Distance from Cape Town to Sarh

Directions from Cape Town to Sarh via N1 and N7

National highway route N1N7
Head on Paddock Avenue

0.1 km
Turn left onto Saint Johns Road

0.2 km
Continue straight onto Plein Street

0.5 km
Turn right onto Darling Street

0.5 km
Continue straight onto Sir Lowry Road

0.2 km
Go straight

0.1 km
Go straight onto Christiaan Barnard Street

1.0 km
Take the ramp right towards N1: Paarl

0.7 km
Merge slight right onto FW de Klerk Boulevard

5.8 km
Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1

0.5 km
Keep slight right at the fork towards N1

1.5 km
Keep slight right at the fork towards N1

1.6 km
Keep slight left at the fork towards N7: Malmesbury

0.7 km
Merge slight right towards N7: Malmesbury

116.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.0 km
Continue

37.5 km
Continue straight

509.4 km
Continue straight

301.2 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit

0.1 km
Continue

485.3 km
Turn slight left

0.6 km
Keep slight left at the fork

0.7 km
Take the ramp right

2.9 km
Keep slight right at the fork

1.4 km
Continue straight onto Western Bypass

43.1 km
Continue straight

36.4 km
Continue straight

172.5 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Hage Geingob Street

0.0 km
Continue onto Hage Geingob Street

2.5 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.0 km
Continue

243.9 km
Turn right

55.0 km
Turn right

77.4 km
At the end of the road, turn right

30.4 km
Continue left

13.9 km
Continue slight left

11.5 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.0 km
Continue

339.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit

0.1 km
Continue

175.1 km
Continue straight

113.8 km
Keep slight right at the fork

23.5 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.0 km
Continue

3.9 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango

0.1 km
Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango

1.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango

0.0 km
Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango

0.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango

0.1 km
Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango

6.5 km
At the end of the road, turn left

26.2 km
Continue straight

9.1 km
Continue straight

79.4 km
Turn slight left

0.7 km
Turn slight right

0.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit

0.0 km
Continue

0.0 km
Go straight

2.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit

0.0 km
Continue

2.3 km
Continue straight

62.9 km
Keep slight right at the fork

102.8 km
Turn right

116.0 km
Continue straight

10.8 km
Turn slight left

0.1 km
Continue straight

2.7 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit

0.0 km
Continue

0.2 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.1 km
Continue

0.2 km
At the end of the road, turn left

1.8 km
Go straight

1.2 km
Turn slight left

0.0 km
Keep slight right at the fork

21.0 km
Turn right

1.6 km
Continue straight onto Lombe-Cota

24.5 km
Continue straight onto Cota-Calandula

21.4 km
Continue straight onto Estrada de Calandula

7.4 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit

0.1 km
Continue

87.0 km
Keep slight left at the fork

15.2 km
At the end of the road, turn right

32.6 km
Turn right

53.4 km
Go straight

3.2 km
Turn slight right

148.9 km
Turn slight right

95.3 km
Continue straight

29.2 km
Turn slight right

3.8 km
Turn right

5.6 km
Keep slight left at the fork

3.4 km
At the end of the road, turn left

3.9 km
Turn right

10.2 km
Turn slight right

7.8 km
Turn right

7.5 km
Keep slight left at the fork

0.0 km
Turn left

43.5 km
Turn slight right

0.4 km
Turn left

11.1 km
Turn left

37.8 km
Turn right

3.3 km
Keep slight right at the fork

0.3 km
Go straight

21.9 km
Keep slight right at the fork

69.3 km
Continue onto Bac Luozi

2.6 km
Continue

0.9 km
At the end of the road, turn right

34.5 km
Turn slight right

0.8 km
Turn slight right

1.0 km
Turn sharp left

0.6 km
Turn left

0.6 km
Turn slight right

5.8 km
Turn right

2.6 km
Turn sharp left

46.5 km
Turn slight left

1.1 km
Turn slight right

14.6 km
Keep slight left at the fork

40.6 km
Continue onto Avenue Brazzaville

2.0 km
Continue straight

49.6 km
Continue straight onto Avenue Kinkala

5.6 km
Continue straight onto Route du Djoué

4.7 km
Continue straight onto Avenue de l'OUA

1.7 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenue de l'OUA

0.0 km
Continue onto Avenue de l'OUA

3.6 km
At the roundabout, take the 5th exit onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso

