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Distance from Cape Town to Sao Paulo

N Cape Town → Sao Paulo
Road distance
2548.7 km
Cape Town to Sao Paulo is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 2,548.7 km in roughly 35 hrs 45 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
6,344.0 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
0.40×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
154
Info Travel board
Travel time
35 hrs 45 min
Return: 71 hrs 30 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
2145 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
71.3 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 17 planned rest stops
40 hrs 0 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R5,129.10
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R5,149.29
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R5,123.60
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R5,369.50
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R6,767.57
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R6,794.20
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R6,760.30
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R7,084.76
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R8,904.69
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R8,939.74
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R8,895.14
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R9,322.05
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
262° W
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
82° E
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-33.9288, 18.4172
End coords Destination point
-23.5507, -46.6334
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Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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Cape Town → Sao Paulo
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Car
2548.7 km
35 hrs 45 min
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Two-wheeler
2548.7 km
~39 hrs 12 min
65 km/h avg
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2548.7 km 2145 min
Start Cape Town
Finish Sao Paulo
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  1. Start your journey
    0.1 km
  2. Turn left
    0.1 km
  3. Turn left onto Estrada Sitio Antunes
    0.2 km
  4. Turn left onto Rodovia AL - 101 Norte
    15.8 km
  5. Continue straight
    36.7 km
  6. Continue straight
    29.5 km
  7. Continue right
    5.9 km
  8. Go straight
    21.4 km
  9. At the end of the road, turn left
    12.3 km
  10. Continue straight
    9.8 km
  11. Merge slight left onto Rodovia BR-104
    3.9 km
  12. Take the exit ramp left
    0.0 km
  13. Turn left onto Rodovia BR-104
    0.6 km
  14. Turn slight right onto Avenida Teotônio Vilela
    3.2 km
  15. Turn left onto Rua Pedro Coutinho
    0.3 km
  16. Continue straight onto Rua Doutor Wenceslau Batista
    0.2 km
  17. Continue straight onto Travessa Wenceslau Batista
    0.2 km
  18. Continue slight left onto Rua Euclides Afonso de Melo
    0.1 km
  19. At the end of the road, turn right onto Avenida Vaz de Castro
    0.5 km
  20. Continue straight onto Rua Júlio Verne
    3.3 km
  21. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    0.3 km
  22. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.1 km
  23. Merge slight right onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    47.2 km
  24. At the end of the road, turn right onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    58.0 km
  25. Turn right onto Rua 9 de Julho
    0.0 km
  26. Continue left onto Rua 9 de Julho
    0.0 km
  27. Take the ramp straight onto Rua 9 de Julho towards BR-101
    0.0 km
  28. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    149.0 km
  29. Take the exit ramp slight right onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas towards BR-101: São Cristóvão
    0.5 km
  30. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    56.5 km
  31. Turn right
    0.0 km
  32. Turn left onto Avenida João Lima da Silveira
    0.9 km
  33. Take the ramp straight
    0.0 km
  34. Turn slight left
    0.0 km
  35. Turn right onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    2.3 km
  36. Continue straight onto Avenida Rubens Alves da Silva
    1.8 km
  37. Continue straight onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    90.8 km
  38. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.0 km
  39. Turn left
    0.1 km
  40. Take the ramp slight right
    0.0 km
  41. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    23.3 km
  42. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.3 km
  43. Take the ramp straight
    0.1 km
  44. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    103.7 km
  45. Take the exit ramp slight right towards BR-324
