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Distance from Durban R512 N3 to Lombe Cota

Durban R512 N3 to Lombe Cota is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 3,526.1 km in roughly 42 hrs 41 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.

N Durban R512 N3 → Lombe Cota
Road distance
3,526.1 km
M10 M81 R564
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
2,739.3 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.29×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
95
Info Travel board
Travel time
42 hrs 41 min
End point
Lombe-Cota
Return: 23 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
2561 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
82.6 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 21 planned rest stops
47 hrs 56 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R6,732.89
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R6,760.81
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R8,200.31
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R8,251.09
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R8,883.67
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R8,920.52
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R10,819.85
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R10,886.85
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R11,689.04
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R11,737.52
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R14,236.65
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R14,324.80
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
323° NW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
143° SE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-29.8412, 30.9805
End coords Destination point
-9.4755, 16.1486
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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3,526.1 km 42 hrs 41 min
Start Durban R512 N3
Finish Lombe Cota
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Start point
Destination
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Start your journey
    0.6 km
  2. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M10
    0.1 km
  3. Go straight
    0.1 km
  4. Turn right onto Felix Dlamini Road towards M10: Calo Manor
    0.2 km
  5. Turn sharp right
    0.4 km
  6. Merge slight right
    18.9 km
  7. Keep slight right at the fork
    221.7 km
  8. Continue straight
    251.4 km
  9. Keep slight right at the fork
    89.8 km
  10. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M81
    0.5 km
  11. Keep slight right at the fork towards M81
    0.2 km
  12. Go straight onto Winnie Mandela Drive
    1.7 km
  13. Turn slight left towards R564: Witkoppen Road
    0.3 km
  14. Go straight onto Witkoppen Road
    0.5 km
  15. Turn right onto Cedar Avenue
    5.0 km
  16. Continue straight onto Cedar Road
    2.9 km
  17. Turn left
    4.0 km
  18. Turn right onto Pelindaba Road
    20.5 km
  19. Continue left
    9.5 km
  20. Turn right
    10.2 km
  21. Continue straight
    4.6 km
  22. Merge slight right
    183.0 km
  23. Turn right
    49.0 km
  24. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  25. Continue
    0.7 km
  26. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  27. Continue
    0.2 km
  28. Turn slight right
    0.1 km
  29. Turn left
    0.5 km
  30. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.5 km
  31. Continue left onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    10.0 km
  32. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  33. Continue
    36.4 km
  34. Continue left onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    5.6 km
  35. Continue straight onto Main Street
    4.5 km
  36. Continue straight onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    74.0 km
  37. Continue straight onto Sir Seretse Khama Avenue
    2.1 km
  38. Turn slight left onto Sir Seretse Karma Highway
    0.0 km
  39. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  40. Continue
    462.6 km
  41. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.2 km
  42. Merge slight right onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    164.7 km
  43. Continue straight
    0.2 km
  44. Turn left onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    104.3 km
  45. Turn right
    387.5 km
  46. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Okavango Road
    0.1 km
  47. Continue onto Okavango Road
    5.4 km
  48. Turn left
    96.1 km
  49. Turn right
    0.3 km
  50. Turn right
    55.0 km
  51. Turn right
    77.4 km
  52. At the end of the road, turn right
    30.4 km
  53. Continue left
    13.9 km
  54. Continue slight left
    11.5 km
  55. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  56. Continue
    339.8 km
  57. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  58. Continue
    175.1 km
  59. Continue straight
    113.8 km
  60. Keep slight right at the fork
    23.5 km
  61. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  62. Continue
    3.9 km
  63. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.1 km
  64. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    1.0 km
  65. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.0 km
  66. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.3 km
  67. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.1 km
  68. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    6.5 km
  69. At the end of the road, turn left
    26.2 km
  70. Continue straight
    9.1 km
  71. Continue straight
    79.4 km
  72. Turn slight left
    0.7 km
  73. Turn slight right
    0.1 km
  74. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.0 km
  75. Continue
    0.0 km
  76. Go straight
    2.0 km
  77. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  78. Continue
    2.3 km
  79. Continue straight
    62.9 km
  80. Keep slight right at the fork
    102.8 km
  81. Turn right
    116.0 km
  82. Continue straight
    10.8 km
  83. Turn slight left
    0.1 km
  84. Continue straight
    2.7 km
  85. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  86. Continue
    0.2 km
  87. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  88. Continue
    0.2 km
  89. At the end of the road, turn left
    1.8 km
  90. Go straight
    1.2 km
  91. Turn slight left
    0.0 km
  92. Keep slight right at the fork
    21.0 km
  93. Turn right
    1.6 km
  94. Continue straight onto Lombe-Cota
    0.6 km
  95. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 43
Known total R1,658.00
Main toll road N4
This route includes 43 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.
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Wilge
Road: 169
R94.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.153, 28.132
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.093, 28.117
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.187, 28.134
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
Kroondal
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.062, 28.107
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.245, 28.135
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.274, 28.149
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Marikana Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
e-Toll Blouvalk
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Mooi Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R49.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Mooi
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
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
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.222, 28.128
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.116, 28.133
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Kroondal
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Swartruggens Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R103.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Buffelspoort Ramp Plaza
Road:
R20.00
Routes ↩ Lombe Cota → Durban R512 N3 Durban R512 N3 to Johannesburg Durban R512 N3 to Pretoria Durban R512 N3 to Cape Town Durban R512 N3 to Durban Johannesburg to Lombe Cota Pretoria to Lombe Cota Cape Town to Lombe Cota
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
1,766.3 km
KwaZulu-Natal to Malanje
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
21 hrs 20 min • 21 hrs 20 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
KwaZulu-Natal to Malanje
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
253.9 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
586.5 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
190.4 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
77.7%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Lombe Cota
07:00 – 18:42
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
11 hrs 42 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
7 hrs 40 min
SunriseDawn break
07:00
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R14,739.12
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R70.52
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R705.22
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R15,514.86
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (98)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
15
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
7
Highway exits Deceleration zones
18
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Durban R512 N3 -29.84117, 30.98052
Midpoint
1,766.3 km
Total: 3,526.1 km
Midpoint 1,766.3 km
3,526.1 km 42 hrs 41 min
Destination Lombe Cota End: Lombe-Cota -9.47551, 16.14855

