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Distance from Cota Calandula N1 to Aliwal

N Cota Calandula N1 → Aliwal
Road distance
3,589.2 km
N1 R511 R512 R564 R603
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
2,803.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.28×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
117
Info Travel board
Travel time
43 hrs 42 min
Start point
Cota-Calandula
End point
Vista Place
Return: 24 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
2622 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
82.1 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 21 planned rest stops
48 hrs 57 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R6,853.40
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R6,881.83
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R8,347.10
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R8,398.78
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R9,042.69
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R9,080.19
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R11,013.53
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R11,081.72
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R11,898.27
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R11,947.62
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R14,491.48
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R14,581.22
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
149° SSE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
329° NNW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-9.2003, 16.0320
End coords Destination point
-30.2455, 30.9075
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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Cota Calandula N1 to Aliwal is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 3,589.2 km in roughly 43 hrs 42 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
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Cota Calandula N1 → Aliwal
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Car
3,589.2 km
43 hrs 42 min
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Two-wheeler
3,589.2 km
~55 hrs 13 min
65 km/h avg
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3,589 km
↑ 34 hrs 31 min faster
Flight time
7 hrs 10 min
With airport
~9 hrs 10 min
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3,589.2 km 43 hrs 42 min
Start Cota Calandula N1
Finish Aliwal
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  1. Head on Cota-Calandula
    10.7 km
  2. Continue straight onto Lombe-Cota
    24.5 km
  3. Continue straight
    1.6 km
  4. Merge slight right
    21.2 km
  5. Turn slight right
    2.9 km
  6. Continue right
    0.2 km
  7. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  8. Continue
    0.1 km
  9. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  10. Continue
    2.7 km
  11. Continue straight
    0.2 km
  12. Continue straight
    10.7 km
  13. Continue straight
    116.0 km
  14. Turn left
    0.0 km
  15. Turn left
    0.0 km
  16. Turn slight right
    54.7 km
  17. Go straight
    47.1 km
  18. Keep slight left at the fork
    63.9 km
  19. Continue straight
    2.3 km
  20. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  21. Continue
    0.0 km
  22. Go straight
    2.0 km
  23. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  24. Continue
    0.8 km
  25. Turn slight right
    79.5 km
  26. Continue straight
    9.1 km
  27. Continue straight
    26.1 km
  28. Turn right
    6.5 km
  29. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.1 km
  30. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.3 km
  31. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.0 km
  32. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    1.0 km
  33. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  34. Continue
    3.7 km
  35. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  36. Continue
    0.1 km
  37. Continue slight right
    23.0 km
  38. Turn slight left
    9.8 km
  39. Go straight
    104.4 km
  40. Continue straight
    175.1 km
  41. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  42. Continue
    2.2 km
  43. Turn slight left
    129.4 km
  44. Keep slight left at the fork onto Caiundo-Cuangar
    208.6 km
  45. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  46. Continue
    11.5 km
  47. Continue slight right
    13.9 km
  48. At the end of the road, turn right
    30.4 km
  49. Take the exit ramp left
    0.0 km
  50. Merge slight right
    77.4 km
  51. Turn left
    55.0 km
  52. At the end of the road, turn left
    0.3 km
  53. Turn left
    96.1 km
  54. At the end of the road, turn right onto Grootfontein - Rundu Highway
    5.1 km
  55. Turn left onto Dolfhout Street
    0.0 km
  56. Turn right
    0.8 km
  57. Turn right onto Paul Swartz Street
    0.0 km
  58. Turn left
    387.0 km
  59. Turn left onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    104.3 km
  60. Turn left
    0.0 km
  61. Turn right
    0.2 km
  62. Merge slight right
    0.0 km
  63. Continue straight onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    3.4 km
  64. Turn slight left
    0.1 km
  65. Merge slight right onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    161.3 km
  66. At the end of the road, turn right onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    459.5 km
  67. Continue straight onto Sir Seretse Khama Avenue
    3.2 km
  68. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Sir Seretse Karma Highway
    0.1 km
  69. Continue onto Sir Seretse Karma Highway
    0.0 km
  70. Go straight onto Sir Seretse Khama Avenue
    2.1 km
  71. Continue straight onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    74.0 km
  72. Continue straight onto Main Street
    4.5 km
  73. Continue straight onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    5.5 km
  74. At the end of the road, turn right onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    36.5 km
  75. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  76. Continue
    10.0 km
  77. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.6 km
  78. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.7 km
  79. Turn slight left
    0.2 km
  80. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  81. Continue
    0.9 km
  82. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  83. Continue
    49.1 km
  84. Continue left onto Church Street
    71.1 km
  85. Continue straight onto Sarel Cilliers Street
    0.3 km
  86. Continue straight onto Roos Street
    0.4 km
  87. Continue straight onto Andries Pretorius Street
    111.3 km
  88. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R512
    2.2 km
  89. Continue straight
    0.3 km
  90. Go straight
    2.9 km
  91. Continue straight
    10.2 km
  92. At the end of the road, turn left
    9.5 km
  93. Turn right onto Pelindaba Road
    20.4 km
  94. Turn left onto 6th Road
    6.8 km
  95. Continue straight onto Cedar Avenue
    4.9 km
  96. Turn left onto Witkoppen Road towards R564
    0.8 km
  97. Turn right towards R511: William Nicol Drive
    0.2 km
  98. Keep slight left at the fork towards R511: William Nicol Drive
    0.2 km
  99. Go straight onto Winnie Mandela Drive
    1.6 km
  100. Take the ramp straight towards N1 Toll: Pretoria
    0.7 km
  101. Merge slight right onto Western Bypass
    30.6 km
  102. Keep slight left at the fork
    58.7 km
  103. Keep slight left at the fork
    437.2 km
  104. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R603
    1.2 km
  105. Turn left onto Sbu Mkhize Drive
    37.0 km
  106. Continue straight onto Umbumbulu Road
    29.3 km
  107. Take the ramp left
    0.6 km
  108. Merge slight right
    8.4 km
  109. Take the exit ramp slight left towards South Coast
    0.4 km
  110. Turn slight left
    0.1 km
  111. Turn right
    0.1 km
  112. Turn left
    0.1 km
  113. Turn right
    6.1 km
  114. Turn left onto Rozel Road
    0.1 km
  115. Turn slight right onto Saint Helier Road
    0.4 km
  116. Turn left onto Vista Place
    0.1 km
  117. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 39
Known total R1,592.00
Main toll road N4
This route includes 39 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N4. 10 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.093, 28.117
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.153, 28.132
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.222, 28.128
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.187, 28.134
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.062, 28.107
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: 169
R94.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Marikana Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.245, 28.135
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
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
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Buffelspoort Ramp Plaza
Road:
R20.00
Swartruggens Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R103.00
Kroondal
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.116, 28.133
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Buffelspoort Ramp Plaza
Road:
R20.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.041, 28.077
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Mooi
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R49.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.274, 28.149
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Kroondal
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
e-Toll Blouvalk
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.167, 28.141
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Routes ↩ Aliwal → Cota Calandula N1 Cota Calandula N1 to Johannesburg Cota Calandula N1 to Pretoria Cota Calandula N1 to Cape Town Cota Calandula N1 to Durban Johannesburg to Aliwal Pretoria to Aliwal Cape Town to Aliwal
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Halfway point
1,798.0 km
Malanje to KwaZulu-Natal
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
21 hrs 51 min • 21 hrs 51 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Malanje to KwaZulu-Natal
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
258.4 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
597.0 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
193.8 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
78.1%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Aliwal
06:35 – 17:09
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 33 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
11 hrs 12 min
SunriseDawn break
06:35
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R15,002.95
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R71.78
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R717.84
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R15,792.58
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (98)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
14
Lane merges Yield required
6
Complex forks Path selection
6
Highway exits Deceleration zones
18
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Cota Calandula N1 Start: Cota-Calandula -9.20027, 16.03204
Midpoint
1,798.0 km
Total: 3,589.2 km
Midpoint 1,798.0 km
3,589.2 km 43 hrs 42 min
Destination Aliwal End: Vista Place -30.24549, 30.90749

