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Distance from Ka Nkomo to Leonard

N Ka Nkomo → Leonard
Road distance
989.4 km
Highway dominant · N1 / R103
Ka Nkomo to Leonard is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 989.4 km in roughly 11 hrs 6 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
681.3 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.45×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
18
Info Travel board
Travel time
11 hrs 6 min
End point
Club Lane
Return: 22 hrs 13 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
666 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
89.1 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 5 planned rest stops
12 hrs 21 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,991.17
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,999.00
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,989.03
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R2,084.49
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R2,627.23
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R2,637.57
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R2,624.41
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R2,750.37
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,456.89
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,470.49
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,453.18
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R3,618.91
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
184° S
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
4° N
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-23.4364, 30.7494
End coords Destination point
-29.5494, 30.2881
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 21 °C Ka Nkomo Cloudy View Forecast → 17 °C Leonard Partly Cloudy View Forecast →
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Travel modes
Ka Nkomo → Leonard
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Car
989.4 km
11 hrs 6 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
989.4 km
~15 hrs 13 min
65 km/h avg
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652 km flight
~6 hrs 21 min
🚗 139 km to Polokwane International
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Places from Ka Nkomo to Leonard

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Convenience store Near Ka Nkomo

Quickshop

Elim 77 km from start
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Food & drink Soon after Ka Nkomo

Corner Bakery

Polokwane, 0699 137 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 359 km from start
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Convenience store Before halfway

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 361 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 362 km from start
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Fuel stations Before halfway

Shell

1680, Gauteng 382 km from start
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Fuel stations Before halfway

Shell

1685, Gauteng 390 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Fournos Bakery

Regent Street 405 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Charlie Catue

Smith Road 405 km from start
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Fuel stations Before halfway

Shell

11 Andries Pretorius Road, Alberton, 1449, Gauteng 410 km from start
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Convenience store Before halfway

Bonjour

Heidelberg, 1441 414 km from start
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Convenience store Before halfway

Bonjour

Heidelberg, 1441 414 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Quickshop

Villiers 452 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Quickshop

Villiers 452 km from start
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Convenience store Near Leonard

Shell Select

3201, KwaZulu-Natal 681 km from start
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Route

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Start, destination and route line.

989.4 km 667 min
Start Ka Nkomo
Finish Leonard
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Ka Nkomo to Leonard via N1
    National highway N1
  2. Directions from Ka Nkomo to Leonard via R103
    Provincial road route R103
  3. Start your journey
    1.6 km
  4. Go straight
    2.3 km
  5. Turn left
    15.2 km
  6. At the end of the road, turn left
    2.0 km
  7. Turn right
    72.1 km
  8. Turn left
    26.9 km
  9. Turn left
    361.3 km
  10. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Johannesburg
    1.6 km
  11. Merge slight right onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.9 km
  12. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Germiston
    0.3 km
  13. Keep slight left at the fork towards N1: Germiston
    0.7 km
  14. Merge slight right onto Eastern Bypass
    22.1 km
  15. Keep slight left at the fork
    58.7 km
  16. Keep slight left at the fork
    403.3 km
  17. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R103: Cedara
    0.4 km
  18. At the end of the road, turn right onto Cedara Road
    2.0 km
  19. Turn left onto Club Lane
    0.2 km
  20. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 67
Known total R2,519.50
Main toll road N1
This route includes 67 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 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 -26.153, 28.132
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.093, 28.117
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.222, 28.128
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
e-Toll Gantry TG001
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
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.062, 28.107
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: 169
R94.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
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
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.245, 28.135
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Routes ↩ Leonard → Ka Nkomo Ka Nkomo to Johannesburg Ka Nkomo to Pretoria Ka Nkomo to Cape Town Ka Nkomo to Durban Johannesburg to Leonard Pretoria to Leonard Cape Town to Leonard
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
495.6 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
5 hrs 33 min • 5 hrs 33 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
71.2 L needed
Low efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
164.6 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
53.4 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
68.9%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Leonard
06:49 – 17:06
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:57
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 17 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
7 hrs 57 min
SunriseDawn break
06:49
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R4,135.90
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R19.79
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R197.89
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R4,353.58
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (13)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
0
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
3
Highway exits Deceleration zones
3
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Ka Nkomo -23.43639, 30.74944
Midpoint
495.6 km
Total: 989.4 km
Midpoint 495.6 km
989.4 km 667 min
Destination Leonard End: Club Lane -29.54944, 30.28806

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 989.4 km
Return-cycle span 1978.8 km
Traversal time 667 min
Maneuver count 18
Maneuver density 1.8 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 495.6 km

Coordinate frame

Start -23.43639, 30.74944
Midpoint -25.98330, 28.12545
End -29.54944, 30.28806
Route support

Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Ka Nkomo from Leonard? +
Ka Nkomo is about 989.4 km from Leonard by road.
How long does it take from Ka Nkomo to Leonard? +
The drive usually takes about 667 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Ka Nkomo to Leonard 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 Ka Nkomo to Leonard? +
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 Ka Nkomo to Leonard? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,991.17 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,999.00 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,989.03 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R2,084.49 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Ka Nkomo to Leonard? +
Yes. There are 67 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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