0.1 km
Continue onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso

0.2 km
Continue slight left onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso

1.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul

0.0 km
Continue onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul

1.6 km
Continue straight onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs

1.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs

0.0 km
Continue onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs

1.7 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs

0.0 km
Continue onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs

1.7 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs

0.0 km
Continue onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs

1.6 km
Continue straight onto Viaduc Talangaï-Kintélé

7.6 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Avenue de Kintélé

0.0 km
Continue onto Avenue de Kintélé

0.9 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Avenue de Kintélé

0.1 km
Continue onto Avenue de Kintélé

6.0 km
Keep right at the fork

1.7 km
Turn slight right

4.2 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.0 km
Continue

10.5 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.0 km
Continue

12.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit

0.1 km
Continue

351.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit

0.1 km
Continue

40.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit

0.0 km
Continue

136.3 km
Turn right

227.3 km
Turn left

167.8 km
Turn slight left

70.2 km
Continue straight

1.3 km
Turn slight right

0.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit

0.0 km
Continue

48.6 km
Turn right

3.2 km
Turn left

4.1 km
Turn sharp right

61.8 km
Turn left

37.5 km
Continue

0.1 km
Continue

32.3 km
At the end of the road, turn left

22.2 km
Go straight

2.2 km
Turn left

2.2 km
At the end of the road, turn right

0.8 km
Turn slight right

1.8 km
Turn left

59.4 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.0 km
Continue

62.7 km
Turn slight right

2.4 km
Turn slight right

0.3 km
Turn right

108.6 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenue Haye Ndiba

0.0 km
Continue onto Avenue Haye Ndiba

0.5 km
Continue onto Avenue Mbartoua

0.3 km
Continue straight onto Yaoundé-Bertoua

0.2 km
Continue straight onto Bertoua-Garoua-Boulai

6.4 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Bertoua-Garoua-Boulai

14.0 km
Continue straight onto Bertoua-Garoua-Boulai

224.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Garoua-Bolai-Ngaoundéré

0.0 km
Continue onto Garoua-Bolai-Ngaoundéré

71.3 km
Continue straight onto Ngaoundéré-Garoua-Boulai

21.9 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.1 km
Continue

81.3 km
Go straight

56.6 km
Continue straight

9.2 km
Go straight

3.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Ngaoundéré-Garoua-Boulai

0.1 km
Continue onto Ngaoundéré-Garoua-Boulai

5.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Ngaoundéré-Garoua

0.1 km
Continue onto Ngaoundéré-Garoua

8.6 km
At the end of the road, turn right onto Ngaoundéré-Garoua

4.7 km
Merge right

60.5 km
Continue straight

173.2 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit

0.0 km
Continue

1.9 km
Keep slight right at the fork

19.4 km
Continue straight

8.2 km
Continue straight onto Moundou - Ngoundere

112.5 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Route Goudron Mota

0.0 km
Continue onto Route Goudron Mota

2.6 km
Continue straight onto Goudron Mota غودرن متا

2.1 km
Turn right

0.0 km
Keep slight left at the fork

2.4 km
At the end of the road, turn right onto Route Moundou - Doba - Sarh

0.9 km
Continue straight onto Route nationale Moundou - Sarh

93.4 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Route nationale Moundou - Sarh

0.0 km
Continue onto Route nationale Moundou - Sarh

8.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Route nationale Moundou - Sarh

