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Distance from Buiten Crescent to Somerset

N Buiten Crescent → Somerset
Road distance
1,409.4 km
M5
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,265.0 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.11×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
17
Info Travel board
Travel time
15 hrs 17 min
Start point
Buiten Crescent
Return: 35 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
917 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
92.1 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 7 planned rest stops
17 hrs 2 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R2,691.12
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R2,702.28
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R3,277.64
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R3,297.94
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R3,550.78
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R3,565.51
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R4,324.67
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R4,351.45
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R4,672.08
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R4,691.46
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R5,690.36
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R5,725.59
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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
-33.9263, 18.4126
End coords Destination point
-26.0750, 27.9372
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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Buiten Crescent to Somerset is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,409.4 km in roughly 15 hrs 17 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Travel modes
Buiten Crescent → Somerset
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Car
1,409.4 km
15 hrs 17 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
1,409.4 km
~21 hrs 40 min
65 km/h avg
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Flight
1,409 km
↑ 10 hrs 28 min faster
Flight time
2 hrs 49 min
With airport
~4 hrs 49 min
Estimated. Includes ~2h airport procedures. Check actual schedules for Buiten Crescent to Somerset.
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1,409.4 km 15 hrs 17 min
Start Buiten Crescent
Finish Somerset
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Destination
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Head on Buiten Crescent
    0.1 km
  2. At the end of the road, turn right onto Buitengracht Street
    1.7 km
  3. Continue straight onto Nelson Mandela Boulevard
    0.8 km
  4. Keep slight left at the fork towards Paarl
    462.1 km
  5. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  6. Continue onto Donkin Street
    2.0 km
  7. Continue straight
    917.4 km
  8. Keep slight right at the fork onto Western Bypass
    18.4 km
  9. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M5: Northcliff
    0.4 km
  10. Continue straight
    0.3 km
  11. Turn left onto Beyers Naudé Drive
    4.1 km
  12. Turn right onto Northumberland Avenue
    1.3 km
  13. Turn right onto Apollo Road
    0.3 km
  14. Turn right onto Taurus Road
    0.3 km
  15. Turn left
    0.0 km
  16. Turn right
    0.0 km
  17. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 18
Known total R590.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 18 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 3 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
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 -26.131, 27.938
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.177, 27.945
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
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
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
e-Toll Stork
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
e-Toll Fiscal
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Routes ↩ Somerset → Buiten Crescent Buiten Crescent to Johannesburg Buiten Crescent to Pretoria Buiten Crescent to Cape Town Buiten Crescent to Durban Johannesburg to Somerset Pretoria to Somerset Cape Town to Somerset
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
705.0 km
Western Cape to Gauteng
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
7 hrs 38 min • 7 hrs 38 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Western Cape to Gauteng
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
101.5 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
234.4 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
76.1 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
89.8%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Somerset
06:39 – 17:29
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 49 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
06:39
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R5,891.19
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R28.19
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R281.88
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R6,201.25
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (10)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
0
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
2
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Buiten Crescent Start: Buiten Crescent -33.92628, 18.41257
Midpoint
705.0 km
Total: 1,409.4 km
Midpoint 705.0 km
1,409.4 km 15 hrs 17 min
Destination Somerset -26.07500, 27.93722

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Western Cape to Gauteng
One-way road span 1,409.4 km
Return-cycle span 2,818.8 km
Traversal time 15 hrs 17 min
Maneuver count 17
Maneuver density 1.2 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 705.0 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.92628, 18.41257
Midpoint -31.06755, 24.45681
End -26.07500, 27.93722
Places

Places in Somerset

Fuel stops, shops, restaurants and services near your destination.

29 places
📍
Convenience store

Bonjour

📍 Convenience store Randburg, 2188
📍
Supermarket

Checkers

📍 Supermarket Blueberry Street Blueberry Square, Roodepoort, 1724, Gauteng
🏬
Shopping centre

Blueberry Square

🏬 Shopping centre Blueberry Street, Roodepoort
📍
Supermarket

Freshouse Market

📍 Supermarket Blueberry Street Blueberry Square, Roodepoort, 2040
🏫
School

Newton House Elite High School

🏫 School Taurus Road
📍
Supermarket

West pack

📍 Supermarket Blueberry Street Blueberry Square, Roodepoort, 2040
⛽
Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 2188, Gauteng
💊
Pharmacy

Clicks

💊 Pharmacy Blueberry Street Blueberry Square, Roodepoort, 2040
📍
Supermarket

Planet Nails

📍 Supermarket Blueberry Street, Roodepoort
📍
Supermarket

Flowers @Blueberry

📍 Supermarket Blueberry Street Blueberry Square, Roodepoort, 2040
📍
Supermarket

Woolworths

📍 Supermarket Blueberry Street Blueberry Square, Roodepoort, 2040
📍
Convenience store

Quickshop

📍 Convenience store 5 Beyers Naude Drive, Roodepoort
🏦
Bank

FNB

🏦 Bank Olievenhout Avenue, Johannesburg
👔
Clothing store

Woolworths

👔 Clothing store Northumberland Avenue, Johannesburg, 2194
🏫
School

Trinityhouse School

🏫 School 23 Knoppiesdoring Street, Randpark Ridge, 2169
⛽
Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 2188, Gauteng
👔
Clothing store

PEP

👔 Clothing store John Voster Street, Johannesburg, 2156, Gauteng
👔
Clothing store

so where 2 events

👔 Clothing store C.R. Swart Drive
👔
Clothing store

PEP

👔 Clothing store Roodepoort, 1724, Gauteng
🏫
School

My Little School House on the corner

🏫 School 13 Malva Street, Johannesburg
🏫
School

Little Jays Nursury School

🏫 School 22 Malva Street, Johannesburg
⛽
Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 2125, Gauteng
🏫
School

Charter House Prepratory School

🏫 School 10 Erasmus Road, Roodepoort
🏫
School

Redeemer's International School

🏫 School Gertrude Street
🏫
School

Damelin Randburg

🏫 School Republic Road
🏫
School

PINOCHIO

🏫 School 252 Smit Street
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Clothing store

PEP

👔 Clothing store Beyers Naude Drive, Randburg, 2195, Gauteng
👔
Clothing store

Pick n Pay Clothing

👔 Clothing store Struben Valley, 1735, Gauteng
🏦
Bank

Capitec Bank

🏦 Bank Pretoria Avenue, Johannesburg, 2125
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Questions 9
How far is Buiten Crescent from Somerset? +
Buiten Crescent is about 1,409.4 km from Somerset by road.
How long does it take from Buiten Crescent to Somerset? +
The drive usually takes about 15 hrs 17 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Buiten Crescent to Somerset 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 Buiten Crescent to Somerset? +
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 Buiten Crescent to Somerset? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,691.12 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,702.28 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,277.64 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,297.94 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Buiten Crescent to Somerset? +
Yes. There are 18 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. This route looks more local or regional, but always check signs and road conditions on the day.
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Towns along the route

Nelson Mandela Boulevard
From Buiten Crescent To Somerset
Paarl
From Buiten Crescent To Somerset
Milnerton
From Buiten Crescent To Somerset
: Johannesburg
From Buiten Crescent To Somerset
Western Bypass
From Buiten Crescent To Somerset
: cliff
From Buiten Crescent To Somerset
Honeydew
From Buiten Crescent To Somerset

Route Locations

Start area
Buiten Crescent, Western Cape
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Somerset, Gauteng
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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