Distance from Cape Town to New Germany

N Cape Town → New Germany
Road distance
1,623.7 km
Highway dominant · M7 / N1 / N3 / N5
Cape Town to New Germany is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,623.7 km in roughly 18 hrs 3 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,262.0 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.29×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
29
Info Travel board
Travel time
18 hrs 3 min
Start point
Paddock Avenue
Return: 36 hrs 7 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1083 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
89.9 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 9 planned rest stops
20 hrs 18 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,267.51
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,280.36
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,264.00
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R3,420.65
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R4,311.29
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R4,328.26
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R4,306.66
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R4,513.36
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R5,672.75
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R5,695.08
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R5,666.66
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R5,938.63
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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
-29.8050, 30.8797
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 → New Germany
Places along your journey

Places from Cape Town to New Germany

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

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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
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 New Germany

Bonjour

15A Blackburrow Road, Pietermaritzburg, 3201 1,229 km from start
Convenience store Near New Germany

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal 1,260 km from start
Convenience store Near New Germany

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal 1,261 km from start
Convenience store 0.8 km

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 0.9 km

Pick n Pay Express

126 Shepstone Road, Pinetown, Durban, 3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 0.9 km

New Germany Primary School

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Car services 1.1 km

Point-S Pinetown

34 Henwood Road, Pinetown, 3600
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Car services 1.6 km

Dennis Motor Sales cc

5b Nisbett Road, 3610
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Car services 1.8 km

GWM Service

167 Josiah Gumede Road
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Supermarkets 1.8 km

Checkers

Pinetown, 3600, KwaZulu-Natal
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Car services 1.8 km

GWM

167 Josiah Gumede Road
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Schools & education 1.8 km

Pinetown Junior Primary School

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 1.8 km

Pinetown Girls' High School

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.1 km

Pinetown Senior Primary School

3600, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 2.1 km

Pick n Pay Express

42 Old Main Road, Hillcrest, 3601, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 2.1 km

Bonjour

Glenugie Road, Durban, 3610
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Convenience store 2.2 km

Quickshop

6 Glenugie Road, Pinetown
Convenience store 2.2 km

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 2.3 km

Pick n Pay

Pinetown, 3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.5 km

Pinetown Boys High

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.5 km

Atholl Heights Primary School

3269, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.7 km

Highway IELTS Durban

10 Harvey Road, Durban, 3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.8 km

Gelofte School

3600, KwaZulu-Natal
Fuel stations 3.1 km

Engen Park

Iver Road, Westville North, 3629
Convenience store 3.3 km

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
Convenience store 3.4 km

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
Convenience store 3.6 km

Shell Select

3629, KwaZulu-Natal
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Car services 3.6 km

Ace Moto Spares

18 Stride Road, Pinetown, 3610
Convenience store 3.6 km

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
Convenience store 3.8 km

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 4.5 km

Bonjour

48 Alexander Road, Pinetown, 3610
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Supermarkets 4.6 km

Pick n Pay

Old Main Road, Durban, 3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Beauty & wellness 4.7 km

Synergy Exceptional Hair

33 Village Road, 3610
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Gifts & hobbies 4.7 km

Tops at Spar

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
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Home & garden 4.7 km

Sax Furniture Fittings

41b Alexander Road
Route

Route overview

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Route map

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Start, destination and route line.

1,623.7 km 18 hrs 3 min
Start Cape Town
Finish New Germany
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

  1. Directions from Cape Town to New Germany via N1 and N5 and N3
    National highway route N1N5N3
  2. Directions from Cape Town to New Germany via M7
    Metro arterial route M7
  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 right at the fork towards N3: Durban
    9.3 km
  21. Keep slight left at the fork
    5.7 km
  22. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M7: Queensburgh
    0.4 km
  23. Keep slight left at the fork towards M7: Pinetown
    0.6 km
  24. Merge slight right onto M7 Route
    1.2 km
  25. Continue straight onto Saint Johns Avenue
    1.2 km
  26. Turn left onto Qashana Khuzwayo Road
    1.3 km
  27. Turn right onto Escom Road
    0.5 km
  28. Turn slight left towards Valley View Road
    0.1 km
  29. Turn slight left onto Valley View Road
    0.3 km
  30. Turn right
    0.1 km
  31. 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 N3
This route includes 21 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N3.
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
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
811.8 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
9 hrs 1 min • 9 hrs 1 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
116.9 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
270.1 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
87.7 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
77.7%
Solar data
Daylight window at New Germany
06:48 – 17:03
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:56
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 14 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
06:48
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R6,787.01
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R32.47
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R324.74
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,144.22
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (19)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
3
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
811.8 km
Total: 1,623.7 km
Midpoint 811.8 km
1,623.7 km 18 hrs 3 min
Destination New Germany -29.80500, 30.87972

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1,623.7 km
Return-cycle span 3,247.4 km
Traversal time 18 hrs 3 min
Maneuver count 29
Maneuver density 1.8 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 811.8 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.92883, 18.41722
Midpoint -30.59017, 25.40577
End -29.80500, 30.87972
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Cape Town from New Germany? +
Cape Town is about 1,623.7 km from New Germany by road.
How long does it take from Cape Town to New Germany? +
The drive usually takes about 18 hrs 3 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Cape Town to New Germany 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 New Germany? +
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 New Germany? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,267.51 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,280.36 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,264.00 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,420.65 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Cape Town to New Germany? +
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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