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Distance from Bluff to Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal

N Bluff → Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal
Road distance
1676.2 km
Metro routes · M4 / M7 / N1 / N3 / N5 / R355
Bluff to Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,676.2 km in roughly 21 hrs 47 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,313.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.28×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
46
Info Travel board
Travel time
21 hrs 47 min
End point
Major Calvert Street
Return: 43 hrs 34 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1307 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
76.9 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 10 planned rest stops
24 hrs 17 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,373.17
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,386.45
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,369.55
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R3,531.27
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R4,450.71
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R4,468.23
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R4,445.93
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R4,659.31
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R5,856.20
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R5,879.24
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R5,849.91
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R6,130.67
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
98° E
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
278° W
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-28.9292, 17.4575
End coords Destination point
-29.9367, 30.9818
Taxi Transport options
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
Weather 12 °C Bluff Partly Cloudy View Forecast → 13 °C Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal Fair View Forecast →
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Bluff → Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal
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Car
1676.2 km
21 hrs 47 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
1676.2 km
~25 hrs 47 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from Bluff to Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal

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Schools & education 0.0 km

Umbilo Secondary School

4005, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 0.3 km

Assegai Primary School

4005, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 0.8 km

Fairvale Secondary School

4005, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 0.8 km

Quickshop

584 Tara Road, Bluff
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Schools & education 1.2 km

Austerville Primary School

4005, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 1.2 km

Durban East Primary School

4005, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 1.4 km

Gardenia Primary School

4005, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 1.5 km

4036, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 1.6 km

Wentworth Secondary School

4052, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 1.9 km

Pick n Pay

Wood Road, Montclair, 4061, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 1.9 km

Pick n Pay Express

123 Montclair Road, Durban, 4000, KwaZulu-Natal
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Clothing & fashion 2.0 km

PEP

201 Tara Road, Bluff, 4036, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 2.1 km

Pick n Pay

Grays Inn Road, Durban, 4001, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 2.1 km

Pick n Pay Express

Grays Inn Road, Durban, 4350, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 2.3 km

Shell Select

4004, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 2.4 km

Quickshop

30 Roland Chapman Drive, Durban South
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Convenience store 2.5 km

Shell Select

4052, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 2.5 km

Checkers

318 Grays Inn Road, Durban, 4052, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 2.7 km

Quickshop

20 Higginson Highway, Durban South
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Fuel stations 3.1 km

Shell

284 Edwin Swales Drive, 4094, KwaZulu-Natal
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Professional services 3.1 km

Transnet Engineering

311 Solomon Mahlangu Drive, Durban
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Convenience store 3.2 km

Shell Select

4001, KwaZulu-Natal
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Home & garden 4.3 km

Build it Southway Mall

27 Titren Road, Durban, 4094
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Convenience store 5.5 km

Shell Select

4001, KwaZulu-Natal
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1676.2 km 1307 min
Start Bluff
Finish Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Bluff to Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal via N1 and N5 and N3
    National highway route N1N5N3
  2. Directions from Bluff to Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal via M7 and M4
    Metro arterial routes M7M4
  3. Directions from Bluff to Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal via R355
    Provincial road route R355
  4. Start your journey
    6.0 km
  5. Turn left
    0.1 km
  6. Turn left
    1.2 km
  7. Keep slight right at the fork
    22.3 km
  8. Continue straight onto Ikosies
    20.4 km
  9. Turn left
    6.7 km
  10. At the end of the road, turn right
    48.6 km
  11. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R355: Springbok
    0.5 km
  12. Turn left onto Kokerboom Road
    0.2 km
  13. Turn left onto Koeboegas Street
    0.4 km
  14. At the end of the road, turn right onto Voortrekker Street
    161.7 km
  15. Continue straight onto Skool Street
    0.6 km
  16. Continue straight onto 4th Street
    171.1 km
  17. Turn left
    39.2 km
  18. Turn right onto Z.F. Mgcawu Street
    0.2 km
  19. At the end of the road, turn right
    114.4 km
  20. Turn left
    281.6 km
  21. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Schmidtsdrift Road
    0.0 km
  22. Continue onto Schmidtsdrift Road
    3.6 km
  23. Continue straight onto Long Street
    1.7 km
  24. Turn right onto Bultfontein Road
    0.6 km
  25. Continue straight onto Dalham Road
    0.5 km
  26. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Oliver Street
    0.1 km
  27. Continue onto Oliver Street
    4.0 km
  28. Continue straight onto Nathan Street
    150.5 km
  29. Take the exit ramp left towards N1: Kroonstad
    0.6 km
  30. Merge slight right onto Western Bypass
    111.3 km
  31. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N5
    0.6 km
  32. Turn right
    66.5 km
  33. Continue straight
    71.4 km
  34. Turn right onto Hospital Road
    91.6 km
  35. Merge slight right
    262.2 km
  36. Keep slight right at the fork towards N3: Durban
    9.3 km
  37. Keep slight left at the fork
    5.7 km
  38. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M7: Queensburgh
    0.4 km
  39. Keep slight right at the fork towards M7: Queensburgh
    1.3 km
  40. Merge slight right onto M7 Route
    15.0 km
  41. Turn right towards M4: South Coast
    0.2 km
  42. Keep slight left at the fork towards M4: South Coast
    0.2 km
  43. Merge slight right onto Inkosi Albert Luthuli Freeway
    2.1 km
  44. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Mobeni
    0.2 km
  45. Turn left onto Quality Street towards Jacobs
    0.9 km
  46. Turn right onto Thorn Road
    0.1 km
  47. Turn right onto Assegai Crescent
    0.3 km
  48. Turn right onto Major Calvert Street
    0.1 km
  49. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 15
Known total R785.50
Main toll road M4 - Magalies Toll Route
This route includes 15 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is M4 - Magalies Toll Route.
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Mooi Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R49.00
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Mooi
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Routes ↩ Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal → Bluff Bluff to Johannesburg Bluff to Pretoria Bluff to Cape Town Bluff to Durban Johannesburg to Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal Pretoria to Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal Cape Town to Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal
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Halfway point
837.8 km
Northern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
10 hrs 53 min • 10 hrs 53 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Northern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
120.7 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
278.8 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
90.5 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
78.4%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal
06:46 – 17:02
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:54
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 16 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
12 hrs 21 min
SunriseDawn break
06:46
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R7,006.48
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R33.52
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R335.24
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,375.25
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (33)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
4
Complex forks Path selection
5
Highway exits Deceleration zones
7
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Bluff -28.92920, 17.45750
Midpoint
837.8 km
Total: 1676.2 km
Midpoint 837.8 km
1676.2 km 1307 min
Destination Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal End: Major Calvert Street -29.93673, 30.98177

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Northern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal
One-way road span 1676.2 km
Return-cycle span 3352.4 km
Traversal time 1307 min
Maneuver count 46
Maneuver density 2.7 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 837.8 km

Coordinate frame

Start -28.92920, 17.45750
Midpoint -28.72354, 24.33511
End -29.93673, 30.98177
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Questions 9
How far is Bluff from Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal? +
Bluff is about 1676.2 km from Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal by road.
How long does it take from Bluff to Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal? +
The drive usually takes about 1307 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Bluff to Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal 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 Bluff to Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal? +
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 Bluff to Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,373.17 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,386.45 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,369.55 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,531.27 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Bluff to Umbilo Secondary School 4005 Kwazulu Natal? +
Yes. There are 15 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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