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Distance from Germiston to Nairobi Expressway

Germiston to Nairobi Expressway is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 3,843.1 km in roughly 49 hrs 20 min.

N Germiston → Nairobi Expressway
Road distance
3,843.1 km
M2 N1 N14 N3
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
2,920.2 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.32×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
138
Info Travel board
Travel time
49 hrs 20 min
End point
Nairobi Expressway
Return: 40 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
2960 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
77.9 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 24 planned rest stops
55 hrs 20 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R6,433.41
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R6,463.85
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R7,166.68
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R7,224.79
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R8,488.53
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R8,528.69
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R9,456.04
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R9,532.71
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R11,169.12
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R11,221.96
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R12,442.16
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R12,543.04
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
20° NNE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
200° SSW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-26.2294, 28.1806
End coords Destination point
-1.3434, 36.9006
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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3,843.1 km 49 hrs 20 min
Start Germiston
Finish Nairobi Expressway
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Start your journey
    0.1 km
  2. Turn left onto Elsburg Road
    1.0 km
  3. Continue straight onto President Street
    0.3 km
  4. Turn left onto Power Street
    1.0 km
  5. Turn right onto Refinery Road
    1.0 km
  6. Take the ramp straight towards M2
    0.1 km
  7. Continue straight
    2.2 km
  8. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N3
    0.7 km
  9. Keep slight right at the fork towards N3
    0.3 km
  10. Merge slight right onto Eastern Bypass
    18.7 km
  11. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1
    0.4 km
  12. Keep slight right at the fork towards N1: Pretoria
    1.5 km
  13. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.6 km
  14. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N14: Pretoria
    0.5 km
  15. Keep slight right at the fork towards N14: Pretoria
    1.6 km
  16. Merge slight right
    162.7 km
  17. Keep slight right at the fork
    220.6 km
  18. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  19. Continue
    5.0 km
  20. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  21. Continue
    10.8 km
  22. Turn slight left
    3.1 km
  23. Continue straight
    89.9 km
  24. Keep slight right at the fork
    1.1 km
  25. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.3 km
  26. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  27. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.9 km
  28. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  29. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    4.1 km
  30. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  31. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    280.5 km
  32. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  33. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    1.2 km
  34. Continue straight onto Robert Mugabe Way
    0.9 km
  35. Turn left onto Josiah Tongogara Road
    4.2 km
  36. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    145.9 km
  37. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.0 km
  38. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    2.5 km
  39. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Beatrice
    0.2 km
  40. Merge slight right onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    48.8 km
  41. Continue straight onto Harare Masvingo Beitbridge Road
    48.5 km
  42. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    21.6 km
  43. Continue straight onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    12.7 km
  44. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    0.0 km
  45. Continue onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    5.0 km
  46. Take the exit ramp straight
    0.2 km
  47. Continue straight onto Abdel Gamal Nasser Road
    2.0 km
  48. Turn right onto Samora Machel Avenue
    2.4 km
  49. Turn left onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.1 km
  50. Continue straight onto Enterprise Road
    0.5 km
  51. Continue straight onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    2.2 km
  52. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  53. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    5.0 km
  54. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  55. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    227.8 km
  56. Continue straight
    49.1 km
  57. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  58. Continue
    83.4 km
  59. Go straight onto Zohra Mpadue
    1.6 km
  60. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  61. Continue
    14.5 km
  62. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  63. Continue
    3.9 km
  64. Turn slight left onto Estrada Moatize_3
    3.7 km
  65. Continue straight onto Cidade Moatize
    0.9 km
  66. Continue straight onto Paragem Zobue
    104.5 km
  67. Continue straight
    57.4 km
  68. Turn left
    61.2 km
  69. At the end of the road, turn left
    4.6 km
  70. Turn right
    143.3 km
  71. Merge left
    5.8 km
  72. Turn right
    292.8 km
  73. At the end of the road, turn left
    19.0 km
  74. Go straight
    3.8 km
  75. Go straight
    18.8 km
  76. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  77. Continue
    0.6 km
  78. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  79. Continue
    0.6 km
  80. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Luwinga Road
    0.0 km
  81. Continue onto Luwinga Road
    94.1 km
  82. Go straight
    12.3 km
  83. Go straight
    2.1 km
  84. Turn right
    8.8 km
  85. Turn left
    104.2 km
  86. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  87. Continue
    45.7 km
  88. Continue straight
    46.4 km
  89. Go straight
    56.4 km
  90. At the end of the road, turn right
    160.6 km
  91. Keep slight left at the fork
    159.0 km
  92. Turn left
    0.2 km
  93. Turn right
    0.2 km
  94. Turn left
    0.8 km
  95. Turn left onto Utalii Road
    0.0 km
  96. Turn right
    1.7 km
  97. Turn left
    0.2 km
  98. At the end of the road, turn right onto Dodoma Highway
    5.9 km
  99. Keep slight right at the fork onto Dodoma Highway
    5.9 km
  100. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  101. Continue
    125.7 km
  102. Go straight
    94.2 km
  103. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  104. Continue
    18.6 km
  105. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  106. Continue
    1.2 km
  107. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  108. Continue
    2.2 km
  109. Turn slight left
    0.1 km
  110. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  111. Continue
    0.6 km
  112. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Arusha Road
    0.1 km
  113. Continue onto Arusha Road
    17.4 km
  114. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  115. Continue
    136.4 km
  116. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  117. Continue
    78.2 km
  118. Turn right
    2.1 km
  119. Turn right
    3.1 km
  120. At the end of the road, turn right
    168.1 km
  121. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  122. Continue
    0.0 km
  123. Continue straight onto Northwest Arusha Bypass Road
    5.0 km
  124. Take the ramp slight left
    0.0 km
  125. Merge slight right
    30.2 km
  126. Go straight
    69.4 km
  127. Continue straight onto Athi River Road
    119.7 km
  128. Continue straight onto Namanga Road
    15.5 km
  129. Continue straight onto Nairobi-Namanga Road
    0.8 km
  130. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A8
    0.4 km
  131. Continue straight onto Mombasa - Nairobi Road
    4.1 km
  132. Keep slight left at the fork onto Mombasa - Nairobi Road
    7.7 km
  133. Continue straight onto Mombasa Road
    4.3 km
  134. Take the exit ramp right
    0.1 km
  135. Turn slight right onto Mombasa Road
    2.9 km
  136. Take the exit ramp slight right towards A8/E
    0.5 km
  137. Merge slight right onto Nairobi Expressway
    0.6 km
  138. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
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
Routes ↩ Nairobi Expressway → Germiston Germiston to Johannesburg Germiston to Pretoria Germiston to Cape Town Germiston to Durban Johannesburg to Nairobi Expressway Pretoria to Nairobi Expressway Cape Town to Nairobi Expressway
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
1,926.6 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
24 hrs 40 min • 24 hrs 40 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
276.7 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
639.2 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
207.5 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.68
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
76%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Nairobi Expressway
05:27 – 17:31
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
12 hrs 3 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
2 hrs 8 min
SunriseDawn break
05:27
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R16,064.32
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R76.86
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R768.63
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R16,909.81
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (166)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
26
Lane merges Yield required
6
Complex forks Path selection
8
Highway exits Deceleration zones
34
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Germiston -26.22944, 28.18056
Midpoint
1,926.6 km
Total: 3,843.1 km
Midpoint 1,926.6 km
3,843.1 km 49 hrs 20 min
Destination Nairobi Expressway End: Nairobi Expressway -1.34342, 36.90064

