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Distance from Johannesburg to Lombe Cota

N Johannesburg → Lombe Cota
Road distance
2,968.0 km
Provincial mix · N1 / R512
Johannesburg to Lombe Cota is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 2,968.0 km in roughly 36 hrs 27 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
2,243.2 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.32×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
88
Info Travel board
Travel time
36 hrs 27 min
Start point
Commissioner Street
End point
Lombe-Cota
Return: 72 hrs 54 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
2187 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
81.4 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 18 planned rest stops
40 hrs 57 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R5,972.85
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R5,996.36
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R5,966.44
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R6,252.80
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R7,880.85
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R7,911.86
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R7,872.39
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R8,250.22
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R10,369.54
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R10,410.35
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R10,358.41
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R10,855.55
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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
-26.2050, 28.0497
End coords Destination point
-9.4755, 16.1486
Taxi Transport options
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Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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Johannesburg → Lombe Cota
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Car
2,968.0 km
36 hrs 27 min
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Two-wheeler
2,968.0 km
~45 hrs 39 min
65 km/h avg
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Convenience store Near Johannesburg

Shell Select

2001, Gauteng 0 km from start
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Convenience store Near Johannesburg

Egoli

Johannesburg 1 km from start
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Food & drink Near Johannesburg

Craft Coffee

50 Gwigwi Mrewbi Street, Johannesburg, 2113 2 km from start
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Fuel stations Near Johannesburg

Shell

Johannesburg, 2001, Gauteng 2 km from start
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Food & drink Near Johannesburg

Bean There Coffee Company

44 Stanley Avenue 4 km from start
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Supermarkets Near Johannesburg

Station Liquor Market

Central Avenue 6 km from start
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Food & drink Near Johannesburg

the Bread Bin

Albertina Sisulu Road 10 km from start
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Food & drink Near Johannesburg

Seven Seas Fisheries

118 14th Avenue 13 km from start
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Convenience store Near Johannesburg

Bonjour

Randburg, 2194 17 km from start
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Food & drink Near Johannesburg

The Loaf

279 Church Street, 2188 21 km from start
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Convenience store Near Johannesburg

Shell Select

0350, North West 88 km from start
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Convenience store Near Johannesburg

Quickshop

Swartruggens 149 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Johannesburg

Shell Select

2864, North West 210 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Johannesburg

Bonjour

Zeerust, 2865 210 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Johannesburg

