Distance from Bloemfontein to Democracy Way

N Bloemfontein → Democracy Way
Road distance
992.4 km
Highway dominant · M8 / N1 / N7
Bloemfontein to Democracy Way is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 992.4 km in roughly 10 hrs 56 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
902.1 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.10×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
22
Info Travel board
Travel time
10 hrs 56 min
End point
Democracy Way
Return: 21 hrs 52 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
656 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
90.8 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 5 planned rest stops
12 hrs 11 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R1,940.66
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R1,942.80
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R1,932.80
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R2,000.68
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R2,560.59
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R2,563.42
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R2,550.22
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R2,639.79
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R3,369.20
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R3,372.92
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R3,355.56
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R3,473.41
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
232° SW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
52° NE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-29.1164, 26.2155
End coords Destination point
-33.8800, 18.5076
Taxi Transport options
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Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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Bloemfontein → Democracy Way
Places along your journey

Places from Bloemfontein to Democracy Way

Fuel stops, restaurants, shops and services along or near your route.

104 places Submit a place
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Supermarkets 0.1 km

Pick n Pay

Brackenfell, 7561, Western Cape
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Schools & education 0.2 km

Tiny Bubbles Play School

28 Aerial Road
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Car services 0.7 km

Bob Ric Motors

434 Koeberg Road, 7441
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Professional services 1.0 km

Web SEO Online

7 Freedom Way, Cape Town, 7441
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Schools & education 1.0 km

Endevour Educare

Park Lane, Century City
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Professional services 1.1 km

?itFitness

Derrick Drive Heritage Park, Somerset West Cape Town, 7130
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Schools & education 1.1 km

Abbotts College Century Gate

8 Edison Way, Century City, Cape Town, 7441
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Supermarkets 1.1 km

Shoprite

Milnerton, 7441, Western Cape
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Car services 1.1 km

Steve'S Auto Clinic

450 Koeberg Road
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Schools & education 1.3 km

Seamount Primary School

20 Ixia Road, Milnerton, Cape Town, 7441
Convenience store 1.3 km

Shell Select

7441, Western Cape
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Professional services 1.4 km

Hisense Cape Town

Building 17 Oxbow Crescent, Cape Town, 7441
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Convenience store 1.4 km

Quickshop

Milnerton
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Department store 1.4 km

Edgars

Century Boulevard, Cape Town, 7446
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Schools & education 1.5 km

Milnerton High School

33 Pienaar Road, Milnerton, Cape Town, 7441
Convenience store 1.5 km

Shell Select

7441, Western Cape
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Supermarkets 1.6 km

Checkers

Milnerton, 7441, Western Cape
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Schools & education 1.8 km

Kings and Queens Educare

15 Summer Greens Drive, 7441
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Government offices 1.8 km

ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability - Africa

14 Bridge Way, Cape Town, 7441
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Professional services 2.0 km

Qwik-Switch Wireless Control

8 Signal Crescent, Cape Town, 7441
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Car services 2.3 km

Maniac 4x4

10 Track Crescent, Montague Gardens, 7441
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Supermarkets 2.3 km

Usave Rugby

403 Koeberg Road, 7405
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Car services 2.5 km

Cowley Exhaust Systems

unit 2 Montague Drive, 7441
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Supermarkets 2.6 km

Checkers

Vryburger Avenue, Cape Town, 7406, Western Cape
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Convenience store 2.6 km

Quickshop

Cape Town
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Convenience store 2.7 km

Quickshop

Cape Town
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Beauty & wellness 2.7 km

Hair & Nail Salon

Vryburger Avenue
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Professional services 2.9 km

Varicom

11 Kleinhof Road, Edgemead, 7441
Convenience store 3.0 km

Shell Select

7441, Western Cape
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Schools & education 3.0 km

Holy Cross Convent School

Koeberg Road
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Car services 3.2 km

Trailer Tow It

299 299 Koeberg Rd Brooklyn Cape Town 7405
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Schools & education 3.5 km

