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Distance from Johannesburg to Philippi

N Johannesburg → Philippi
Road distance
1396.5 km
Metro routes · M1 / M10 / N12 / R300
Johannesburg to Philippi is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,396.5 km in roughly 15 hrs 10 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,257.3 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.11×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
23
Info Travel board
Travel time
15 hrs 10 min
Start point
Commissioner Street
Return: 30 hrs 20 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
910 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
92.1 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 7 planned rest stops
16 hrs 55 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R2,810.35
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R2,821.41
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R2,807.34
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R2,942.07
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,708.11
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,722.70
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,704.13
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R3,881.90
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R4,879.09
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R4,898.29
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R4,873.85
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R5,107.77
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
224° SW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
44° NE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-26.2050, 28.0497
End coords Destination point
-34.0053, 18.5704
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 Johannesburg Clear Sky View Forecast → 16 °C Philippi Cloudy View Forecast →
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Travel modes
Johannesburg → Philippi
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Car
1396.5 km
15 hrs 10 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
1396.5 km
~21 hrs 29 min
65 km/h avg
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1,272 km flight
~3 hrs 37 min
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Places from Johannesburg to Philippi

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Fuel stations 1.1 km

Shell

7750, Western Cape
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Schools & education 1.5 km

Zisukhanyo Secondary School

Oliver Tambo Drive
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Supermarkets 1.6 km

Shoprite

Cape Town, 7764, Western Cape
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🏫
Schools & education 1.7 km

Weltevreden Valley Core Primary School

Oliver Tambo Drive
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Schools & education 1.8 km

Tembaletu LSEN School

NY 77, Gugulethu, Cape Town, 7750
View details → Gugulethu
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Fuel stations 1.8 km

Shell

Emms Drive, 7755, Western Cape
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Supermarkets 2.1 km

Shoprite

Cape Town, 7750, Western Cape
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🏫
Schools & education 2.2 km

Samora Machel Primary School

11 Langa Massacre Road, Philippi, Cape Town, 7750
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🏬
Shopping malls 2.2 km

Gugulethu Square

25 Steve Biko Drive, Cape Town, 7750
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🛒
Supermarkets 2.3 km

Shoprite

Mitchells Plain, 7785, Western Cape
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Schools & education 2.8 km

Washington Drive Primary School

13 Washington Drive, Colorado Park, Cape Town, 7785
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Supermarkets 3.1 km

Jumbo Wholesale

1 Heinz Road, Cape Town
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Convenience store 3.2 km

Bonjour

Cape Town, 7785
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Schools & education 3.2 km

Phoenix Secondary School

Silverstream Road, Manenberg, Cape Town, 7764
View details → Manenberg
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Convenience store 3.3 km

Pick n Pay Express

1 Stock Road, Phillipi, Cape Town, 7785, Western Cape
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Schools & education 3.4 km

Silverstream Primary School

112 Jordan Street, Manenberg, Cape Town, 7764
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Schools & education 3.8 km

Woodlands Secondary School

8 Mitchell Avenue, Woodlands, Cape Town, 7785
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Professional services 4.1 km

Southern Wind Shipyard

Reen Avenue, 7764
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Government offices 4.2 km

The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children

Klipfontein Road, Cape Town
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Supermarkets 4.2 km

Checkers

Cnr Morgenster Road & Weltevreden Parkway, Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, 7785, Western Cape
View details → Mitchells Plain
🛒
Supermarkets 4.3 km

Shoprite

Cape Town, 7800, Western Cape
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Fuel stations 4.7 km

Shell

7764, Western Cape
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Car services 5.1 km

Halfway TOYOTA

23 Woodlands Road, Ottery
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Convenience store 5.2 km

Shell Select

7800, Western Cape
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Shopping malls 5.7 km

Liberty Promenade Shopping Centre

A. Z. Berman Drive, Mitchells Plain, 7785
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Home & garden 5.7 km

Mayas Hardware Mandalay

Swartklip Road, Mandalay Cape Town, 7783
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Shopping malls 5.7 km

