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Distance from Cape Town N1 to Umlazi

N Cape Town N1 → Umlazi
Road distance
1,645.6 km
Mixed roads · M7 / N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / R102
Cape Town N1 to Umlazi is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,645.6 km in roughly 18 hrs 24 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,257.1 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.31×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
34
Info Travel board
Travel time
18 hrs 24 min
Start point
Paddock Avenue
End point
Mlungisi Grove
Return: 36 hrs 48 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1104 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
89.4 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 9 planned rest stops
20 hrs 39 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,311.61
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,324.64
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,308.06
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R3,466.82
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R4,369.49
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R4,386.68
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R4,364.80
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R4,574.28
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R5,749.32
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R5,771.95
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R5,743.15
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R6,018.79
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
73° ENE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
253° WSW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-33.9288, 18.4172
End coords Destination point
-29.9525, 30.9003
Taxi Transport options
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Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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Cape Town N1 → Umlazi
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1,645.6 km
18 hrs 24 min
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Two-wheeler
1,645.6 km
~25 hrs 19 min
65 km/h avg
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Food & drink Near Cape Town N1

Dinkel German Bakery

91 Kloof Nek Road, Cape Town, 8001 1 km from start
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Food & drink Near Cape Town N1

81 Rose Street, 8001 1 km from start
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Convenience store Near Cape Town N1

Bread Milk & Honey

10 Spin Street, Cape Town 1 km from start
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Food & drink Near Cape Town N1

Jason Bakery

83 Main Road, Cape Town 2 km from start
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Food & drink Near Cape Town N1

Bootlegger Coffee Company

1 Koeberg Road, Brooklyn, Cape Town, 7405 6 km from start
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Fuel stations Near Cape Town N1

Shell

Worcester, 6849, Western Cape 93 km from start
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Fuel stations Near Cape Town N1

Shell

Worcester, 6849, Western Cape 93 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Cape Town N1

Shell Select

6900, Western Cape 240 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Cape Town N1

Shell Select

6950, Western Cape 354 km from start
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Convenience store Before halfway

Shell Select

6970, Western Cape 489 km from start
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Food & drink Around halfway

Mugg & Bean

Kellner Street 912 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Quickshop

Bethlehem 1,135 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Quickshop

Bethlehem 1,135 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Quickshop

Bethlehem 1,135 km from start
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Convenience store Near Umlazi

Bonjour

15A Blackburrow Road, Pietermaritzburg, 3201 1,229 km from start
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Schools & education 0.8 km

Lindelani Senior Primary School

4031, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 0.8 km

Buyani Primary School

4066, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 0.9 km

Embizweni Secondary School

4060, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 1.6 km

King Shaka High School

4031, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 1.6 km

Makhumbuza High School

4031, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 1.7 km

Zwelesithembiso Senior Primary School

4110, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.0 km

Inkongozelo Junior Primary School

4031, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 2.5 km

Pick n Pay Express

Sibusiso Malakane Drive, Umlazi, 4089, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.7 km

Umlazi Comtech High School

4060, KwaZulu-Natal
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Beauty & wellness 2.9 km

Expression Scents

86 Ntunjambili Street, durban, 4066
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Convenience store 4.0 km

Pick n Pay Express

511 Prince Mcwayizeni Drive, Umlazi, 4066, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 4.4 km

Shoprite

Isipingo, 4133, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 4.5 km

Shell Select

4092, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 4.8 km

Quickshop

1606 South Coast Road, Durban South
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Supermarkets 4.8 km

Shoprite

Chatsworth, 4092, KwaZulu-Natal
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Clothing & fashion 4.8 km

Peekay Sarries

12 Joyhurst Street, 4092
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Convenience store 5.0 km

Quickshop

45 Woodhurst Drive, Chatsworth
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Convenience store 5.0 km

Pick n Pay Express

Joyhurst Street, Chatsworth, 4092, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 5.4 km

Pick n Pay Express

260 Arena Park Drive, Chatsworth, 4092, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 6.2 km

Shell Select

4092, KwaZulu-Natal
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Clothing & fashion 6.3 km

