Distance from Cape Town to Papegaai

N Cape Town → Papegaai
Road distance
1,802.0 km
Highway dominant · M1 / N1 / N14
Cape Town to Papegaai is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,802.0 km in roughly 20 hrs 13 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,560.8 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.15×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
31
Info Travel board
Travel time
20 hrs 13 min
Start point
Paddock Avenue
Return: 40 hrs 27 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1213 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
89.1 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 10 planned rest stops
22 hrs 43 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,626.29
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,640.56
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,622.39
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R3,796.25
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R4,784.68
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R4,803.51
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R4,779.55
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R5,008.94
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R6,295.64
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R6,320.41
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R6,288.88
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R6,590.71
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
43° NE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
223° SW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-33.9288, 18.4172
End coords Destination point
-23.1641, 28.7033
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 → Papegaai
Places along your journey

Places from Cape Town to Papegaai

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

29 places Submit a place
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Convenience store Soon after Cape Town

Quickshop

Laingsburg 241 km from start
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Supermarkets Before halfway

Checkers

Beaufort West, 6970, Western Cape 426 km from start
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Food & drink Past halfway

Mugg & Bean

Kellner Street 912 km from start
Convenience store Approaching Papegaai

Shell Select

1804, Gauteng 1,249 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Papegaai

Bean There Coffee Company

44 Stanley Avenue 1,262 km from start
Convenience store Approaching Papegaai

Shell Select

2092, Gauteng 1,261 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Papegaai

Quickshop

Johannesburg 1,263 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Papegaai

Bar Ber Black Sheep

2 Bolton Road 1,266 km from start
Fuel stations Approaching Papegaai

Shell

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

Shell Select

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

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

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

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 1,314 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Papegaai

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 1,325 km from start
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Supermarkets Near Papegaai

Pick n Pay

Mokopane, 0601 1,493 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…"
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…"
Protea Hotel Bloemfontein Willow Lake Hotel Past 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…"
City Lodge Hotel Bloemfontein Hotel Past 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…"
54 on Bath Hotel Approaching Papegaai

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…"
Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers Hotel Approaching Papegaai

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…"
Protea Hotel Pretoria Loftus Park Hotel Approaching Papegaai

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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Start, destination and route line.

1,802.0 km 20 hrs 13 min
Start Cape Town
Finish Papegaai
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Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

  1. Directions from Cape Town to Papegaai via N1 and N14
    National highway route N1N14
  2. Directions from Cape Town to Papegaai 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
    45.1 km
  23. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1
    0.6 km
  24. Turn left
    1.3 km
  25. Turn right onto Thabo Mbeki Drive
    11.2 km
  26. Turn left onto Nelson Mandela Drive
    99.3 km
  27. Turn right
    8.1 km
  28. Turn left
    5.5 km
  29. At the end of the road, turn left
    25.6 km
  30. At the end of the road, turn left
    2.6 km
  31. Turn left
    2.1 km
  32. Turn right
    0.4 km
  33. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 46
Known total R1,548.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 46 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
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
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
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
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
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
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
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
901.8 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
10 hrs 6 min • 10 hrs 6 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
129.7 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
299.7 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
97.3 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
86.6%
Solar data
Daylight window at Papegaai
06:43 – 17:26
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:05
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 43 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
06:43
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R7,532.24
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R36.04
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R360.39
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,928.67
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (18)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
2
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
901.8 km
Total: 1,802.0 km
Midpoint 901.8 km
1,802.0 km 20 hrs 13 min
Destination Papegaai -23.16412, 28.70330

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1,802.0 km
Return-cycle span 3,603.9 km
Traversal time 20 hrs 13 min
Maneuver count 31
Maneuver density 1.7 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 901.8 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.92883, 18.41722
Midpoint -29.92553, 25.84198
End -23.16412, 28.70330
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Questions 9
How far is Cape Town from Papegaai? +
Cape Town is about 1,802.0 km from Papegaai by road.
How long does it take from Cape Town to Papegaai? +
The drive usually takes about 20 hrs 13 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Cape Town to Papegaai 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 Papegaai? +
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 Papegaai? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,626.29 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,640.56 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,622.39 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,796.25 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Cape Town to Papegaai? +
Yes. There are 46 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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