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Distance from Cape Town to Doonside

N Cape Town → Doonside
Road distance
1,655.2 km
Highway dominant · M7 / N1 / N2 / N3 / N5
Cape Town to Doonside is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,655.2 km in roughly 18 hrs 24 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,248.9 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.33×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
29
Info Travel board
Travel time
18 hrs 24 min
Start point
Paddock Avenue
End point
Umfuleni Road
Return: 49 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1104 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
89.9 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 R26.52 / litre
R3,160.52
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R3,173.63
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R3,849.35
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R3,873.19
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R4,170.13
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R4,187.43
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R5,079.01
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R5,110.45
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R5,487.01
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R5,509.77
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R6,682.90
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R6,724.28
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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
-30.0717, 30.8683
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
Weather 15 °C Cape Town Partly Cloudy View Forecast → 24 °C Doonside Fair View Forecast →
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Travel modes
Cape Town → Doonside
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Car
1,655.2 km
18 hrs 24 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
1,655.2 km
~25 hrs 27 min
65 km/h avg
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1,655 km
~3 hrs 18 min
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Nearby places

Places in Doonside

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

26 places View all →
🐾
Pet services 0.6 km

South Coast Exotics

Rockview Road
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🛒
Supermarkets 0.7 km

Checkers

Amanzimtoti, 4126, KwaZulu-Natal
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🏫
Schools & education 0.8 km

Amanzimtoti High School

Dartnell Road, Amanzimtoti, 4125, KwaZulu-Natal
View details → Amanzimtoti
🛒
Convenience store 0.9 km

The Fishing Tackle Shop

2 Ashwell Road, Warner Beach, 4126
View details → Warner Beach
🏫
Schools & education 0.9 km

Doon Heights Primary School

4135, KwaZulu-Natal
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🛒
Convenience store 0.9 km

Warners Cafe (Top Shop)

201 Kingsway Road, Warner Beach, 4126
View details → Warner Beach
💼
Professional services 1.0 km

Charles Merrington Executive Financial Services

195 Kingsway Road, Warner Beach, 4126
View details → Warner Beach
🏫
Schools & education 1.2 km

Warner Beach Pre-Primary School

30 Harcombe Road, Warner Beach, 4126
View details → Warner Beach
🏫
Schools & education 1.6 km

Warner Beach Preparatory School (Junior Campus)

7 Radbourne Road, Warner Beach, 4126, KwaZulu-Natal
View details → Warner Beach
🛒
Convenience store 1.7 km

KwikSpar

121 Kingsway Road, Warner Beach, 4126
View details → Warner Beach
🏫
Schools & education 1.7 km

Disney Land Pre-School

5 Radbourne Road, Warner Beach, 4126
View details → Warner Beach
🎁
Gifts & hobbies 1.7 km

Tops at Spar

117-121 Kingsway Road, Warner Beach, 4126, KwaZulu-Natal
View details → Warner Beach
💼
Professional services 1.8 km

Architectural Concepts

1 Hawthorne Road, Warner Beach, 4126
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🔧
Car services 1.8 km

Suzuki Amanzimtoti

105 Kingsway Road, Warner Beach, 4126
View details → Warner Beach
🏠
Home & garden 1.9 km

Salajees Hardware

15 Commercial Road
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🛒
Supermarkets 2.3 km

Shoprite

Amanzimtoti, 4126, KwaZulu-Natal
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⛽
Fuel stations 2.3 km

Shell

9 Rosslyn Road, 4126, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.5 km

Kingsburgh Primary School

KwaZulu-Natal
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🏫
Schools & education 2.7 km

Ulovu High School

KwaZulu-Natal
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🛒
Convenience store 2.8 km

Bonjour

404 Andrew Zondo Road, Amanzimtoti
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🎁
Gifts & hobbies 2.8 km

Tops at Spar

10 Winklespruit Road, Winklespruit, KwaZulu-Natal
View details → Winklespruit
👔
Clothing & fashion 3.3 km

PEP

Oceanview Road, Kingsburgh, 4126, KwaZulu-Natal
View details → Kingsburgh
🛒
Convenience store 3.3 km

