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Distance from E 71 to Pretoria

N E 71 → Pretoria
Road distance
791.2 km
N1 N3 R103
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
515.3 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.54×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
30
Info Travel board
Travel time
9 hrs 58 min
Start point
East
End point
Church Square
Return: 56 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
598 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
79.4 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 4 planned rest stops
10 hrs 58 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,510.81
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R1,517.07
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R1,840.09
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R1,851.48
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,993.43
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R2,001.69
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R2,427.89
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R2,442.92
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R2,622.93
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R2,633.81
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R3,194.59
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R3,214.37
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
353° N
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
173° S
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-30.3461, 28.8233
End coords Destination point
-25.7459, 28.1879
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
Calculating arrival…
E 71 to Pretoria is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 791.2 km in roughly 9 hrs 58 min.
Travel modes
E 71 → Pretoria
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Car
791.2 km
9 hrs 58 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
791.2 km
~12 hrs 10 min
65 km/h avg
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Flight
791 km
↑ 6 hrs 23 min faster
Flight time
1 hr 34 min
With airport
~3 hrs 34 min
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791.2 km 9 hrs 58 min
Start E 71
Finish Pretoria
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Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

↑
  1. Head on East
    0.2 km
  2. At the end of the road, turn left onto Main Street
    66.3 km
  3. Turn right onto Hope Street
    2.8 km
  4. Turn right
    1.2 km
  5. Continue straight
    0.1 km
  6. Turn left
    0.1 km
  7. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  8. Continue
    0.4 km
  9. At the end of the road, turn left
    0.2 km
  10. Continue straight
    37.4 km
  11. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.4 km
  12. Turn left
    144.4 km
  13. Turn slight left towards R103
    0.1 km
  14. Turn slight left onto Chief Albert Luthuli Road
    2.4 km
  15. Continue straight onto Howick Road
    2.8 km
  16. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Peter Brown Drive
    0.0 km
  17. Continue onto Peter Brown Drive
    0.1 km
  18. Take the ramp straight towards N3: Harrismith
    0.4 km
  19. Merge slight right
    161.4 km
  20. Continue straight
    251.4 km
  21. Keep slight right at the fork
    81.1 km
  22. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1
    0.4 km
  23. Keep slight right at the fork towards N1: Pretoria
    1.5 km
  24. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    34.3 km
  25. Continue straight onto Kgosi Mampuru Street
    0.9 km
  26. Turn right onto W.F. Nkomo Street
    0.5 km
  27. Continue straight onto Church Street
    0.2 km
  28. Turn right onto Paul Kruger Street
    0.1 km
  29. Turn sharp left onto Church Square
    0.2 km
  30. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 35
Known total R1,379.00
Main toll road N3
This route includes 35 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N3. 10 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.062, 28.107
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.153, 28.132
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Mooi
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.187, 28.134
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Wilge
Road: 169
R94.00
Mooi Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R49.00
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
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.222, 28.128
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.274, 28.149
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
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
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.245, 28.135
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
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.167, 28.141
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Routes ↩ Pretoria → E 71 E 71 to Johannesburg E 71 to Pretoria E 71 to Cape Town E 71 to Durban Johannesburg to Pretoria Cape Town to Pretoria Durban to Pretoria
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
396.2 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
4 hrs 59 min • 4 hrs 59 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
57.0 L needed
Low efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
131.6 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
42.7 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
65.1%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Pretoria
06:38 – 17:28
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 49 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
10 hrs 17 min
SunriseDawn break
06:38
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R3,307.34
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R15.82
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R158.25
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R3,481.42
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (18)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
1
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
4
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin E 71 Start: East -30.34606, 28.82330
Midpoint
396.2 km
Total: 791.2 km
Midpoint 396.2 km
791.2 km 9 hrs 58 min
Destination Pretoria End: Church Square -25.74593, 28.18791

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 791.2 km
Return-cycle span 1,582.5 km
Traversal time 9 hrs 58 min
Maneuver count 30
Maneuver density 3.8 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 396.2 km

Coordinate frame

Start -30.34606, 28.82330
Midpoint -28.64544, 29.62175
End -25.74593, 28.18791
Places

