Distance from Harare to Baja

N Harare → Baja
Road distance
1,455.8 km
Mixed roads · M1 / M6 / N1 / N14 / N2 / R300
Harare to Baja is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,455.8 km in roughly 15 hrs 54 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,306.9 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.11×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
37
Info Travel board
Travel time
15 hrs 54 min
Start point
Phanda Crescent
End point
General Van Ryneveld Street
Return: 48 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
954 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
91.5 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 7 planned rest stops
17 hrs 39 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R2,779.68
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R2,791.21
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R3,385.51
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R3,406.47
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R3,667.63
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R3,682.85
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R4,466.99
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R4,494.65
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R4,825.83
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R4,845.85
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R5,877.62
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R5,914.01
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
48° NE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
228° SW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-34.0577, 18.6735
End coords Destination point
-25.7424, 28.2744
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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Harare → Baja
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Car
1,455.8 km
15 hrs 54 min
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Two-wheeler
1,455.8 km
~22 hrs 23 min
65 km/h avg
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Nearby places

Places in Baja

Fuel stops, shops, restaurants and services near your destination.

48 places View all →
🏫
School 1.2 km

Crayon Kids

CSIR Site Mopanie
🏫
School 1.4 km

St Paulus

23 Boekenhout Street, Brummeria, 0184
📍
Convenience store 1.5 km

Quickshop

302 Pretoria Street, Pretoria
📍
Convenience store 2.1 km

Quickshop

74 Watermeyer Street, Pretoria
Convenience store 2.3 km

Shell Select

0184, Gauteng
📍
Convenience store 2.5 km

Pick n Pay Express

94 Watermeyer Street, Pretoria, 0184, Gauteng
👔
Clothing store 2.7 km

Pick n Pay Clothing

Pretoria, 0081
🏬
Shopping centre 2.7 km

Glenfair Boulevard

Cnr Lynwood Road & Daventy Road
📍
Supermarket 2.7 km

Checkers

Menlo Park, 0081, Gauteng
📍
Convenience store 2.8 km

Pick n Pay Express

Lynnwood Manor, 0040
🏬
Shopping centre 2.9 km

St. Geores Court

Roderick's Road, Lynnwood Pretoria, 0081
👔
Clothing store 2.9 km

PEP

Pretoria, 0184, Gauteng
📍
Convenience store 2.9 km

Quickshop

5 Lynette Street, Pretoria
📍
Supermarket 2.9 km

Shoprite

Pretoria, 0184, Gauteng
🏫
School 3.0 km

Heideland

329
📍
Supermarket 3.0 km

Checkers

Pretoria, 0186, Gauteng
🏫
School 3.0 km

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081
🏫
School 3.0 km

Cornerstone College

530 Moreleta Street, Pretoria, 0184
Convenience store 3.1 km

Shell Select

0184, Gauteng
👔
Clothing store 3.1 km

Tshwane Scout Shop

1307 South Street, Pretoria, 0083
🏫
School 3.4 km

Laerskool Menlopark

Anderson Street, Pretoria, 0081
👔
Clothing store 3.5 km

Pep

Lynnwood Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng
🏫
School 3.7 km

Eduplex Sport

1180 Wesley Road
🏫
School 3.7 km

Evo Academy

504 Justice Mahomed Street, Pretoria
👔
Clothing store 3.7 km

Royal Deluxe Boutique

1158 Burnett Street, Hatfield Pretoria, 0083
Convenience store 3.8 km

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng
👔
Clothing store 3.8 km

PEP

Baviaanspoort Road, Pretoria, 0186, Gauteng
👔
Clothing store 3.8 km

House Of Superior

203 Lynnwood Road, Pretoria, 0181
👔
Clothing store 3.9 km

PEP

Pretoria, Gauteng
🏬
Shopping centre 3.9 km

Hatfield Plaza Shopping Centre

1122 Burnett Street, Pretoria, 0028
Fuel station 3.9 km

Shell

48 Baviaanspoort Road, 0186, Gauteng
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Bank 4.0 km

African Bank

Hilda Street, Hatfield Pretoria, 0028
🏦
Bank 4.0 km

Capitec Bank

1101 Burnett Street, Pretoria, 0001
Fuel station 4.1 km

Shell

74 Glenwood Road, 0081, Gauteng
Convenience store 4.3 km

Shell Select

0083, Gauteng
Fuel station 4.3 km

Shell

1119 Michael Brink Street, 0186, Gauteng
🏦
Bank 4.5 km

RMB Private Bank

87 Glen Manor Avenue, Pretoria, 0181
🏬
Shopping centre 4.5 km

Menlyn Park Shopping Centre

Pretoria, 0181
🏦
Bank 4.9 km

Mercantile Bank

Pretoria
🏦
Bank 5.0 km

Nedbank

Pretoria, 0161
🏦
Bank 5.0 km

Capital Bank

Fehrsen Street
🏦
Bank 5.0 km

Old Mutual Finance

Pretoria
🏬
Shopping centre 5.0 km

Menlyn Retail Park

Pretoria, 0161
🏦
Bank 5.0 km

African Bank

Fehrsen Street
💊
Pharmacy 5.3 km

Dis-Chem

Shop B03 Kirkness Street, Pretoria, 0002
🏬
Shopping centre 5.4 km

Plaza Link Centre

769 Codonia Avenue, Pretoria, 0186
Convenience store 5.4 km

Shell Select

0181, Gauteng
🏬
Shopping centre 6.3 km

MidCity Square

Pretoria, 0002
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1,455.8 km 15 hrs 54 min
Start Harare
Finish Baja
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Destination