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span KwaZulu-Natal to Malanje
One-way road span 3,526.1 km
Return-cycle span 7,052.2 km
Traversal time 42 hrs 41 min
Maneuver count 95
Maneuver density 2.7 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 1,766.3 km

Coordinate frame

Start -29.84117, 30.98052
Midpoint -22.22956, 19.00009
End -9.47551, 16.14855
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Questions 9
How far is Durban R512 N3 from Lombe Cota? +
Durban R512 N3 is about 3,526.1 km from Lombe Cota by road.
How long does it take from Durban R512 N3 to Lombe Cota? +
The drive usually takes about 42 hrs 41 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Durban R512 N3 to Lombe Cota 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 Durban R512 N3 to Lombe Cota? +
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 Durban R512 N3 to Lombe Cota? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R6,732.89 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R6,760.81 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R8,200.31 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R8,251.09 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Durban R512 N3 to Lombe Cota? +
Yes. There are 43 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. This route looks more local or regional, but always check signs and road conditions on the day.
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Towns along the route

: Calo Manor
From Durban R512 N3 To Lombe Cota
: Fourways
From Durban R512 N3 To Lombe Cota
Trans-Kalahari Corridor
From Durban R512 N3 To Lombe Cota
Rua Joaquim Kapango
From Durban R512 N3 To Lombe Cota
Lombe-Cota
From Durban R512 N3 To Lombe Cota

Route Locations

Start area
Durban R512 N3, KwaZulu-Natal
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Lombe Cota, Malanje
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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