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Distance from Chivu to Bloemfontein

Chivu to Bloemfontein is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 3,999.3 km in roughly 52 hrs 32 min.

N Chivu → Bloemfontein
Road distance
3,999.3 km
M30 N1 N12
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
2,995.9 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.33×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
119
Info Travel board
Travel time
52 hrs 32 min
Return: 4 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
3152 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
76.1 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 26 planned rest stops
59 hrs 2 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R6,694.77
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R6,726.44
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R7,457.83
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R7,518.30
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R8,833.37
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R8,875.17
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R9,840.19
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R9,919.97
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R11,622.86
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R11,677.85
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R12,947.62
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R13,052.60
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
188° S
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
8° N
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-2.4977, 30.5979
End coords Destination point
-29.1164, 26.2155
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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3,999.3 km 52 hrs 32 min
Start Chivu
Finish Bloemfontein
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  1. Start your journey
    1.7 km
  2. Turn right
    1.7 km
  3. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.6 km
  4. Turn slight right
    1.2 km
  5. Turn sharp left
    3.8 km
  6. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.2 km
  7. At the end of the road, turn left
    0.2 km
  8. At the end of the road, turn left
    0.5 km
  9. Continue right
    25.9 km
  10. At the end of the road, turn right
    84.4 km
  11. Turn right
    28.7 km
  12. Turn slight left
    54.6 km
  13. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
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    27.6 km
  15. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
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  16. Continue
    118.1 km
  17. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.2 km
  18. Continue
    8.1 km
  19. Turn left
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  20. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.6 km
  21. Turn left
    8.5 km
  22. Turn left
    60.9 km
  23. Turn right
    191.9 km
  24. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
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    0.6 km
  26. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
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  27. Continue
    2.1 km
  28. Turn right
    131.5 km
  29. Go straight
    37.3 km
  30. Go straight
    71.5 km
  31. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  32. Continue
    42.3 km
  33. Keep slight left at the fork
    27.9 km
  34. Go straight
    23.4 km
  35. Continue straight
    23.9 km
  36. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
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  37. Continue
    2.7 km
  38. Turn left
    162.8 km
  39. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  40. Continue
    0.9 km
  41. Turn left
    213.0 km
  42. Turn right onto Great North Road
    435.9 km
  43. Take the exit ramp left
    0.0 km
  44. Merge slight right onto Great North Road
    192.9 km
  45. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Great North Road
    0.1 km
  46. Continue onto Great North Road
    1.6 km
  47. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.0 km
  48. Continue onto Great North Road
    3.9 km
  49. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.1 km
  50. Continue onto Great North Road
    1.2 km
  51. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.1 km
  52. Continue onto Great North Road
    1.1 km
  53. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.1 km
  54. Continue onto Great North Road
    3.6 km
  55. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Kalambo Road
    0.1 km
  56. Continue onto Kalambo Road
    0.5 km
  57. Turn left onto Lumumba Road
    2.2 km
  58. Turn right onto Kafue Road
    5.0 km
  59. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Kafue Road
    0.0 km
  60. Continue onto Kafue Road
    2.1 km
  61. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Kafue Road
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  62. Continue onto Kafue Road
    3.4 km
  63. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Kafue Road
    0.0 km
  64. Continue onto Kafue Road
    3.5 km
  65. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Kafue Road
    0.0 km
  66. Continue onto Kafue Road
    120.1 km
  67. Turn slight right
    0.1 km
  68. Turn left onto Chirundu Bridge
    0.4 km
  69. Continue straight
    340.7 km
  70. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  71. Continue
    6.4 km
  72. Turn right onto King George Road
    1.4 km
  73. Continue straight onto Prince Edward Street
    3.7 km
  74. Continue straight onto Abdel Gamal Nasser Road
    2.2 km
  75. Take the exit ramp left
    0.3 km
  76. Continue straight onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    5.1 km
  77. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    0.0 km
  78. Continue onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    12.6 km
  79. Continue slight right onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    21.8 km
  80. Continue straight onto Harare Masvingo Beitbridge Road
    48.5 km
  81. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    48.9 km
  82. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.2 km
  83. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    2.5 km
  84. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.1 km
  85. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    145.9 km
  86. Continue straight onto Josiah Tongogara Road
    4.2 km
  87. Turn right onto Robert Mugabe Way
    0.9 km
  88. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    1.2 km
  89. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  90. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    280.5 km
  91. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
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  92. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
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  93. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
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  94. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.9 km
  95. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  96. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.3 km
  97. Continue straight
    94.2 km
  98. Go straight
    10.8 km
  99. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
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  100. Continue
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  101. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
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  102. Continue
    383.2 km
  103. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Johannesburg
    1.6 km
  104. Merge slight right onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.9 km
  105. Continue straight
    28.2 km
  106. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.8 km
  107. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12: Soweto
    1.4 km
  108. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    6.1 km
  109. Keep slight right at the fork
    364.3 km
  110. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M30: Mangaung
    0.9 km
  111. Continue straight onto Raymond Mhlaba Street
    7.8 km
  112. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Raymond Mhlaba Street
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  113. Continue onto Raymond Mhlaba Street
    3.5 km
  114. Continue straight onto East Burger Street
    0.3 km
  115. Turn right onto Nelson Mandela Drive
    0.9 km
  116. Turn left onto Markgraaff Street
    0.3 km
  117. Turn left onto Merriam Makeba Street
    0.1 km
  118. Turn right
    0.1 km
  119. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 48
Known total R1,628.50
Main toll road N1
This route includes 48 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.
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Routes ↩ Bloemfontein → Chivu Chivu to Johannesburg Chivu to Pretoria Chivu to Cape Town Chivu to Durban Johannesburg to Bloemfontein Pretoria to Bloemfontein Cape Town to Bloemfontein
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
2,004.6 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
26 hrs 16 min • 26 hrs 16 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
287.9 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
665.2 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
216.0 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.68
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
74.9%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Bloemfontein
06:43 – 17:40
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 57 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
06:43
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R16,716.92
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R79.99
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R799.85
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R17,596.76
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (164)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
29
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
4
Highway exits Deceleration zones
34
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Chivu -2.49766, 30.59786
Midpoint
2,004.6 km
Total: 3,999.3 km
Midpoint 2,004.6 km
3,999.3 km 52 hrs 32 min
Destination Bloemfontein -29.11640, 26.21550