Places in Pretoria

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

50 places
📍
Supermarket

Pick n Pay

📍 Supermarket Pretoria Central, 0002
👔
Clothing store

PEP

👔 Clothing store 14 Bureau Avenue, Pretoria, 0002, Gauteng
🏬
Shopping centre

Capitol Towers North

🏬 Shopping centre Madiba Street
🏦
Bank

Nedbank

🏦 Bank Pretorius Street, Pretoria
🏦
Bank

Capitec Bank

🏦 Bank Pretorius Street
👔
Clothing store

Mr Price

👔 Clothing store Thabo Sehume Street, Pretoria, 0002
👔
Clothing store

PEP

👔 Clothing store Pretoria, 0002, Gauteng
🏦
Bank

FNB

🏦 Bank 215 Bosman Street, Pretoria
📍
Convenience store

Adobe Supermarket

📍 Convenience store Johannes Ramokhoase Street, Pretoria
🏦
Bank

Capitec Bank

🏦 Bank W.F. Nkomo Street
🏦
Bank

African Bank

🏦 Bank W.F. Nkomo Street
🏦
Bank

Capitec Bank

🏦 Bank Thabo Sehume Street, Pretoria
🏦
Bank

Nedbank

🏦 Bank Pretoria
🏦
Bank

Cash Crusaders

🏦 Bank Pretorius Street, Pretoria
👔
Clothing store

Mr Price

👔 Clothing store Helen Joseph Street, Pretoria
👔
Clothing store

Truworths

👔 Clothing store Pretoria
📍
Supermarket

Ackermans Woman

📍 Supermarket Pretorius Street, Pretoria
👔
Clothing store

PEP

👔 Clothing store 275 Church Street, Pretoria, 0002, Gauteng
🏫
College

Damelin City Campus Pretoria

🏫 College 273 Thabo Sehume Street, Pretoria
🏫
College

Intec College

🏫 College 273 Thabo Sehume Street, Pretoria
📍
Supermarket

Shoprite Usave

📍 Supermarket Pretoria, 0002
👔
Clothing store

Mr Price

👔 Clothing store Pretoria
📍
Supermarket

Shoprite

📍 Supermarket Helen Joseph Street, Pretoria
💊
Pharmacy

Clicks

💊 Pharmacy Pretorius Street, Pretoria
📍
Supermarket

Boxer

📍 Supermarket Helen joseph
📍
Supermarket

Boxer

📍 Supermarket Helen joseph
📍
Supermarket

Boxer

📍 Supermarket Helen joseph
👔
Clothing store

PEP

👔 Clothing store 277 Pretorius Street, Pretoria, 0002, Gauteng
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School

Laerskool Eendracht

🏫 School Pretoria, Gauteng
🏫
School

Northwood High School

🏫 School 74 Struben Street, Pretoria, Gauteng
🏫
College

Confidence College

🏫 College Kgosi Mampuru Street, Pretoria
🏬
Shopping centre

Bloed Street Mall

🏬 Shopping centre Pretoria
🏫
University

UNISA

🏫 University Nana Sita Street
🏬
Shopping centre

Jetset Park

🏬 Shopping centre Pretoria
🏫
College

Goldman College

🏫 College 15 Sisulu Street, Pretoria
🏫
School

MIG Primary Shcool

🏫 School 190 Jeff Masemola Street
🏬
Shopping centre

Station Square

🏬 Shopping centre 521 Bosman, Pretoria
💊
Pharmacy

Clicks

💊 Pharmacy Bosman Street
🚕
Taxi rank

Bosman Taxi Rank

🚕 Taxi rank Pretoria
⛽
Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store Pretoria, 0183, Gauteng
🏬
Shopping centre

Kingsley Centre

🏬 Shopping centre Pretoria
🏬
Shopping centre

SunnyPark Shopping Centre

🏬 Shopping centre Robert Sobukwe Street, Pretoria, 0132
⛽
Convenience store

BP Express

⛽ Convenience store Pretoria
⛽
Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store Pretoria, 0002, Gauteng
⛽
Convenience store

Caltex Auto Motion

⛽ Convenience store Pretoria
🏬
Shopping centre

Vista Do Sol Centre

🏬 Shopping centre Pretoria
🏬
Shopping centre

MidCity Square

🏬 Shopping centre Pretoria, 0002
⛽
Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 0183, Gauteng
💊
Pharmacy

Dis-Chem

💊 Pharmacy Shop B03 Kirkness Street, Pretoria, 0002
⛽
Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 0083, Gauteng
Destination brief

Travelling to Tshwane / Pretoria

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

Signature Capital city and cultural core
Standout Monuments, government and a wider Tshwane spread
Pretoria is strongest as part of the wider Tshwane capital area, where government, museums, monuments and different suburban nodes create a broader destination than the historic centre alone.
Best for Who this destination suits
Government travel Museums and monuments City stay Business travel
Arrival What to expect on arrival
Union Buildings, Hatfield, Menlyn, Centurion-side travel and the old core are different arrivals. Naming the exact zone matters.
Regional base Good base for nearby trips
Use Pretoria and the wider Tshwane area for government travel, heritage stops, conferences and north-Gauteng city stays.
Destination facts Quick reference details
Visit Tshwane describes the city as cultural and cosmopolitan
The destination combines grand architecture and museums
Five major highways feed into the wider Tshwane area
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is E 71 from Pretoria? +
E 71 is about 791.2 km from Pretoria by road.
How long does it take from E 71 to Pretoria? +
The drive usually takes about 9 hrs 58 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from E 71 to Pretoria 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 E 71 to Pretoria? +
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 E 71 to Pretoria? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,510.81 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,517.07 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,840.09 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,851.48 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from E 71 to Pretoria? +
Yes. There are 35 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. National roads appear in this route, so watch for toll signs and busier sections.
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Towns along the route

: Harrismith
From E 71 To Pretoria
: Pretoria
From E 71 To Pretoria
Polokwane
From E 71 To Pretoria
Johannesburg
From E 71 To Pretoria
Church Square
From E 71 To Pretoria

Route Locations

Start area
E 71, Eastern Cape
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Pretoria
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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