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Distance from E116 to A 1

N E116 → A 1
Road distance
1,981.2 km
Metro routes · M16 / M3 / M5 / M64 / N2 / N3 / N4 / R539
E116 to A 1 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,981.2 km in roughly 23 hrs 21 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,682.4 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.18×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
70
Info Travel board
Travel time
23 hrs 21 min
Start point
Satara Camp Road
End point
the fork
Return: 43 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1401 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
84.8 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 11 planned rest stops
26 hrs 6 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R3,782.94
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R3,798.63
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R4,607.43
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R4,635.96
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R4,991.38
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R5,012.08
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R6,079.24
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R6,116.89
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R6,567.60
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R6,594.85
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R7,999.01
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R8,048.54
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
227° SW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
47° NE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-24.3952, 31.7791
End coords Destination point
-34.1032, 18.4395
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
Weather 23 °C E116 Fair View Forecast → 16 °C A 1 Light Showers View Forecast →
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Travel modes
E116 → A 1
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Car
1,981.2 km
23 hrs 21 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
1,981.2 km
~30 hrs 28 min
65 km/h avg
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1,981 km
~3 hrs 57 min
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Nearby places

Places in A 1

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29 places View all →
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Shopping centre 2.5 km

Lakeside Strip mall

Service Road, Lakeside, 7945
View details → Lakeside
📍
Supermarket 2.5 km

Pick n Pay

Main Road, Lakeside, 7945, Western Cape
View details → Lakeside
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Clothing store 2.6 km

Kalk Bay Quarter

Main Road
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Clothing store 2.7 km

nanou B fashion

Main Road
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Clothing store 2.7 km

Mediterraneo

Main Road
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Clothing store 2.7 km

SKA

Main Road
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Clothing store 2.7 km

Kalk Bay Garden Shop

Main Road
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Clothing store 2.7 km

Nicki & Co.

Main Road
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📍
Supermarket 2.7 km

Checkers

Muizenberg, 7945, Western Cape
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🏫
School 2.9 km

AIMS

Melrose Road
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School 3.3 km

Laerskool Paul Greyling

Sunray Road
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🏫
School 3.3 km

Fish Hoek Primary School

Upper Recreation Road, Fish Hoek, 7975
View details → Fish Hoek
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School 3.3 km

Fish Hoek Pre-Primary

Abington Circle, Fish Hoek, 7975
View details → Fish Hoek
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School 3.4 km

Bay Primary Junior Campus

Tenth Avenue, Fish Hoek, 7975
View details → Fish Hoek
📍
Supermarket 3.6 km

Shoprite

Fish Hoek, 7975, Western Cape
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Clothing store 3.7 km

PEP

60 Main Road, Cape Town, 7975, Western Cape
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School 3.7 km

Tiny Tots

15 Pollsmoor Road
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Convenience store 3.7 km

Quickshop

Cape Town
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School 3.8 km

Bright Light Montessori

4 Sterlig Road, Kirstenhof
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School 3.9 km

Fish Hoek High School

Thirteenth Avenue, Fish Hoek, 7974
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Fuel station 3.9 km

Shell

61 Main Road, 7975, Western Cape
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Convenience store 4.0 km

Quickshop

69 Main Road, Cape Town
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📍
Supermarket 4.1 km

Pick n Pay

100-120 Main Road, Western Cape, 7975
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📍
Convenience store 4.1 km

Pick n Pay Express

Cape Town, 7950, Western Cape
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Clothing store 4.2 km

PEP

Cape Town, 7945, Western Cape
View details → Cape Town
📍
Supermarket 4.2 km

Pick n Pay

Muizenberg, 7945, Western Cape
View details → Muizenberg
⛽
Fuel station 4.5 km

Shell

148 Military Road, 7845, Western Cape
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🏬
Shopping centre 4.6 km

Blue Route Mall

16 Tokai Road, Cape Town, 7945
View details → Cape Town
⛽
Convenience store 6.7 km

Shell Select

7945, Western Cape
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Route

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Start, destination and route line.

