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Distance from Flyover M3 to M 2

Flyover M3 to M 2 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 3,542.5 km in roughly 47 hrs. It also crosses a provincial boundary.

N Flyover M3 → M 2
Road distance
3,542.5 km
R523
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
2,545.6 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.39×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
121
Info Travel board
Travel time
47 hrs
Start point
Nairobi - Nakuru Road
Return: 1 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
2820 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
75.4 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 23 planned rest stops
52 hrs 45 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R5,930.10
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R5,958.15
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R6,606.00
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R6,659.56
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R7,824.43
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R7,861.45
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R8,716.25
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R8,786.92
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R10,295.31
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R10,344.01
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R11,468.75
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R11,561.74
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
194° SSW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
14° NNE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-0.8787, 36.5677
End coords Destination point
-23.0379, 30.6494
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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3,542.5 km 47 hrs 0 min
Start Flyover M3
Finish M 2
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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
    83.5 km
  111. Continue left onto R523
    62.4 km
  112. Continue straight
    0.2 km
  113. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  114. Continue
    4.0 km
  115. Turn left
    6.2 km
  116. Turn right
    12.0 km
  117. Continue straight
    3.3 km
  118. Turn left
    0.2 km
  119. Turn left
    0.5 km
  120. Turn right
    0.1 km
  121. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 1
Known total R61.50
Main toll road Not found
This route includes 1 toll point from our database.
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Routes ↩ M 2 → Flyover M3 Flyover M3 to Johannesburg Flyover M3 to Pretoria Flyover M3 to Cape Town Flyover M3 to Durban Johannesburg to M 2 Pretoria to M 2 Cape Town to M 2
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
1,775.9 km
Nyandarua to Limpopo
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
23 hrs 30 min • 23 hrs 30 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Nyandarua to Limpopo
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
255.1 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
589.2 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
191.3 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.68
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
71.9%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at M 2
06:17 – 17:30
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
11 hrs 13 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
4 hrs 56 min
SunriseDawn break
06:17
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R14,807.53
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R70.85
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R708.49
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R15,586.87
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (148)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
26
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
6
Highway exits Deceleration zones
28
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Flyover M3 Start: Nairobi - Nakuru Road -0.87870, 36.56771
Midpoint
1,775.9 km
Total: 3,542.5 km
Midpoint 1,775.9 km
3,542.5 km 47 hrs 0 min
Destination M 2 -23.03795, 30.64938

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Nyandarua to Limpopo
One-way road span 3,542.5 km
Return-cycle span 7,084.9 km
Traversal time 47 hrs 0 min
Maneuver count 121
Maneuver density 3.4 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 1,775.9 km

Coordinate frame

Start -0.87870, 36.56771
Midpoint -11.90671, 34.15692
End -23.03795, 30.64938
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Questions 9
How far is Flyover M3 from M 2? +
Flyover M3 is about 3,542.5 km from M 2 by road.
How long does it take from Flyover M3 to M 2? +
The drive usually takes about 47 hrs 0 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Flyover M3 to M 2 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 M 2? +
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 M 2? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R5,930.10 (R23.25 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R5,958.15 (R23.36 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R6,606.00 (R25.90 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R6,659.56 (R26.11 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Flyover M3 to M 2? +
Yes. There is 1 tollgate 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

Waiyaki Way
From Flyover M3 To M 2
Nairobi Expressway
From Flyover M3 To M 2
A104
From Flyover M3 To M 2
Kilometro_18
From Flyover M3 To M 2
Robert Mugabe Way
From Flyover M3 To M 2

Route Locations

Start area
Flyover M3, Nyandarua
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
M 2, Limpopo
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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