    0.8 km
  46. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Engenheiro Vasco Filho
    1.4 km
  47. Continue straight onto Avenida Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães
    13.4 km
  48. Continue straight onto Avenida Presidente Dutra
    0.3 km
  49. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.2 km
  50. Merge slight left onto Avenida Eduardo Froes da Mota
    7.2 km
  51. Take the exit ramp slight right towards BR-116: Vitória da Conquista
    0.3 km
  52. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont
    69.1 km
  53. Keep slight left at the fork onto Rodovia Santos Dumont
    26.2 km
  54. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.2 km
  55. Turn slight right
    0.2 km
  56. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont
    109.9 km
  57. Take the exit ramp slight right
    1.5 km
  58. Take the ramp straight
    0.1 km
  59. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont
    38.7 km
  60. Take the exit ramp slight right onto Avenida Governador Aurélio Viana
    1.0 km
  61. Take the ramp straight
    0.2 km
  62. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont
    1.1 km
  63. Continue straight onto Avenida Rio Bahia (Km IV)
    1.3 km
  64. Continue straight onto Rodovia Santos Dumont
    33.3 km
  65. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.1 km
  66. Continue straight onto Avenida Rio Bahia
    0.9 km
  67. Take the ramp straight onto Avenida Rio Bahia
    0.1 km
  68. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont
    27.7 km
  69. Go straight onto Rodovia Santos Dumont
    17.4 km
  70. Turn sharp left
    1.4 km
  71. Turn left onto Travessa Santos Dumont
    0.1 km
  72. Turn right onto Avenida Itália
    0.3 km
  73. Go straight onto Rua Raimundo Pereira Magalhães
    0.3 km
  74. Turn right onto Avenida Vitória da Conquista
    2.1 km
  75. Turn sharp right
    0.1 km
  76. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.0 km
  77. Turn right onto Avenida Juscelino Kubitscheck
    0.6 km
  78. Continue straight onto Rodovia Santos Dumont
    17.6 km
  79. Turn right
    0.1 km
  80. Continue slight left onto Avenida Presidente John Kennedy
    0.3 km
  81. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenida Presidente John Kennedy
    0.1 km
  82. Continue onto Avenida Presidente John Kennedy
    0.3 km
  83. Turn left
    0.0 km
  84. Take the ramp slight right
    0.0 km
  85. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont
    41.9 km
  86. Continue straight onto Avenida Presidente Dutra
    0.2 km
  87. Turn left
    0.1 km
  88. Continue straight onto Avenida Antônio Nascimento
    1.8 km
  89. At the end of the road, turn left onto Rua Paulino Santos
    0.1 km
  90. Continue right onto Rua Paulino Santos
    0.0 km
  91. Turn slight right onto Rua João Pessoa
    0.9 km
  92. Continue straight onto Rua Lions Clube
    0.2 km
  93. Continue straight onto Avenida São Geraldo
    0.3 km
  94. Go straight onto Praça Vítor Brito
    0.1 km
  95. Continue left onto Praça Vítor Brito
    0.0 km
  96. Turn left onto Praça Vítor Brito
    0.1 km
  97. Keep slight right at the fork onto Avenida Bartolomeu de Gusmão
    2.8 km
  98. Turn right onto Avenida Presidente Dutra
    0.1 km
  99. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.1 km
  100. Merge slight right onto Avenida Presidente Dutra
    0.8 km
  101. Keep slight right at the fork onto Avenida Integração
    0.1 km
  102. Continue straight onto Rua 36
    0.9 km
  103. Take the exit ramp left
    0.1 km
  104. Continue straight onto Rodovia Santos Dumont
    76.8 km
  105. Continue straight onto Rodovia Santos Dumont
    4.0 km
  106. Continue straight onto Avenida Presidente Vargas
    1.1 km
  107. Continue straight onto Rodovia Santos Dumont
    48.6 km
  108. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.1 km
  109. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Júlio Garcia
    314.5 km
  110. Continue straight onto Rodovia Ápio Cardoso
    9.2 km
  111. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Rodoanel de Montes Claros
    0.2 km
  112. Continue onto Rodoanel de Montes Claros
    11.8 km
  113. Take the exit ramp right
    0.3 km
  114. Continue slight right onto Rodovia João da Silva Maia
    5.5 km
  115. Continue straight onto Rodovia Guimarães Rosa
    34.7 km
  116. Go straight onto Via Marginal BR-135
    4.0 km
  117. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.1 km
  118. Merge slight left onto Rodovia João da Silva Maia
    160.3 km
  119. Take the exit ramp straight onto Rua Erotides Lima
    1.4 km
  120. Merge slight left
    90.4 km
  121. Continue straight onto Avenida JK
    105.4 km
  122. Take the exit ramp slight right towards Betim
    0.2 km
