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Distance from Lombe Cota to Harrismith

N Lombe Cota → Harrismith
Road distance
3,232.8 km
N1 R511 R512 R564
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
2,492.8 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.30×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
111
Info Travel board
Travel time
39 hrs 26 min
Start point
Lombe-Cota
End point
Warden Street
Return: 53 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
2366 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
82.0 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 19 planned rest stops
44 hrs 11 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R6,172.82
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R6,198.42
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R7,518.17
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R7,564.73
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R8,144.69
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R8,178.47
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R9,919.81
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R9,981.23
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R10,716.69
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R10,761.15
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R13,052.38
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R13,133.20
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
149° SSE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
329° NNW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-9.4755, 16.1486
End coords Destination point
-28.2784, 29.1332
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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Lombe Cota to Harrismith is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 3,232.8 km in roughly 39 hrs 26 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
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Lombe Cota → Harrismith
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Car
3,232.8 km
39 hrs 26 min
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Two-wheeler
3,232.8 km
~49 hrs 44 min
65 km/h avg
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Flight
3,233 km
↑ 30 hrs 58 min faster
Flight time
6 hrs 27 min
With airport
~8 hrs 27 min
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3,232.8 km 39 hrs 26 min
Start Lombe Cota
Finish Harrismith
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↑
  1. Head on Lombe-Cota
    0.6 km
  2. Continue straight
    1.6 km
  3. Merge slight right
    21.2 km
  4. Turn slight right
    2.9 km
  5. Continue right
    0.2 km
  6. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  7. Continue
    0.1 km
  8. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  9. Continue
    2.7 km
  10. Continue straight
    0.2 km
  11. Continue straight
    10.7 km
  12. Continue straight
    116.0 km
  13. Turn left
    0.0 km
  14. Turn left
    0.0 km
  15. Turn slight right
    54.7 km
  16. Go straight
    47.1 km
  17. Keep slight left at the fork
    63.9 km
  18. Continue straight
    2.3 km
  19. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  20. Continue
    0.0 km
  21. Go straight
    2.0 km
  22. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  23. Continue
    0.8 km
  24. Turn slight right
    79.5 km
  25. Continue straight
    9.1 km
  26. Continue straight
    26.1 km
  27. Turn right
    6.5 km
  28. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.1 km
  29. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.3 km
  30. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.0 km
  31. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    1.0 km
  32. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  33. Continue
    3.7 km
  34. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  35. Continue
    0.1 km
  36. Continue slight right
    23.0 km
  37. Turn slight left
    9.8 km
  38. Go straight
    104.4 km
  39. Continue straight
    175.1 km
  40. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  41. Continue
    2.2 km
  42. Turn slight left
    129.4 km
  43. Keep slight left at the fork onto Caiundo-Cuangar
    208.6 km
  44. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  45. Continue
    11.5 km
  46. Continue slight right
    13.9 km
  47. At the end of the road, turn right
    30.4 km
  48. Take the exit ramp left
    0.0 km
  49. Merge slight right
    77.4 km
  50. Turn left
    55.0 km
  51. At the end of the road, turn left
    0.3 km
  52. Turn left
    96.1 km
  53. At the end of the road, turn right onto Grootfontein - Rundu Highway
    5.1 km
  54. Turn left onto Dolfhout Street
    0.0 km
  55. Turn right
    0.8 km
  56. Turn right onto Paul Swartz Street
    0.0 km
  57. Turn left
    387.0 km
  58. Turn left onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    104.3 km
  59. Turn left
    0.0 km
  60. Turn right
    0.2 km
  61. Merge slight right
    0.0 km
  62. Continue straight onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    3.4 km
  63. Turn slight left
    0.1 km
  64. Merge slight right onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    161.3 km
  65. At the end of the road, turn right onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    459.5 km
  66. Continue straight onto Sir Seretse Khama Avenue
    3.2 km
  67. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Sir Seretse Karma Highway
    0.1 km
  68. Continue onto Sir Seretse Karma Highway
    0.0 km
  69. Go straight onto Sir Seretse Khama Avenue
    2.1 km
  70. Continue straight onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    74.0 km
  71. Continue straight onto Main Street
    4.5 km
  72. Continue straight onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    5.5 km
  73. At the end of the road, turn right onto Trans-Kalahari Corridor
    36.5 km
  74. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  75. Continue
    10.0 km
  76. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.6 km
  77. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.7 km