Quickshop

Kingsburgh
View details → Kingsburgh
🏫
Schools & education 3.4 km

Bhekulwandle Primary School

4125, KwaZulu-Natal
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🛒
Supermarkets 5.2 km

Checkers Hyper

Amanzimtoti, 4126, KwaZulu-Natal
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🏠
Home & garden 5.8 km

Illovo Nursery

Elizabeth Avenue
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Route

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Start, destination and route line.

1,655.2 km 18 hrs 24 min
Start Cape Town
Finish Doonside
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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Route directions
🛣️
Directions from Cape Town to Doonside via N1 and N5 and N3 and N2
National highway route N1 N5 N3 N2
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Directions from Cape Town to Doonside via M7
Metro arterial route M7
2 route directions identified on this trip
  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
    644.6 km
  13. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N5
    0.6 km
  14. Turn right
    66.5 km
  15. Continue straight
    71.4 km
  16. Turn right onto Hospital Road
    91.6 km
  17. Merge slight right
    262.2 km
  18. Keep slight right at the fork towards N3: Durban
    9.3 km
  19. Keep slight left at the fork
    5.7 km
  20. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M7: Queensburgh
    0.4 km
  21. Keep slight right at the fork towards M7: Queensburgh
    1.3 km
  22. Merge slight right onto M7 Route
    10.2 km
  23. Turn right towards N2: Port Shepstone
    0.7 km
  24. Merge slight right
    23.2 km
  25. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Kingsburgh
    0.4 km
  26. Turn right onto Seadoone Road
    0.4 km
  27. Turn sharp left onto Umfuleni Road
    0.6 km
  28. Continue slight left onto Umfuleni Road
    0.0 km
  29. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

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
Routes ↩ Doonside → Cape Town Cape Town to Johannesburg Cape Town to Pretoria Cape Town to Durban Cape Town to Polokwane Johannesburg to Doonside Pretoria to Doonside Cape Town to Doonside
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
827.5 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
119.2 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
275.3 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
89.4 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
75.5%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Doonside
06:37 – 17:08
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 30 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
5 hrs 59 min
SunriseDawn break
06:37
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R6,918.77
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R33.10
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R331.04
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,282.91
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (22)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
4
Complex forks Path selection
3
Highway exits Deceleration zones
4
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Cape Town Start: Paddock Avenue -33.92883, 18.41722
Midpoint
827.5 km
Total: 1,655.2 km
Midpoint 827.5 km
1,655.2 km 18 hrs 24 min
Destination Doonside End: Umfuleni Road -30.07167, 30.86833

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1,655.2 km
Return-cycle span 3,310.4 km
Traversal time 18 hrs 24 min
Maneuver count 29
Maneuver density 1.8 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 827.5 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.92883, 18.41722
Midpoint -30.52251, 25.54883
End -30.07167, 30.86833
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Questions 9
How far is Cape Town from Doonside? +
Cape Town is about 1,655.2 km from Doonside by road.
How long does it take from Cape Town to Doonside? +
The drive usually takes about 18 hrs 24 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Cape Town to Doonside 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 Doonside? +
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 Doonside? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,160.52 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,173.63 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,849.35 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,873.19 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Cape Town to Doonside? +
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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Towns along the route

: Foreshore
From Cape Town To Doonside
: Paarl
From Cape Town To Doonside
FW de Klerk Boulevard
From Cape Town To Doonside
: Johannesburg
From Cape Town To Doonside
: Senekal
From Cape Town To Doonside
Theunissen
From Cape Town To Doonside
: Durban
From Cape Town To Doonside
: Queensburgh
From Cape Town To Doonside
Pinetown
From Cape Town To Doonside
New Germany
From Cape Town To Doonside

Route Locations

Start area
Cape Town
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Doonside
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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