1,981.2 km 23 hrs 21 min
Start E116
Finish A 1
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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Route directions
🛣️
Directions from E116 to A 1 via N4 and N3 and N2
National highway route N4 N3 N2
🏙️
Directions from E116 to A 1 via M5 and M16 and M3 and M64
Metro arterial routes M5 M16 M3 M64
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Directions from E116 to A 1 via R539
Provincial road route R539
3 route directions identified on this trip
  1. Head on Satara Camp Road
    0.1 km
  2. At the end of the road, turn right onto Satara Camp Road
    0.1 km
  3. Continue right onto Satara Camp Road
    0.2 km
  4. Continue right onto Satara Camp Road
    0.2 km
  5. At the end of the road, turn right
    1.8 km
  6. Turn right onto Orpen Satara Road
    46.0 km
  7. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  8. Continue
    42.0 km
  9. At the end of the road, turn left
    5.9 km
  10. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  11. Continue
    0.5 km
  12. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  13. Continue
    0.4 km
  14. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  15. Continue
    32.6 km
  16. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  17. Continue
    0.4 km
  18. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  19. Continue
    0.7 km
  20. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  21. Continue
    30.7 km
  22. Turn right
    41.0 km
  23. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  24. Continue
    2.3 km
  25. Turn right onto Tom Lawrence Street
    1.2 km
  26. At the end of the road, turn left onto Danie Joubert Street
    0.3 km
  27. Turn right onto Chief Mgiyeni Khumalo Drive
    15.1 km
  28. Turn right
    0.8 km
  29. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  30. Continue
    0.3 km
  31. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Sabie Road
    0.1 km
  32. Continue onto Sabie Road
    0.4 km
  33. Take the ramp left towards N4
    0.5 km
  34. Merge slight right onto Northern Bypass
    26.8 km
  35. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R539
    0.7 km
  36. Continue straight onto Schoemanskloof
    60.7 km
  37. Take the ramp left
    0.3 km
  38. Turn right
    116.4 km
  39. Keep slight left at the fork
    123.0 km
  40. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N3
    0.5 km
  41. Keep slight left at the fork towards N3
    0.9 km
  42. Merge slight right onto Eastern Bypass
    7.2 km
  43. Keep slight right at the fork onto Southern Bypass
    23.5 km
  44. Keep slight right at the fork
    915.9 km
  45. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  46. Continue onto Donkin Street
    388.0 km
  47. Continue straight
    68.8 km
  48. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M5: Maitland
    0.3 km
  49. Keep slight left at the fork towards M5: Maitland
    0.3 km
  50. Go straight onto Koeberg Road
    0.1 km
  51. Keep slight right at the fork onto Black River Parkway towards M5: Muizenberg
    0.8 km
  52. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M16: Berkley Road
    0.4 km
  53. Keep slight right at the fork towards M16
    0.0 km
  54. Turn right onto Berkley Road
    0.7 km
  55. Turn left onto Liesbeek Parkway
    1.6 km
  56. Take the ramp slight right towards N2: Cape Town
    0.2 km
  57. Merge slight right onto Settlers Way towards Cape Town
    0.6 km
  58. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M3: Rhodes Drive
    0.4 km
  59. Merge slight right onto Rhodes Drive
    1.8 km
  60. Continue straight onto Union Avenue
    1.9 km
  61. Continue straight onto Paradise Road
    0.7 km
  62. Continue straight onto Edinburgh Drive
    2.5 km
  63. Continue straight onto Simon van der Stel Freeway
    9.1 km
  64. Turn right onto Steenberg Road
    1.4 km
  65. Turn slight left towards M64: Noordhoek
    0.2 km
  66. Go straight onto Ou Kaapse Weg
    0.2 km
  67. Turn left onto Sonneblom Road
    0.1 km
  68. Turn right
    0.5 km
  69. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.5 km
  70. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 27
Known total R884.00
Main toll road N2 - North Coast Toll Road
This route includes 27 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N2 - North Coast Toll Road. 8 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Machado Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R126.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.267, 28.073
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.187, 28.134
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.222, 28.128
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.173, 28.260
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Bee-Eater
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.259, 28.115
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
Middleburg Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R84.00
Middleburg Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R84.00
e-Toll Gull
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Bee-Eater
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Routes ↩ A 1 → E116 E116 to Johannesburg E116 to Pretoria E116 to Cape Town E116 to Durban Johannesburg to A 1 Pretoria to A 1 Cape Town to A 1
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
990.9 km
Mpumalanga to Western Cape
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
11 hrs 40 min • 11 hrs 40 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mpumalanga to Western Cape
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
142.6 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
329.5 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
107.0 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
84.9%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at A 1
07:33 – 17:51
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 17 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
9 hrs 50 min
SunriseDawn break
07:33
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R8,281.32
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R39.62
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R396.24
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R8,717.18
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (84)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
11
Lane merges Yield required
4
Complex forks Path selection
8
Highway exits Deceleration zones
16
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin E116 Start: Satara Camp Road -24.39518, 31.77911
Midpoint
990.9 km
Total: 1,981.2 km
Midpoint 990.9 km
1,981.2 km 23 hrs 21 min
Destination A 1 End: the fork -34.10324, 18.43953

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Mpumalanga to Western Cape
One-way road span 1,981.2 km
Return-cycle span 3,962.4 km
Traversal time 23 hrs 21 min
Maneuver count 70
Maneuver density 3.5 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 990.9 km

Coordinate frame

Start -24.39518, 31.77911
Midpoint -29.34302, 26.15254
End -34.10324, 18.43953
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Questions 9
How far is E116 from A 1? +
E116 is about 1,981.2 km from A 1 by road.
How long does it take from E116 to A 1? +
The drive usually takes about 23 hrs 21 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from E116 to A 1 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 E116 to A 1? +
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 E116 to A 1? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,782.94 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,798.63 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R4,607.43 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R4,635.96 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from E116 to A 1? +
Yes. There are 27 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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Towns along the route

ern Bypass
From E116 To A 1
Schoemanskloof
From E116 To A 1
Toll: Pretoria
From E116 To A 1
Germiston
From E116 To A 1
Durban
From E116 To A 1
Kimberley
From E116 To A 1
: Cape Town
From E116 To A 1
: Maitland
From E116 To A 1
Muizenberg
From E116 To A 1
Black River Parkway
From E116 To A 1

Route Locations

Start area
E116, Mpumalanga
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
A 1, Western Cape
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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