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Distance from Ghana Loop to Cota Calandula

Ghana Loop to Cota Calandula is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 2,994.5 km in roughly 36 hrs 49 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.

N Ghana Loop → Cota Calandula
Road distance
2,994.5 km
M81 N3 R564
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
2,270.3 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.32×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
96
Info Travel board
Travel time
36 hrs 49 min
Start point
Ghana Loop
End point
Cota-Calandula
Return: 39 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
2209 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
81.3 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 18 planned rest stops
41 hrs 19 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R5,012.87
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R5,036.59
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R5,584.23
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R5,629.51
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R6,614.21
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R6,645.50
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R7,368.09
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R7,427.83
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R8,702.91
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R8,744.08
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R9,694.85
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R9,773.46
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
324° NW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
144° SE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-26.0981, 28.1169
End coords Destination point
-9.2003, 16.0320
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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2,994.5 km 36 hrs 49 min
Start Ghana Loop
Finish Cota Calandula
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Start point
Destination
Driving route
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Head on Ghana Loop
    0.1 km
  2. Turn right onto Cote Divoire Road
    0.0 km
  3. Turn left onto South Africa Boulevard
    0.5 km
  4. Turn right onto South Africa Crescent
    0.1 km
  5. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto London Road
    0.0 km
  6. Continue onto London Road
    0.4 km
  7. Continue left onto London Road
    0.7 km
  8. Take the ramp slight left towards N3: Pretoria
    0.9 km
  9. Merge slight right onto Eastern Bypass
    14.2 km
  10. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M81
    0.5 km
  11. Keep slight right at the fork towards M81
    0.2 km
  12. Go straight onto Winnie Mandela Drive
    1.7 km
  13. Turn slight left towards R564: Witkoppen Road
    0.3 km
  14. Go straight onto Witkoppen Road
    0.5 km
  15. Turn right onto Cedar Avenue
    5.0 km
  16. Continue straight onto Cedar Road
    2.9 km
  17. Turn left
    4.0 km
  18. Turn right onto Pelindaba Road
    20.5 km
  19. Continue left
    9.5 km
  20. Turn right
    10.2 km
  21. Continue straight
    4.6 km
  22. Merge slight right
    183.0 km
  23. Turn right
    49.0 km
  24. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  25. Continue
    0.7 km
  26. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  27. Continue
    0.2 km
  28. Turn slight right
    0.1 km
  29. Turn left
    0.5 km
  30. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.5 km
  31. Continue left onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    10.0 km
  32. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  33. Continue
    36.4 km
  34. Continue left onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    5.6 km
  35. Continue straight onto Main Street
    4.5 km
  36. Continue straight onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    74.0 km
  37. Continue straight onto Sir Seretse Khama Avenue
    2.1 km
  38. Turn slight left onto Sir Seretse Karma Highway
    0.0 km
  39. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  40. Continue
    462.6 km
  41. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.2 km
  42. Merge slight right onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    164.7 km
  43. Continue straight
    0.2 km
  44. Turn left onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    104.3 km
  45. Turn right
    387.5 km
  46. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Okavango Road
    0.1 km
  47. Continue onto Okavango Road
    5.4 km
  48. Turn left
    96.1 km
  49. Turn right
    0.3 km
  50. Turn right
    55.0 km
  51. Turn right
    77.4 km
  52. At the end of the road, turn right
    30.4 km
  53. Continue left
    13.9 km
  54. Continue slight left
    11.5 km
  55. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  56. Continue
    339.8 km
  57. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  58. Continue
    175.1 km
  59. Continue straight
    113.8 km
  60. Keep slight right at the fork
    23.5 km
  61. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  62. Continue
    3.9 km
  63. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.1 km
  64. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    1.0 km
  65. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.0 km
  66. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.3 km
  67. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.1 km
  68. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    6.5 km
  69. At the end of the road, turn left
    26.2 km
  70. Continue straight
    9.1 km
  71. Continue straight
    79.4 km
  72. Turn slight left
    0.7 km
  73. Turn slight right
    0.1 km
  74. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.0 km
  75. Continue
    0.0 km
  76. Go straight
    2.0 km
  77. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  78. Continue
    2.3 km
  79. Continue straight
    62.9 km
  80. Keep slight right at the fork
    102.8 km
  81. Turn right
    116.0 km
  82. Continue straight
    10.8 km
  83. Turn slight left
    0.1 km
  84. Continue straight
    2.7 km
  85. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  86. Continue
    0.2 km
  87. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  88. Continue
    0.2 km
  89. At the end of the road, turn left
    1.8 km
  90. Go straight
    1.2 km
  91. Turn slight left
    0.0 km
  92. Keep slight right at the fork
    21.0 km
  93. Turn right
    1.6 km
  94. Continue straight onto Lombe-Cota
    24.5 km
  95. Continue straight onto Cota-Calandula
    10.7 km
  96. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 10
Known total R213.00
Main toll road N4
This route includes 10 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N4. 3 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Marikana Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.062, 28.107
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Blouvalk
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.093, 28.117
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Kroondal
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Kroondal
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Swartruggens Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R103.00
Buffelspoort Ramp Plaza
Road:
R20.00
Buffelspoort Ramp Plaza
Road:
R20.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.041, 28.077
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Routes ↩ Cota Calandula → Ghana Loop Ghana Loop to Johannesburg Ghana Loop to Pretoria Ghana Loop to Cape Town Ghana Loop to Durban Johannesburg to Cota Calandula Pretoria to Cota Calandula Cape Town to Cota Calandula
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
1,500.2 km
Gauteng to Malanje
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
18 hrs 24 min • 18 hrs 24 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Gauteng to Malanje
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
215.6 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
498.1 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
161.7 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.68
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
75.8%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Cota Calandula
06:59 – 18:45
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
11 hrs 45 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
18 hrs 13 min
SunriseDawn break
06:59
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R12,517.21
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R59.89
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R598.91
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R13,176.01
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (98)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
16
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
5
Highway exits Deceleration zones
18
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Ghana Loop Start: Ghana Loop -26.09813, 28.11690
Midpoint
1,500.2 km
Total: 2,994.5 km
Midpoint 1,500.2 km
2,994.5 km 36 hrs 49 min
Destination Cota Calandula End: Cota-Calandula -9.20027, 16.03204

