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Distance from Douala Edea to Cape Town

Douala Edea to Cape Town is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 6,037.9 km in roughly 78 hrs 19 min.

N Douala Edea → Cape Town
Road distance
6,037.9 km
M60 N1
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
4,317.1 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.40×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
200
Info Travel board
Travel time
78 hrs 19 min
Start point
Douala-Edea
End point
Gallery Lane
Return: 39 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
4699 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
77.1 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 39 planned rest stops
88 hrs 4 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R10,107.42
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R10,155.24
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R11,259.45
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R11,350.75
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R13,336.18
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R13,399.28
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R14,856.22
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R14,976.68
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R17,547.61
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R17,630.63
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R19,547.66
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R19,706.16
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
168° SSE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
348° NNW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
4.0184, 9.7242
End coords Destination point
-33.9288, 18.4172
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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6,037.9 km 78 hrs 19 min
Start Douala Edea
Finish Cape Town
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  1. Head on Douala-Edea
    2.9 km
  2. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Douala-Edea
    0.1 km
  3. Continue onto Douala-Edea
    0.1 km
  4. Continue straight onto Douala-Edea
    0.9 km
  5. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  6. Continue
    0.1 km
  7. Go straight onto Douala-Edea
    1.2 km
  8. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  9. Continue
    0.1 km
  10. Go straight onto Douala-Edea
    1.8 km
  11. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Douala-Edea
    0.0 km
  12. Continue onto Douala-Edea
    4.3 km
  13. Turn left
    1.0 km
  14. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  15. Continue
    0.5 km
  16. Continue straight
    0.3 km
  17. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  18. Continue
    2.1 km
  19. Turn left onto Douala-Edea
    47.9 km
  20. Continue straight onto Douala - Yaoundé (Nationale Numéro 3)
    167.6 km
  21. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  22. Continue
    0.4 km
  23. Continue straight onto Autoroute Yaoundé-Nsimalen
    9.3 km
  24. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.3 km
  25. Continue
    35.6 km
  26. Turn left onto Yaoundé-Sangmélima
    44.5 km
  27. Continue straight onto Sangmélima-Mbalmayo
    68.6 km
  28. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  29. Continue
    0.6 km
  30. Turn slight right
    25.3 km
  31. Go straight
    24.3 km
  32. Turn slight left
    36.4 km
  33. Go straight
    21.4 km
  34. Go straight
    154.6 km
  35. Turn left
    34.0 km
  36. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.9 km
  37. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  38. Continue
    0.2 km
  39. Turn slight right
    0.0 km
  40. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  41. Continue
    2.0 km
  42. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.2 km
  43. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  44. Continue
    70.3 km
  45. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  46. Continue
    154.8 km
  47. Continue straight
    84.5 km
  48. Turn slight right
    0.0 km
  49. Turn right
    168.1 km
  50. Go straight
    59.2 km
  51. Turn left
    136.3 km
  52. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  53. Continue
    40.0 km
  54. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  55. Continue
    95.4 km
  56. Turn slight left
    255.9 km
  57. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  58. Continue
    12.1 km
  59. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  60. Continue
    10.6 km
  61. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  62. Continue
    5.8 km
  63. Keep slight left at the fork onto Avenue de Kintélé
    6.1 km
  64. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Avenue de Kintélé
    0.1 km
  65. Continue onto Avenue de Kintélé
    0.9 km
  66. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.2 km
  67. Continue
    0.8 km
  68. Continue straight onto Viaduc Talangaï-Kintélé
    6.9 km
  69. Continue straight onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs
    1.6 km
  70. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs
    0.0 km
  71. Continue onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs
    1.7 km
  72. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs
    0.0 km
  73. Continue onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs
    1.7 km
  74. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs
    0.0 km
  75. Continue onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs
    1.1 km
  76. Go straight onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul
    0.2 km
  77. Continue straight onto Pont du Centenaire