0.0 km
Continue onto Route nationale Moundou - Sarh

74.3 km
Continue straight onto Route Nationale Moundou - Sarh

32.6 km
Continue straight onto Route nationale Moundou - Sarh

87.2 km
Continue straight onto قنطرة باليمبا Pont de Balimba

0.5 km
Go straight onto طريق وطني ساره-دوبا-موندو Sarh - Doba - Moundou

4.1 km
At the end of the road, turn right onto طريق سارة - وسط سيدو Sarh - Sido

2.7 km
Turn right onto شارع الاستقلال

0.1 km
Turn slight right

0.2 km
You have arrived at your destination

0.0 km

Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

Tolls found 0

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Main toll road N1

We found matching toll-road records for this route, but no tollgate point was close enough to the route line to display as a confirmed route toll.

N1 N1 N1 N1

Routes ↩ Sarh → Cape Town Cape Town to Johannesburg Cape Town to Pretoria Cape Town to Durban Cape Town to Polokwane Johannesburg to Sarh Pretoria to Sarh Cape Town to Sarh

Stop Stopover sign

Halfway point

3,469.5 km

Mid-route position Road corridor partition

50 / 50

Time partition Start / finish split

46 hrs 19 min • 46 hrs 19 min

Waypoint reference Nearest route marker

Mid-route reference

Vec Consumption & emissions

Consumption & emissions profile

498.3 L needed

Low efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline

CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output

1,151.2 kg

Fuel mass Approximate tank weight

373.8 kg

Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol

R2.02

Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio

69.2%

☀ Solar data

Daylight window at Sarh

06:25 – 19:03

Active daylight

Solar noonHighest sun position

12:44

Total daylightUsable driving light

12 hrs 38 min

Light remainingUntil sunset

4 hrs 49 min

SunriseDawn break

06:25

Fin Tax & wear

Wear & SARS deduction

R28,931.73

Single trip SARS allowance

SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate

R4.18/km

Tyre wear Estimated tread cost

R138.43

Service wear Oil & filter allocation

R1,384.29

Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls

R30,454.45

Nav Maneuver index

Navigation complexity

Very High (238)

Turn difficulty rating

Roundabouts Multi-path navigation

Lane merges Yield required

Complex forks Path selection

Highway exits Deceleration zones

Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS

Origin Cape Town Start: Paddock Avenue -33.92883, 18.41722

Midpoint

3,469.5 km

Total: 6,921.5 km

Midpoint 3,469.5 km

6,921.5 km 92 hrs 38 min

Destination Sarh 9.14065, 18.39380

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route

Province span South Africa

One-way road span 6,921.5 km

Return-cycle span 13,842.9 km

Traversal time 92 hrs 38 min

Maneuver count 222

Maneuver density 3.2 /100 km

Midpoint chainage 3,469.5 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.92883, 18.41722

Midpoint -8.11111, 15.36665

End 9.14065, 18.39380

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Questions 9

How far is Cape Town from Sarh? +

Cape Town is about 6,921.5 km from Sarh by road.

How long does it take from Cape Town to Sarh? +

The drive usually takes about 92 hrs 38 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.

Is it possible to drive from Cape Town to Sarh 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 Sarh? +

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 Sarh? +

Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R13,928.76 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R13,983.58 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R13,913.81 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R14,581.59 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.

Are there any tollgates from Cape Town to Sarh? +

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. National roads appear in this route, so watch for toll signs and busier sections.

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Towns along the route

: Foreshore

From Cape Town To Sarh

: Paarl

From Cape Town To Sarh

FW de Klerk Boulevard

From Cape Town To Sarh

: Goodwood

From Cape Town To Sarh

Malmesbury

From Cape Town To Sarh

: Citrusdal

From Cape Town To Sarh

Western Bypass

From Cape Town To Sarh

Rua Joaquim Kapango

From Cape Town To Sarh

Lombe-Cota

From Cape Town To Sarh

Cota-Calandula

From Cape Town To Sarh

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