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Distance from Kitengela to 6

Kitengela to 6 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 3,971.8 km in roughly 51 hrs 29 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.

N Kitengela → 6
Road distance
3,971.8 km
N2 R101
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
2,910.5 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.36×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
119
Info Travel board
Travel time
51 hrs 29 min
Start point
Namanga Road
Return: 58 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
3089 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
77.1 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 25 planned rest stops
57 hrs 44 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R7,583.98
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R7,615.44
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R9,236.90
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R9,294.10
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R10,006.65
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R10,048.15
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R12,187.58
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R12,263.05
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R13,166.64
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R13,221.25
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R16,036.29
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R16,135.59
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
193° SSW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
13° NNE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-1.4746, 36.9591
End coords Destination point
-26.9694, 30.7837
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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3,971.8 km 51 hrs 29 min
Start Kitengela
Finish 6
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Head on Namanga Road
    11.6 km
  2. Continue straight onto Nairobi-Namanga Road
    119.8 km
  3. Continue straight onto Arusha Road
    99.5 km
  4. Turn right
    0.1 km
  5. Go straight onto Northwest Arusha Bypass Road
    5.0 km
  6. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  7. Continue
    168.1 km
  8. Continue left
    5.2 km
  9. At the end of the road, turn left
    52.3 km
  10. Go straight
    25.9 km
  11. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  12. Continue
    0.0 km
  13. Turn slight left
    136.4 km
  14. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  15. Continue
    17.4 km
  16. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Arusha Road
    0.1 km
  17. Continue onto Arusha Road
    0.6 km
  18. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  19. Continue
    2.2 km
  20. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  21. Continue
    1.2 km
  22. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  23. Continue
    18.6 km
  24. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  25. Continue
    215.6 km
  26. Go straight
    4.2 km
  27. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  28. Continue
    5.7 km
  29. Keep slight left at the fork onto Dodoma Highway
    6.1 km
  30. Turn left
    0.2 km
  31. Turn right
    0.9 km
  32. Continue straight
    0.8 km
  33. Turn left onto Utalii Road
    0.0 km
  34. Turn right
    0.3 km
  35. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.5 km
  36. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.2 km
  37. At the end of the road, turn left
    0.2 km
  38. At the end of the road, turn right
    159.1 km
  39. Keep slight right at the fork
    160.5 km
  40. Continue left
    41.5 km
  41. Turn slight left
    61.4 km
  42. Continue straight
    45.6 km
  43. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  44. Continue
    221.4 km
  45. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  46. Continue
    0.6 km
  47. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Glyn Jones Road
    0.0 km
  48. Continue onto Glyn Jones Road
    0.6 km
  49. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  50. Continue
    29.2 km
  51. Go straight
    12.5 km
  52. Turn right
    292.7 km
  53. Merge left
    5.8 km
  54. Turn right
    143.4 km
  55. Turn left
    4.6 km
  56. Turn right
    61.2 km
  57. At the end of the road, turn right
    57.4 km
  58. Continue straight
    113.0 km
  59. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  60. Continue
    14.5 km
  61. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  62. Continue
    1.6 km
  63. Go straight onto Kilometro_18
    83.4 km
  64. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  65. Continue
    49.1 km
  66. Continue straight
    227.8 km
  67. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  68. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    5.0 km
  69. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  70. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    2.2 km
  71. Continue straight onto Enterprise Road
    0.6 km
  72. Turn right onto Samora Machel Avenue
    2.4 km
  73. Turn left onto Abdel Gamal Nasser Road
    2.2 km
  74. Take the exit ramp left
    0.3 km
  75. Continue straight onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    5.1 km
  76. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    0.0 km
  77. Continue onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    12.6 km
  78. Continue slight right onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    21.8 km
  79. Continue straight onto Harare Masvingo Beitbridge Road
    48.5 km
  80. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    48.9 km
  81. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.2 km
  82. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    2.5 km
  83. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.1 km
  84. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    145.9 km
  85. Continue straight onto Josiah Tongogara Road
    4.2 km
  86. Turn right onto Robert Mugabe Way
    0.9 km
  87. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    1.2 km
  88. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  89. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    280.5 km
  90. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  91. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    4.1 km
  92. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  93. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.9 km
  94. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  95. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.3 km
  96. Continue straight
    94.2 km
  97. Go straight
    10.8 km
  98. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  99. Continue
    5.0 km
  100. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  101. Continue
    157.3 km
  102. Take the exit ramp left towards R101: Mokopane
    1.4 km
  103. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.1 km
  104. Continue straight
    19.2 km
  105. Continue left
    115.7 km
  106. Turn left onto Van Riebeeck Street
    0.0 km
  107. Turn right onto Voortrekker Street
    77.5 km
  108. Continue straight onto Walter Sisulu Street
    6.9 km
  109. Turn left onto Cowen Ntuli Street
    4.1 km
  110. Turn right
    48.2 km
  111. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  112. Continue
    53.0 km
  113. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N2
    0.1 km
  114. Merge slight right onto Voortrekker Avenue
    96.2 km
  115. Turn right
    1.0 km
  116. Continue straight
    0.2 km
  117. Turn left
    2.9 km
  118. Turn sharp left
    1.0 km
  119. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 8
Known total R492.00
Main toll road N2 - North Coast Toll Road
This route includes 8 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N2 - North Coast Toll Road.
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Routes ↩ 6 → Kitengela Kitengela to Johannesburg Kitengela to Pretoria Kitengela to Cape Town Kitengela to Durban Johannesburg to 6 Pretoria to 6 Cape Town to 6
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
1,991.0 km
Kajiado to Mpumalanga
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
25 hrs 44 min • 25 hrs 44 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Kajiado to Mpumalanga
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
286.0 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
660.6 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
214.5 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.68
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
73.3%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at 6
06:25 – 17:20
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 55 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
40 min
SunriseDawn break
06:25
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R16,602.28
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R79.44
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R794.37
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R17,476.08
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (155)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
28
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
4
Highway exits Deceleration zones
31
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Kitengela Start: Namanga Road -1.47456, 36.95907
Midpoint
1,991.0 km
Total: 3,971.8 km
Midpoint 1,991.0 km
3,971.8 km 51 hrs 29 min
Destination 6 -26.96935, 30.78369

