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Distance from Cape Town to Chivu

Cape Town to Chivu is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 5,000.1 km in roughly 63 hrs 19 min.

N Cape Town → Chivu
Road distance
5,000.1 km
M1 N1 N14
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
3,716.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.35×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
122
Info Travel board
Travel time
63 hrs 19 min
Start point
Paddock Avenue
Return: 39 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
3799 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
79.0 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 31 planned rest stops
71 hrs 4 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R8,370.12
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R8,409.72
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R9,324.14
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R9,399.74
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R11,043.91
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R11,096.16
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R12,302.68
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R12,402.43
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R14,531.46
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R14,600.21
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R16,187.74
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R16,318.99
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
22° NNE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
202° SSW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-33.9288, 18.4172
End coords Destination point
-2.4977, 30.5979
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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5,000.1 km 63 hrs 19 min
Start Cape Town
Finish Chivu
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Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Head on Paddock Avenue
    0.1 km
  2. Turn left onto Saint Johns Road
    0.2 km
  3. Continue straight onto Plein Street
    0.5 km
  4. Turn right onto Darling Street
    0.5 km
  5. Continue straight onto Sir Lowry Road
    0.2 km
  6. Go straight
    0.1 km
  7. Go straight onto Christiaan Barnard Street
    1.0 km
  8. Take the ramp right towards N1: Paarl
    0.7 km
  9. Merge slight right onto FW de Klerk Boulevard
    461.0 km
  10. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  11. Continue onto Donkin Street
    2.0 km
  12. Continue straight
    917.4 km
  13. Keep slight left at the fork onto Southern Bypass
    3.2 km
  14. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M1: Johannesburg
    0.7 km
  15. Continue straight
    29.1 km
  16. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.6 km
  17. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N14: Pretoria
    0.5 km
  18. Keep slight right at the fork towards N14: Pretoria
    1.6 km
  19. Merge slight right
    162.7 km
  20. Keep slight right at the fork
    220.6 km
  21. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  22. Continue
    5.0 km
  23. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  24. Continue
    10.8 km
  25. Turn slight left
    3.1 km
  26. Continue straight
    89.9 km
  27. Keep slight right at the fork
    1.1 km
  28. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.3 km
  29. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  30. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.9 km
  31. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  32. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    4.1 km
  33. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  34. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    280.5 km
  35. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  36. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    1.2 km
  37. Continue straight onto Robert Mugabe Way
    0.9 km
  38. Turn left onto Josiah Tongogara Road
    4.2 km
  39. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    145.9 km
  40. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.0 km
  41. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    2.5 km
  42. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Beatrice
    0.2 km
  43. Merge slight right onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    48.8 km
  44. Continue straight onto Harare Masvingo Beitbridge Road
    48.5 km
  45. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    21.6 km
  46. Continue straight onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    12.7 km
  47. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    0.0 km
  48. Continue onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    5.0 km
  49. Take the exit ramp straight
    0.2 km
  50. Continue straight onto Abdel Gamal Nasser Road
    2.0 km
  51. Continue straight onto Prince Edward Street
    3.8 km
  52. Continue straight onto King George Road
    1.3 km
  53. Turn left onto Nemakonde Way
    6.4 km
  54. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  55. Continue
    339.5 km
  56. Keep slight left at the fork
    1.3 km
  57. Continue straight onto Chirundu Bridge
    0.4 km
  58. Keep slight left at the fork
    79.5 km
  59. Continue straight
    40.7 km
  60. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Kafue Road
    0.0 km
  61. Continue onto Kafue Road
    3.5 km
  62. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Kafue Road
    0.0 km
  63. Continue onto Kafue Road
    3.4 km
  64. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Kafue Road
    0.0 km
  65. Continue onto Kafue Road
    2.1 km
  66. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Kafue Road
    0.0 km
  67. Continue onto Kafue Road
    1.3 km
  68. Keep slight right at the fork onto Kafue Road
    4.3 km
  69. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Cairo Road
    0.1 km
  70. Continue onto Cairo Road
    1.8 km
  71. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.1 km
  72. Continue onto Great North Road
    3.6 km
  73. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.1 km
  74. Continue onto Great North Road
    1.1 km
  75. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.1 km
  76. Continue onto Great North Road
    1.2 km
  77. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Great North Road
    0.1 km
  78. Continue onto Great North Road
    4.0 km
  79. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.0 km
  80. Continue onto Great North Road
    1.6 km
  81. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.0 km
  82. Continue onto Great North Road
    130.5 km
  83. Continue straight onto Great North Road
    62.4 km
  84. Continue right onto Great North Road
    435.9 km
  85. Turn left
    213.0 km
  86. Turn right onto Indepedence Avenue
    0.9 km
  87. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  88. Continue
    162.8 km
  89. At the end of the road, turn right
    2.7 km
  90. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Kasesha Road
    0.0 km
  91. Continue onto Kasesha Road
    23.9 km
  92. Continue straight
    24.3 km
  93. Turn slight right
    69.4 km
  94. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  95. Continue
    240.3 km
  96. Turn slight right
    2.0 km
  97. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  98. Continue
    0.6 km
  99. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  100. Continue
    191.9 km
  101. At the end of the road, turn left
    6.8 km
  102. Turn slight left
    54.1 km
  103. At the end of the road, turn right
    8.5 km
  104. Turn right
    0.6 km
  105. Turn left
    0.1 km
  106. At the end of the road, turn right
    8.1 km
  107. Continue
    118.1 km
  108. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  109. Continue
    27.6 km
  110. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  111. Continue
    81.9 km
  112. Go straight
    1.5 km
  113. At the end of the road, turn left onto Truck Route
    84.4 km
  114. Turn left
    26.4 km
  115. Turn right
    0.2 km
  116. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.2 km
  117. Turn left
    2.2 km
  118. Keep slight left at the fork
    1.6 km
  119. Turn sharp right
    1.6 km
  120. Keep slight left at the fork
    1.9 km
  121. At the end of the road, turn left
    1.7 km
  122. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 50
Known total R1,722.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 50 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 6 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
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
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
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
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
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
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
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Routes ↩ Chivu → Cape Town Cape Town to Johannesburg Cape Town to Pretoria Cape Town to Durban Cape Town to Polokwane Johannesburg to Chivu Pretoria to Chivu Cape Town to Chivu
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
2,505.0 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
31 hrs 39 min • 31 hrs 39 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
360.0 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
831.6 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
270.0 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.68
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
74.3%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Chivu
05:53 – 17:55
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
12 hrs 1 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
05:53
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R20,900.31
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R100.00
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R1,000.01
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R22,000.32
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (168)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
28
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
9
Highway exits Deceleration zones
32
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Cape Town Start: Paddock Avenue -33.92883, 18.41722
Midpoint
2,505.0 km
Total: 5,000.1 km
Midpoint 2,505.0 km
5,000.1 km 63 hrs 19 min
Destination Chivu -2.49766, 30.59786

