Distance from Cape Town to Harrowgate

N Cape Town → Harrowgate
Road distance
1,612.5 km
Highway dominant · M46 / N1 / N5
Cape Town to Harrowgate is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,612.5 km in roughly 17 hrs 59 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,255.3 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.28×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
28
Info Travel board
Travel time
17 hrs 59 min
Start point
Paddock Avenue
End point
Harrowgate
Return: 35 hrs 59 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1079 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
89.6 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 8 planned rest stops
19 hrs 59 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R3,153.29
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R3,156.78
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R3,140.52
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R3,250.82
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R4,160.60
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R4,165.19
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R4,143.75
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R4,289.28
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R5,474.47
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R5,480.52
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R5,452.30
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R5,643.78
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
72° ENE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
252° WSW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-33.9288, 18.4172
End coords Destination point
-29.7737, 30.7867
Taxi Transport options
Shared taxi fare
Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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Travel modes
Cape Town → Harrowgate
Places along your journey

Places from Cape Town to Harrowgate

Fuel stops, restaurants, shops and services along or near your route.

61 places Submit a place
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Food & drink Near Cape Town

Dinkel German Bakery

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

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

Bread Milk & Honey

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

Jason Bakery

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

Bootlegger Coffee Company

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

Shell

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

Shell

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

Shell Select

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

Shell Select

6950, Western Cape 354 km from start
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 Harrowgate

Bonjour

15A Blackburrow Road, Pietermaritzburg, 3201 1,229 km from start
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Schools & education 1.0 km

Hillcrest High School

3650, KwaZulu-Natal
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Professional services 1.3 km

Worlds View Office Block

1 World View Drive, Hillcrest, 3610
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Professional services 1.8 km

CGA(Citrus Growers Association

22 Old Main Road, Hillcrest, 3610
Convenience store 2.0 km

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.1 km

Curro Hillcrest High School

cnr Inanda Road & JF Bailes Drive, Hillcrest, 3610
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Convenience store 2.1 km

Quickshop

5 Old Main Road, Hillcrest
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Schools & education 2.2 km

Curro Hillcrest High School

cnr Inanda Road & JF Bailes Drive, Hillcrest, 3610
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Professional services 2.2 km

Epicdev

1A Shongweni Road, Hillcrest, 3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 2.2 km

Pick n Pay

Inanda Road, Hillcrest, 3610, KwaZulu-Natal
Fuel stations 2.4 km

Shell

42 Old Main Road, 3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 2.5 km

Checkers

Hillcrest, 3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Professional services 2.5 km

Yumbi.com

4 Crooked Lane, Hillcrest, 3651
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Beauty & wellness 2.5 km

The Office Beauty Bar

Shop 4 1 Clifton Road
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Gifts & hobbies 2.5 km

Tops at Spar

1 Saint Margarets Road, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.6 km

Winston Park Primary School

3603, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 2.7 km

Checkers

Pinetown, 3603, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.8 km

Highbury Preparatory School

Highbury Road, Hillcrest, 3650, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.8 km

Hillcrest Preparatory School

Gillitt Road
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Schools & education 3.0 km

Hillcrest Primary School

17 Emoyeni Drive, Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal
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Beauty & wellness 3.0 km

Integrity Hair

6 Rowles Avenue, Durban, 3652
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Schools & education 3.8 km

Kearsney College

3660, KwaZulu-Natal
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Shopping malls 3.8 km

Watercrest Mall

141 Inanda Road, Durban, 3652
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Convenience store 3.8 km

Quickshop

6 Link Road, Waterfall
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Clothing & fashion 3.8 km

PEP

141 Inanda Road, Pinetown, 4001, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 3.9 km

Bonjour

Old Main Road, Bothas Hill, 3610
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Beauty & wellness 4.0 km

My Happy Place

60 Brackenhill Road, Durban, 3610
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Beauty & wellness 4.9 km

Synergy Exceptional Hair

33 Village Road, 3610
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Gifts & hobbies 5.0 km

Tops at Spar

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 5.0 km

Pick n Pay

Old Main Road, Durban, 3610, KwaZulu-Natal
Convenience store 6.0 km

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Home & garden 6.9 km

Sax Furniture Fittings

41b Alexander Road
Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

1,612.5 km 17 hrs 59 min
Start Cape Town
Finish Harrowgate
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Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

  1. Directions from Cape Town to Harrowgate via N1 and N5
    National highway route N1N5
  2. Directions from Cape Town to Harrowgate via M46
    Metro arterial route M46
  3. Head on Paddock Avenue
    0.1 km
  4. Turn left onto Saint Johns Road
    0.2 km
  5. Continue straight onto Plein Street
    0.5 km
  6. Turn right onto Darling Street
    0.5 km
  7. Continue straight onto Sir Lowry Road
    0.2 km
  8. Go straight
    0.1 km
  9. Go straight onto Christiaan Barnard Street
    1.0 km
  10. Take the ramp right towards N1: Paarl
    0.7 km
  11. Merge slight right onto FW de Klerk Boulevard
    461.0 km
  12. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  13. Continue onto Donkin Street
    2.0 km
  14. Continue straight
    644.6 km
  15. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N5
    0.6 km
  16. Turn right
    66.5 km
  17. Continue straight
    71.4 km
  18. Turn right onto Hospital Road
    91.6 km
  19. Merge slight right
    262.2 km
  20. Keep slight left at the fork onto King Cetshwayo Highway towards Hillcrest
    1.7 km
  21. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M46: Shongweni
    0.4 km
  22. Turn left onto Kassier Road
    3.4 km
  23. At the end of the road, turn right onto Old Main Road
    0.6 km
  24. Turn left onto Mill Road
    0.7 km
  25. At the end of the road, turn left onto Mill Road
    0.1 km
  26. At the end of the road, turn left onto Inanda Road
    0.5 km
  27. Turn right onto Hilltop Road
    1.2 km
  28. Turn left onto Oaklands Avenue
    0.8 km
  29. Turn left onto Harrowgate
    0.1 km
  30. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 17
Known total R943.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 17 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1.
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
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
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
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
806.2 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
9 hrs 0 min • 9 hrs 0 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
116.1 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
268.2 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
87.1 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
77.8%
Solar data
Daylight window at Harrowgate
06:45 – 17:04
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:54
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 19 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
4 hrs 47 min
SunriseDawn break
06:45
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R6,740.29
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R32.25
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R322.50
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,095.04
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (13)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
1
Highway exits Deceleration zones
3
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Cape Town Start: Paddock Avenue -33.92883, 18.41722
Midpoint
806.2 km
Total: 1,612.5 km
Midpoint 806.2 km
1,612.5 km 17 hrs 59 min
Destination Harrowgate End: Harrowgate -29.77373, 30.78671

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1,612.5 km
Return-cycle span 3,225.0 km
Traversal time 17 hrs 59 min
Maneuver count 28
Maneuver density 1.7 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 806.2 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.92883, 18.41722
Midpoint -30.61861, 25.35937
End -29.77373, 30.78671
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Questions 9
How far is Cape Town from Harrowgate? +
Cape Town is about 1,612.5 km from Harrowgate by road.
How long does it take from Cape Town to Harrowgate? +
The drive usually takes about 17 hrs 59 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Cape Town to Harrowgate 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 Harrowgate? +
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 Harrowgate? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,245.01 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,257.79 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,241.53 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,397.11 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Cape Town to Harrowgate? +
Yes. There are 17 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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