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Distance from Johannesburg to Lost City

N Johannesburg → Lost City
Road distance
521.7 km
Highway dominant · M1 / N14
Johannesburg to Lost City is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 521.7 km in roughly 5 hrs 57 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
469.6 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.11×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
26
Info Travel board
Travel time
5 hrs 57 min
Start point
Commissioner Street
Return: 11 hrs 55 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
357 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
87.4 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 2 planned rest stops
6 hrs 27 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,049.90
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,054.03
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,048.77
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,099.11
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,385.28
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,390.73
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,383.79
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,450.21
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,822.74
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,829.91
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,820.78
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,908.17
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
25° NNE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
205° SSW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-26.2050, 28.0497
End coords Destination point
-22.3709, 29.9924
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 17 °C Johannesburg Fair View Forecast → 23 °C Lost City Clear Sky View Forecast →
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Travel modes
Johannesburg → Lost City
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Car
521.7 km
5 hrs 57 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
521.7 km
~8 hrs 1 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from Johannesburg to Lost City

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Food & drink Near Johannesburg

Bean There Coffee Company

44 Stanley Avenue 4 km from start
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Convenience store Near Johannesburg

Quickshop

60 Riviera Road, Johannesburg 4 km from start
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Food & drink Near Johannesburg

Bar Ber Black Sheep

2 Bolton Road 6 km from start
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Fuel stations Near Johannesburg

Shell

2090, Gauteng 11 km from start
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Fuel stations Soon after Johannesburg

Shell

1685, Gauteng 24 km from start
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Fuel stations Soon after Johannesburg

Shell

1680, Gauteng 32 km from start
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Supermarkets Soon after Johannesburg

Checkers

Centurion, 0157, Gauteng 38 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Johannesburg

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 53 km from start
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Food & drink Soon after Johannesburg

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 52 km from start
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Food & drink Soon after Johannesburg

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 54 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Johannesburg

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 69 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Johannesburg

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 69 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Shell Select

0700, Limpopo 284 km from start
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Food & drink Around halfway

Corner Bakery

Polokwane, 0699 297 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Bonjour

N1, Louis Trichardt, 0920 361 km from start
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521.7 km 358 min
Start Johannesburg
Finish Lost City
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Johannesburg to Lost City via N14
    National highway N14
  2. Directions from Johannesburg to Lost City via M1
    Metro arterial route M1
  3. Head on Commissioner Street
    0.0 km
  4. Turn right onto Troye Street
    0.1 km
  5. Turn right onto Albertina Sisulu Road
    0.5 km
  6. Turn left onto Joe Slovo Drive
    0.1 km
  7. Turn right onto Siemert Road
    1.0 km
  8. Continue straight onto Joe Slovo Drive
    1.8 km
  9. Continue slight left onto Saint Andrew Road
    0.5 km
  10. At the end of the road, turn right onto Houghton Drive
    1.0 km
  11. Take the ramp straight towards M1
    0.7 km
  12. Merge slight right onto De Villiers Graaff Motorway
    15.0 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
    86.7 km
  22. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Old National Road
    0.9 km
  23. Turn left
    0.5 km
  24. Turn right
    0.6 km
  25. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.6 km
  26. At the end of the road, turn right
    2.6 km
  27. Turn left
    0.2 km
  28. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 37
Known total R1,202.00
Main toll road N14
This route includes 37 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N14. 4 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
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
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Hammanskraal
Road: Road not linked yet
R35.00
Hammanskraal
Road: Road not linked yet
R35.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Routes ↩ Lost City → Johannesburg Johannesburg to Pretoria Johannesburg to Cape Town Johannesburg to Durban Johannesburg to Polokwane Johannesburg to Lost City Pretoria to Lost City Cape Town to Lost City
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Halfway point
261.5 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
2 hrs 58 min • 2 hrs 58 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
37.6 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
86.8 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
28.2 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
90%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Lost City
06:35 – 17:22
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:59
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 47 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
5 hrs 20 min
SunriseDawn break
06:35
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R2,180.76
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R10.43
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R104.34
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R2,295.54
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (20)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
4
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Johannesburg Start: Commissioner Street -26.20500, 28.04972
Midpoint
261.5 km
Total: 521.7 km
Midpoint 261.5 km
521.7 km 358 min
Destination Lost City -22.37085, 29.99238

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 521.7 km
Return-cycle span 1043.4 km
Traversal time 358 min
Maneuver count 26
Maneuver density 5.0 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 261.5 km

Coordinate frame

Start -26.20500, 28.04972
Midpoint -24.20944, 29.05168
End -22.37085, 29.99238
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Questions 9
How far is Johannesburg from Lost City? +
Johannesburg is about 521.7 km from Lost City by road.
How long does it take from Johannesburg to Lost City? +
The drive usually takes about 358 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Johannesburg to Lost City in one day? +
Yes, for many drivers this can be done in one day.
Is taxi available from Johannesburg to Lost City? +
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 Lost City? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,049.90 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,054.03 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,048.77 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,099.11 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Johannesburg to Lost City? +
Yes. There are 37 tollgates currently matched for this route.
What is the route verdict for this trip? +
Heavy long-distance trip: This is a serious road trip. Start early, plan rest stops, and consider whether an overnight stay makes more sense.
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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