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Distance from Berea to 17

N Berea → 17
Road distance
986.4 km
Highway dominant · N17 / N2 / R23
Berea to 17 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 986.4 km in roughly 11 hrs 8 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
754.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.31×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
41
Info Travel board
Travel time
11 hrs 8 min
Start point
Baynes Street
End point
Biggs Avenue
Return: 22 hrs 16 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
668 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
88.6 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 5 planned rest stops
12 hrs 23 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R1,928.83
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R1,930.96
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R1,921.02
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R1,988.49
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R2,544.99
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R2,547.80
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R2,534.68
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R2,623.70
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R3,348.67
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R3,352.37
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R3,335.11
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R3,452.24
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
3° N
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
183° S
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-32.9903, 27.9172
End coords Destination point
-26.2147, 28.3716
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
Weather 16 °C Berea Rain View Forecast → 8 °C 17 Clear Sky View Forecast →
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Travel modes
Berea → 17
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Car
986.4 km
11 hrs 8 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
986.4 km
~15 hrs 10 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from Berea to 17

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Convenience store 1.9 km

Quickshop

Brakpan
View details → Brakpan
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Supermarkets 2.5 km

Shoprite

Brakpan, 1541, Gauteng
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🏦
Banks 2.6 km

FNB

629 Voortrekker Road, Brakpan
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🏛️
Government offices 2.7 km

Departement Of Home Affairs Brakpan

Voortrekker Road
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Schools & education 4.0 km

Evans Street, Brakpan
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Supermarkets 4.4 km

Saverite Supermarket

Trollpey Avenue
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Convenience store 4.7 km

Quickshop

2 Kestrel Avenue, Benoni
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Schools & education 4.9 km

Tweedy Road, Brakpan, 1542
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Convenience store 5.1 km

Shell Select

1541, Gauteng
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Convenience store 5.3 km

Quickshop

Springs
View details → Springs
🛒
Convenience store 5.3 km

Pick n Pay Express

Denne Road, Brakpan, 1554, Gauteng
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Convenience store 5.4 km

Bonjour

Brakpan, 1554
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Fuel stations 5.4 km

Shell

1 Ampthill Avenue, Benoni, 1501, Gauteng
View details → Benoni
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Professional services 5.5 km

Eskom

Lakeview Crescent, Benoni
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Supermarkets 5.6 km

Pick n Pay

Springs, 1559, Gauteng
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Car services 5.6 km

Cranbourne

11 Cranbourne Avenue
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Government offices 6.0 km

Department of Home Affairs Benoni

45 Bedford Avenue, Benoni, 1501
View details → Benoni
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Fuel stations 6.0 km

Shell

Benoni, 1501, Gauteng
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🏠
Home & garden 6.3 km

Benoni Mega Mica

69 Elston Avenue, Johannesburg, 1501
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Clothing & fashion 6.3 km

PEP

Pretoria Road, Johannesburg, 1501, Gauteng
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Clothing & fashion 6.4 km

Woolworths

Benoni, 1501
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Department store 6.5 km

Edgars

Tom Jones Street, Benoni, 1500
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Fuel stations 6.8 km

Shell

1 Heald Street, Benoni, 1501, Gauteng
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Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

986.4 km 668 min
Start Berea
Finish 17
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Berea to 17 via N2 and N17
    National highway route N2N17
  2. Directions from Berea to 17 via R23
    Provincial road route R23
  3. Head on Baynes Street
    0.2 km
  4. Turn right onto Winkley Street
    0.1 km
  5. Turn left onto Latimer Street
    0.1 km
  6. Turn left onto Pearce Road
    0.1 km
  7. Take the ramp slight left towards N2
    0.5 km
  8. Merge slight right onto North East Expressway
    2.9 km
  9. Continue straight
    2.1 km
  10. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  11. Continue
    173.4 km
  12. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Louis Botha Street
    0.0 km
  13. Continue onto Louis Botha Street
    1.0 km
  14. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Cathcart Street East
    0.0 km
  15. Continue onto Cathcart Street East
    2.8 km
  16. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Cathcart Street
    0.1 km
  17. Continue onto Cathcart Street
    0.8 km
  18. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Cathcart Street
    0.0 km
  19. Continue onto Cathcart Street
    162.9 km
  20. Turn left onto Barkly Street
    72.0 km
  21. Continue right onto Rascher Street
    122.0 km
  22. Turn left
    2.6 km
  23. Take the exit ramp right towards Kroonstad
    0.5 km
  24. Merge slight right onto Western Bypass
    393.0 km
  25. Keep slight left at the fork onto Southern Bypass
    18.9 km
  26. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N17: Springs
    0.8 km
  27. Merge slight right
    19.9 km
  28. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R23
    0.6 km
  29. Turn left onto Heidelberg Road
    0.4 km
  30. Turn right onto Airport Road
    0.6 km
  31. Continue straight onto Athlone Avenue
    2.2 km
  32. Continue straight onto Hendrik Potgieter Road
    0.7 km
  33. Turn left onto Van Der Walt Road
    0.5 km
  34. Continue slight right onto Voortrekker Road
    0.6 km
  35. Turn left onto Station Street
    0.8 km
  36. Turn slight right onto Brakpan Road
    0.6 km
  37. Turn left onto Main Reef Road
    0.5 km
  38. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Elliot Road
    0.1 km
  39. Continue onto Elliot Road
    0.1 km
  40. Turn left
    0.1 km
  41. Turn slight left onto Victoria Falls Road
    1.3 km
  42. Turn right onto Biggs Avenue
    0.3 km
  43. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 22
Known total R559.50
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.
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.259, 28.115
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
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
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 e-Toll gantry near -26.267, 28.073
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
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
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.245, 28.135
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Dalpark
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
Dalpark
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
Routes ↩ 17 → Berea Berea to Johannesburg Berea to Pretoria Berea to Cape Town Berea to Durban Johannesburg to 17 Pretoria to 17 Cape Town to 17
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
493.9 km
Eastern Cape to Gauteng
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
5 hrs 34 min • 5 hrs 34 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Eastern Cape to Gauteng
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
71.0 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
164.1 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
53.3 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
76.5%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at 17
06:46 – 17:21
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:04
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 35 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
15 hrs 15 min
SunriseDawn break
06:46
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R4,122.96
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R19.73
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R197.27
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R4,339.95
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (41)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
6
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
1
Highway exits Deceleration zones
9
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Berea Start: Baynes Street -32.99028, 27.91722
Midpoint
493.9 km
Total: 986.4 km
Midpoint 493.9 km
986.4 km 668 min
Destination 17 End: Biggs Avenue -26.21465, 28.37159

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Eastern Cape to Gauteng
One-way road span 986.4 km
Return-cycle span 1972.8 km
Traversal time 668 min
Maneuver count 41
Maneuver density 4.2 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 493.9 km

Coordinate frame

Start -32.99028, 27.91722
Midpoint -29.64156, 26.17942
End -26.21465, 28.37159
Route support

Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Berea from 17? +
Berea is about 986.4 km from 17 by road.
How long does it take from Berea to 17? +
The drive usually takes about 668 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Berea to 17 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 Berea to 17? +
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 Berea to 17? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,928.83 (R27.16 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,930.96 (R27.19 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,921.02 (R27.05 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,988.49 (R28.00 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Berea to 17? +
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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