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Distance from Cape Town N1 N3 to Johannesburg

N Cape Town N1 N3 → Johannesburg
Road distance
1,397.7 km
M1 M2 M9
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,260.6 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.11×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
21
Info Travel board
Travel time
15 hrs 8 min
End point
Commissioner Street
Return: 17 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
908 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
92.3 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 7 planned rest stops
16 hrs 53 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R2,668.75
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R2,679.82
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R3,250.40
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R3,270.53
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R3,521.27
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R3,535.87
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R4,288.72
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R4,315.28
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R4,633.24
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R4,652.46
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R5,643.05
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R5,678.00
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
50° NE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
230° SW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-33.9178, 18.4315
End coords Destination point
-26.2050, 28.0497
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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Cape Town N1 N3 to Johannesburg is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,397.7 km in roughly 15 hrs 8 min.
Travel modes
Cape Town N1 N3 → Johannesburg
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Car
1,397.7 km
15 hrs 8 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
1,397.7 km
~21 hrs 30 min
65 km/h avg
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Flight
1,398 km
↑ 10 hrs 20 min faster
Flight time
2 hrs 47 min
With airport
~4 hrs 47 min
Estimated. Includes ~2h airport procedures. Check actual schedules for Cape Town N1 N3 to Johannesburg.
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1,397.7 km 15 hrs 8 min
Start Cape Town N1 N3
Finish Johannesburg
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Driving route
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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 left at the fork towards Paarl
    462.1 km
  7. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  8. Continue onto Donkin Street
    2.0 km
  9. Continue straight
    917.4 km
  10. Keep slight left at the fork onto Southern Bypass
    3.2 km
  11. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M1: Johannesburg
    0.7 km
  12. Continue straight
    6.9 km
  13. Take the exit ramp slight right towards M2: Stad
    0.5 km
  14. Merge slight right
    0.8 km
  15. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M9: Rissikstraat
    0.6 km
  16. Continue straight
    0.2 km
  17. Continue straight onto Rissik Street
    0.5 km
  18. Turn right onto Albertina Sisulu Road
    0.8 km
  19. Turn right onto Polly Street
    0.1 km
  20. Turn right onto Commissioner Street
    0.1 km
  21. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 15
Known total R590.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 15 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 2 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
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
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
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Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
699.1 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
7 hrs 34 min • 7 hrs 34 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
100.6 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
232.5 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
75.5 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
90.2%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Johannesburg
06:39 – 17:28
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
R5,842.22
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R27.95
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R279.53
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R6,149.71
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (16)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
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 Cape Town N1 N3 -33.91783, 18.43146
Midpoint
699.1 km
Total: 1,397.7 km
Midpoint 699.1 km
1,397.7 km 15 hrs 8 min
Destination Johannesburg End: Commissioner Street -26.20500, 28.04972

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1,397.7 km
Return-cycle span 2,795.3 km
Traversal time 15 hrs 8 min
Maneuver count 21
Maneuver density 1.5 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 699.1 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.91783, 18.43146
Midpoint -31.09143, 24.41617
End -26.20500, 28.04972
Places

Places in Johannesburg

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

54 places
⛽
Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 2001, Gauteng
👔
Clothing store

Jam Clothing

👔 Clothing store 57 Von Weilligh Street
📍
Supermarket

Usave

📍 Supermarket 156 Albertina Sisulu Road, Johannesburg, 2001, Gauteng
🏫
School

School of Culinary Arts International Qualification

🏫 School Nugget Street
🏫
College

Greenview Tutorial

🏫 College 1569 Albertina Sisulu Road, Johannesburg, 2001
🏫
College

Rostec College

🏫 College 84 Helen Joseph Street, Johannesburg, 2001
🏫
College

Summat College

🏫 College 89 Albertina Sisulu Road, Johannesburg, 2001
🏦
Bank

African Bank

🏦 Bank 127 Fox Street, Johannesburg, 2001
📍
Supermarket

Spar

📍 Supermarket Johannesburg
👔
Clothing store

Footgear

👔 Clothing store 86 Eloff Street, Johannesburg, 2001
👔
Clothing store

Mr Price

👔 Clothing store Kerk Street, Johannesburg, 2001
📍
Convenience store

Quickshop

📍 Convenience store Johannesburg
👔
Clothing store

Markham

👔 Clothing store 85 Eloff Street, Johannesburg, 2001
👔
Clothing store

American Swiss

👔 Clothing store 85 Eloff Street, Johannesburg, 2001
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Clothing store

Sterns

👔 Clothing store 85 Eloff Street, Johannesburg, 2001
👔
Clothing store

Spitz

👔 Clothing store 85 Eloff Street, Johannesburg, 2001
👔
Clothing store

Rage

👔 Clothing store 85 Eloff Street, Johannesburg, 2001
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Taxi rank

