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Distance from Cape Town N1 N3 to Berea

N Cape Town N1 N3 → Berea
Road distance
1,041.3 km
N2 R72
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
885.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.18×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
39
Info Travel board
Travel time
12 hrs 29 min
End point
Baynes Street
Return: 58 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
749 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
83.4 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 6 planned rest stops
13 hrs 59 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,988.32
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R1,996.57
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R2,421.67
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R2,436.67
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R2,623.48
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R2,634.36
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R3,195.26
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R3,215.05
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R3,451.95
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R3,466.26
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R4,204.29
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R4,230.33
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
86° E
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
266° W
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-33.9178, 18.4315
End coords Destination point
-32.9903, 27.9172
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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Cape Town N1 N3 to Berea is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,041.3 km in roughly 12 hrs 29 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Travel modes
Cape Town N1 N3 → Berea
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Car
1,041.3 km
12 hrs 29 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
1,041.3 km
~16 hrs 1 min
65 km/h avg
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Flight
1,041 km
↑ 8 hrs 24 min faster
Flight time
2 hrs 4 min
With airport
~4 hrs 4 min
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1,041.3 km 12 hrs 29 min
Start Cape Town N1 N3
Finish Berea
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Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Start your journey
    0.1 km
  2. Merge slight right onto Nelson Mandela Boulevard
    0.6 km
  3. Continue straight onto Nelson Mandela Boulevard
    0.1 km
  4. Turn right onto Walter Sisulu Avenue towards Waterfront
    0.1 km
  5. Turn right onto Nelson Mandela Boulevard
    0.8 km
  6. Keep slight right at the fork onto Nelson Mandela Boulevard towards Cape Town International Airport
    4.2 km
  7. Keep slight left at the fork onto Nelson Mandela Boulevard
    0.4 km
  8. Continue straight onto Hospital Bend
    0.5 km
  9. Continue straight onto Settlers Way
    376.1 km
  10. Take the exit ramp straight towards N2: George
    0.9 km
  11. Continue straight
    50.9 km
  12. Keep slight right at the fork towards N2: Knysna
    1.2 km
  13. Continue straight
    0.6 km
  14. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  15. Continue
    10.6 km
  16. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  17. Continue
    5.8 km
  18. Continue straight
    0.3 km
  19. Continue straight
    1.9 km
  20. Continue straight
    62.5 km
  21. Continue straight
    3.5 km
  22. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  23. Continue
    1.5 km
  24. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.2 km
  25. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  26. Continue
    276.1 km
  27. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N2: Grahamstown
    0.9 km
  28. Continue straight
    0.7 km
  29. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R72: Port Alfred
    0.3 km
  30. At the end of the road, turn right
    235.3 km
  31. Turn left onto Oxford Street
    2.6 km
  32. Turn right onto Lukin Road
    1.0 km
  33. Continue straight onto Pearce Road
    0.5 km
  34. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Pearce Road
    0.0 km
  35. Continue onto Pearce Road
    0.3 km
  36. Turn left onto Latimer Street
    0.1 km
  37. Turn right onto Winkley Street
    0.1 km
  38. Turn left onto Baynes Street
    0.2 km
  39. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 3
Known total R219.00
Main toll road N2 - North Coast Toll Road
This route includes 3 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N2 - North Coast Toll Road.
Tsitsikamma
Road: Road not linked yet
R73.00
Tsitsikamma
Road: Road not linked yet
R73.00
Tsitsikamma
Road: Road not linked yet
R73.00
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Halfway point
520.1 km
Western Cape to Eastern Cape
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
6 hrs 14 min • 6 hrs 14 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Western Cape to Eastern Cape
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
75.0 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
173.2 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
56.2 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
85.1%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Berea
06:52 – 17:16
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 24 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
06:52
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R4,352.68
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R20.83
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R208.26
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R4,581.77
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (38)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
5
Lane merges Yield required
1
Complex forks Path selection
4
Highway exits Deceleration zones
8
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Cape Town N1 N3 -33.91783, 18.43146
Midpoint
520.1 km
Total: 1,041.3 km
Midpoint 520.1 km
1,041.3 km 12 hrs 29 min
Destination Berea End: Baynes Street -32.99028, 27.91722

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Western Cape to Eastern Cape
One-way road span 1,041.3 km
Return-cycle span 2,082.6 km
Traversal time 12 hrs 29 min
Maneuver count 39
Maneuver density 3.7 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 520.1 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.91783, 18.43146
Midpoint -34.05174, 23.35224
End -32.99028, 27.91722
Places