  123. Go straight onto Rua H
    0.3 km
  124. Take the ramp slight right onto Avenida Helena Vasconcelos Costa towards Betim
    0.5 km
  125. Merge slight left onto Avenida Helena Vasconcelos Costa towards Betim
    1.8 km
  126. Merge slight left onto Via Expressa Francisco Cleuton Lopes
    3.1 km
  127. Continue straight onto Via Expressa de Contagem
    0.3 km
  128. Continue straight onto Via Expressa Francisco Cleuton Lopes
    9.5 km
  129. Continue straight onto Avenida Campos de Ourique
    0.3 km
  130. Take the exit ramp straight onto Avenida Campos de Ourique
    0.4 km
  131. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Fernão Dias
    0.3 km
  132. Keep slight left at the fork onto Contorno de Betim
    6.8 km
  133. Keep slight left at the fork onto Contorno de Betim towards Sao Paulo
    1.2 km
  134. Merge slight right onto Rodovia Fernão Dias
    167.3 km
  135. Continue straight onto Rodovia Fernão Dias
    369.1 km
  136. Take the exit ramp slight right towards São Paulo
    0.2 km
  137. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.8 km
  138. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Presidente Dutra
    4.2 km
  139. Merge slight left onto Marginal Tietê (Expressa)
    0.2 km
  140. Keep slight right at the fork onto Marginal Tietê Expressa
    0.7 km
  141. Merge slight right onto Marginal Tietê (Expressa)
    2.2 km
  142. Take the exit ramp slight right onto Avenida Morvan Dias de Figueiredo towards Centro
    0.4 km
  143. Keep slight left at the fork onto Avenida Morvan Dias de Figueiredo towards Centro
    0.3 km
  144. Continue straight onto Ponte Fábio Lazzari
    0.6 km
  145. Go straight onto Avenida Cruzeiro do Sul
    1.1 km
  146. Continue straight onto Rua da Cantareira
    1.5 km
  147. Take the ramp slight right
    0.0 km
  148. Turn right
    0.0 km
  149. Keep slight left at the fork onto Parque Dom Pedro II
    0.5 km
  150. Turn right onto Avenida Rangel Pestana towards Praça da Sé
    0.2 km
  151. Turn left onto Rua Venceslau Brás
    0.3 km
  152. Continue left onto Praça da Sé
    0.2 km
  153. Continue left onto Praça da Sé
    0.1 km
  154. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
1,277.1 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
17 hrs 52 min • 17 hrs 52 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
183.5 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
423.9 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
137.6 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
248.9%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Sao Paulo
11:42 – 22:27
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
17:04
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 44 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
11 hrs 9 min
SunriseDawn break
11:42
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R10,653.77
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R50.97
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R509.75
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R11,214.50
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (104)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
26
Complex forks Path selection
10
Highway exits Deceleration zones
24
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Cape Town -33.92883, 18.41722
Midpoint
1,277.1 km
Total: 2548.7 km
Midpoint 1,277.1 km
2548.7 km 2145 min
Destination Sao Paulo -23.55065, -46.63338

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 2548.7 km
Return-cycle span 5097.4 km
Traversal time 2145 min
Maneuver count 154
Maneuver density 6.0 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 1,277.1 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.92883, 18.41722
Midpoint -15.97501, -41.72497
End -23.55065, -46.63338
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Questions 9
How far is Cape Town from Sao Paulo? +
Cape Town is about 2548.7 km from Sao Paulo by road.
How long does it take from Cape Town to Sao Paulo? +
The drive usually takes about 2145 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Cape Town to Sao Paulo 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 Sao Paulo? +
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 Sao Paulo? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R5,129.10 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R5,149.29 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R5,123.60 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R5,369.50 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Cape Town to Sao Paulo? +
No tollgates are 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. This route looks more local or regional, but always check signs and road conditions on the day.
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