PEP

179 Maclean Road, Umlazi, 4066, KwaZulu-Natal
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Route

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1,645.6 km 18 hrs 24 min
Start Cape Town N1
Finish Umlazi
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Destination
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Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Cape Town N1 to Umlazi via N1 and N5 and N3 and N2
    National highway route N1N5N3N2
  2. Directions from Cape Town N1 to Umlazi via M7
    Metro arterial route M7
  3. Directions from Cape Town N1 to Umlazi via R102
    Provincial road route R102
  4. Head on Paddock Avenue
    0.1 km
  5. Turn left onto Saint Johns Road
    0.2 km
  6. Continue straight onto Plein Street
    0.5 km
  7. Turn right onto Darling Street
    0.5 km
  8. Continue straight onto Sir Lowry Road
    0.2 km
  9. Go straight
    0.1 km
  10. Go straight onto Christiaan Barnard Street
    1.0 km
  11. Take the ramp right towards N1: Paarl
    0.7 km
  12. Merge slight right onto FW de Klerk Boulevard
    461.0 km
  13. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  14. Continue onto Donkin Street
    2.0 km
  15. Continue straight
    644.6 km
  16. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N5
    0.6 km
  17. Turn right
    66.5 km
  18. Continue straight
    71.4 km
  19. Turn right onto Hospital Road
    91.6 km
  20. Merge slight right
    262.2 km
  21. Keep slight right at the fork towards N3: Durban
    9.3 km
  22. Keep slight left at the fork
    5.7 km
  23. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M7: Queensburgh
    0.4 km
  24. Keep slight right at the fork towards M7: Queensburgh
    1.3 km
  25. Merge slight right onto M7 Route
    10.2 km
  26. Turn right towards N2: Port Shepstone
    0.7 km
  27. Merge slight right
    7.9 km
  28. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R102: Umlazi
    0.4 km
  29. At the end of the road, turn right onto South Coast Road
    0.3 km
  30. Turn slight left
    0.7 km
  31. Continue straight onto Griffiths Mxenge Highway
    1.6 km
  32. Turn right onto Sibusiso Mdakane Drive
    0.7 km
  33. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Sibusiso Mdakane Drive
    0.0 km
  34. Continue onto Sibusiso Mdakane Drive
    3.0 km
  35. Turn left onto Babakhulu Avenue
    0.3 km
  36. Turn right onto Mlungisi Grove
    0.1 km
  37. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 21
Known total R1,009.00
Main toll road N2 - North Coast Toll Road
This route includes 21 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N2 - North Coast Toll Road.
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
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
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
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
Mooi
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R49.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
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Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
822.7 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
9 hrs 12 min • 9 hrs 12 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
118.5 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
273.7 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
88.9 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
76.4%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Umlazi
06:49 – 17:03
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:56
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 13 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
2 hrs 43 min
SunriseDawn break
06:49
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R6,878.62
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R32.91
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R329.12
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,240.65
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (27)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
4
Complex forks Path selection
3
Highway exits Deceleration zones
5
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Cape Town N1 Start: Paddock Avenue -33.92883, 18.41722
Midpoint
822.7 km
Total: 1,645.6 km
Midpoint 822.7 km
1,645.6 km 18 hrs 24 min
Destination Umlazi End: Mlungisi Grove -29.95250, 30.90028

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1,645.6 km
Return-cycle span 3,291.2 km
Traversal time 18 hrs 24 min
Maneuver count 34
Maneuver density 2.1 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 822.7 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.92883, 18.41722
Midpoint -30.54364, 25.50626
End -29.95250, 30.90028
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Questions 9
How far is Cape Town N1 from Umlazi? +
Cape Town N1 is about 1,645.6 km from Umlazi by road.
How long does it take from Cape Town N1 to Umlazi? +
The drive usually takes about 18 hrs 24 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Cape Town N1 to Umlazi 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 to Umlazi? +
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 to Umlazi? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,311.61 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,324.64 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,308.06 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,466.82 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Cape Town N1 to Umlazi? +
Yes. There are 21 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. National roads appear in this route, so watch for toll signs and busier sections.
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