Shell Select

2864, North West 211 km from start
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2,968.0 km 36 hrs 27 min
Start Johannesburg
Finish Lombe Cota
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Johannesburg to Lombe Cota via N1
    National highway N1
  2. Directions from Johannesburg to Lombe Cota via R512
    Provincial road route R512
  3. Head on Commissioner Street
    1.6 km
  4. Turn slight right onto Commisioner Link
    0.2 km
  5. Go straight onto Albertina Sisulu Road
    5.7 km
  6. Continue left onto Albertina Sisulu Road
    0.5 km
  7. At the end of the road, turn right onto Albertina Sisulu Road
    3.4 km
  8. Take the ramp slight left towards N1: Pretoria
    0.8 km
  9. Merge slight right onto Western Bypass
    13.5 km
  10. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R512: Lanseria
    0.7 km
  11. Keep slight left at the fork towards R512: Lanseria
    0.1 km
  12. Go straight onto Malibongwe Drive
    12.7 km
  13. Continue straight onto Pelindaba Road
    21.3 km
  14. Continue left
    9.5 km
  15. Turn right
    10.2 km
  16. Continue straight
    4.6 km
  17. Merge slight right
    183.0 km
  18. Turn right
    49.0 km
  19. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  20. Continue
    0.7 km
  21. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  22. Continue
    0.2 km
  23. Turn slight right
    0.1 km
  24. Turn left
    0.5 km
  25. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.5 km
  26. Continue left onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    10.0 km
  27. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  28. Continue
    36.4 km
  29. Continue left onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    5.6 km
  30. Continue straight onto Main Street
    4.5 km
  31. Continue straight onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    74.0 km
  32. Continue straight onto Sir Seretse Khama Avenue
    2.1 km
  33. Turn slight left onto Sir Seretse Karma Highway
    0.0 km
  34. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  35. Continue
    462.6 km
  36. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.2 km
  37. Merge slight right onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    164.7 km
  38. Continue straight
    0.2 km
  39. Turn left onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    104.3 km
  40. Turn right
    387.5 km
  41. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Okavango Road
    0.1 km
  42. Continue onto Okavango Road
    5.4 km
  43. Turn left
    96.1 km
  44. Turn right
    0.3 km
  45. Turn right
    55.0 km
  46. Turn right
    77.4 km
  47. At the end of the road, turn right
    30.4 km
  48. Continue left
    13.9 km
  49. Continue slight left
    11.5 km
  50. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  51. Continue
    339.8 km
  52. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  53. Continue
    175.1 km
  54. Continue straight
    113.8 km
  55. Keep slight right at the fork
    23.5 km
  56. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  57. Continue
    3.9 km
  58. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.1 km
  59. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    1.0 km
  60. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.0 km
  61. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.3 km
  62. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.1 km
  63. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    6.5 km
  64. At the end of the road, turn left
    26.2 km
  65. Continue straight
    9.1 km
  66. Continue straight
    79.4 km
  67. Turn slight left
    0.7 km
  68. Turn slight right
    0.1 km
  69. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.0 km
  70. Continue
    0.0 km
  71. Go straight
    2.0 km
  72. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  73. Continue
    2.3 km
  74. Continue straight
    62.9 km
  75. Keep slight right at the fork
    102.8 km
  76. Turn right
    116.0 km
  77. Continue straight
    10.8 km
  78. Turn slight left
    0.1 km
  79. Continue straight
    2.7 km
  80. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  81. Continue
    0.2 km
  82. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  83. Continue
    0.2 km
  84. At the end of the road, turn left
    1.8 km
  85. Go straight
    1.2 km
  86. Turn slight left
    0.0 km
  87. Keep slight right at the fork
    21.0 km
  88. Turn right
    1.6 km
  89. Continue straight onto Lombe-Cota
    0.6 km
  90. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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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.
Kroondal
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.092, 27.968
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.177, 27.945
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Buffelspoort Ramp Plaza
Road:
R20.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.131, 27.938
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Buffelspoort Ramp Plaza
Road:
R20.00
Kroondal
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Swartruggens Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R103.00
Marikana Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
e-Toll Fiscal
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Routes ↩ Lombe Cota → Johannesburg Johannesburg to Pretoria Johannesburg to Cape Town Johannesburg to Durban Johannesburg to Polokwane Johannesburg to Lombe Cota Pretoria to Lombe Cota Cape Town to Lombe Cota
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Halfway point
1,486.9 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
18 hrs 13 min • 18 hrs 13 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
213.7 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
493.6 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
160.3 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
75.6%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Lombe Cota
07:07 – 18:42
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:55
Total daylightUsable driving light
11 hrs 34 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
7 hrs 59 min
SunriseDawn break
07:07
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R12,406.34
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R59.36
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R593.60
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R13,059.31
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (93)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
15
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
5
Highway exits Deceleration zones
17
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Johannesburg Start: Commissioner Street -26.20500, 28.04972
Midpoint
1,486.9 km
Total: 2,968.0 km
Midpoint 1,486.9 km
2,968.0 km 36 hrs 27 min
Destination Lombe Cota End: Lombe-Cota -9.47551, 16.14855

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 2,968.0 km
Return-cycle span 5,936.0 km
Traversal time 36 hrs 27 min
Maneuver count 88
Maneuver density 3.0 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 1,486.9 km

Coordinate frame

Start -26.20500, 28.04972
Midpoint -20.27580, 18.21952
End -9.47551, 16.14855
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Questions 9
How far is Johannesburg from Lombe Cota? +
Johannesburg is about 2,968.0 km from Lombe Cota by road.
How long does it take from Johannesburg to Lombe Cota? +
The drive usually takes about 36 hrs 27 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Johannesburg to Lombe Cota 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 Johannesburg to Lombe Cota? +
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 Johannesburg to Lombe Cota? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R5,972.85 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R5,996.36 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R5,966.44 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R6,252.80 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Johannesburg to Lombe Cota? +
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. National roads appear in this route, so watch for toll signs and busier sections.
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Commisioner Link
From Johannesburg To Lombe Cota
: Pretoria
From Johannesburg To Lombe Cota
Western Bypass
From Johannesburg To Lombe Cota
: Lanseria
From Johannesburg To Lombe Cota
gate
From Johannesburg To Lombe Cota
Trans-Kalahari Corridor
From Johannesburg To Lombe Cota
Rua Joaquim Kapango
From Johannesburg To Lombe Cota
Lombe-Cota
From Johannesburg To Lombe Cota

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