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Distance from La Lucia to Kimberley

N La Lucia → Kimberley
Road distance
807.2 km
Highway dominant · M4 / N1 / N3 / N5 / N8
La Lucia to Kimberley is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 807.2 km in roughly 9 hrs 4 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
621.0 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.30×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
41
Info Travel board
Travel time
9 hrs 4 min
Start point
Cherron Avenue
End point
De Beers Road
Return: 18 hrs 8 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
544 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
89.0 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 4 planned rest stops
10 hrs 4 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R1,578.58
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R1,580.32
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R1,572.18
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R1,627.40
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R2,082.84
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R2,085.14
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R2,074.41
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R2,147.26
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R2,740.58
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R2,743.61
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R2,729.48
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R2,825.34
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
279° W
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
99° E
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-29.7547, 31.0594
End coords Destination point
-28.7383, 24.7642
Taxi Transport options
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Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
Weather 18 °C La Lucia Partly Cloudy View Forecast → 10 °C Kimberley Cloudy View Forecast →
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Travel modes
La Lucia → Kimberley
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Car
807.2 km
9 hrs 4 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
807.2 km
~12 hrs 25 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from La Lucia to Kimberley

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Food & drink 0.1 km

Panino

Phakamile Mabija Street
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Supermarkets 0.2 km

Diamond Supermarket

Stockdale Street
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Banks 0.2 km

Capitec Bank

Du Toitspan Road
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Supermarkets 0.3 km

Super Save Supermarket

63 Stockdale Street
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Supermarkets 0.3 km

Fourways Supermarket

Compound Street
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Banks 0.3 km

Standard Bank

Phakamile Mabija Street
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Supermarkets 0.3 km

Big Family Supermarket & Takeaways

De Beers Road
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Banks 0.4 km

Standard Bank

Chapel Street
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Butcheries 0.4 km

Al-Rashid Butchery

Stockdale Street
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Banks 0.4 km

Capitec Bank

York Road
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Banks 0.4 km

African Bank

George Street
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Supermarkets 0.5 km

Woolworths

Lennox Street
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Banks 0.6 km

Standard Bank

Lennox Street
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Butcheries 0.6 km

N12 Butchery Biltong Den

Phakamile Mabija Street
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Supermarkets 0.7 km

Jani's Supermarket & Wholesalers

De Beers Road
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Car services 0.8 km

Hi-Q

Quinn Street
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Supermarkets 0.8 km

Checkers

Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
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Convenience store 0.9 km

Shell Select

8301, Northern Cape
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Fuel stations 1.0 km

Shell

64 Long Street, Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
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Convenience store 1.0 km

Bonjour

113 Phakamile Mabija Road, Kimberley, 8301
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Fuel stations 1.0 km

Shell

Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
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Professional services 1.2 km

GXY Architects

9 Dalham Road, Kimberley, 8301
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Schools & education 1.2 km

Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
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Schools & education 1.3 km

Kimberley Boys High School

Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
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Government offices 1.3 km

Department of Environment and Nature Conservation

90 Conrad Street, Kimberley
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Car services 1.4 km

Midas Kimberley

98 Conrad Street, Kimberley
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Schools & education 1.6 km

Newton Primary School

Kimberley, 8306, Northern Cape
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Schools & education 1.6 km

Diamantveld High School

Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
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Schools & education 1.7 km

Vooruitsig Primary School

14 William Gasson Street, Kimberley, 8300, Northern Cape
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Schools & education 1.7 km

Kimberley Girls' High School

Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
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Schools & education 1.8 km

Kimberley Junior School

Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
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Schools & education 1.9 km

Floors Comprehensive School

Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
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Government offices 1.9 km

Department of Education: Frances Baard District Office

9 Hayston
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Government offices 3.3 km

Northern Cape Department of Education

156 Barkly
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Professional services 4.1 km

Jackie Field Services

27E Landbou Street, Kimberley, 8301
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Convenience store 5.4 km

Shell Select

8301, Northern Cape
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Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

