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Distance from Cape Town to Valtaki

N Cape Town → Valtaki
Road distance
1498 km
Highway dominant · M1 / M2 / N1 / N14 / N4
Cape Town to Valtaki is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,498.0 km in roughly 16 hrs 23 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,335.1 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.12×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
31
Info Travel board
Travel time
16 hrs 23 min
Start point
Paddock Avenue
End point
Leonitas
Return: 32 hrs 47 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
983 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
91.4 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 8 planned rest stops
18 hrs 23 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,014.54
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,026.40
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,011.30
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R3,155.83
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,977.52
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,993.17
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,973.25
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R4,163.94
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R5,233.58
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R5,254.17
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R5,227.96
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R5,478.87
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
50° NE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
230° SW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-33.9288, 18.4172
End coords Destination point
-25.7789, 28.6043
Taxi Transport options
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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1498 km
16 hrs 23 min
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1498 km
~23 hrs 2 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from Cape Town to Valtaki

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Convenience store Near Cape Town

Shell Select

7441, Western Cape 11 km from start
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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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Convenience store Before halfway

Quickshop

Beaufort West 426 km from start
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Food & drink Past halfway

Mugg & Bean

Kellner Street 912 km from start
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Food & drink Near Valtaki

Bean There Coffee Company

44 Stanley Avenue 1,262 km from start
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Convenience store Near Valtaki

Shell Select

2092, Gauteng 1,261 km from start
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Convenience store Near Valtaki

Quickshop

Johannesburg 1,263 km from start
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Convenience store Near Valtaki

Shell Select

2193, Gauteng 1,265 km from start
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Food & drink Near Valtaki

Bar Ber Black Sheep

2 Bolton Road 1,266 km from start
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Supermarkets Near Valtaki

Checkers

Centurion, 0157, Gauteng 1,296 km from start
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Convenience store Near Valtaki

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 1,312 km from start
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Food & drink Near Valtaki

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

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

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 1,314 km from start
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Convenience store Near Valtaki

Sasol

Bronkhorstspruit, 1020, Gauteng 1,331 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…"
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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…"
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B 0 km from start
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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…"
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B 911 km from start
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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…"
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B 911 km from start
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54 on Bath Hotel Near Valtaki

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…"
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B 1,262 km from start
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Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers Hotel Near Valtaki

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…"
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B 1,262 km from start
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Protea Hotel Pretoria Loftus Park Hotel Near Valtaki

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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B 1,311 km from start
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Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town Hotel Near Valtaki

Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town

1 Lower Buitengracht, Foreshore, Cape Town, Western Cape 1,317 km from start
"Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town is a large, full-service hotel that makes sens…"
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B 1,317 km from start
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Route

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1498 km 984 min
Start Cape Town
Finish Valtaki
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Cape Town to Valtaki via N1 and N14 and N4
    National highway route N1N14N4
  2. Directions from Cape Town to Valtaki via M1 and M2
    Metro arterial routes M1M2
  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
    18.8 km
  22. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M2
    0.5 km
  23. Keep slight right at the fork towards N1
    0.6 km
  24. Keep slight left at the fork towards M2
    0.4 km
  25. Keep slight right at the fork towards N4: eMalahleni
    1.2 km
  26. Continue straight
    34.9 km
  27. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Witfontein
    0.6 km
  28. Turn left onto Witfontein
    0.3 km
  29. Turn left onto Old Bronkhorstspruit Road
    0.4 km
  30. Turn right onto Pica
    1.5 km
  31. Turn left onto Diana Road
    0.9 km
  32. Turn right onto Leonitas
    0.2 km
  33. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 33
Known total R846.00
Main toll road N4
This route includes 33 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N4. 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
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
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
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
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Valtaki East Ramp Plaza
Road:
R39.00
Unnamed toll gantry near Diamond Hill Plaza
Road: Near Diamond Hill Plaza
R0.00
Donkerhoek Tollstation
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Diamond Hill Plaza (East)
Road: Road not linked yet
R51.00
Diamond Hill Plaza (West)
Road: Road not linked yet
R51.00
Unnamed toll gantry near Diamond Hill Plaza
Road: Near Diamond Hill Plaza
R0.00
Donkerhoek Tollstation
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Cullinan Ramp Plaza
Road:
R21.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Cullinan Ramp Plaza
Road:
R21.00
Valtaki East Ramp Plaza
Road:
R39.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Routes ↩ Valtaki → Cape Town Cape Town to Johannesburg Cape Town to Pretoria Cape Town to Durban Cape Town to Polokwane Johannesburg to Valtaki Pretoria to Valtaki Cape Town to Valtaki
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
749.3 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
8 hrs 11 min • 8 hrs 11 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
107.9 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
249.1 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
80.9 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
89.1%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Valtaki
06:47 – 17:21
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:04
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 33 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
8 hrs 27 min
SunriseDawn break
06:47
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R6,261.57
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R29.96
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R299.60
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R6,591.12
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (23)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
5
Highway exits Deceleration zones
5
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Cape Town Start: Paddock Avenue -33.92883, 18.41722
Midpoint
749.3 km
Total: 1498 km
Midpoint 749.3 km
1498 km 984 min
Destination Valtaki End: Leonitas -25.77886, 28.60430

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1498 km
Return-cycle span 2996 km
Traversal time 984 min
Maneuver count 31
Maneuver density 2.1 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 749.3 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.92883, 18.41722
Midpoint -30.87055, 24.86340
End -25.77886, 28.60430
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Questions 9
How far is Cape Town from Valtaki? +
Cape Town is about 1498 km from Valtaki by road.
How long does it take from Cape Town to Valtaki? +
The drive usually takes about 984 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Cape Town to Valtaki 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 Valtaki? +
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 Valtaki? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,014.54 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,026.40 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,011.30 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,155.83 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Cape Town to Valtaki? +
Yes. There are 33 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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