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Distance from Bourges to Valence

N Bourges → Valence
Road distance
1,362.1 km
Metro routes · M53 / N1 / N17
Bourges to Valence is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,362.1 km in roughly 14 hrs 49 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,221.1 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.12×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
30
Info Travel board
Travel time
14 hrs 49 min
Start point
Bourges Street
End point
Valence Street
Return: 29 hrs 38 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
889 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
91.9 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 7 planned rest stops
16 hrs 34 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R2,741.12
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R2,751.91
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R2,738.18
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R2,869.59
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,616.75
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,630.99
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,612.87
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R3,786.27
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R4,758.89
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R4,777.61
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R4,753.78
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R4,981.93
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
49° NE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
229° SW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-33.8008, 18.9766
End coords Destination point
-26.2584, 28.2111
Taxi Transport options
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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Travel modes
Bourges → Valence
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Car
1,362.1 km
14 hrs 49 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
1,362.1 km
~20 hrs 57 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from Bourges to Valence

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Convenience store 1.9 km

Steers

Heidelberg Road, 1418
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Supermarkets 1.9 km

Pick n Pay

Germiston, 1401, Gauteng
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Fuel stations 2.3 km

Shell

1428, Gauteng
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Convenience store 3.1 km

Quickshop

176 Kingfisher Avenue, Boksburg
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Supermarkets 3.3 km

Pick n Pay

Webber Road, Germiston, 1403, Gauteng
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Convenience store 3.4 km

Pick n Pay Express

Gauteng, 1401
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Convenience store 3.6 km

Bonjour

Heidelberg Road, Boksburg, 1459
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Schools & education 3.8 km

Junior Academy

Smuts Avenue, 1459
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Professional services 4.0 km

Paramount Tracks

560 Davidson Road
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Supermarkets 4.1 km

Pick n Pay

Germiston, 1414, Gauteng
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Convenience store 4.2 km

Pick n Pay Express

Rondebult Avenue, Boksburg, 1459, Gauteng
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Convenience store 4.2 km

Shell Select

1401, Gauteng
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Convenience store 4.2 km

Shell Select

1459, Gauteng
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Fuel stations 4.5 km

Sasol

Boksburg, 1459, Gauteng
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Fuel stations 4.6 km

Sasol

Boksburg, 1459, Gauteng
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Schools & education 4.9 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
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Schools & education 4.9 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
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Schools & education 4.9 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
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Schools & education 4.9 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
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Schools & education 4.9 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
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Schools & education 4.9 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
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Schools & education 4.9 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
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Convenience store 5.5 km

Shell Select

1459, Gauteng
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Banks 5.7 km

African Bank

84 Leeuwpoort Street, Boksburg, 1459
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Banks 5.8 km

Nedbank

Trichardts Road
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Banks 5.8 km

Capitec Bank

Trichardts Road
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Fuel stations 5.8 km

Shell

25 Power Street, 1401, Gauteng
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Clothing & fashion 6.7 km

PEP

Railway Street, Germiston, 1401, Gauteng
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Banks 6.8 km

Standard Bank

President Street
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Banks 6.8 km

African Bank

President Street
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Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

1,362.1 km 14 hrs 49 min
Start Bourges
Finish Valence
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Start point
Destination
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Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Bourges to Valence via N1 and N17
    National highway route N1N17
  2. Directions from Bourges to Valence via M53
    Metro arterial route M53
  3. Head on Bourges Street
    0.0 km
  4. Turn right
    0.1 km
  5. Turn left onto Tinta Oval
    0.0 km
  6. Turn left onto Assemblage Street
    0.2 km
  7. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Val De Vie Boulevard
    0.1 km
  8. Continue onto Val De Vie Boulevard
    0.3 km
  9. Continue straight onto Kliprug Road
    1.4 km
  10. Turn left onto Wemmershoek Pad
    3.3 km
  11. Continue straight onto Wemmershoek Road
    0.5 km
  12. Take the ramp slight right towards N1: Worcester
    0.6 km
  13. Merge slight right
    404.8 km
  14. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  15. Continue onto Donkin Street
    2.0 km
  16. Continue straight
    917.4 km
  17. Keep slight left at the fork onto Southern Bypass
    18.9 km
  18. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N17: Springs
    0.8 km
  19. Merge slight right
    6.8 km
  20. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M53: Klippoortje
    0.4 km
  21. Keep slight left at the fork towards M53: Klippoortje
    0.1 km
  22. Go straight onto Osborne Road
    0.1 km
  23. Turn right onto Parnell Road
    0.1 km
  24. Continue left onto Parnell Road
    1.2 km
  25. Continue straight onto Brug Street
    0.9 km
  26. Turn slight right
    0.8 km
  27. Continue straight onto Heidelberg Road
    0.5 km
  28. Turn right onto Sarel Hattingh Street
    0.2 km
  29. Turn right
    0.0 km
  30. At the end of the road, turn left onto Holly Crescent
    0.2 km
  31. Turn right onto Valence Street
    0.0 km
  32. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 24
Known total R692.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 24 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 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 toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.259, 28.115
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
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
Routes ↩ Valence → Bourges Bourges to Johannesburg Bourges to Pretoria Bourges to Cape Town Bourges to Durban Johannesburg to Valence Pretoria to Valence Cape Town to Valence
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
681.4 km
Western Cape to Gauteng
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
7 hrs 24 min • 7 hrs 24 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Western Cape to Gauteng
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
98.1 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
226.5 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
73.6 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
89.6%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Valence
06:52 – 17:22
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:07
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 30 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
10 hrs 20 min
SunriseDawn break
06:52
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R5,693.64
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R27.24
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R272.42
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R5,993.30
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (20)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
4
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Bourges Start: Bourges Street -33.80085, 18.97661
Midpoint
681.4 km
Total: 1,362.1 km
Midpoint 681.4 km
1,362.1 km 14 hrs 49 min
Destination Valence End: Valence Street -26.25838, 28.21110

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Western Cape to Gauteng
One-way road span 1,362.1 km
Return-cycle span 2,724.2 km
Traversal time 14 hrs 49 min
Maneuver count 30
Maneuver density 2.2 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 681.4 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.80085, 18.97661
Midpoint -30.93767, 24.72408
End -26.25838, 28.21110
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Questions 9
How far is Bourges from Valence? +
Bourges is about 1,362.1 km from Valence by road.
How long does it take from Bourges to Valence? +
The drive usually takes about 14 hrs 49 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Bourges to Valence 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 Bourges to Valence? +
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 Bourges to Valence? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,741.12 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,751.91 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R2,738.18 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R2,869.59 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Bourges to Valence? +
Yes. There are 24 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

Tinta Oval
From Bourges To Valence
Val De Vie Boulevard
From Bourges To Valence
Wemmershoek Pad
From Bourges To Valence
: Worcester
From Bourges To Valence
: Johannesburg
From Bourges To Valence
ern Bypass
From Bourges To Valence
: Springs
From Bourges To Valence
: Klippoortje
From Bourges To Valence
Germiston
From Bourges To Valence
Wadeville
From Bourges To Valence

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