Noord Taxi Rank

🚕 Taxi rank Plein Street, Johannesburg, 2000
📍
Supermarket

Game

📍 Supermarket Rissik Street, Johannesburg, 2001
🏫
School

Jeppe Education Centre

🏫 School Eloff Street
🏦
Bank

Capitec Bank

🏦 Bank 221 Lilian Ngoyi Street, Johannesburg, 2001
📍
Supermarket

Boxer

📍 Supermarket Noord Street, Johannesburg, 2001, Gauteng
🏦
Bank

FNB

🏦 Bank Eloff Street, Johannesburg, 2000
📍
Supermarket

Shoprite

📍 Supermarket 120 End Street, Johannesburg, 2094, Gauteng
🏦
Bank

Capitec Bank

🏦 Bank 28 Harrison Street, Johannesburg
📍
Convenience store

Egoli

📍 Convenience store Johannesburg
📍
Supermarket

Pick n Pay

📍 Supermarket Wanderers Street, Johannesburg, 2000
🏬
Shopping centre

The Bridge Shopping Centre

🏬 Shopping centre Wanderers Street
🏦
Bank

Absa Bank ATM

🏦 Bank Rissik Street, Johannesburg, 2001
🏦
Bank

Nedbank

🏦 Bank Main Street, Johannesburg
🏦
Bank

Standard Bank

🏦 Bank 19 Thorpe Street
🏦
Bank

Standard Bank

🏦 Bank 5 Simmonds Street
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Taxi rank

Metro Mall Market & Taxi Rank

🚕 Taxi rank Bree Street, Johannesburg
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Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 2094, Gauteng
🏫
School

Central Johannesburg College (CJC)

🏫 School 25 Curry Street, Johannesburg, 2094
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Fuel station

Shell

⛽ Fuel station 63 Rossetenville Road, 2001, Gauteng
🏫
School

St Enda's Community College

🏫 School Twist Street
🏫
College

Phoenix College

🏫 College Loveday Street
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Fuel station

Shell

⛽ Fuel station 2001, Gauteng
⛽
Fuel station

Shell

⛽ Fuel station 2001, Gauteng
🏬
Shopping centre

Newtown Junction

🏬 Shopping centre 100 Carr Street, Johannesburg, 2001
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Fuel station

Shell

⛽ Fuel station Johannesburg, 2001, Gauteng
⛽
Convenience store

Pick n Pay BP Express

⛽ Convenience store Smit Street
⛽
Fuel station

Shell

⛽ Fuel station 57 Bezuidenhout Street, 2094, Gauteng
🚕
Taxi rank

Parktown Taxi Rank - JR068

🚕 Taxi rank Queens Road, Parktown, 2193
🚕
Taxi rank

Killarney Taxi Rank - JR069

🚕 Taxi rank 1st Street, Killarney, 2193
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Shopping centre

China Mall

🏬 Shopping centre 103 Main Reef Road, Johannesburg, 2092
🏬
Shopping centre

Southdale Shopping Centre

🏬 Shopping centre Alamein Road, Johannesburg
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Shopping centre

27 Boxes

🏬 Shopping centre 76a 4th Avenue, Melville, Johannesburg, 2109
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Pharmacy

Tyrone Pharmacy

💊 Pharmacy 54 Tyrone Avenue, Johannesburg, 2193
🏬
Shopping centre

Xavier Junction

🏬 Shopping centre 5 Rente Street, Ormonde, Johannesburg, 2000, Gauteng
🏬
Shopping centre

Ormonde Shopping Centre

🏬 Shopping centre 18 Crownwood Road, Ormonde, Johannesburg, 2091, Gauteng
🚕
Taxi rank

Rosebank Taxi Rank

🚕 Taxi rank Cradock Avenue, Rosebank, 2196
🏬
Shopping centre

The Glen Shopping Centre

🏬 Shopping centre Orpen Road, 2001
Destination brief

Travelling to Johannesburg

A polished arrival snapshot covering what stands out, who the place suits best and what to keep in mind before you get there.

Signature Business and urban culture hub
Standout District-based city of work, nightlife and culture
Johannesburg works best when treated as a district-based city rather than one central point, with business travel, dining, nightlife and urban culture distributed across very different areas.
Best for Who this destination suits
Business trip City break Food and nightlife Events travel
Arrival What to expect on arrival
Sandton, Rosebank, Melrose, the inner city and the airport corridor all create different route patterns. The final district matters.
Regional base Good base for nearby trips
Destination facts Quick reference details
Joburg Tourism positions the city strongly around tourism investment and long-term value
The city is best treated as a set of districts rather than one centre
Business-led travel remains a major part of Johannesburg demand
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Questions 9
How far is Cape Town N1 N3 from Johannesburg? +
Cape Town N1 N3 is about 1,397.7 km from Johannesburg by road.
How long does it take from Cape Town N1 N3 to Johannesburg? +
The drive usually takes about 15 hrs 8 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Cape Town N1 N3 to Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg? +
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 Johannesburg? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,668.75 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,679.82 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,250.40 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,270.53 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Cape Town N1 N3 to Johannesburg? +
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 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 Cape Town N1 N3 To Johannesburg
Waterfront
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Johannesburg
Paarl
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Johannesburg
Milnerton
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Johannesburg
: Johannesburg
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Johannesburg
ern Bypass
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Johannesburg
: Stad
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Johannesburg
Selby
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Johannesburg
: Rissikstraat
From Cape Town N1 N3 To Johannesburg

Route Locations

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

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