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Distance from Karlsruhe to Wels

Karlsruhe to Wels is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,185.4 km in roughly 15 hrs 18 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.

N Karlsruhe → Wels
Road distance
1,185.4 km
M3 M4
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
929.3 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.28×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
131
Info Travel board
Travel time
15 hrs 18 min
Start point
Rondellplatz
Return: 36 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
918 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
77.5 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 7 planned rest stops
17 hrs 3 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R2,263.54
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R2,272.93
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R2,756.88
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R2,773.95
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R2,986.62
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R2,999.01
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R3,637.55
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R3,660.07
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R3,929.76
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R3,946.06
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R4,786.25
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R4,815.88
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
298° WNW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
118° ESE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
49.0069, 8.4034
End coords Destination point
52.2928, -3.7389
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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1,185.4 km 15 hrs 18 min
Start Karlsruhe
Finish Wels
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Head on Rondellplatz
    0.0 km
  2. Continue onto Karl-Friedrich-Straße
    0.1 km
  3. Turn right onto Kriegsstraße
    0.4 km
  4. Go straight
    0.2 km
  5. Continue straight onto Karoline-Luise-Tunnel
    0.7 km
  6. Turn left onto Brauerstraße
    5.6 km
  7. Continue straight
    0.2 km
  8. Take the exit ramp slight right towards A 5: Basel
    25.0 km
  9. Take the exit ramp slight right towards Baden-Baden
    0.3 km
  10. Keep slight right at the fork towards B 500: Iffezheim
    6.4 km
  11. Continue straight
    1.2 km
  12. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  13. Continue
    2.5 km
  14. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  15. Continue
    0.8 km
  16. Take the ramp straight
    0.6 km
  17. Merge slight left onto Autoroute des Cigognes
    32.1 km
  18. Keep slight right at the fork towards A 4: Brumath
    0.6 km
  19. Keep slight left at the fork towards Brumath
    0.3 km
  20. Merge slight left onto Autoroute de l’Est towards Brumath
    143.4 km
  21. Keep slight right at the fork onto Autoroute de l’Est towards A 4: Paris
    195.0 km
  22. Take the exit ramp slight right towards A 26: Bruxelles
    1.1 km
  23. Continue straight onto Autoroute des Anglais
    263.1 km
  24. Merge slight left onto L'Européenne
    5.4 km
  25. Take the exit ramp slight right towards Tunnel sous la Manche
    0.3 km
  26. Keep slight left at the fork towards Tunnel sous la Manche
    0.8 km
  27. Keep slight right at the fork
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  28. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.1 km
  29. Keep slight left at the fork
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  30. Keep slight left at the fork
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  31. Keep slight right at the fork
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  32. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.6 km
  33. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.1 km
  34. Keep slight right at the fork
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  35. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.3 km
  36. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.1 km
  37. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.0 km
  38. Turn left
    0.0 km
  39. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.2 km
  40. At the end of the road, turn left
    0.4 km
  41. Turn right
    0.1 km
  42. Turn slight left
    0.0 km
  43. Turn slight right onto Le Shuttle
    58.5 km
  44. Continue
    0.1 km
  45. Turn slight right onto Over Bridge 3
    0.9 km
  46. Keep slight left at the fork
    1.5 km
  47. Take the ramp straight towards London
    0.3 km
  48. Keep slight right at the fork towards London
    60.1 km
  49. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Gatwick
    15.9 km
  50. Merge slight right
    56.9 km
  51. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M3: Basingstoke
    0.5 km
  52. Keep slight left at the fork towards M3: Basingstoke
    0.7 km
  53. Merge slight right
    10.0 km
  54. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A322: Bracknell
    0.9 km
  55. Keep slight left at the fork onto Bagshot Bypass
    1.3 km
  56. Continue straight onto Bracknell Road
    1.4 km
  57. Keep slight left at the fork onto Bracknell Road towards A322
    3.5 km
  58. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.9 km
  59. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Bagshot Road
    0.1 km
  60. Continue onto Bagshot Road
    0.3 km
  61. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.2 km
  62. Merge slight right onto Bagshot Road
    0.3 km
  63. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Downshire Way
    0.0 km
  64. Continue onto Downshire Way
    0.9 km
  65. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Berkshire Way
    0.1 km
  66. Continue onto Berkshire Way
    1.0 km
  67. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Berkshire Way
    0.0 km
  68. Continue onto Berkshire Way
    0.9 km
  69. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Berkshire Way
    0.1 km
  70. Continue onto Berkshire Way
    5.0 km
  71. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M4: Newbury
    0.9 km
  72. Merge slight right
    65.5 km
  73. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A419
    0.4 km
  74. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Marlborough Road
    0.3 km
  75. Continue onto Marlborough Road
    18.7 km
  76. Continue straight onto Latton Bypass
    3.2 km
  77. Continue straight onto Cricklade Road
    1.7 km
  78. Continue straight onto Cirencester Bypass
    10.1 km
  79. Continue straight onto Gloucester Road
    10.2 km
  80. Continue straight onto Birdlip Bypass
    2.8 km
  81. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  82. Continue
    6.8 km
  83. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Brockworth Bypass
    0.0 km
  84. Continue onto Brockworth Bypass
    0.9 km
  85. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.2 km
  86. Continue
    1.4 km
  87. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  88. Continue
    1.4 km
  89. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  90. Continue
    1.5 km
  91. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  92. Continue
    2.0 km
  93. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  94. Continue
    1.7 km
  95. Take the exit ramp slight right towards B4215
    0.1 km
  96. Go straight onto Newent Road
    11.6 km
  97. Turn right onto Bridge Street
    0.2 km
  98. Continue straight onto Lambs Barn Pitch
    4.0 km
  99. Continue straight onto Newent Road
    1.0 km
  100. Continue slight left onto Newent Road
    0.4 km
  101. Continue straight onto The Village
    0.6 km
  102. Continue straight onto Leominster Road
    4.6 km
  103. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  104. Continue
    14.9 km
  105. Continue
    11.0 km
  106. Turn right
    0.5 km
  107. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Hereford Road
    0.0 km
  108. Continue onto Hereford Road
    4.5 km
  109. Turn left onto Passa Lane
    1.3 km
  110. Turn left onto Ivington Road
    6.3 km
  111. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.3 km
  112. Turn left
    1.6 km
  113. Continue straight
    2.9 km
  114. Turn left
    1.7 km
  115. Continue straight
    2.7 km
  116. Turn right
    1.3 km
  117. At the end of the road, turn left
    6.4 km
  118. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Kington Bypass
    0.0 km
  119. Continue onto Kington Bypass
    0.5 km
  120. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Kington Bypass
    0.0 km
  121. Continue onto Kington Bypass
    1.6 km
  122. Continue straight onto Stanner Road
    26.6 km
  123. Continue
    14.9 km
  124. Continue straight
    5.8 km
  125. Turn left onto Garreg Ddu Dam
    0.2 km
  126. Continue straight
    6.3 km
  127. Turn slight right
    0.9 km
  128. Turn right
    5.3 km
  129. Turn slight right
    0.1 km
  130. Turn sharp left
    4.9 km
  131. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

