Distance from Cape Town to Southgate

N Cape Town → Southgate
Road distance
1645.7 km
Highway dominant · M5 / N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / R102
Cape Town to Southgate is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,645.7 km in roughly 18 hrs 20 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,278.6 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.29×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
32
Info Travel board
Travel time
18 hrs 20 min
Start point
Paddock Avenue
Return: 36 hrs 40 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1100 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
89.8 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 9 planned rest stops
20 hrs 35 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R3,218.26
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R3,221.81
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R3,205.22
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R3,317.79
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R4,246.31
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R4,251.00
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R4,229.12
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R4,377.64
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R5,587.26
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R5,593.43
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R5,564.63
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R5,760.06
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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
-29.7303, 31.0300
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 → Southgate
Places along your journey

Places from Cape Town to Southgate

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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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
Fuel stations Near Cape Town

Shell

Worcester, 6849, Western Cape 93 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
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Supermarkets Soon after Cape Town

Checkers

Beaufort West, 6970, Western Cape 426 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 Southgate

Bonjour

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

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal 1,260 km from start
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Clothing & fashion 1.0 km

PEP

Hillhead Drive, Durban, 4302, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 1.0 km

Shoprite

Phoenix, 4300, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 1.5 km

Phoenix Technical Secondary School

4300, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 1.9 km

Mount Royal Combined School

KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 2.1 km

Quickshop

2 Mount Moriah Drive, KwaMashu
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Schools & education 2.2 km

Phoenix Secondary School

4300, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.3 km

Clayridge Primary School

4648, KwaZulu-Natal
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Professional services 2.3 km

Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa

8 Montreal Road
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Schools & education 2.6 km

Palmcroft Primary School

4068, KwaZulu-Natal
Convenience store 2.7 km

Shell Select

4360, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 2.8 km

Quickshop

38 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe
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Convenience store 2.8 km

Quickshop

Mount Edgecombe
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Schools & education 2.8 km

Millview Primary School

4068, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 2.9 km

Pick n Pay Express

49 Sagewood Way, Umhlanga, 4022, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 3.0 km

Eastbury Secondary School

4300, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 3.0 km

Quickshop

89 Flanders Drive, Mount Edgecombe
Convenience store 3.1 km

Shell Select

4068, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 3.1 km

Pick n Pay

Sunset Crescent, Umhlanga Ridge, 4320, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 3.1 km

Earlington Secondary School

4068, KwaZulu-Natal
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Car services 3.3 km

Midas

Meridian Drive
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Convenience store 3.3 km

Bonjour

1469 Chris Hani Road, Durban North
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Gifts & hobbies 3.6 km

Tops at Spar

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
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Clothing & fashion 3.6 km

Pick n Pay Clothing

1 Palm Boulevard, Umhlanga, 4319, KwaZulu-Natal
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Clothing & fashion 3.7 km

Safari Centre Gateway

Palm Boulevard
Convenience store 3.8 km

Shell Select

4068, KwaZulu-Natal
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Shopping malls 4.0 km

Phoenix Plaza

19 Parthenon Street Phoenix Plaza, Phoenix, 4068
Convenience store 4.2 km

Shell Select

4068, KwaZulu-Natal
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Beauty & wellness 4.4 km

Lazlo's Barbershop

5 Terence Place, Durban, 4051
Convenience store 4.5 km

Shell Select

4068, KwaZulu-Natal
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Gym & fitness 4.7 km

ocean2air

5 Forest Drive
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Professional services 4.8 km

NMC Interior Design & Project Management

56 Margaret Maytom Avenue, Durban, 4051
Convenience store 5.1 km

Shell Select

4068, KwaZulu-Natal
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Shopping malls 5.4 km

Oceans Mall Umhlanga

Lagoon Drive, Umhlanga
Beverly Hills Accommodation 5.6 km

Beverly Hills

1 Lighthouse Road, Umhlanga, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
"Beverly Hills is one of uMhlanga’s more established luxury hotels, sitting right on the be…"
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Clothing & fashion 5.6 km

