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Distance from Kln to A 3 Frankfurt Am

Kln to A 3 Frankfurt Am is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,705.9 km in roughly 21 hrs 54 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.

N Kln → A 3 Frankfurt Am
Road distance
1,705.9 km
M1 M2 M50 M7 R139
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
7,945.5 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
0.21×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
212
Info Travel board
Travel time
21 hrs 54 min
Return: 48 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1314 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
77.9 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 10 planned rest stops
24 hrs 24 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R2,855.59
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R2,869.11
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R3,181.07
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R3,206.86
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R3,767.80
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R3,785.62
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R4,197.25
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R4,231.28
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R4,957.63
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R4,981.09
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R5,522.69
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R5,567.47
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
12° NNE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
192° SSW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
57.5353, -153.9767
End coords Destination point
50.0531, 8.5730
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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1,705.9 km 21 hrs 54 min
Start Kln
Finish A 3 Frankfurt Am
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    4.7 km
  8. At the end of the road, turn left
    0.2 km
  9. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
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  10. Continue
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  11. Turn slight right onto An Bóthar Iarainn
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  14. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
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  15. Continue
    32.9 km
  16. At the end of the road, turn right
    12.3 km
  17. Turn slight right onto Canal Road
    1.9 km
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  22. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
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  24. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Tralee Bypass
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  25. Continue onto Tralee Bypass
    0.8 km
  26. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Tralee Bypass
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  27. Continue onto Tralee Bypass
    1.4 km
  28. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
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  29. Continue
    2.3 km
  30. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
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  32. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Castleisland Bypass
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  33. Continue onto Castleisland Bypass
    3.3 km
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  42. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
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  43. Continue
    3.5 km
  44. Keep slight right at the fork onto Limerick to Patrickswell Motorway
    9.6 km
  45. Keep slight right at the fork towards M7
    0.6 km
  46. Merge slight right onto Limerick Southern Ring Road
    8.9 km
  47. Continue straight onto Nenagh to Limerick Motorway
    26.6 km
  48. Continue straight onto Nenagh Bypass
    10.5 km
  49. Continue straight onto Castletown to Nenagh Motorway
    34.3 km
  50. Continue straight onto Portlaoise to Castletown Motorway
    26.3 km
  51. Continue straight onto Portlaoise Bypass
    10.4 km
  52. Continue straight onto Monasterevin Bypass
    19.5 km
  53. Continue straight onto Kildare Bypass
    10.4 km
  54. Continue straight onto The Curragh Motorway
    2.3 km
  55. Continue straight onto Newbridge Bypass
    10.0 km
  56. Continue straight onto Naas Bypass
    7.8 km
  57. Continue straight onto Naas Road
    19.8 km
  58. Continue straight onto Naas Road
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  59. Take the ramp slight left towards M50: Southbound
    0.3 km
  60. Keep slight left at the fork towards M50: Northbound
    0.8 km
  61. Merge slight right onto Western Parkway Motorway
    6.6 km
  62. Continue straight onto Northern Cross Route Motorway
    9.8 km
  63. Take the exit ramp slight right onto Northern Cross Route towards R139: Malahide
    0.8 km
  64. Turn slight right
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  65. Keep slight right at the fork
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  66. Take the ramp slight left towards M50
    0.4 km
  67. Merge slight right onto Airport Motorway
    1.5 km
  68. Continue straight onto Dublin Tunnel
    4.8 km
  69. Take the exit ramp slight left onto Dublin Tunnel towards Dublin Port
    0.4 km
  70. Go straight onto Promenade Road
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  71. Continue slight right onto Promenade Road
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  72. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Promenade Road
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  73. Continue onto Promenade Road
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  74. Continue straight
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  75. Continue straight onto Terminal Road North
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  76. Turn left onto Alexandra Road Extension
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  77. Turn right onto Terminal Road South
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  78. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
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  79. Continue
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  80. Continue straight onto Terminal 1 Car Check-in
    0.4 km
  81. At the end of the road, turn right
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  82. Keep slight left at the fork
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  83. Turn left
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  84. Turn right
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  85. Turn sharp left
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  86. Continue onto Dublin - Holyhead
    109.9 km
  87. Go straight
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  88. Keep slight left at the fork
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  89. Turn left
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  90. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Llanfawr Road
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  91. Continue onto Llanfawr Road
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  92. Turn right onto London Road
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  93. Turn left onto Victoria Road
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  94. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
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  95. Continue onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    50.8 km
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  97. Continue onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    4.6 km
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  99. Continue onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    4.1 km
  100. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A547: Conwy
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  101. Take the ramp straight towards A55: Chester
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  102. Merge slight right onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    10.3 km
  103. Take the exit ramp slight left towards (A547): Old Colwyn
    0.7 km
  104. Merge slight right onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    48.2 km
  105. Keep slight left at the fork onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway towards A55: Chester
    8.7 km
  106. Continue straight onto North Wales Expressway
    8.0 km
  107. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A5115
    1.2 km
  108. Keep slight right at the fork onto Boughton Heath Junction
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  109. Merge slight right onto Boughton Heath Junction towards A41
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  110. Take the exit ramp slight right onto Boughton Heath Junction towards A41: Whitchurch
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  111. Turn right onto Whitchurch Road towards Whitchurch
    13.6 km
  112. Continue onto Whitchurch Road
    5.6 km
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  114. Continue onto Whitchurch Road
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  115. Continue straight onto No Man's Heath Bypass
    1.6 km
  116. Continue straight onto Whitchurch Road
    3.5 km
  117. Continue straight onto Chester Road
    1.9 km
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  121. Continue onto Whitchurch Bypass
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  125. Continue onto Heath Road
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  129. Continue onto Chester Road
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  142. Merge slight right
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  144. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M1: The SOUTH
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  145. Merge slight right
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  146. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A414: Hemel Hempstead
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  147. Keep slight right at the fork towards A414: St Albans
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  149. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto North Orbital Road
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  155. Continue straight
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  156. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A2: (M2) Canterbury
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  157. Merge slight right onto Dartford Bypass
    2.9 km
  158. Continue straight onto Watling Street
    10.3 km
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  160. Take the exit ramp slight left
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  174. Keep slight left at the fork onto Boulevard d'Erlanger
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  180. Turn slight left onto Le Shuttle
    59.2 km
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  182. At the end of the road, turn right
    1.2 km
  183. Keep slight right at the fork onto Boulevard de la Côte d'Opale towards Calais Centre
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  184. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Boulevard de l'Europe
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  185. Continue onto Boulevard de l'Europe
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  189. Continue
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  190. Merge slight left onto L'Européenne
    42.6 km
  191. Keep slight left at the fork onto L'Européenne towards Ostende
    12.5 km
  192. Continue straight
    133.1 km
  193. Take the exit ramp slight right towards Namen
    0.5 km
  194. Keep slight left at the fork towards Namen
    0.9 km
  195. Keep slight left at the fork towards Namen
    0.2 km
  196. Merge slight left
    17.6 km
  197. Take the exit ramp slight right towards E40: Luik
    0.2 km
  198. Keep slight left at the fork towards E40: Luik
    1.4 km
  199. Merge slight left
    128.3 km
  200. Continue straight
    10.4 km
  201. Take the exit ramp slight right towards A 4
    0.3 km
  202. Keep slight left at the fork towards A 4: Köln
    0.7 km
  203. Merge slight left
    68.8 km
  204. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A 3: Frankfurt a.M.
    1.4 km
  205. Merge slight left
    169.3 km
  206. Take the exit ramp slight right towards A 5: Hannover
    1.0 km
  207. Keep slight left at the fork towards A 5: Hannover
    0.4 km
  208. Keep slight right at the fork towards A 5: Hannover
    0.6 km
  209. Keep slight right at the fork towards A 3: Köln
    0.6 km
  210. Keep slight left at the fork towards A 3
    1.2 km
  211. Keep slight left at the fork towards A 3: Köln
    0.9 km
  212. You have arrived at your destination
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Routes ↩ A 3 Frankfurt Am → Kln Kln to Johannesburg Kln to Pretoria Kln to Cape Town Kln to Durban Johannesburg to A 3 Frankfurt Am Pretoria to A 3 Frankfurt Am Cape Town to A 3 Frankfurt Am
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
850.9 km
Alaska to Hessen
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
10 hrs 57 min • 10 hrs 57 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Alaska to Hessen
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
122.8 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
283.7 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
92.1 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.68
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
465.8%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at A 3 Frankfurt Am
06:01 – 20:43
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
14 hrs 42 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
8 hrs 18 min
SunriseDawn break
06:01
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R7,130.46
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R34.12
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R341.17
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,505.75
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (314)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
43
Lane merges Yield required
15
Complex forks Path selection
26
Highway exits Deceleration zones
60
Route atlas

