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Distance from Baja to D490 Ruiri Isiolo

N Baja → D490 Ruiri Isiolo
Road distance
4,016.7 km
Highway dominant · N1
Baja to D490 Ruiri Isiolo is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 4,016.7 km in roughly 51 hrs 46 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
3,050.4 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.32×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
145
Info Travel board
Travel time
51 hrs 46 min
Start point
General Van Ryneveld Street
End point
D490 Ruiri-Isiolo
Return: 32 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
3106 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
77.6 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 25 planned rest stops
58 hrs 1 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R7,669.72
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R7,701.53
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R9,341.33
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R9,399.17
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R10,119.77
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R10,161.74
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R12,325.36
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R12,401.68
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R13,315.49
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R13,370.72
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R16,217.58
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R16,318.00
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
21° NNE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
201° SSW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-25.7424, 28.2744
End coords Destination point
0.1522, 37.6568
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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Baja → D490 Ruiri Isiolo
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Car
4,016.7 km
51 hrs 46 min
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Two-wheeler
4,016.7 km
~61 hrs 47 min
65 km/h avg
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4,017 km
~8 hrs 2 min
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4,016.7 km 51 hrs 46 min
Start Baja
Finish D490 Ruiri Isiolo
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Directions from Baja to D490 Ruiri Isiolo via N1
National highway N1
  1. Head on General Van Ryneveld Street
    0.1 km
  2. Turn left onto Quentin Brand Street
    0.2 km
  3. Turn right onto Meiring Naude Road
    2.6 km
  4. Go straight onto Lynnwood Road
    0.1 km
  5. Turn sharp right towards N1: Polokwane
    0.6 km
  6. Merge slight right
    145.5 km
  7. Keep slight right at the fork
    220.6 km
  8. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  9. Continue
    5.0 km
  10. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  11. Continue
    10.8 km
  12. Turn slight left
    2.0 km
  13. Continue straight
    1.1 km
  14. Continue straight
    89.9 km
  15. Keep slight right at the fork
    1.1 km
  16. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.3 km
  17. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  18. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.9 km
  19. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  20. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    4.1 km
  21. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  22. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    280.5 km
  23. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  24. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    1.2 km
  25. Continue straight onto Robert Mugabe Way
    0.9 km
  26. Turn left onto Josiah Tongogara Road
    4.2 km
  27. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    145.9 km
  28. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.0 km
  29. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    2.5 km
  30. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Beatrice
    0.2 km
  31. Merge slight right onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    48.8 km
  32. Continue straight onto Harare Masvingo Beitbridge Road
    48.5 km
  33. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    21.6 km
  34. Continue straight onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    12.7 km
  35. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    0.0 km
  36. Continue onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    5.0 km
  37. Take the exit ramp straight
    0.2 km
  38. Continue straight onto Abdel Gamal Nasser Road
    2.0 km
  39. Turn right onto Samora Machel Avenue
    2.4 km
  40. Turn left onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.1 km
  41. Continue straight onto Enterprise Road
    0.5 km
  42. Continue straight onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    2.2 km
  43. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  44. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    5.0 km
  45. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  46. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    227.8 km
  47. Continue straight
    49.1 km
  48. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  49. Continue
    83.4 km
  50. Go straight onto Zohra Mpadue
    1.6 km
  51. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  52. Continue
    14.5 km
  53. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  54. Continue
    3.9 km
  55. Turn slight left onto Estrada Moatize_3
    3.7 km
  56. Continue straight onto Cidade Moatize
    0.9 km
  57. Continue straight onto Paragem Zobue
    104.5 km
  58. Continue straight
    57.4 km
  59. Turn left
    61.2 km
  60. At the end of the road, turn left
    4.6 km
  61. Turn right
    143.3 km
  62. Merge left
    5.8 km
  63. Turn right
    292.8 km
  64. At the end of the road, turn left
    19.0 km
  65. Go straight
    3.8 km
  66. Go straight
    18.8 km
  67. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  68. Continue
    0.6 km
  69. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  70. Continue
    0.6 km
  71. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Luwinga Road
    0.0 km
  72. Continue onto Luwinga Road
    94.1 km
  73. Go straight
    12.3 km
  74. Go straight
    2.1 km
  75. Turn right
    8.8 km
  76. Turn left
    104.2 km
  77. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  78. Continue
    45.7 km
  79. Continue straight
    46.4 km
  80. Go straight
    56.4 km
  81. At the end of the road, turn right
    160.6 km
  82. Keep slight left at the fork
    159.0 km
  83. Turn left
    0.2 km
  84. Turn right
    0.2 km
  85. Turn left
    0.8 km
  86. Turn left onto Utalii Road
    0.0 km
  87. Turn right
    1.7 km
  88. Turn left
    0.2 km
  89. At the end of the road, turn right onto Dodoma Highway
    5.9 km
  90. Keep slight right at the fork onto Dodoma Highway
    5.9 km
  91. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  92. Continue
    125.7 km
  93. Go straight
    94.2 km
  94. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  95. Continue
    18.6 km
  96. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  97. Continue
    1.2 km
  98. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  99. Continue
    2.2 km
  100. Turn slight left
    0.1 km
  101. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  102. Continue
    0.6 km
  103. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Arusha Road
    0.1 km
  104. Continue onto Arusha Road
    17.4 km
  105. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  106. Continue
    136.4 km
  107. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  108. Continue
    78.2 km
  109. Turn right
    2.1 km
  110. Turn right
    3.1 km
  111. At the end of the road, turn right
    168.1 km
  112. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  113. Continue
    0.0 km
  114. Continue straight onto Northwest Arusha Bypass Road
    5.0 km
  115. Take the ramp slight left
    0.0 km
  116. Merge slight right
    30.2 km
  117. Go straight
    69.4 km
  118. Continue straight onto Athi River Road
    119.7 km
  119. Continue straight onto Namanga Road
    15.5 km
  120. Continue straight onto Nairobi-Namanga Road
    0.8 km
  121. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A8
    0.4 km
  122. Continue straight onto Mombasa - Nairobi Road
    4.1 km
  123. Keep slight left at the fork onto Mombasa - Nairobi Road
    7.7 km
  124. Continue straight onto Mombasa Road
    2.3 km
  125. Take the exit ramp slight left towards UCA1
    0.4 km
  126. Go straight onto Airport North Road
    1.5 km
  127. Turn slight left
    0.2 km
  128. Go straight onto Outer Ring Road
    9.9 km
  129. At the end of the road, turn right onto Thika Road
    0.6 km
  130. Take the ramp slight right onto Thika Road
    0.1 km
  131. Merge slight right onto Thika Road
    2.9 km
  132. Take the exit ramp slight left onto Thika Road
    0.3 km
  133. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Thika Road
    0.1 km
  134. Continue onto Thika Road
    0.3 km
  135. Merge slight right onto Thika Road
    28.4 km
  136. Continue straight onto Meru-Nairobi Highway
    14.1 km
  137. Continue straight onto Embu-Nairobi Highway
    31.1 km
  138. Turn slight left onto Embu-Nairobi Highway
    86.4 km
  139. Continue straight onto Meru-Nairobi Highway
    51.7 km
  140. Continue left onto Meru-Nairobi Highway
    0.7 km
  141. Continue straight onto Embu-Meru Highway
    1.0 km
  142. Go straight onto Meru-Maua Road
    4.5 km
  143. Turn left
    6.9 km
  144. Turn left onto D490 Ruiri-Isiolo
    0.0 km
  145. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 30
Known total R1,202.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 30 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 1 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll point is shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Baobab Toll Plaza
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
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
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
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Hammanskraal
Road: Road not linked yet
R35.00
Hammanskraal
Road: Road not linked yet
R35.00
Routes ↩ D490 Ruiri Isiolo → Baja Baja to Johannesburg Baja to Pretoria Baja to Cape Town Baja to Durban Johannesburg to D490 Ruiri Isiolo Pretoria to D490 Ruiri Isiolo Cape Town to D490 Ruiri Isiolo
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
2,013.7 km
Gauteng to Meru
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
25 hrs 53 min • 25 hrs 53 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Gauteng to Meru
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
289.2 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
668.1 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
216.9 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
75.9%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at D490 Ruiri Isiolo
05:21 – 17:29
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
12 hrs 7 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
16 hrs 55 min
SunriseDawn break
05:21
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R16,789.96
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R80.33
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R803.35
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R17,673.65
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (162)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
27
Lane merges Yield required
6
Complex forks Path selection
5
Highway exits Deceleration zones
32
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Baja Start: General Van Ryneveld Street -25.74237, 28.27439
Midpoint
2,013.7 km
Total: 4,016.7 km
Midpoint 2,013.7 km
4,016.7 km 51 hrs 46 min
Destination D490 Ruiri Isiolo End: D490 Ruiri-Isiolo 0.15223, 37.65679

