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Distance from Cape Town to Lost City

N Cape Town → Lost City
Road distance
1918 km
Highway dominant · M1 / N1 / N14
Cape Town to Lost City is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,918.0 km in roughly 20 hrs 54 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,711.9 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.12×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
34
Info Travel board
Travel time
20 hrs 54 min
Start point
Paddock Avenue
Return: 41 hrs 49 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1254 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
91.7 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 10 planned rest stops
23 hrs 24 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,859.70
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,874.89
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,855.55
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R4,040.60
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R5,092.66
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R5,112.70
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R5,087.19
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R5,331.35
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R6,700.86
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R6,727.24
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R6,693.67
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R7,014.93
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
44° NE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
224° SW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-33.9288, 18.4172
End coords Destination point
-22.3709, 29.9924
Taxi Transport options
Shared taxi fare
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
Weather 16 °C Cape Town Partly Cloudy View Forecast → 24 °C Lost City Clear Sky View Forecast →
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Cape Town → Lost City
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Car
1918 km
20 hrs 54 min
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Two-wheeler
1918 km
~29 hrs 30 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from Cape Town to Lost City

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Convenience store Soon after Cape Town

Quickshop

Laingsburg 241 km from start
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Convenience store Before halfway

Quickshop

Colesberg 720 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Shell Select

1804, Gauteng 1,249 km from start
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Food & drink Past halfway

Bean There Coffee Company

44 Stanley Avenue 1,262 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Shell Select

2092, Gauteng 1,261 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Quickshop

Johannesburg 1,263 km from start
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Food & drink Past halfway

Bar Ber Black Sheep

2 Bolton Road 1,266 km from start
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Supermarkets Approaching Lost City

Checkers

Centurion, 0157, Gauteng 1,296 km from start
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Supermarkets Approaching Lost City

Makro Centurion

2 Bloukrans, Centurion, Pretoria, 0157 1,300 km from start
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Fuel stations Approaching Lost City

Shell

893 Rubenstein Drive, 0044, Gauteng 1,311 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Lost City

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 1,312 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Lost City

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 1,314 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Lost City

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 1,311 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Lost City

Corner Bakery

Polokwane, 0699 1,551 km from start
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Victoria & Alfred Hotel Hotel Near Cape Town

Victoria & Alfred Hotel

PierHead, V&A Complex, Dock Rd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001 0 km from start
"Victoria & Alfred Hotel is one of those Cape Town hotels where the location does…"
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City Lodge Hotel V&A Waterfront Hotel Near Cape Town

City Lodge Hotel V&A Waterfront

47 Alfred Street, Cape Town City Centre, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8000 0 km from start
"City Lodge Hotel V&A Waterfront is a well-located Cape Town option for traveller…"
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Protea Hotel Bloemfontein Willow Lake Hotel Around halfway

Protea Hotel Bloemfontein Willow Lake

101 Henry Street, Willows, Willows, Bloemfontein, Free State, 9301 911 km from start
"Protea Hotel Bloemfontein Willow Lake offers a stay that feels convenient withou…"
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B 911 km from start
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City Lodge Hotel Bloemfontein Hotel Around halfway

City Lodge Hotel Bloemfontein

175 Nelson Mandela Drive, Westdene, Westdene, Bloemfontein, Free State, 9301 911 km from start
"City Lodge Hotel Bloemfontein offers comfortable, convenient accommodation in th…"
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54 on Bath Hotel Past halfway

54 on Bath

54 Bath Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, Gauteng 1,262 km from start
"54 on Bath is a smaller, more polished hotel in Rosebank, and it feels quite dif…"
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B 1,262 km from start
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Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers Hotel Past halfway

Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers

Corner Corlette Drive and Rudd Road, Illovo, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2196 1,262 km from start
"Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers is a well-placed hotel for travellers who wa…"
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Protea Hotel Pretoria Loftus Park Hotel Approaching Lost City

Protea Hotel Pretoria Loftus Park

416 Kirkness Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, Gauteng, 0007 1,311 km from start
"Protea Hotel Pretoria Loftus Park is a modern city hotel in Arcadia, Pretoria, a…"
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1918 km 1255 min
Start Cape Town
Finish Lost City
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Destination
Driving route
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Cape Town to Lost City via N1 and N14
    National highway route N1N14
  2. Directions from Cape Town to Lost City via M1
    Metro arterial route M1
  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
    917.4 km
  15. Keep slight left at the fork onto Southern Bypass
    3.2 km
  16. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M1: Johannesburg
    0.7 km
  17. Continue straight
    29.1 km
  18. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.6 km
  19. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N14: Pretoria
    0.5 km
  20. Keep slight right at the fork towards N14: Pretoria
    1.6 km
  21. Merge slight right
    162.7 km
  22. Keep slight right at the fork
    220.6 km
  23. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  24. Continue
    5.0 km
  25. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  26. Continue
    10.8 km
  27. Turn slight left
    2.0 km
  28. Continue straight
    1.1 km
  29. Continue straight
    72.8 km
  30. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Musina
    0.9 km
  31. Turn left
    0.5 km
  32. Turn right
    0.6 km
  33. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.6 km
  34. At the end of the road, turn right
    2.6 km
  35. Turn left
    0.2 km
  36. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 19
Known total R545.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 19 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 3 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
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Routes ↩ Lost City → Cape Town Cape Town to Johannesburg Cape Town to Pretoria Cape Town to Durban Cape Town to Polokwane Johannesburg to Lost City Pretoria to Lost City Cape Town to Lost City
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
959.9 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
10 hrs 27 min • 10 hrs 27 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
138.1 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
319.0 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
103.6 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
89.3%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Lost City
06:35 – 17:22
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:59
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 47 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
5 hrs 25 min
SunriseDawn break
06:35
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R8,017.06
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R38.36
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R383.59
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R8,439.01
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (28)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
3
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
3
Highway exits Deceleration zones
6
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Cape Town Start: Paddock Avenue -33.92883, 18.41722
Midpoint
959.9 km
Total: 1918 km
Midpoint 959.9 km
1918 km 1255 min
Destination Lost City -22.37085, 29.99238

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1918 km
Return-cycle span 3836 km
Traversal time 1255 min
Maneuver count 34
Maneuver density 1.8 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 959.9 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.92883, 18.41722
Midpoint -29.46160, 26.10650
End -22.37085, 29.99238
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Questions 9
How far is Cape Town from Lost City? +
Cape Town is about 1918 km from Lost City by road.
How long does it take from Cape Town to Lost City? +
The drive usually takes about 1255 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Cape Town to Lost City 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 Lost City? +
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 Lost City? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,859.70 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,874.89 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,855.55 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R4,040.60 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Cape Town to Lost City? +
Yes. There are 19 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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