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Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Kln 57.53530, -153.97667
Midpoint
850.9 km
Total: 1,705.9 km
Midpoint 850.9 km
1,705.9 km 21 hrs 54 min
Destination A 3 Frankfurt Am 50.05306, 8.57305

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Alaska to Hessen
One-way road span 1,705.9 km
Return-cycle span 3,411.7 km
Traversal time 21 hrs 54 min
Maneuver count 212
Maneuver density 12.4 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 850.9 km

Coordinate frame

Start 57.53530, -153.97667
Midpoint 52.04615, -0.66324
End 50.05306, 8.57305
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How far is Kln from A 3 Frankfurt Am? +
Kln is about 1,705.9 km from A 3 Frankfurt Am by road.
How long does it take from Kln to A 3 Frankfurt Am? +
The drive usually takes about 21 hrs 54 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Kln to A 3 Frankfurt Am 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 Kln to A 3 Frankfurt Am? +
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 Kln to A 3 Frankfurt Am? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,855.59 (R23.25 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,869.11 (R23.36 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,181.07 (R25.90 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,206.86 (R26.11 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Kln to A 3 Frankfurt Am? +
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

An Bóthar Iarainn
From Kln To A 3 Frankfurt Am
Tralee Bypass
From Kln To A 3 Frankfurt Am
Limerick
From Kln To A 3 Frankfurt Am
Abbeyfeale
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Castleisland Bypass
From Kln To A 3 Frankfurt Am
Limerick to Patrickswell Motorway
From Kln To A 3 Frankfurt Am
Nenagh to Limerick Motorway
From Kln To A 3 Frankfurt Am
Nenagh Bypass
From Kln To A 3 Frankfurt Am
Castletown to Nenagh Motorway
From Kln To A 3 Frankfurt Am
Portlaoise to Castletown Motorway
From Kln To A 3 Frankfurt Am

Route Locations

Start area
Kln, Alaska
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
A 3 Frankfurt Am, Hessen
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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