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Distance from Flyover M3 to 1

Flyover M3 to 1 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 5,248.2 km in roughly 64 hrs 47 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.

N Flyover M3 → 1
Road distance
5,248.2 km
N1 N12 R45
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
4,094.6 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.28×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
131
Info Travel board
Travel time
64 hrs 47 min
Start point
Nairobi - Nakuru Road
Return: 35 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
3887 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
81.0 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 32 planned rest stops
72 hrs 47 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R8,785.42
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R8,826.98
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R9,786.77
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R9,866.12
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R11,591.87
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R11,646.71
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R12,913.10
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R13,017.80
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R15,252.46
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R15,324.62
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R16,990.92
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R17,128.68
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
205° SSW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
25° NNE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-0.8787, 36.5677
End coords Destination point
-33.7978, 18.9535
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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5,248.2 km 64 hrs 47 min
Start Flyover M3
Finish 1
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Destination
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Head on Nairobi - Nakuru Road
    19.7 km
  2. Continue straight onto Nairobi-Nakuru Road
    11.9 km
  3. Continue straight onto Eldoret-Malaba Road
    7.9 km
  4. Continue straight onto Nairobi-Nakuru Road
    8.9 km
  5. Continue straight onto Waiyaki Way
    1.7 km
  6. Continue straight onto Nairobi-Nakuru Road
    1.9 km
  7. Continue straight onto Waiyaki Way
    4.4 km
  8. Continue straight onto Nairobi Expressway
    2.0 km
  9. Continue straight onto Waiyaki Way
    0.1 km
  10. Keep slight right at the fork onto Nairobi Expressway
    14.0 km
  11. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.4 km
  12. Merge slight left onto Mombasa Road
    14.6 km
  13. Keep slight left at the fork onto Mombasa Road towards A104
    0.9 km
  14. Keep slight left at the fork onto Nairobi-Namanga Road
    0.8 km
  15. Continue straight onto Namanga Road
    15.5 km
  16. Continue straight onto Nairobi-Namanga Road
    119.8 km
  17. Continue straight onto Arusha Road
    99.5 km
  18. Turn right
    0.1 km
  19. Go straight onto Northwest Arusha Bypass Road
    5.0 km
  20. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  21. Continue
    168.1 km
  22. Continue left
    5.2 km
  23. At the end of the road, turn left
    52.3 km
  24. Go straight
    25.9 km
  25. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  26. Continue
    0.0 km
  27. Turn slight left
    136.4 km
  28. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  29. Continue
    17.4 km
  30. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Arusha Road
    0.1 km
  31. Continue onto Arusha Road
    0.6 km
  32. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  33. Continue
    2.2 km
  34. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  35. Continue
    1.2 km
  36. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  37. Continue
    18.6 km
  38. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  39. Continue
    215.6 km
  40. Go straight
    4.2 km
  41. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  42. Continue
    5.7 km
  43. Keep slight left at the fork onto Dodoma Highway
    6.1 km
  44. Turn left
    0.2 km
  45. Turn right
    0.9 km
  46. Continue straight
    0.8 km
  47. Turn left onto Utalii Road
    0.0 km
  48. Turn right
    0.3 km
  49. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.5 km
  50. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.2 km
  51. At the end of the road, turn left
    0.2 km
  52. At the end of the road, turn right
    159.1 km
  53. Keep slight right at the fork
    160.5 km
  54. Continue left
    41.5 km
  55. Turn slight left
    61.4 km
  56. Continue straight
    45.6 km
  57. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  58. Continue
    221.4 km
  59. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  60. Continue
    0.6 km
  61. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Glyn Jones Road
    0.0 km
  62. Continue onto Glyn Jones Road
    0.6 km
  63. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  64. Continue
    29.2 km
  65. Go straight
    12.5 km
  66. Turn right
    292.7 km
  67. Merge left
    5.8 km
  68. Turn right
    143.4 km
  69. Turn left
    4.6 km
  70. Turn right
    61.2 km
  71. At the end of the road, turn right
    57.4 km
  72. Continue straight
    113.0 km
  73. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  74. Continue
    14.5 km
  75. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  76. Continue
    1.6 km
  77. Go straight onto Kilometro_18
    83.4 km
  78. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  79. Continue
    49.1 km
  80. Continue straight
    227.8 km
  81. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  82. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    5.0 km
  83. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  84. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    2.2 km
  85. Continue straight onto Enterprise Road
    0.6 km
  86. Turn right onto Samora Machel Avenue
    2.4 km
  87. Turn left onto Abdel Gamal Nasser Road
    2.2 km
  88. Take the exit ramp left
    0.3 km
  89. Continue straight onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    5.1 km
  90. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    0.0 km
  91. Continue onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    12.6 km
  92. Continue slight right onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    21.8 km
  93. Continue straight onto Harare Masvingo Beitbridge Road
    48.5 km
  94. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    48.9 km
  95. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.2 km
  96. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    2.5 km
  97. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.1 km
  98. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    145.9 km
  99. Continue straight onto Josiah Tongogara Road
    4.2 km
  100. Turn right onto Robert Mugabe Way
    0.9 km
  101. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    1.2 km
  102. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  103. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    280.5 km
  104. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  105. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    4.1 km
  106. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  107. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.9 km
  108. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  109. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.3 km
  110. Continue straight
    94.2 km
  111. Go straight
    10.8 km
  112. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  113. Continue
    5.0 km
  114. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  115. Continue
    383.2 km
  116. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Johannesburg
    1.6 km
  117. Merge slight right onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.9 km
  118. Continue straight
    28.2 km
  119. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.8 km
  120. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12: Soweto
    1.4 km
  121. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    6.1 km
  122. Keep slight right at the fork
    915.9 km
  123. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  124. Continue onto Donkin Street
    388.0 km
  125. Continue straight
    20.7 km
  126. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R45: Main Road
    0.5 km
  127. Turn right onto Main Road
    0.7 km
  128. Turn left onto Huguenot Road
    1.6 km
  129. Turn left
    0.1 km
  130. Turn right
    0.1 km
  131. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 50
Known total R1,722.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 50 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 6 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
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
Routes ↩ 1 → Flyover M3 Flyover M3 to Johannesburg Flyover M3 to Pretoria Flyover M3 to Cape Town Flyover M3 to Durban Johannesburg to 1 Pretoria to 1 Cape Town to 1
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
2,629.6 km
Nyandarua to Western Cape
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
32 hrs 23 min • 32 hrs 23 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Nyandarua to Western Cape
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
377.9 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
872.9 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
283.4 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.68
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
78%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at 1
07:19 – 18:02
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 43 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
5 hrs 28 min
SunriseDawn break
07:19
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R21,937.31
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R104.96
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R1,049.63
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R23,091.90
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (169)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
28
Lane merges Yield required
4
Complex forks Path selection
8
Highway exits Deceleration zones
33
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Flyover M3 Start: Nairobi - Nakuru Road -0.87870, 36.56771
Midpoint
2,629.6 km
Total: 5,248.2 km
Midpoint 2,629.6 km
5,248.2 km 64 hrs 47 min
Destination 1 -33.79778, 18.95351