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Malanje to KwaZulu-Natal
One-way road span 3,589.2 km
Return-cycle span 7,178.4 km
Traversal time 43 hrs 42 min
Maneuver count 117
Maneuver density 3.3 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 1,798.0 km

Coordinate frame

Start -9.20027, 16.03204
Midpoint -22.20471, 19.01132
End -30.24549, 30.90749
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How far is Cota Calandula N1 from Aliwal? +
Cota Calandula N1 is about 3,589.2 km from Aliwal by road.
How long does it take from Cota Calandula N1 to Aliwal? +
The drive usually takes about 43 hrs 42 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Cota Calandula N1 to Aliwal 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 Cota Calandula N1 to Aliwal? +
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 Cota Calandula N1 to Aliwal? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R6,853.40 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R6,881.83 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R8,347.10 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R8,398.78 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Cota Calandula N1 to Aliwal? +
Yes. There are 39 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. This route crosses a provincial boundary. National roads appear in this route, so watch for toll signs and busier sections.
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Towns along the route

Cota-Calandula
From Cota Calandula N1 To Aliwal
Lombe-Cota
From Cota Calandula N1 To Aliwal
Rua Joaquim Kapango
From Cota Calandula N1 To Aliwal
Caiundo-Cuangar
From Cota Calandula N1 To Aliwal
Trans-Kalahari Corridor
From Cota Calandula N1 To Aliwal
: Randburg
From Cota Calandula N1 To Aliwal
Hartbeespoort Dam
From Cota Calandula N1 To Aliwal
Toll: Pretoria
From Cota Calandula N1 To Aliwal
Western Bypass
From Cota Calandula N1 To Aliwal
: Umumbulu
From Cota Calandula N1 To Aliwal

Route Locations

Start area
Cota Calandula N1, Malanje
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Aliwal, KwaZulu-Natal
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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