PEP

300 Malandela Road, KwaMashu, 4359, KwaZulu-Natal
Convenience store 5.7 km

Shell Select

4068, KwaZulu-Natal
Fuel stations 5.9 km

Shell

4309, KwaZulu-Natal
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Banks 6.2 km

FNB

Saint Andrews Drive, Durban
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Car services 6.3 km

Dunlop Epress

714 Chris Hani Road, Durban, 4051
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Home & garden 6.4 km

23 Interiors

18 Tottum Road, Durban, 4339
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Car services 6.5 km

Dennis Auto

15 Orange Grove, Durban, 4051
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Car services 6.5 km

DriveTime Vehicle Test Station

676 Chris Hani Road, Durban, 4051
Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

1645.7 km 1100 min
Start Cape Town
Finish Southgate
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

  1. Directions from Cape Town to Southgate via N1 and N5 and N3 and N2
    National highway route N1N5N3N2
  2. Directions from Cape Town to Southgate via M5
    Metro arterial route M5
  3. Directions from Cape Town to Southgate via R102
    Provincial road route R102
  4. Head on Paddock Avenue
    0.1 km
  5. Turn left onto Saint Johns Road
    0.2 km
  6. Continue straight onto Plein Street
    0.5 km
  7. Turn right onto Darling Street
    0.5 km
  8. Continue straight onto Sir Lowry Road
    0.2 km
  9. Go straight
    0.1 km
  10. Go straight onto Christiaan Barnard Street
    1.0 km
  11. Take the ramp right towards N1: Paarl
    0.7 km
  12. Merge slight right onto FW de Klerk Boulevard
    461.0 km
  13. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  14. Continue onto Donkin Street
    2.0 km
  15. Continue straight
    644.6 km
  16. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N5
    0.6 km
  17. Turn right
    66.5 km
  18. Continue straight
    71.4 km
  19. Turn right onto Hospital Road
    91.6 km
  20. Merge slight right
    262.2 km
  21. Keep slight right at the fork towards N3: Durban
    9.3 km
  22. Keep slight left at the fork
    15.8 km
  23. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N2: Port Shepstone
    0.3 km
  24. Keep slight left at the fork towards N2: King Shaka International Airport
    0.8 km
  25. Merge slight right onto Outer Ring Road
    10.1 km
  26. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R102: Inanda
    0.5 km
  27. Keep slight left at the fork towards R102: KwaMashu
    0.2 km
  28. Go straight onto Curnick Ndlovu Highway
    0.9 km
  29. Turn slight left towards M5
    0.5 km
  30. Turn right onto Chris Hani Road
    3.4 km
  31. Turn left onto Stonebridge Drive
    0.4 km
  32. Turn left onto Southgate Drive
    0.0 km
  33. Turn left onto Aldergate Avenue
    0.4 km
  34. Turn right
    0.0 km
  35. 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 N2 - North Coast Toll Road
This route includes 21 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N2 - North Coast Toll Road.
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
822.8 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
9 hrs 10 min • 9 hrs 10 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
118.5 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
273.7 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
88.9 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
77.7%
Solar data
Daylight window at Southgate
06:44 – 17:03
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:53
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 19 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
10 hrs 26 min
SunriseDawn break
06:44
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R6,879.15
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R32.91
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R329.15
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,241.21
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (22)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
4
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
822.8 km
Total: 1645.7 km
Midpoint 822.8 km
1645.7 km 1100 min
Destination Southgate -29.73031, 31.02996

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1645.7 km
Return-cycle span 3291.4 km
Traversal time 1100 min
Maneuver count 32
Maneuver density 1.9 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 822.8 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.92883, 18.41722
Midpoint -30.54334, 25.50676
End -29.73031, 31.02996
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Cape Town from Southgate? +
Cape Town is about 1645.7 km from Southgate by road.
How long does it take from Cape Town to Southgate? +
The drive usually takes about 1100 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Cape Town to Southgate 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 Southgate? +
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 Southgate? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,218.26 (R27.16 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,221.81 (R27.19 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,205.22 (R27.05 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,317.79 (R28.00 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Cape Town to Southgate? +
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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