Vangate Mall

Jakes Gerwel Drive, Cape Rown, 7764
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Butcheries 6.0 km

Settler's Moslem Butchery

Bonteheuwel Avenue
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Professional services 6.0 km

Eazy Costing

8 Sybil Road, Ottery, 7780
View details → Ottery
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Car services 6.2 km

GP Tyres & Mags

220 Klip Road, Cape Town, 7941
View details → Cape Town
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Professional services 6.2 km

ARS Credit

1 Argo Road, 7780
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Professional services 6.2 km

Circor Solutions

17 Hillstar Avenue, Wetton Cape Town, 7780
View details → Wetton Cape Town
📱
Electronics 6.5 km

Osmans

Imam Haron Road, Lansdowne
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Shopping malls 6.7 km

Pelikan Park Mall

2 Dollarbird Road
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Clothing & fashion 6.7 km

PEP

Strandfontien Way, Cape Town, 7941, Western Cape
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Clothing & fashion 6.8 km

PEP

23 Symphony Walk, Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, 7785, Western Cape
View details → Mitchells Plain
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Shopping malls 6.9 km

Melody Walk Shopping Centre

Mitchells Plain, 7785
View details → Mitchells Plain
Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

1396.5 km 910 min
Start Johannesburg
Finish Philippi
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Start point
Destination
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Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Johannesburg to Philippi via N12
    National highway N12
  2. Directions from Johannesburg to Philippi via M1 and M10
    Metro arterial routes M1M10
  3. Directions from Johannesburg to Philippi via R300
    Provincial road route R300
  4. Head on Commissioner Street
    1.0 km
  5. Turn left onto Simmonds Street
    0.8 km
  6. Turn right onto Trump Street
    0.2 km
  7. Turn left onto Booysens Road
    3.3 km
  8. Keep slight left at the fork towards M1
    0.6 km
  9. Merge slight right
    2.7 km
  10. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.8 km
  11. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12: Soweto
    1.4 km
  12. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    6.1 km
  13. Keep slight right at the fork
    915.9 km
  14. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  15. Continue onto Donkin Street
    388.0 km
  16. Continue straight
    48.8 km
  17. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R300: Mitchell's Plain
    1.0 km
  18. Continue straight onto Kuils River Freeway
    15.0 km
  19. Continue straight onto Cape Flats Freeway
    6.3 km
  20. At the end of the road, turn right onto Jakes Gerwel Drive
    1.8 km
  21. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M10
    0.4 km
  22. Turn right onto Duinefontein Road
    0.9 km
  23. Turn right
    1.0 km
  24. Turn right
    0.4 km
  25. Turn left
    0.1 km
  26. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 15
Known total R590.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 15 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 2 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
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
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
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
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Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
698.6 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
7 hrs 35 min • 7 hrs 35 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
100.5 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
232.3 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
75.4 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
90%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Philippi
07:46 – 17:42
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:44
Total daylightUsable driving light
9 hrs 56 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
7 hrs 5 min
SunriseDawn break
07:46
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R5,837.45
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R27.93
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R279.30
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R6,144.68
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (18)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
3
Highway exits Deceleration zones
4
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Johannesburg Start: Commissioner Street -26.20500, 28.04972
Midpoint
698.6 km
Total: 1396.5 km
Midpoint 698.6 km
1396.5 km 910 min
Destination Philippi -34.00531, 18.57038

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1396.5 km
Return-cycle span 2793 km
Traversal time 910 min
Maneuver count 23
Maneuver density 1.6 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 698.6 km

Coordinate frame

Start -26.20500, 28.04972
Midpoint -31.09453, 24.41303
End -34.00531, 18.57038
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Questions 9
How far is Johannesburg from Philippi? +
Johannesburg is about 1396.5 km from Philippi by road.
How long does it take from Johannesburg to Philippi? +
The drive usually takes about 910 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Johannesburg to Philippi 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 Philippi? +
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 Philippi? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,810.35 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,821.41 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R2,807.34 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R2,942.07 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Johannesburg to Philippi? +
Yes. There are 15 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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