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Gauteng to Malanje
One-way road span 2,994.5 km
Return-cycle span 5,989.1 km
Traversal time 36 hrs 49 min
Maneuver count 96
Maneuver density 3.2 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 1,500.2 km

Coordinate frame

Start -26.09813, 28.11690
Midpoint -20.09240, 18.22063
End -9.20027, 16.03204
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Questions 9
How far is Ghana Loop from Cota Calandula? +
Ghana Loop is about 2,994.5 km from Cota Calandula by road.
How long does it take from Ghana Loop to Cota Calandula? +
The drive usually takes about 36 hrs 49 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Ghana Loop to Cota Calandula 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 Ghana Loop to Cota Calandula? +
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 Ghana Loop to Cota Calandula? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R5,012.87 (R23.25 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R5,036.59 (R23.36 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R5,584.23 (R25.90 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R5,629.51 (R26.11 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Ghana Loop to Cota Calandula? +
Yes. There are 10 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

Africa Boulevard
From Ghana Loop To Cota Calandula
Africa Crescent
From Ghana Loop To Cota Calandula
: Pretoria
From Ghana Loop To Cota Calandula
Roodepoort
From Ghana Loop To Cota Calandula
ern Bypass
From Ghana Loop To Cota Calandula
: Fourways
From Ghana Loop To Cota Calandula
Trans-Kalahari Corridor
From Ghana Loop To Cota Calandula
Rua Joaquim Kapango
From Ghana Loop To Cota Calandula
Lombe-Cota
From Ghana Loop To Cota Calandula
Cota-Calandula
From Ghana Loop To Cota Calandula

Route Locations

Start area
Ghana Loop, Gauteng
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Cota Calandula, Malanje
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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