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 5,000.1 km
Return-cycle span 10,000.1 km
Traversal time 63 hrs 19 min
Maneuver count 122
Maneuver density 2.4 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 2,505.0 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.92883, 18.41722
Midpoint -17.90106, 31.00147
End -2.49766, 30.59786
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Questions 9
How far is Cape Town from Chivu? +
Cape Town is about 5,000.1 km from Chivu by road.
How long does it take from Cape Town to Chivu? +
The drive usually takes about 63 hrs 19 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Cape Town to Chivu 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 to Chivu? +
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 to Chivu? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R8,370.12 (R23.25 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R8,409.72 (R23.36 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R9,324.14 (R25.90 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R9,399.74 (R26.11 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Cape Town to Chivu? +
Yes. There are 50 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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Towns along the route

: Foreshore
From Cape Town To Chivu
: Paarl
From Cape Town To Chivu
FW de Klerk Boulevard
From Cape Town To Chivu
: Johannesburg
From Cape Town To Chivu
ern Bypass
From Cape Town To Chivu
: Pretoria
From Cape Town To Chivu
Polokwane
From Cape Town To Chivu
Krugersdorp
From Cape Town To Chivu
Robert Mugabe Way
From Cape Town To Chivu
Beatrice
From Cape Town To Chivu

Route Locations

Start area
Cape Town
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Chivu, Kagera
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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