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Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

Route directions
🛣️
Directions from Harare to Baja via N2 and N1 and N14
National highway route N2 N1 N14
🏙️
Directions from Harare to Baja via M1 and M6
Metro arterial routes M1 M6
🛤️
Directions from Harare to Baja via R300
Provincial road route R300
3 route directions identified on this trip
  1. Head on Phanda Crescent
    0.1 km
  2. Turn right onto Chibi Street
    0.0 km
  3. Turn left onto Dada Street
    0.1 km
  4. At the end of the road, turn right onto Ncumo Road
    0.1 km
  5. Turn left onto Ndima Street
    0.2 km
  6. Turn left onto Qhaga Street
    0.0 km
  7. Turn right onto Foni Street
    0.2 km
  8. Turn left onto Phamba Street
    0.1 km
  9. Turn right onto Mew Way
    1.7 km
  10. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Mew Way
    0.0 km
  11. Continue onto Mew Way
    0.6 km
  12. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Mew Way
    0.0 km
  13. Continue onto Mew Way
    3.7 km
  14. Take the ramp slight left towards N2: Cape Town
    0.6 km
  15. Merge slight right
    1.3 km
  16. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R300: Mitchell's Plain
    0.3 km
  17. Keep slight right at the fork towards R300: Bellville
    1.5 km
  18. Merge slight right onto Kuils River Freeway
    14.0 km
  19. Keep slight right at the fork towards N1: Paarl
    1.5 km
  20. Merge slight right onto N1 Freeway
    436.5 km
  21. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  22. Continue onto Donkin Street
    2.0 km
  23. Continue straight
    917.4 km
  24. Keep slight left at the fork onto Southern Bypass
    3.2 km
  25. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M1: Johannesburg
    0.7 km
  26. Continue straight
    29.1 km
  27. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.6 km
  28. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N14: Pretoria
    0.5 km
  29. Keep slight right at the fork towards N14: Pretoria
    1.6 km
  30. Merge slight right
    15.3 km
  31. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M6
    1.0 km
  32. Keep slight left at the fork towards M6
    0.3 km
  33. Turn right onto Lynnwood Road
    0.2 km
  34. Turn left onto Meiring Naude Road
    2.5 km
  35. Turn left onto Quentin Brand Street
    0.2 km
  36. Turn right onto General Van Ryneveld Street
    0.1 km
  37. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 23
Known total R590.00
Main toll road N2 - North Coast Toll Road
This route includes 23 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N2 - North Coast Toll Road. 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
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
728.3 km
Western Cape to Gauteng
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
7 hrs 57 min • 7 hrs 57 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Western Cape to Gauteng
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
104.8 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
242.1 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
78.6 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
89.8%
Solar data
Daylight window at Baja
06:38 – 17:27
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 48 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
15 hrs 55 min
SunriseDawn break
06:38
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R6,085.06
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R29.12
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R291.15
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R6,405.33
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (37)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
3
Lane merges Yield required
4
Complex forks Path selection
5
Highway exits Deceleration zones
7
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Harare Start: Phanda Crescent -34.05769, 18.67349
Midpoint
728.3 km
Total: 1,455.8 km
Midpoint 728.3 km
1,455.8 km 15 hrs 54 min
Destination Baja End: General Van Ryneveld Street -25.74237, 28.27439

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Western Cape to Gauteng
One-way road span 1,455.8 km
Return-cycle span 2,911.5 km
Traversal time 15 hrs 54 min
Maneuver count 37
Maneuver density 2.5 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 728.3 km

Coordinate frame

Start -34.05769, 18.67349
Midpoint -30.95304, 24.68257
End -25.74237, 28.27439
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Questions 9
How far is Harare from Baja? +
Harare is about 1,455.8 km from Baja by road.
How long does it take from Harare to Baja? +
The drive usually takes about 15 hrs 54 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Harare to Baja 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 Harare to Baja? +
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 Harare to Baja? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,779.68 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,791.21 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,385.51 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,406.47 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Harare to Baja? +
Yes. There are 23 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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Route Locations

Start area
Harare, Western Cape
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Baja, Gauteng
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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