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Nyandarua to Western Cape
One-way road span 5,248.2 km
Return-cycle span 10,496.3 km
Traversal time 64 hrs 47 min
Maneuver count 131
Maneuver density 2.5 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 2,629.6 km

Coordinate frame

Start -0.87870, 36.56771
Midpoint -17.26466, 32.37009
End -33.79778, 18.95351
Destination services

Available in 1

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Service groups 4
Schools Clothing stores Fuel stations and garages Supermarkets
Nearby category Schools Top 5 nearby matches around 1
5
Nearby category Clothing stores Top 1 nearby match around 1
1
  • PEP
    Cape Town, 7646, Western Cape
Nearby category Fuel stations and garages Top 1 nearby match around 1
1
Nearby category Supermarkets Top 3 nearby matches around 1
3
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Questions 9
How far is Flyover M3 from 1? +
Flyover M3 is about 5,248.2 km from 1 by road.
How long does it take from Flyover M3 to 1? +
The drive usually takes about 64 hrs 47 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Flyover M3 to 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 Flyover M3 to 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 Flyover M3 to 1? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R8,785.42 (R23.25 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R8,826.98 (R23.36 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R9,786.77 (R25.90 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R9,866.12 (R26.11 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Flyover M3 to 1? +
Yes. There are 50 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

Waiyaki Way
From Flyover M3 To 1
Nairobi Expressway
From Flyover M3 To 1
A104
From Flyover M3 To 1
Kilometro_18
From Flyover M3 To 1
Robert Mugabe Way
From Flyover M3 To 1
: Johannesburg
From Flyover M3 To 1
: Soweto
From Flyover M3 To 1
Kimberley
From Flyover M3 To 1
Bloemfontein
From Flyover M3 To 1
ern Bypass
From Flyover M3 To 1

Route Locations

Start area
Flyover M3, Nyandarua
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
1, Western Cape
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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