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Tolls found 0
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Main toll road M4 - Magalies Toll Route
We found matching toll-road records for this route, but no tollgate point was close enough to the route line to display as a confirmed route toll.
M4 - Magalies Toll Route M4 - Magalies Toll Route M4 - Magalies Toll Route M4 - Magalies Toll Route
Routes ↩ Wels → Karlsruhe Karlsruhe to Johannesburg Karlsruhe to Pretoria Karlsruhe to Cape Town Karlsruhe to Durban Johannesburg to Wels Pretoria to Wels Cape Town to Wels
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
591.5 km
Baden-Württemberg to Cymru / Wales
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
7 hrs 39 min • 7 hrs 39 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Baden-Württemberg to Cymru / Wales
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
85.4 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
197.2 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
64.0 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
78.4%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Wels
06:27 – 21:54
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
15 hrs 27 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
1 hr 1 min
SunriseDawn break
06:27
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R4,955.17
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R23.71
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R237.09
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R5,215.97
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (166)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
19
Lane merges Yield required
7
Complex forks Path selection
23
Highway exits Deceleration zones
30
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Karlsruhe Start: Rondellplatz 49.00687, 8.40342
Midpoint
591.5 km
Total: 1,185.4 km
Midpoint 591.5 km
1,185.4 km 15 hrs 18 min
Destination Wels 52.29281, -3.73893

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Baden-Württemberg to Cymru / Wales
One-way road span 1,185.4 km
Return-cycle span 2,370.9 km
Traversal time 15 hrs 18 min
Maneuver count 131
Maneuver density 11.1 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 591.5 km

Coordinate frame

Start 49.00687, 8.40342
Midpoint 50.42667, 2.71574
End 52.29281, -3.73893
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Karlsruhe from Wels? +
Karlsruhe is about 1,185.4 km from Wels by road.
How long does it take from Karlsruhe to Wels? +
The drive usually takes about 15 hrs 18 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Karlsruhe to Wels 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 Karlsruhe to Wels? +
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 Karlsruhe to Wels? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,263.54 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,272.93 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R2,756.88 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R2,773.95 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Karlsruhe to Wels? +
No tollgates are 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. This route crosses a provincial boundary. This route looks more local or regional, but always check signs and road conditions on the day.
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Towns along the route

Rondellplatz
From Karlsruhe To Wels
Karl-Friedrich-Straße
From Karlsruhe To Wels
Kriegsstraße
From Karlsruhe To Wels
B 10: Landau
From Karlsruhe To Wels
Mannheim
From Karlsruhe To Wels
Karoline-Luise-Tunnel
From Karlsruhe To Wels
Brauerstraße
From Karlsruhe To Wels
A 5: Basel
From Karlsruhe To Wels
Baden-Baden
From Karlsruhe To Wels
Iffezheim
From Karlsruhe To Wels

Route Locations

Start area
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Wels, Cymru / Wales
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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