216 Townsend Street, Goodwood, Cape Town, 7460
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Beauty & wellness 3.8 km

Avenue Aesthetics

126 Letchworth Drive, Edgemead, 7441
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Gym & fitness 3.8 km

Baseline

68 Auckland Street, Paarden Eiland
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Clothing & fashion 4.1 km

Canvasland

Unit 3C 13 th Avenue
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Professional services 4.1 km

LinkQage (Head Office)

30 Gold Street, Brooklyn, Cape Town, 7405
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Home & garden 4.1 km

Builders Warehouse

Platinum Drive, Northgate Extension, Cape Town, 7405
Convenience store 4.3 km

Shell Select

7405, Western Cape
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Home & garden 4.4 km

Tafelberg Furnishers N1 Northgate

Platinum Drive, Northgate Extension, Cape Town, 7405
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Pharmacies 4.5 km

Clicks

1 Koeberg Road, Brooklyn, Cape Town, 7405
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Food & drink 4.5 km

Bootlegger Coffee Company

1 Koeberg Road, Brooklyn, Cape Town, 7405
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Car services 4.8 km

KTM Cape Town

44 Marine Drive, Cape Town, 7500
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Professional services 4.8 km

Old Mutual

1A Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, Cape Town
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Professional services 4.9 km

Heyns and Partners Inc.

168 Vasco Boulevard
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Clothing & fashion 4.9 km

PEP

Louwtjie Rothman Street, Goodwood, 7460, Western Cape
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Clothing & fashion 4.9 km

Woolworths

Louwtjie Rothman Street, Goodwood, 7460
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Car services 5.0 km

Flying Brick

8 Shropshire Street, 7405
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Clothing & fashion 5.0 km

Pick n Pay Clothing

Goodwood, 7459, Western Cape
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Home & garden 5.1 km

PEP Home

Louwtjie Rothman Street, Cape Town, 7463, Western Cape
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Banks 5.1 km

ABSA

Louwtjie Rothman Street, Goodwood
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Gifts & hobbies 5.1 km

LiquorShop Checkers

Cape Town, 7460, Western Cape
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Car services 5.1 km

Pop Up Tyres

62 Voortrekker Road
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Government offices 5.2 km

Tableview Neighbors for Neighbors

18 Gloucester Road, Tableview, 7441
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Clothing & fashion 5.4 km

PEP

Cape Town, 7460, Western Cape
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Government offices 5.4 km

SANCCOB (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds)

22 Pentz Drive, Table View, 7441
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Clothing & fashion 5.4 km

Premier Clothing Factory Shop

124 Voortrekker Road
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Home & garden 5.4 km

Pick A Bargain

134 Voortrekker Road
Convenience store 5.5 km

Shell Select

7405, Western Cape
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Home & garden 5.5 km

Quality Office Furniture

184 Voortrekker Road
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Butcheries 5.6 km

Chris & Harry's Butcher

Sipres Avenue, 7460
Convenience store 5.6 km

Shell Select

7441, Western Cape
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Home & garden 5.6 km

Schulman's Home

171 Voortrekker Road
Fuel stations 5.7 km

Shell

Berkley Road, Maitland, 7405, Western Cape
Fuel stations 5.7 km

Shell

18 Malmesbury Way, 7500, Western Cape
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Clothing & fashion 6.2 km

Pick n Pay Clothing

Panorama, 7500, Western Cape
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Gifts & hobbies 6.2 km

Cape of Storms Distilling Company

100 Voortrekker Road, 7925
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Gifts & hobbies 6.2 km

PNA

8 Cnr Plattekloof Road & Baronetcy Boulevard, Cape Town, 7500
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Butcheries 6.2 km

Famous Kalahari Biltong

Cnr Plattekloof Road & Baronetcy Boulevard, Cape Town, 7500
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Shopping malls 6.3 km

Tableview Shopping Centre

West Coast Busway, Cape Town
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Gifts & hobbies 6.6 km

Tops at Spar

Cape Town, Western Cape
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Gifts & hobbies 6.6 km