807.2 km 544 min
Start La Lucia
Finish Kimberley
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Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from La Lucia to Kimberley via N3 and N5 and N1 and N8
    National highway route N3N5N1N8
  2. Directions from La Lucia to Kimberley via M4
    Metro arterial route M4
  3. Head on Cherron Avenue
    0.1 km
  4. Turn right onto Woodbury Avenue
    0.3 km
  5. At the end of the road, turn left onto Armstrong Avenue
    0.1 km
  6. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Armstrong Avenue
    0.0 km
  7. Continue onto Armstrong Avenue
    0.2 km
  8. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Armstrong Avenue
    0.0 km
  9. Continue onto Armstrong Avenue
    0.3 km
  10. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Armstrong Avenue
    0.0 km
  11. Continue onto Armstrong Avenue
    0.2 km
  12. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Ridge Road
    0.0 km
  13. Continue onto Ridge Road
    0.1 km
  14. Take the ramp right towards M4
    0.2 km
  15. Merge slight right onto Leo Boyd Highway
    2.2 km
  16. Continue straight onto Ruth First Highway
    8.0 km
  17. Continue straight onto Stalwart Simelane Street
    0.8 km
  18. Continue straight onto Florence Nzama Street
    0.7 km
  19. Turn right onto Bram Fischer Road
    1.8 km
  20. Take the exit ramp straight towards N3
    0.7 km
  21. Merge slight right
    21.6 km
  22. Keep slight right at the fork
    221.7 km
  23. Continue straight
    50.4 km
  24. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N5: Harrismith
    0.7 km
  25. Continue straight
    0.1 km
  26. Merge slight right towards N5: Harrismith
    90.2 km
  27. Continue left onto Eeufees Street
    1.2 km
  28. Continue straight onto Church Street
    136.4 km
  29. Take the exit ramp left towards N1: Bloemfontein
    0.7 km
  30. Merge slight right towards N1: Bloemfontein
    111.3 km
  31. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N8
    0.5 km
  32. Turn right onto Walter Sisulu Road towards N8: Kimberley
    0.1 km
  33. Continue straight onto Nathan Street
    150.9 km
  34. Merge slight left onto Oliver Street
    3.7 km
  35. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Dalham Road
    0.0 km
  36. Continue onto Dalham Road
    0.5 km
  37. Continue straight onto Bultfontein Road
    0.6 km
  38. Continue straight onto Bultfontein Street
    0.4 km
  39. At the end of the road, turn right onto New Main Street
    0.1 km
  40. Turn left onto Stockdale Street
    0.1 km
  41. Turn right onto Old Main Street
    0.1 km
  42. Continue straight onto De Beers Road
    0.1 km
  43. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 17
Known total R845.50
Main toll road M4 - Magalies Toll Route
This route includes 17 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is M4 - Magalies Toll Route.
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Mooi
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Mooi Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R49.00
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
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
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Routes ↩ Kimberley → La Lucia La Lucia to Johannesburg La Lucia to Pretoria La Lucia to Cape Town La Lucia to Durban Johannesburg to Kimberley Pretoria to Kimberley Cape Town to Kimberley
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
403.6 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
4 hrs 32 min • 4 hrs 32 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
58.1 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
134.3 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
43.6 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
76.9%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Kimberley
07:06 – 17:31
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:18
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 24 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
16 hrs 7 min
SunriseDawn break
07:06
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R3,374.27
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R16.14
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R161.45
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R3,551.86
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (41)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
5
Lane merges Yield required
5
Complex forks Path selection
1
Highway exits Deceleration zones
9
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin La Lucia Start: Cherron Avenue -29.75472, 31.05944
Midpoint
403.6 km
Total: 807.2 km
Midpoint 403.6 km
807.2 km 544 min
Destination Kimberley End: De Beers Road -28.73830, 24.76423

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 807.2 km
Return-cycle span 1614.4 km
Traversal time 544 min
Maneuver count 41
Maneuver density 5.1 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 403.6 km

Coordinate frame

Start -29.75472, 31.05944
Midpoint -28.23914, 28.29118
End -28.73830, 24.76423
Destination brief

Travelling to Kimberley

A polished arrival snapshot covering what stands out, who the place suits best and what to keep in mind before you get there.

Signature Northern Cape capital city
Standout Historic capital with diamond-era identity
Best for Who this destination suits
Heritage trip Provincial capital stay Business travel Northern Cape base
Arrival What to expect on arrival
Museum-side, CBD and modern hotel-area arrivals can feel different, so exact routing matters more than a broad city label suggests.
Regional base Good base for nearby trips
Use Kimberley as a Northern Cape base for heritage travel, business stays and wider provincial movement.
Destination facts Quick reference details
Kimberley is the capital of the Northern Cape
Northern Cape tourism and city tourism portals use Kimberley as a central visitor base
The city combines capital-city function with strong heritage interest
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is La Lucia from Kimberley? +
La Lucia is about 807.2 km from Kimberley by road.
How long does it take from La Lucia to Kimberley? +
The drive usually takes about 544 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from La Lucia to Kimberley 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 La Lucia to Kimberley? +
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 La Lucia to Kimberley? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,578.58 (R27.16 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,580.32 (R27.19 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,572.18 (R27.05 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,627.40 (R28.00 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from La Lucia to Kimberley? +
Yes. There are 17 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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