Places in Berea

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

38 places
⛽
Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 5241, Eastern Cape
⛽
Convenience store

Shell

⛽ Convenience store 8 Old Transkei Road, 5241, Eastern Cape
🏫
School

Hudson Park High School

🏫 School East London, 5247, Eastern Cape
🏫
School

Stirling Primary School

🏫 School East London, 5241, Eastern Cape
📍
Supermarket

Checkers

📍 Supermarket East London, 5241, Eastern Cape
📍
Convenience store

Pick n Pay Express

📍 Convenience store Pearce Street, East London, 5241, Eastern Cape
🏫
School

Port Rex Technical High School

🏫 School East London, 5247, Eastern Cape
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Fuel station

BP

⛽ Fuel station 18 Pearce Street, East London, 5201, Eastern Cape
🏫
School

Hudson Park Primary School

🏫 School East London, 5247, Eastern Cape
🏫
School

Stirling High School

🏫 School East London, 5241, Eastern Cape
🏫
School

🏫 School McJannet Drive, East London, 5241
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Supermarket

Pick n Pay

📍 Supermarket Devereux Avenue, East London, 5217
🏫
School

Southernwood Primary School

🏫 School East London, 5201, Eastern Cape
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Clothing store

Woolworths

👔 Clothing store Surrey Road, East London, 5247
🏫
School

Selborne Primary School

🏫 School East London, 5201, Eastern Cape
📍
Convenience store

Bonjour

📍 Convenience store 8 Devereux Avenue, 5247
📍
Convenience store

Pick n Pay Express

📍 Convenience store 10 Gately Street, East London, 5213, Eastern Cape
📍
Supermarket

Spar

📍 Supermarket Gately Street
📍
Convenience store

Quickshop

📍 Convenience store 2 Devereux Avenue, East London
📍
Supermarket

Checkers

📍 Supermarket East London, 5247, Eastern Cape
⛽
Fuel station

Shell

⛽ Fuel station 234 Oxford Street, 5201, Eastern Cape
👔
Clothing store

Pick n Pay Clothing

👔 Clothing store East London, 5201, Western Cape
👔
Clothing store

PEP

👔 Clothing store East London, 5201, Eastern Cape
🏬
Shopping centre

Hemingways Mall

🏬 Shopping centre Two Rivers Drive, East London
🏦
Bank

Capitec Bank

🏦 Bank Two Rivers Drive, East London, 5247
⛽
Fuel station

Shell

⛽ Fuel station 5201, Eastern Cape
⛽
Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 5247, Eastern Cape
🏦
Bank

ABSA

🏦 Bank Oxford Street, East London
🏦
Bank

Standard Bank

🏦 Bank 77 Oxford Street, East London, 5201
👔
Clothing store

Kingons

👔 Clothing store 82 Queen Street
🏬
Shopping centre

Spargs Mall

🏬 Shopping centre Bonza Bay Road, East London
👔
Clothing store

JetStores

👔 Clothing store JetStores, Caxton Street, North End, Buffalo City Ward 47, KuGompo (East London), Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, 5201, South Africa
👔
Clothing store

Pick n Pay Clothing

👔 Clothing store Banza Bay Road, East London, 5205, Eastern Cape
👔
Clothing store

PEP

👔 Clothing store East London, 5241, Eastern Cape
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Fuel station

Shell

⛽ Fuel station Main Road, 5252, Eastern Cape
⛽
Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 5252, Eastern Cape
💊
Pharmacy

Clicks

💊 Pharmacy Amalinda Main Road, East London, 5252
👔
Clothing store

PEP

👔 Clothing store Main Street, East London, 5201, Eastern Cape
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Questions 9
How far is Cape Town N1 N3 from Berea? +
Cape Town N1 N3 is about 1,041.3 km from Berea by road.
How long does it take from Cape Town N1 N3 to Berea? +
The drive usually takes about 12 hrs 29 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Cape Town N1 N3 to Berea 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 Cape Town N1 N3 to Berea? +
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 Cape Town N1 N3 to Berea? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,988.32 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,996.57 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R2,421.67 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R2,436.67 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Cape Town N1 N3 to Berea? +
Yes. There are 3 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

Nelson Mandela Boulevard
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Berea
Waterfront
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Berea
Cape Town International Airport
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Berea
Somerset
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Berea
Muizenberg
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Berea
Hospital Bend
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Berea
Settlers Way
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Berea
: George
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Berea
Port Elizabeth
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Berea
: Knysna
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Berea

Route Locations

Start area
Cape Town N1 N3, Western Cape
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Berea, Eastern Cape
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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