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Distance from Cota Calandula to Witbank

Cota Calandula to Witbank is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 3,084.5 km in roughly 37 hrs 40 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.

N Cota Calandula → Witbank
Road distance
3084.5 km
N1 N4 R555
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
2,317.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.33×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
98
Info Travel board
Travel time
37 hrs 40 min
Start point
Cota-Calandula
End point
Eadie Street
Return: 75 hrs 22 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
2260 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
81.9 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 18 planned rest stops
42 hrs 10 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R5,163.51
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R5,187.94
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R5,752.04
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R5,798.68
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R6,812.96
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R6,845.20
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R7,589.50
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R7,651.03
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R8,964.43
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R9,006.84
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R9,986.18
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R10,067.15
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
145° SE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
325° NW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-9.2003, 16.0320
End coords Destination point
-25.8762, 29.2100
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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3084.5 km 2261 min
Start Cota Calandula
Finish Witbank
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Turn-by-turn directions

↑
  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
    166.6 km
  88. Keep slight right at the fork towards N1
    2.1 km
  89. Merge slight right
    9.6 km
  90. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N4
    0.3 km
  91. Keep slight left at the fork towards N4: eMalahleni
    1.4 km
  92. Continue straight
    95.9 km
  93. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R555: eMalahleni
    0.4 km
  94. Keep slight left at the fork towards R555: eMalahleni
    0.1 km
  95. Go straight onto Walter Sisulu Drive
    0.8 km
  96. Turn right onto Eadie Street
    0.1 km
  97. Continue left onto Eadie Street
    0.1 km
  98. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 31
Known total R759.00
Main toll road N4
This route includes 31 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N4.
Diamond Hill Plaza (East)
Road: Road not linked yet
R51.00
Marikana Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Diamond Hill Plaza (West)
Road: Road not linked yet
R51.00
Doornpoort Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Doornpoort Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Doornpoort Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Kroondal
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Unnamed toll gantry near Diamond Hill Plaza
Road: Near Diamond Hill Plaza
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Unnamed toll gantry near Diamond Hill Plaza
Road: Near Diamond Hill Plaza
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Brits Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Brits Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Doornpoort Plaza
Road: N4 Bakwena corridor
R20.00
Kroondal
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Swartruggens Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R103.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Doornpoort Plaza
Road: N4 Bakwena corridor
R20.00
Donkerhoek Tollstation
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Buffelspoort Ramp Plaza
Road:
R20.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Buffelspoort Ramp Plaza
Road:
R20.00
Donkerhoek Tollstation
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Cullinan Ramp Plaza
Road:
R21.00
Cullinan Ramp Plaza
Road:
R21.00
Valtaki East Ramp Plaza
Road:
R39.00
Ekandustria East Ramp Plaza
Road:
R31.00
Ekandustria East Ramp Plaza
Road:
R31.00
Valtaki East Ramp Plaza
Road:
R39.00
Routes ↩ Witbank → Cota Calandula Cota Calandula to Johannesburg Cota Calandula to Pretoria Cota Calandula to Cape Town Cota Calandula to Durban Johannesburg to Witbank Pretoria to Witbank Cape Town to Witbank
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
1,545.1 km
Malanje to Mpumalanga
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
18 hrs 50 min • 18 hrs 50 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Malanje to Mpumalanga
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
222.1 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
513.0 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
166.6 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.68
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
75.1%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Witbank
06:28 – 17:30
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
11 hrs 1 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
3 hrs 3 min
SunriseDawn break
06:28
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R12,893.35
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R61.69
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R616.91
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R13,571.95
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (95)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
14
Lane merges Yield required
5
Complex forks Path selection
6
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
1,545.1 km
Total: 3084.5 km
Midpoint 1,545.1 km
3084.5 km 2261 min
Destination Witbank End: Eadie Street -25.87624, 29.21000

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Malanje to Mpumalanga
One-way road span 3084.5 km
Return-cycle span 6169 km
Traversal time 2261 min
Maneuver count 98
Maneuver density 3.2 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 1,545.1 km

Coordinate frame

Start -9.20027, 16.03204
Midpoint -20.48187, 18.20845
End -25.87624, 29.21000
Destination services

Available in Witbank

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Service groups 5
Schools Clothing stores Fuel stations and garages Supermarkets Shopping malls
Nearby category Schools Top 6 nearby matches around Witbank
6
Nearby category Clothing stores Top 1 nearby match around Witbank
1
Nearby category Fuel stations and garages Top 2 nearby matches around Witbank
2
Nearby category Supermarkets Top 6 nearby matches around Witbank
6
Nearby category Shopping malls Top 1 nearby match around Witbank
1
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Questions 9
How far is Cota Calandula from Witbank? +
Cota Calandula is about 3084.5 km from Witbank by road.
How long does it take from Cota Calandula to Witbank? +
The drive usually takes about 2261 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Cota Calandula to Witbank 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 Witbank? +
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 Witbank? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R5,163.51 (R23.25 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R5,187.94 (R23.36 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R5,752.04 (R25.90 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R5,798.68 (R26.11 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Cota Calandula to Witbank? +
Yes. There are 31 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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Route Locations

Start area
Cota Calandula, Malanje
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Witbank, Mpumalanga
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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