    0.4 km
  78. Continue straight
    0.1 km
  79. Continue straight onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul
    0.9 km
  80. At the roundabout, take the 5th exit onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso
    0.1 km
  81. Continue onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso
    1.3 km
  82. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenue de l'OUA
    0.0 km
  83. Continue onto Avenue de l'OUA
    3.6 km
  84. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenue de l'OUA
    0.0 km
  85. Continue onto Avenue de l'OUA
    1.8 km
  86. Continue straight onto Route du Djoué
    4.6 km
  87. Go straight onto Avenue Kinkala
    5.6 km
  88. Continue straight
    49.6 km
  89. Continue straight
    0.1 km
  90. Continue straight onto Avenue Brazzaville
    1.8 km
  91. Continue
    56.5 km
  92. At the end of the road, turn left
    46.3 km
  93. Turn sharp right
    2.6 km
  94. Turn left
    6.5 km
  95. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.6 km
  96. Turn right
    0.5 km
  97. Keep slight right at the fork
    1.3 km
  98. Turn left
    34.5 km
  99. Turn left
    0.9 km
  100. Continue onto Bac Luozi
    2.6 km
  101. Continue
    91.2 km
  102. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.3 km
  103. Go straight
    3.3 km
  104. At the end of the road, turn left
    37.8 km
  105. Turn right
    11.9 km
  106. Turn right
    4.2 km
  107. Turn slight right
    1.0 km
  108. Turn slight right
    37.9 km
  109. Turn right
    7.6 km
  110. Turn left
    21.9 km
  111. Turn right
    3.1 km
  112. Turn slight left
    9.0 km
  113. Turn left
    4.7 km
  114. Continue straight
    25.4 km
  115. Continue straight
    0.6 km
  116. Go straight
    4.9 km
  117. Turn slight right
    90.9 km
  118. Go straight
    236.8 km
  119. Turn left onto Estrada pro Luinga
    102.3 km
  120. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  121. Continue
    53.2 km
  122. Continue straight
    1.6 km
  123. Merge slight right
    21.2 km
  124. Turn slight right
    2.9 km
  125. Continue right
    0.2 km
  126. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  127. Continue
    0.1 km
  128. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  129. Continue
    2.7 km
  130. Continue straight
    0.2 km
  131. Continue straight
    10.7 km
  132. Continue straight
    116.0 km
  133. Turn left
    0.0 km
  134. Turn left
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  135. Turn slight right
    54.7 km
  136. Go straight
    47.1 km
  137. Keep slight left at the fork
    63.9 km
  138. Continue straight
    2.3 km
  139. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  140. Continue
    0.0 km
  141. Go straight
    2.0 km
  142. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  143. Continue
    0.8 km
  144. Turn slight right
    79.5 km
  145. Continue straight
    9.1 km
  146. Continue straight
    26.1 km
  147. Turn right
    6.5 km
  148. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.1 km
  149. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.3 km
  150. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.0 km
  151. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    1.0 km
  152. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  153. Continue
    3.7 km
  154. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  155. Continue
    0.1 km
  156. Continue slight right
    23.0 km
  157. Turn slight left
    9.8 km
  158. Go straight
    104.4 km
  159. Continue straight
    175.1 km
  160. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  161. Continue
    2.2 km
  162. Turn slight left
    129.4 km
  163. Keep slight left at the fork onto Caiundo-Cuangar
    208.6 km
  164. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  165. Continue
    11.5 km
  166. Continue slight right
    13.9 km
  167. At the end of the road, turn right
    30.4 km
  168. Take the exit ramp left
    0.0 km
  169. Merge slight right
    77.4 km
  170. Turn left
    55.0 km
  171. At the end of the road, turn left
    243.9 km
  172. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Hage Geingob Street
    0.0 km
  173. Continue onto Hage Geingob Street
    2.5 km
  174. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  175. Continue
    172.3 km
  176. Continue straight
    55.6 km
  177. Take the exit ramp slight left
    1.0 km
  178. Merge slight right
    23.3 km
  179. Continue straight onto Dr. Hage G. Geingob Freeway
    0.5 km
  180. Take the exit ramp slight left
    4.4 km
  181. At the end of the road, turn left
    1.1 km
  182. At the end of the road, turn right
    485.3 km
  183. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  184. Continue
    301.2 km
  185. Continue straight
    546.9 km
  186. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  187. Continue
    117.4 km
  188. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Cape Town
    0.6 km
  189. Keep slight right at the fork towards N1: Cape Town
    0.4 km
  190. Merge slight right
    9.4 km
  191. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M60: Cape Town
    0.5 km
  192. Keep slight left at the fork towards M60: Zonnebloem
    0.1 km
  193. Turn slight left onto Christiaan Barnard Street
    0.9 km
  194. Turn right onto Sir Lowry Road
    0.3 km
  195. Continue slight right onto Darling Street
    0.1 km
  196. Turn left onto Buitenkant Street
    0.6 km
  197. Turn right onto Roeland Street
    0.3 km
  198. At the end of the road, turn left onto Saint Johns Road
    0.2 km
  199. Turn right onto Gallery Lane
    0.1 km
  200. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