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 3,999.3 km
Return-cycle span 7,998.5 km
Traversal time 52 hrs 32 min
Maneuver count 119
Maneuver density 3.0 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 2,004.6 km

Coordinate frame

Start -2.49766, 30.59786
Midpoint -15.39727, 28.27935
End -29.11640, 26.21550
Destination services

Available in Bloemfontein

Useful places near your destination, from everyday essentials to local stops that can help you settle in faster when you arrive.

Service groups 6
Schools Clothing stores Banks Fuel stations and garages Supermarkets Shopping malls
Nearby category Schools Top 6 nearby matches around Bloemfontein
6
Nearby category Clothing stores Top 6 nearby matches around Bloemfontein
6
Nearby category Banks Top 3 nearby matches around Bloemfontein
3
Nearby category Fuel stations and garages Top 6 nearby matches around Bloemfontein
6
Nearby category Supermarkets Top 6 nearby matches around Bloemfontein
6
Nearby category Shopping malls Top 5 nearby matches around Bloemfontein
5
Destination brief

Travelling to Bloemfontein

A polished arrival snapshot covering what stands out, who the place suits best and what to keep in mind before you get there.

Signature Relaxed central city
Standout Central location with an easier urban rhythm
Bloemfontein works for travellers who want a real city stop without the pressure and scale of the biggest metros, which is part of why it remains such a useful central inland overnight.
Best for Who this destination suits
Central stopover Family city stay Meeting point Working overnight
Arrival What to expect on arrival
The city is easier to cross than larger metros, but the final suburb or hotel still matters if the stop is short or part of a longer inland drive.
Regional base Good base for nearby trips
Use Bloemfontein as a central inland break for overnight travel, meetings, family visits and practical route resets.
Destination facts Quick reference details
Bloemfontein tourism emphasises a slower pace and lower-stress urban feel
The city can be crossed relatively quickly compared with larger metros
Its central position helps make it a common meeting and stopover point
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Chivu from Bloemfontein? +
Chivu is about 3,999.3 km from Bloemfontein by road.
How long does it take from Chivu to Bloemfontein? +
The drive usually takes about 52 hrs 32 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Chivu to Bloemfontein 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 Chivu to Bloemfontein? +
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 Chivu to Bloemfontein? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R6,694.77 (R23.25 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R6,726.44 (R23.36 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R7,457.83 (R25.90 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R7,518.30 (R26.11 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Chivu to Bloemfontein? +
Yes. There are 48 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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Towns along the route

Chirundu Bridge
From Chivu To Bloemfontein
Robert Mugabe Way
From Chivu To Bloemfontein
: Johannesburg
From Chivu To Bloemfontein
: Soweto
From Chivu To Bloemfontein
Kimberley
From Chivu To Bloemfontein
ern Bypass
From Chivu To Bloemfontein
: Mangaung
From Chivu To Bloemfontein
Bram Fischer
From Chivu To Bloemfontein

Route Locations

Start area
Chivu, Kagera
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Bloemfontein
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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