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Distance from Cota Calandula to Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1

N Cota Calandula → Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1
Road distance
3,276.7 km
N1 N6
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
2,459.8 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.33×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
100
Info Travel board
Travel time
39 hrs 52 min
Start point
Cota-Calandula
End point
Western Bypass
Return: 44 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
2392 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
82.2 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 19 planned rest stops
44 hrs 37 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R6,256.68
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R6,282.63
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R7,620.31
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R7,667.50
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R8,255.34
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R8,289.58
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R10,054.58
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R10,116.84
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R10,862.29
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R10,907.34
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R13,229.71
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R13,311.63
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
156° SSE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
336° NNW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-9.2003, 16.0320
End coords Destination point
-29.1688, 26.1832
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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Cota Calandula to Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 3,276.7 km in roughly 39 hrs 52 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Travel modes
Cota Calandula → Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1
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Car
3,276.7 km
39 hrs 52 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
3,276.7 km
~50 hrs 24 min
65 km/h avg
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Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1
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Flight
3,277 km
↑ 31 hrs 18 min faster
Flight time
6 hrs 33 min
With airport
~8 hrs 33 min
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3,276.7 km 39 hrs 52 min
Start Cota Calandula
Finish Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1
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Start point
Destination
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Turn-by-turn directions

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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 3rd exit
    0.2 km
  76. Continue
    45.5 km
  77. Continue straight
    26.3 km
  78. Turn right onto Shippard Street
    0.6 km
  79. At the end of the road, turn right onto Station Road
    0.1 km
  80. Turn left onto Vryburg Road
    156.5 km
  81. Continue straight onto Moffat Street
    69.0 km
  82. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  83. Continue
    63.0 km
  84. Turn right
    71.1 km
  85. Turn left onto Quinn Street
    1.3 km
  86. Continue straight onto Du Toitspan Road
    0.1 km
  87. Turn right onto Lennox Street
    0.7 km
  88. Turn left onto Bultfontein Road
    0.6 km
  89. Continue straight onto Dalham Road
    0.5 km
  90. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Oliver Street
    0.1 km
  91. Continue onto Oliver Street
    4.0 km
  92. Continue straight onto Nathan Street
    150.6 km
  93. Continue straight onto Walter Sisulu Road
    0.1 km
  94. Turn right towards N1: Colesberg
    0.5 km
  95. Merge slight right onto Western Bypass
    7.8 km
  96. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N6: Aliwal North
    0.5 km
  97. Turn right
    0.2 km
  98. Take the exit ramp right towards Kroonstad
    0.5 km
  99. Merge slight right onto Western Bypass
    3.3 km
  100. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

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Tolls found 0
Known total —
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 ↩ Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1 → Cota Calandula Cota Calandula to Johannesburg Cota Calandula to Pretoria Cota Calandula to Cape Town Cota Calandula to Durban Johannesburg to Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1 Pretoria to Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1 Cape Town to Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
1,641.8 km
Malanje to Free State
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
19 hrs 56 min • 19 hrs 56 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Malanje to Free State
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
235.9 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
545.0 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
176.9 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
75.1%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1
06:52 – 17:30
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 37 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
13 hrs 15 min
SunriseDawn break
06:52
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R13,696.64
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R65.53
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R655.34
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R14,417.52
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (89)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
14
Lane merges Yield required
6
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
17
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Cota Calandula Start: Cota-Calandula -9.20027, 16.03204
Midpoint
1,641.8 km
Total: 3,276.7 km
Midpoint 1,641.8 km
3,276.7 km 39 hrs 52 min
Destination Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1 End: Western Bypass -29.16880, 26.18321

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Malanje to Free State
One-way road span 3,276.7 km
Return-cycle span 6,553.4 km
Traversal time 39 hrs 52 min
Maneuver count 100
Maneuver density 3.1 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 1,641.8 km

Coordinate frame

Start -9.20027, 16.03204
Midpoint -21.05513, 18.57482
End -29.16880, 26.18321
Places

Places in Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1

Fuel stops, shops, restaurants and services near your destination.