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 3,843.1 km
Return-cycle span 7,686.3 km
Traversal time 49 hrs 20 min
Maneuver count 138
Maneuver density 3.6 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 1,926.6 km

Coordinate frame

Start -26.22944, 28.18056
Midpoint -13.53247, 34.28314
End -1.34342, 36.90064
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Questions 9
How far is Germiston from Nairobi Expressway? +
Germiston is about 3,843.1 km from Nairobi Expressway by road.
How long does it take from Germiston to Nairobi Expressway? +
The drive usually takes about 49 hrs 20 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Germiston to Nairobi Expressway 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 Germiston to Nairobi Expressway? +
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 Nairobi Expressway? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R6,433.41 (R23.25 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R6,463.85 (R23.36 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R7,166.68 (R25.90 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R7,224.79 (R26.11 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Germiston to Nairobi Expressway? +
Yes. There are 41 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

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From Germiston To Nairobi Expressway
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From Germiston To Nairobi Expressway
Johannesburg
From Germiston To Nairobi Expressway
Krugersdorp
From Germiston To Nairobi Expressway
Robert Mugabe Way
From Germiston To Nairobi Expressway
Beatrice
From Germiston To Nairobi Expressway
Harare
From Germiston To Nairobi Expressway
Zohra Mpadue
From Germiston To Nairobi Expressway

Route Locations

Start area
Germiston
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Nairobi Expressway, Nairobi
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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