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Tolls found 0
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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.
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Routes ↩ Cape Town → Douala Edea Douala Edea to Johannesburg Douala Edea to Pretoria Douala Edea to Cape Town Douala Edea to Durban Johannesburg to Cape Town Pretoria to Cape Town Durban to Cape Town
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
3,026.6 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
39 hrs 9 min • 39 hrs 9 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
434.7 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
1,004.2 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
326.0 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.68
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
71.5%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Cape Town
07:23 – 18:02
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 39 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
4 hrs 43 min
SunriseDawn break
07:23
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R25,238.37
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R120.76
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R1,207.58
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R26,566.70
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (231)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
40
Lane merges Yield required
4
Complex forks Path selection
8
Highway exits Deceleration zones
47
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Douala Edea Start: Douala-Edea 4.01842, 9.72420
Midpoint
3,026.6 km
Total: 6,037.9 km
Midpoint 3,026.6 km
6,037.9 km 78 hrs 19 min
Destination Cape Town End: Gallery Lane -33.92883, 18.41722

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 6,037.9 km
Return-cycle span 12,075.8 km
Traversal time 78 hrs 19 min
Maneuver count 200
Maneuver density 3.3 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 3,026.6 km

Coordinate frame

Start 4.01842, 9.72420
Midpoint -11.21896, 16.15900
End -33.92883, 18.41722
Destination services

Available in Cape Town

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

Service groups 7
Schools Clothing stores Banks Fuel stations and garages Supermarkets Pharmacies
Nearby category Schools Top 6 nearby matches around Cape Town
6
Nearby category Clothing stores Top 6 nearby matches around Cape Town
6
Nearby category Banks Top 6 nearby matches around Cape Town
6
Nearby category Fuel stations and garages Top 6 nearby matches around Cape Town
6
  • Shell
    1 Orange Street, Cape Town, 8001, Western Cape
  • Shell Select
    130 Buitenkant Street, Cape Town, 8001, Western Cape
  • Shell
    Cape Town, 8001, Western Cape
  • Shell Select
    8001, Western Cape
  • Shell
    Main Road, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8005, Western Cape
  • Shell Select
    8005, Western Cape
Nearby category Supermarkets Top 6 nearby matches around Cape Town
6
Nearby category Pharmacies Top 2 nearby matches around Cape Town
2
Nearby category Shopping malls Top 6 nearby matches around Cape Town
6
Destination brief

Travelling to Cape Town

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

Signature Mother City
Standout Table Mountain, coast and neighbourhood variety
Cape Town combines mountain, ocean and sharply different neighbourhoods in a way few South African cities can match, which is why the exact district matters almost as much as the city name itself.
Best for Who this destination suits
City break Food and culture Beach trip Conference travel
Arrival What to expect on arrival
A CBD arrival is not the same trip as Camps Bay, Sea Point, Century City, the southern suburbs or the airport side. Choose the exact district before departure.
Local pulse
Cape Town Tourism continues to actively promote current events, deals and trip-planning tools, which makes live city timing relevant to route planning.
Updated: 2026-04-08 · Source: Cape Town Tourism
Regional base Good base for nearby trips
Use Cape Town as a base for urban sightseeing, Atlantic and False Bay coast days, Winelands links and longer Western Cape touring.
Destination facts Quick reference details
Cape Town Tourism offers trip-planning tools for places to stay, eat and see
The city works for both leisure and conference travel
Neighbourhood choice strongly shapes the trip
Route support

Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Douala Edea from Cape Town? +
Douala Edea is about 6,037.9 km from Cape Town by road.
How long does it take from Douala Edea to Cape Town? +
The drive usually takes about 78 hrs 19 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Douala Edea to Cape Town 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 Douala Edea to Cape Town? +
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 Douala Edea to Cape Town? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R10,107.42 (R23.25 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R10,155.24 (R23.36 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R11,259.45 (R25.90 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R11,350.75 (R26.11 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Douala Edea to Cape Town? +
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. National roads appear in this route, so watch for toll signs and busier sections.
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Towns along the route

Douala-Edea
From Douala Edea To Cape Town
Douala - Yaoundé (Nationale Numéro 3)
From Douala Edea To Cape Town
Autoroute Yaoundé-Nsimalen
From Douala Edea To Cape Town
Yaoundé-Sangmélima
From Douala Edea To Cape Town
Sangmélima-Mbalmayo
From Douala Edea To Cape Town
Viaduc Talangaï-Kintélé
From Douala Edea To Cape Town
Boulevard Alfred Raôul
From Douala Edea To Cape Town
Pont du Centenaire
From Douala Edea To Cape Town
Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso
From Douala Edea To Cape Town
Bac Luozi
From Douala Edea To Cape Town

Route Locations

Start area
Douala Edea, Littoral
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Cape Town
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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