Fanaticus

Shop 10 Plattekloof Centre Olienhout Avenue
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Pet services 6.7 km

Dogz at Home Dog Training Centre

Willow Way
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Butcheries 6.7 km

Excellent Meat Packers

Epping Avenue, 7940
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Department store 6.7 km

VGK Firearms

17 M.E. Rothman Street, Cape Town, 7500
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Government offices 6.8 km

381 Lower Main Road, Salt River, Cape Town
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Beauty & wellness 6.9 km

Zea Beauty Studio

23 Blaauwberg Road, Cape Town, 7439
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Butcheries 6.9 km

Good Hope Meat Hyper

443 Albert Road, Salt River, Cape Town, 7925
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Food & drink 7.0 km

The Local Baker

178 Lower Main Road, Observatory, Cape Town
Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

992.4 km 10 hrs 56 min
Start Bloemfontein
Finish Democracy Way
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Destination
Driving route
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Turn-by-turn directions

  1. Directions from Bloemfontein to Democracy Way via N1 and N7
    National highway route N1N7
  2. Directions from Bloemfontein to Democracy Way via M8
    Metro arterial route M8
  3. Start your journey
    0.1 km
  4. At the end of the road, turn right onto Merriam Makeba Street
    0.1 km
  5. Turn right onto President Brand Street
    0.2 km
  6. Turn right onto Saint Andrew Street
    0.3 km
  7. Turn left onto Markgraaff Street
    0.3 km
  8. Continue straight onto President Boshoff Street
    0.5 km
  9. Continue straight onto Kolbe Avenue
    1.1 km
  10. Continue straight onto Curie Avenue
    4.3 km
  11. Take the ramp left towards N1: Colesberg
    0.7 km
  12. Merge slight right onto Western Bypass
    529.5 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
    62.6 km
  16. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N7: Malmesbury
    0.3 km
  17. Keep slight right at the fork towards N7: Malmesbury
    0.5 km
  18. Keep slight left at the fork towards N7: Malmesbury
    0.3 km
  19. Continue straight
    0.8 km
  20. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M8: Bosmansdam Road
    0.4 km
  21. Keep slight left at the fork towards M8: Bosmansdam Road
    0.2 km
  22. Go straight onto Bosmansdam Road
    2.1 km
  23. Turn right onto Democracy Way
    0.0 km
  24. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 4
Known total R163.50
Main toll road N1
This route includes 4 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1.
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
496.1 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
5 hrs 28 min • 5 hrs 28 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
71.5 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
165.1 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
53.6 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
90.9%
Solar data
Daylight window at Democracy Way
07:48 – 17:43
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:45
Total daylightUsable driving light
9 hrs 54 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
3 hrs 27 min
SunriseDawn break
07:48
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R4,148.24
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R19.85
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R198.48
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R4,366.57
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (15)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
1
Complex forks Path selection
3
Highway exits Deceleration zones
3
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Bloemfontein -29.11640, 26.21550
Midpoint
496.1 km
Total: 992.4 km
Midpoint 496.1 km
992.4 km 10 hrs 56 min
Destination Democracy Way End: Democracy Way -33.88003, 18.50759

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 992.4 km
Return-cycle span 1,984.8 km
Traversal time 10 hrs 56 min
Maneuver count 22
Maneuver density 2.2 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 496.1 km

Coordinate frame

Start -29.11640, 26.21550
Midpoint -32.12002, 22.90996
End -33.88003, 18.50759
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Questions 9
How far is Bloemfontein from Democracy Way? +
Bloemfontein is about 992.4 km from Democracy Way by road.
How long does it take from Bloemfontein to Democracy Way? +
The drive usually takes about 10 hrs 56 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Bloemfontein to Democracy Way 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 Bloemfontein to Democracy Way? +
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 Bloemfontein to Democracy Way? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,997.11 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,004.97 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,994.97 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R2,090.71 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Bloemfontein to Democracy Way? +
Yes. There are 4 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. National roads appear in this route, so watch for toll signs and busier sections.
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