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Distance from Kroonstad to Riva

N Kroonstad → Riva
Road distance
228.8 km
Metro routes · M81 / N1
Kroonstad to Riva is a solid inter-town journey, covering about 228.8 km in roughly 2 hrs 37 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
216.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.06×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
29
Info Travel board
Travel time
2 hrs 37 min
Start point
Beyers Street
End point
Riva Close
Return: 15 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
157 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
87.0 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 1 planned rest stop
2 hrs 52 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R436.94
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R438.75
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R532.17
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R535.46
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R576.51
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R578.90
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R702.16
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R706.51
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R758.57
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R761.72
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R923.90
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R929.62
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
24° NNE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
204° SSW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-27.6533, 27.2355
End coords Destination point
-25.8655, 28.1056
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
Weather 17 °C Kroonstad Clear Sky View Forecast → 16 °C Riva Light Showers View Forecast →
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Travel modes
Kroonstad → Riva
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Car
228.8 km
2 hrs 37 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
228.8 km
~3 hrs 31 min
65 km/h avg
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Places in Riva

Fuel stops, shops, restaurants and services near your destination.

24 places View all →
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Convenience store 1.0 km

Quickshop

Centurion
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🏫
School 2.2 km

Empro Academy

66 Erasmus Avenue, Centurion, 0157
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🏫
School 2.3 km

Raslouw junior school

281 Lochner Road, Centurion, 0157
View details → Centurion
🏫
School 2.4 km

Pinnacle College Raslouw

Aletta Avenue, Centurion, 0157
View details → Centurion
🏫
School 2.9 km

SPARK Centurion Primary School

Witpenssekelstert Street, Centurion, 0157
View details → Centurion
🏬
Shopping centre 3.0 km

Forest Hill City

Marie Street, Centurion
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📍
Supermarket 3.1 km

Checkers

Pretoria, 0157, Gauteng
View details → Pretoria
📍
Supermarket 3.2 km

Pick n Pay

Pretoria, 0157
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🏬
Department store 3.3 km

Edgars

Rooihuiskraal Road Mall @ Reds, Centurion, 0157
View details → Centurion
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Clothing store 3.3 km

Foshini

Rooihuiskraal Road Mall @ Reds, Centurion, 0157
View details → Centurion
📍
Supermarket 4.0 km

Shoprite

Centurion, 0157, Gauteng
View details → Centurion
📍
Convenience store 4.4 km

Quickshop

Centurion
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Clothing store 4.5 km

Bows and Garters

304 Panorama Street, 0158
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School 4.5 km

Regio Pre-School

191 Panorama Street, 0157
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School 4.5 km

Lakerskool Uitsig Primary School

46 Yelanda Street, 0158
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Convenience store 4.6 km

Pick n Pay Express

Gauteng, 0157
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Convenience store 4.6 km

Quickshop

Centurion
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School 4.8 km

Tango's Tots Nursery School

2 Yelanda Street
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Pharmacy 4.9 km

Nuskin Ageloc

1 Robin Street
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School 5.2 km

Little Heffalumps

105 Panorama Street
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Convenience store 5.8 km

Bonjour

Hennopspark, 0157
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Clothing store 6.0 km

PEP

Centurion, 0157, Gauteng
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Clothing store 6.2 km

399-Jr Castanet Street, 0045
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Convenience store 6.2 km

Shell Select

0157, Gauteng
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Route

Route overview

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228.8 km 2 hrs 37 min
Start Kroonstad
Finish Riva
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Destination
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Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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Route directions
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Directions from Kroonstad to Riva via N1
National highway N1
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Directions from Kroonstad to Riva via M81
Metro arterial route M81
2 route directions identified on this trip
  1. Head on Beyers Street
    0.4 km
  2. Turn right onto Marais Street
    0.3 km
  3. Continue straight onto Bukes Street
    0.7 km
  4. Turn left onto Reitz Street
    0.6 km
  5. Take the ramp left towards N1
    0.3 km
  6. Merge slight right
    172.2 km
  7. Keep slight right at the fork onto Western Bypass
    29.3 km
  8. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M81
    0.4 km
  9. Keep slight right at the fork towards M81
    0.2 km
  10. Go straight onto Winnie Mandela Drive
    0.4 km
  11. Turn left onto Sloane Street
    0.3 km
  12. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Sloane Street
    0.0 km
  13. Continue onto Sloane Street
    0.2 km
  14. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Sloane Street
    0.0 km
  15. Continue onto Sloane Street
    0.3 km
  16. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Sloane Street
    0.0 km
  17. Continue onto Sloane Street
    0.2 km
  18. Go straight
    0.1 km
  19. Go straight onto Main Road
    8.6 km
  20. Continue left onto Main Road
    5.2 km
  21. Continue straight onto Main Road
    5.5 km
  22. Continue straight onto Voortrekker Road
    3.0 km
  23. Turn left onto Perdeblom Street
    0.4 km
  24. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto De Ovalle Boulevard
    0.0 km
  25. Continue onto De Ovalle Boulevard
    0.2 km
  26. Turn right onto Palmas Street
    0.1 km
  27. Turn right onto Villa Garcia North Street
    0.1 km
  28. Turn right onto Riva Close
    0.0 km
  29. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 15
Known total R348.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 15 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 4 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
e-Toll Owl
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.131, 27.938
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
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
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.092, 27.968
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.177, 27.945
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
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
e-Toll Stork
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
e-Toll Fiscal
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Routes ↩ Riva → Kroonstad Kroonstad to Johannesburg Kroonstad to Pretoria Kroonstad to Cape Town Kroonstad to Durban Johannesburg to Riva Pretoria to Riva Cape Town to Riva
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
114.7 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
1 hr 18 min • 1 hr 18 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
16.5 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
38.1 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
12.4 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
94.7%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Riva
06:39 – 17:27
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 48 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
9 hrs 19 min
SunriseDawn break
06:39
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R956.51
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R4.58
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R45.77
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R1,006.85
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (27)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
4
Lane merges Yield required
1
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
5
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Kroonstad Start: Beyers Street -27.65327, 27.23552
Midpoint
114.7 km
Total: 228.8 km
Midpoint 114.7 km
228.8 km 2 hrs 37 min
Destination Riva End: Riva Close -25.86554, 28.10558

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 228.8 km
Return-cycle span 457.7 km
Traversal time 2 hrs 37 min
Maneuver count 29
Maneuver density 12.7 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 114.7 km

Coordinate frame

Start -27.65327, 27.23552
Midpoint -26.73269, 27.68675
End -25.86554, 28.10558
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Questions 9
How far is Kroonstad from Riva? +
Kroonstad is about 228.8 km from Riva by road.
How long does it take from Kroonstad to Riva? +
The drive usually takes about 2 hrs 37 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Kroonstad to Riva in one day? +
Yes, for many drivers this can be done in one day.
Is taxi available from Kroonstad to Riva? +
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 Kroonstad to Riva? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R436.94 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R438.75 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R532.17 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R535.46 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Kroonstad to Riva? +
Yes. There are 15 tollgates currently matched for this route.
What is the route verdict for this trip? +
Long same-day trip: This can work in one day, but a rest stop and early departure are recommended.
Is there a long-trip warning on this route? +
This is a medium-to-long route. A fuel or refreshment stop is a good idea.
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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Towns along the route

Western Bypass
From Kroonstad To Riva
De Ovalle Boulevard
From Kroonstad To Riva
Riva Close
From Kroonstad To Riva

Route Locations

Start area
Kroonstad
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Riva, Gauteng
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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