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Distance from Germiston to Messina

N Germiston → Messina
Road distance
527.6 km
Highway dominant · M2 / N1 / N14 / N3
Germiston to Messina is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 527.6 km in roughly 5 hrs 47 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
470.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.12×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
30
Info Travel board
Travel time
5 hrs 47 min
End point
Maseri Avenue
Return: 11 hrs 34 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
347 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
91.1 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 2 planned rest stops
6 hrs 17 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,061.72
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,065.90
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,060.58
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,111.49
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,400.89
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,406.40
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,399.38
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,466.54
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,843.27
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,850.52
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,841.29
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,929.66
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
24° NNE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
204° SSW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-26.2294, 28.1806
End coords Destination point
-22.3454, 30.0269
Taxi Transport options
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
Weather 12 °C Germiston Fair View Forecast → 21 °C Messina Partly Cloudy View Forecast →
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Germiston → Messina
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Car
527.6 km
5 hrs 47 min
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Two-wheeler
527.6 km
~8 hrs 7 min
65 km/h avg
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Convenience store Near Germiston

Bonjour

Germiston, 1401 2 km from start
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Food & drink Near Germiston

Fournos Bakery

Regent Street 7 km from start
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Food & drink Near Germiston

Charlie Catue

Smith Road 7 km from start
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Fuel stations Soon after Germiston

Shell

1685, Gauteng 25 km from start
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Fuel stations Soon after Germiston

Shell

1680, Gauteng 34 km from start
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Supermarkets Soon after Germiston

Checkers

Centurion, 0157, Gauteng 39 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Germiston

Pick n Pay Express

5 Bloukrans Street, Centurion, 0046, Gauteng 40 km from start
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Supermarkets Soon after Germiston

Makro Centurion

2 Bloukrans, Centurion, Pretoria, 0157 40 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Germiston

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 51 km from start
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Food & drink Soon after Germiston

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 51 km from start
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Food & drink Soon after Germiston

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 53 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Shell Select

0700, Limpopo 281 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Shell Select

0699, Limpopo 280 km from start
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Food & drink Around halfway

Corner Bakery

Polokwane, 0699 293 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Bonjour

N1, Louis Trichardt, 0920 357 km from start
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527.6 km 5 hrs 47 min
Start Germiston
Finish Messina
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Germiston to Messina via N3 and N1 and N14
    National highway route N3N1N14
  2. Directions from Germiston to Messina via M2
    Metro arterial route M2
  3. Start your journey
    0.1 km
  4. Turn left onto Elsburg Road
    1.0 km
  5. Continue straight onto President Street
    0.3 km
  6. Turn left onto Power Street
    1.0 km
  7. Turn right onto Refinery Road
    1.0 km
  8. Take the ramp straight towards M2
    0.1 km
  9. Continue straight
    2.2 km
  10. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N3
    0.7 km
  11. Keep slight right at the fork towards N3
    0.3 km
  12. Merge slight right onto Eastern Bypass
    18.7 km
  13. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1
    0.4 km
  14. Keep slight right at the fork towards N1: Pretoria
    1.5 km
  15. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.6 km
  16. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N14: Pretoria
    0.5 km
  17. Keep slight right at the fork towards N14: Pretoria
    1.6 km
  18. Merge slight right
    162.7 km
  19. Keep slight right at the fork
    220.6 km
  20. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  21. Continue
    5.0 km
  22. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  23. Continue
    10.8 km
  24. Turn slight left
    2.0 km
  25. Continue straight
    1.1 km
  26. Continue straight
    72.8 km
  27. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Musina
    0.9 km
  28. Turn right onto Old National Road
    2.5 km
  29. Turn left
    0.7 km
  30. At the end of the road, turn left onto Harper Road
    0.1 km
  31. Turn right onto Maseri Avenue
    0.3 km
  32. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

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Tolls found 41
Known total R1,132.00
Main toll road N3
This route includes 41 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.
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.187, 28.134
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.153, 28.132
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.116, 28.133
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.062, 28.107
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.093, 28.117
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
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Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
264.4 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
2 hrs 53 min • 2 hrs 53 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
38.0 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
87.7 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
28.5 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
89.2%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Messina
06:36 – 17:23
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:59
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 46 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
10 hrs 12 min
SunriseDawn break
06:36
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R2,205.33
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R10.55
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R105.52
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R2,321.40
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (26)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
4
Highway exits Deceleration zones
6
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Germiston -26.22944, 28.18056
Midpoint
264.4 km
Total: 527.6 km
Midpoint 264.4 km
527.6 km 5 hrs 47 min
Destination Messina End: Maseri Avenue -22.34535, 30.02685

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 527.6 km
Return-cycle span 1,055.2 km
Traversal time 5 hrs 47 min
Maneuver count 30
Maneuver density 5.7 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 264.4 km

Coordinate frame

Start -26.22944, 28.18056
Midpoint -24.23465, 29.02772
End -22.34535, 30.02685
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How far is Germiston from Messina? +
Germiston is about 527.6 km from Messina by road.
How long does it take from Germiston to Messina? +
The drive usually takes about 5 hrs 47 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Germiston to Messina in one day? +
Yes, for many drivers this can be done in one day.
Is taxi available from Germiston to Messina? +
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 Germiston to Messina? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,061.72 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,065.90 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,060.58 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,111.49 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Germiston to Messina? +
Yes. There are 41 tollgates currently matched for this route.
What is the route verdict for this trip? +
Heavy long-distance trip: This is a serious road trip. Start early, plan rest stops, and consider whether an overnight stay makes more sense.
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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