38 places
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Convenience store

Bonjour

📍 Convenience store Curie Avenue, Bloemfontein, 4001
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Convenience store

Quickshop

📍 Convenience store Bloemfontein
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Convenience store

Quickshop

📍 Convenience store Bloemfontein
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Convenience store

Quickshop

📍 Convenience store Bloemfontein
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School

Beetles Bugs and Butterflies

🏫 School Vereeniging Drive
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Supermarket

Checkers Hyper

📍 Supermarket Bloemfontein, 9301, Free State
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Supermarket

Pick n Pay

📍 Supermarket Barry Richter Road, Bloemfontein, 9310, Free State
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Convenience store

Quickshop

📍 Convenience store Bloemfontein
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Supermarket

Pick n Pay Hyper

📍 Supermarket 111 Benade Drive, Bloemfontein, 9301, Free State
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Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 9301, Free State
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Clothing store

D.K. Bridal Boutique

👔 Clothing store 52 Pasteur Avenue, Bloemfontein, 9301
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Department store

Quantum cigarettes

🏬 Department store 228 Mlamleli Road
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School

Wilgehof Primary School

🏫 School Rose Avenue
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School

🏫 School Wildeals Avenue, Bloemfontein, 9317, Free State
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School

Castle Bridge School

🏫 School James Dick Street, Bloemfontein
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Shopping centre

TGS Shopping Center

🏬 Shopping centre 46 Wilde Als Avenue, 9301
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Clothing store

Adenddorf machinery mart

👔 Clothing store 10 Harvey Road, 9301
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School

Hodisa Technical Secondary School

🏫 School Ntlati Street, Mangaung
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School

🏫 School Haldon Road
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School

Free State School of Nursing

🏫 School Kolbe Avenue, Bloemfontein
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School

Vulamasango Secondary School

🏫 School Zim Street, Mangaung
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Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 9309, Western Cape
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Fuel station

BP

⛽ Fuel station Bloemfontein, 9301, Free State
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Clothing store

PEP

👔 Clothing store Manguang, Free State
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Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 9300, Free State
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Department store

Edgars

🏬 Department store Bloemfontein
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Shopping centre

Loch Logan Mall

🏬 Shopping centre 105 Henry
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Bank

Standard Bank

🏦 Bank Fakulteits Street
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Clothing store

Spitz

👔 Clothing store Bloemfontein
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Clothing store

PEP

👔 Clothing store Bloemfontein, 9301, Free State
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Bank

Nedbank

🏦 Bank Henry Street, Bloemfontein
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Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 9301, Free State
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Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 9301, Free State
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Clothing store

PEP

👔 Clothing store Bloemfontein, 9301, Free State
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Bank

FNB

🏦 Bank Nelson Mandela Drive
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Clothing store

Fashion World

👔 Clothing store Kellner Street
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Clothing store

Truworths

👔 Clothing store Kellner Street
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Shopping centre

Mimosa Mall

🏬 Shopping centre Bloemfontein
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Questions 9
How far is Cota Calandula from Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1? +
Cota Calandula is about 3,276.7 km from Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1 by road.
How long does it take from Cota Calandula to Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1? +
The drive usually takes about 39 hrs 52 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Cota Calandula to Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1 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 to Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1? +
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 to Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R6,256.68 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R6,282.63 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R7,620.31 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R7,667.50 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Cota Calandula to Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1? +
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. 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 To Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1
Lombe-Cota
From Cota Calandula To Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1
Rua Joaquim Kapango
From Cota Calandula To Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1
Caiundo-Cuangar
From Cota Calandula To Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1
Trans-Kalahari Corridor
From Cota Calandula To Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1
: Colesberg
From Cota Calandula To Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1
Western Bypass
From Cota Calandula To Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1
: Aliwal
From Cota Calandula To Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1
London
From Cota Calandula To Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1
Mangaung
From Cota Calandula To Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1

Route Locations

Start area
Cota Calandula, Malanje
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Bloemfontein N1 N1 N1 N1, Free State
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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