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Gauteng to Meru
One-way road span 4,016.7 km
Return-cycle span 8,033.5 km
Traversal time 51 hrs 46 min
Maneuver count 145
Maneuver density 3.6 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 2,013.7 km

Coordinate frame

Start -25.74237, 28.27439
Midpoint -12.37315, 34.07201
End 0.15223, 37.65679
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Questions 9
How far is Baja from D490 Ruiri Isiolo? +
Baja is about 4,016.7 km from D490 Ruiri Isiolo by road.
How long does it take from Baja to D490 Ruiri Isiolo? +
The drive usually takes about 51 hrs 46 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Baja to D490 Ruiri Isiolo 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 Baja to D490 Ruiri Isiolo? +
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 Baja to D490 Ruiri Isiolo? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R7,669.72 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R7,701.53 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R9,341.33 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R9,399.17 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Baja to D490 Ruiri Isiolo? +
Yes. There are 30 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 Baja To D490 Ruiri Isiolo
Robert Mugabe Way
From Baja To D490 Ruiri Isiolo
Beatrice
From Baja To D490 Ruiri Isiolo
Harare
From Baja To D490 Ruiri Isiolo
Zohra Mpadue
From Baja To D490 Ruiri Isiolo
Estrada Moatize_3
From Baja To D490 Ruiri Isiolo
Cidade Moatize
From Baja To D490 Ruiri Isiolo
Paragem Zobue
From Baja To D490 Ruiri Isiolo
UCA1
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D490 Ruiri-Isiolo
From Baja To D490 Ruiri Isiolo

Route Locations

Start area
Baja, Gauteng
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
D490 Ruiri Isiolo, Meru
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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