cape Town, 7784, Western Cape
View details → Cape Town
🛒
Supermarkets 2.6 km

Wachoma

T3-T5 Gximfiza Crescent, Cape Town Khayelitsha, 7784
View details → Cape Town Khayelitsha
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Schools & education 2.6 km

Nkazimlo Primary School

Fukutha Road, Makhaza, Cape Town, 7784
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Supermarkets 2.7 km

Kareem

20 Ncwadi Crescent, Khayelitsha Cape Town, 7784
View details → Khayelitsha Cape Town
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Schools & education 2.7 km

Sinako High School

58 Tutu Avenue, Makhaza, Cape Town, 7784
View details → Makhaza
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Supermarkets 2.7 km

John Shop

52 Gximfiza Crescent, Khayelitsha Cape Town, 7784
View details → Khayelitsha Cape Town
🛒
Supermarkets 2.7 km

Mohammad Shop

2 Nkcukacha Street, Cape Town Khayelitsha, 7784
View details → Cape Town Khayelitsha
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Schools & education 2.7 km

Impendulo Public Primary School

39 Khwahlaza Street, Makhaza, Cape Town, 7784
View details → Makhaza
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Car services 2.7 km

Thembisa Car Wash

73 Nyanda Avenue, Cape Town Khayelitsha, 7784
View details → Cape Town Khayelitsha
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Supermarkets 2.8 km

Fishery

123 Malume Crescent, Cape Town Khayelitsha, 7784
View details → Cape Town Khayelitsha
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Convenience store 3.1 km

Quickshop

Cape Town
View details → Cape Town
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Home & garden 3.2 km

Mayas Hardware Litha Park

Ntlazane Road, Village 1 South Cape Town, 7784
View details → Village 1 South Cape Town
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Government offices 3.6 km

ESKOM Service Centre

Hostel Street
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Schools & education 3.8 km

False Bay College

Mew Way, Khayelitsha
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Professional services 4.9 km

Cape Town Film Studios (Pty) Ltd

Film City Boulevard, 7131
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Clothing & fashion 6.4 km

PEP

23 Symphony Walk, Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, 7785, Western Cape
View details → Mitchells Plain
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Convenience store 6.4 km

Shell Select

7134, Western Cape
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Shopping malls 6.4 km

Melody Walk Shopping Centre

Mitchells Plain, 7785
View details → Mitchells Plain
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Butcheries 6.6 km

Busy Corner Meat Hyper

Blue Downs Way
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Clothing & fashion 6.7 km

PEP

Cape Town, 7130, Western Cape
View details → Cape Town
🎁
Gifts & hobbies 6.8 km

LiquorShop Shoprite

Somerset West, 7130, Western Cape
View details → Somerset West
Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

1,451.4 km 15 hrs 51 min
Start B 43
Finish Basel
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from B 43 to Basel via N1 and N12 and N2
    National highway route N1N12N2
  2. Directions from B 43 to Basel via M32
    Metro arterial route M32
  3. Directions from B 43 to Basel via R300
    Provincial road route R300
  4. Start your journey
    0.1 km
  5. Turn right
    0.2 km
  6. Turn left
    0.1 km
  7. Turn right onto Saltus Street
    0.1 km
  8. Turn left onto Van Ryneveld Avenue
    1.1 km
  9. Turn left onto Nellmapius Drive
    0.5 km
  10. Take the ramp left
    0.6 km
  11. Merge slight right onto Albertina Sisulu Freeway
    2.6 km
  12. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Polokwane
    0.3 km
  13. Keep slight left at the fork towards N1: Krugersdorp
    0.9 km
  14. Merge slight right
    8.0 km
  15. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Johannesburg
    1.6 km
  16. Merge slight right onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.9 km
  17. Continue straight
    28.2 km
  18. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.8 km
  19. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12: Soweto
    1.4 km
  20. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    6.1 km
  21. Keep slight right at the fork
    915.9 km
  22. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  23. Continue onto Donkin Street
    388.0 km
  24. Continue straight
    48.8 km
  25. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R300: Mitchell's Plain
    1.0 km
  26. Continue straight onto Kuils River Freeway
    14.0 km
  27. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N2: Cape Town
    0.3 km
  28. Keep slight left at the fork towards N2: Somerset West
    1.1 km
  29. Merge slight right
    4.6 km
  30. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M32: Spine Road Extension
    0.5 km
  31. Turn right onto Spine Road
    0.8 km
  32. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Spine Road
    0.0 km
  33. Continue onto Spine Road
    0.9 km
  34. Turn left onto Japhta K. Masemola Road
    1.2 km
  35. Turn right onto Oscar Mpetha Road
    1.7 km
  36. Turn left onto Ntenetya Street
    0.7 km
  37. Turn left onto Samson Kana Street
    0.1 km
  38. Turn right onto Basel Basset Street
    0.0 km
  39. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 22
Known total R590.00
Main toll road N2 - North Coast Toll Road
This route includes 22 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
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
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
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
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.852, 28.251
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
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Routes ↩ Basel → B 43 B 43 to Johannesburg B 43 to Pretoria B 43 to Cape Town B 43 to Durban Johannesburg to Basel Pretoria to Basel Cape Town to Basel
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
726.1 km
Gauteng to Western Cape
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
7 hrs 55 min • 7 hrs 55 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Gauteng to Western Cape
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
104.5 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
241.4 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
78.4 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
89.3%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Basel
07:48 – 17:42
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:45
Total daylightUsable driving light
9 hrs 53 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
10 hrs 8 min
SunriseDawn break
07:48
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R6,066.73
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R29.03
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R290.27
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R6,386.03
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (34)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
5
Complex forks Path selection
4
Highway exits Deceleration zones
8
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin B 43 -25.85150, 28.24917
Midpoint
726.1 km
Total: 1,451.4 km
Midpoint 726.1 km
1,451.4 km 15 hrs 51 min
Destination Basel End: Basel Basset Street -34.06469, 18.68945

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Gauteng to Western Cape
One-way road span 1,451.4 km
Return-cycle span 2,902.7 km
Traversal time 15 hrs 51 min
Maneuver count 36
Maneuver density 2.5 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 726.1 km

Coordinate frame

Start -25.85150, 28.24917
Midpoint -30.96421, 24.65010
End -34.06469, 18.68945
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Questions 9
How far is B 43 from Basel? +
B 43 is about 1,451.4 km from Basel by road.
How long does it take from B 43 to Basel? +
The drive usually takes about 15 hrs 51 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from B 43 to Basel 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 B 43 to Basel? +
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 B 43 to Basel? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,920.74 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,932.23 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R2,917.60 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,057.63 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from B 43 to Basel? +
Yes. There are 22 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

: Polokwane
From B 43 To Basel
Johannesburg
From B 43 To Basel
Krugersdorp
From B 43 To Basel
: Soweto
From B 43 To Basel
Kimberley
From B 43 To Basel
Bloemfontein
From B 43 To Basel
ern Bypass
From B 43 To Basel
: Cape Town
From B 43 To Basel
: Mitchell's Plain
From B 43 To Basel
Cape Town International Airport
From B 43 To Basel

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