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Distance from Harrismith to Mawa

N Harrismith → Mawa
Road distance
719.7 km
Highway dominant · N1 / N14 / N3 / R81
Harrismith to Mawa is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 719.7 km in roughly 8 hrs 49 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
542.9 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.33×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
26
Info Travel board
Travel time
8 hrs 49 min
Start point
Warden Street
Return: 17 hrs 38 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
529 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
81.6 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 4 planned rest stops
9 hrs 49 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R1,407.36
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R1,408.92
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R1,401.66
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R1,450.89
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R1,856.94
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R1,858.99
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R1,849.42
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R1,914.37
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R2,443.34
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R2,446.04
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R2,433.44
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R2,518.91
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
15° NNE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
195° SSW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-28.2784, 29.1332
End coords Destination point
-23.5625, 30.5404
Taxi Transport options
Shared taxi fare
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
Weather 16 °C Harrismith Cloudy View Forecast → 25 °C Mawa Clear Sky View Forecast →
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Travel modes
Harrismith → Mawa
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Car
719.7 km
8 hrs 49 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
719.7 km
~11 hrs 4 min
65 km/h avg
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652 km flight
~9 hrs 11 min
🚗 196 km to Pietermaritzburg Airport
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Places from Harrismith to Mawa

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Convenience store Soon after Harrismith

Quickshop

Villiers 151 km from start
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Convenience store Before halfway

Bonjour

Heidelberg, 1441 227 km from start
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Fuel stations Before halfway

Shell

11 Andries Pretorius Road, Alberton, 1449, Gauteng 246 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Fournos Bakery

Regent Street 253 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Charlie Catue

Smith Road 253 km from start
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Fuel stations Before halfway

Shell

1685, Gauteng 272 km from start
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Fuel stations Before halfway

Shell

1680, Gauteng 279 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 291 km from start
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Food & drink Around halfway

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 292 km from start
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Food & drink Around halfway

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 291 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 308 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 308 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Mawa

Shell Select

0700, Limpopo 481 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Mawa

Corner Bakery

Polokwane, 0699 490 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Mawa

Pick n Pay Express

Sebayeng, 0752 506 km from start
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Route

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719.7 km 529 min
Start Harrismith
Finish Mawa
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Destination
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Harrismith to Mawa via N3 and N1 and N14
    National highway route N3N1N14
  2. Directions from Harrismith to Mawa via R81
    Provincial road route R81
  3. Head on Warden Street
    0.9 km
  4. At the end of the road, turn right onto Murray Street
    0.0 km
  5. Turn left onto Warden Street
    0.1 km
  6. Turn left onto Piet Retief Street
    0.0 km
  7. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Warden Street
    0.0 km
  8. Continue onto Warden Street
    1.4 km
  9. Take the ramp slight left towards N3: Johannesburg
    0.7 km
  10. Merge slight right
    195.1 km
  11. Keep slight right at the fork
    81.1 km
  12. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1
    0.4 km
  13. Keep slight right at the fork towards N1: Pretoria
    1.5 km
  14. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.6 km
  15. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N14: Pretoria
    0.5 km
  16. Keep slight right at the fork towards N14: Pretoria
    1.6 km
  17. Merge slight right
    162.7 km
  18. Keep slight right at the fork
    120.9 km
  19. Take the exit ramp sharp right towards R81: Munnik Avenue
    0.4 km
  20. Continue straight
    0.2 km
  21. Turn left onto Munnik Avenue
    72.5 km
  22. Turn left
    34.1 km
  23. Turn right
    12.4 km
  24. Turn right
    0.7 km
  25. Continue straight
    10.5 km
  26. Turn left
    2.8 km
  27. Turn left
    0.4 km
  28. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 52
Known total R1,685.00
Main toll road N3
This route includes 52 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N3. 13 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 -26.245, 28.135
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.116, 28.133
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
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.187, 28.134
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.274, 28.149
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.222, 28.128
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Wilge
Road: 169
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.153, 28.132
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
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
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.093, 28.117
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Routes ↩ Mawa → Harrismith Harrismith to Johannesburg Harrismith to Pretoria Harrismith to Cape Town Harrismith to Durban Johannesburg to Mawa Pretoria to Mawa Cape Town to Mawa
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
360.5 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
4 hrs 24 min • 4 hrs 24 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
51.8 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
119.7 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
38.9 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
75.4%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Mawa
06:32 – 17:18
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:55
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 45 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
8 hrs 5 min
SunriseDawn break
06:32
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R3,008.29
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R14.39
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R143.94
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R3,166.63
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (20)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
4
Highway exits Deceleration zones
4
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Harrismith Start: Warden Street -28.27842, 29.13324
Midpoint
360.5 km
Total: 719.7 km
Midpoint 360.5 km
719.7 km 529 min
Destination Mawa -23.56249, 30.54040

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 719.7 km
Return-cycle span 1439.4 km
Traversal time 529 min
Maneuver count 26
Maneuver density 3.6 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 360.5 km

Coordinate frame

Start -28.27842, 29.13324
Midpoint -25.41062, 28.29742
End -23.56249, 30.54040
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Harrismith from Mawa? +
Harrismith is about 719.7 km from Mawa by road.
How long does it take from Harrismith to Mawa? +
The drive usually takes about 529 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Harrismith to Mawa 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 Harrismith to Mawa? +
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 Harrismith to Mawa? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,407.36 (R27.16 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,408.92 (R27.19 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,401.66 (R27.05 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,450.89 (R28.00 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Harrismith to Mawa? +
Yes. There are 52 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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