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Kajiado to Mpumalanga
One-way road span 3,971.8 km
Return-cycle span 7,943.7 km
Traversal time 51 hrs 29 min
Maneuver count 119
Maneuver density 3.0 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 1,991.0 km

Coordinate frame

Start -1.47456, 36.95907
Midpoint -14.24063, 34.51610
End -26.96935, 30.78369
Destination services

Available in 6

Useful places near your destination, from everyday essentials to local stops that can help you settle in faster when you arrive.

Service groups 3
Schools Fuel stations and garages Supermarkets
Nearby category Schools Top 1 nearby match around 6
1
Nearby category Fuel stations and garages Top 1 nearby match around 6
1
  • Shell
    35 Kerk Street, 2380, Mpumalanga
Nearby category Supermarkets Top 5 nearby matches around 6
5
  • Pick n Pay
    Piet Retief, 2380, Gauteng
  • Quickshop
    17 Church Street, Piet Retief
  • Pick n Pay
    33 Church Street, Piet Retief, 2330, Gauteng
  • Boxer
    10 A Zuidend Street, Piet Retief, 2380, Mpumalanga
  • Bonjour
    Church Street, Piet Retief, 2380
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Questions 9
How far is Kitengela from 6? +
Kitengela is about 3,971.8 km from 6 by road.
How long does it take from Kitengela to 6? +
The drive usually takes about 51 hrs 29 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Kitengela to 6 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 Kitengela to 6? +
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 Kitengela to 6? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R7,583.98 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R7,615.44 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R9,236.90 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R9,294.10 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Kitengela to 6? +
Yes. There are 8 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. This route crosses a provincial boundary. National roads appear in this route, so watch for toll signs and busier sections.
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Towns along the route

Kilometro_18
From Kitengela To 6
Robert Mugabe Way
From Kitengela To 6
: Mokopane
From Kitengela To 6
Marble Hall
From Kitengela To 6

Route Locations

Start area
Kitengela, Kajiado
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
6, Mpumalanga
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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