  78. Turn slight left
    0.2 km
  79. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  80. Continue
    0.9 km
  81. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  82. Continue
    49.1 km
  83. Continue left onto Church Street
    71.1 km
  84. Continue straight onto Sarel Cilliers Street
    0.3 km
  85. Continue straight onto Roos Street
    0.4 km
  86. Continue straight onto Andries Pretorius Street
    111.3 km
  87. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R512
    2.2 km
  88. Continue straight
    0.3 km
  89. Go straight
    2.9 km
  90. Continue straight
    10.2 km
  91. At the end of the road, turn left
    9.5 km
  92. Turn right onto Pelindaba Road
    20.4 km
  93. Turn left onto 6th Road
    6.8 km
  94. Continue straight onto Cedar Avenue
    4.9 km
  95. Turn left onto Witkoppen Road towards R564
    0.8 km
  96. Turn right towards R511: William Nicol Drive
    0.2 km
  97. Keep slight left at the fork towards R511: William Nicol Drive
    0.2 km
  98. Go straight onto Winnie Mandela Drive
    1.6 km
  99. Take the ramp straight towards N1 Toll: Pretoria
    0.7 km
  100. Merge slight right onto Western Bypass
    30.6 km
  101. Keep slight left at the fork
    58.7 km
  102. Keep slight left at the fork
    195.0 km
  103. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Harrismith
    1.1 km
  104. Continue straight onto Warden Street
    1.7 km
  105. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Piet Retief Street
    0.0 km
  106. Continue onto Piet Retief Street
    0.0 km
  107. Turn right onto Warden Street
    0.1 km
  108. Turn right onto Murray Street
    0.0 km
  109. Turn left onto Warden Street
    1.0 km
  110. Continue make a U-turn onto Warden Street
    0.1 km
  111. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 27
Known total R891.00
Main toll road N4
This route includes 27 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N4. 10 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.222, 28.128
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.153, 28.132
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Buffelspoort Ramp Plaza
Road:
R20.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.093, 28.117
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: 169
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Buffelspoort Ramp Plaza
Road:
R20.00
e-Toll Blouvalk
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.041, 28.077
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.274, 28.149
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Marikana Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.187, 28.134
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Kroondal
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Kroondal
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.062, 28.107
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.116, 28.133
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Swartruggens Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R103.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.245, 28.135
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.167, 28.141
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Routes ↩ Harrismith → Lombe Cota Lombe Cota to Johannesburg Lombe Cota to Pretoria Lombe Cota to Cape Town Lombe Cota to Durban Johannesburg to Harrismith Pretoria to Harrismith Cape Town to Harrismith
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Halfway point
1,619.6 km
Malanje to Free State
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
19 hrs 43 min • 19 hrs 43 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Malanje to Free State
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
232.8 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
537.7 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
174.6 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
77.1%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Harrismith
06:39 – 17:20
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 40 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
10 hrs 29 min
SunriseDawn break
06:39
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R13,513.06
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R64.66
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R646.56
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R14,224.27
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (105)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
15
Lane merges Yield required
5
Complex forks Path selection
6
Highway exits Deceleration zones
18
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Lombe Cota Start: Lombe-Cota -9.47551, 16.14855
Midpoint
1,619.6 km
Total: 3,232.8 km
Midpoint 1,619.6 km
3,232.8 km 39 hrs 26 min
Destination Harrismith End: Warden Street -28.27842, 29.13324

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Malanje to Free State
One-way road span 3,232.8 km
Return-cycle span 6,465.6 km
Traversal time 39 hrs 26 min
Maneuver count 111
Maneuver density 3.4 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 1,619.6 km

Coordinate frame

Start -9.47551, 16.14855
Midpoint -21.10752, 18.67903
End -28.27842, 29.13324
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How far is Lombe Cota from Harrismith? +
Lombe Cota is about 3,232.8 km from Harrismith by road.
How long does it take from Lombe Cota to Harrismith? +
The drive usually takes about 39 hrs 26 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Lombe Cota to Harrismith 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 Lombe Cota to Harrismith? +
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 Lombe Cota to Harrismith? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R6,172.82 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R6,198.42 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R7,518.17 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R7,564.73 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Lombe Cota to Harrismith? +
Yes. There are 27 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

Lombe-Cota
From Lombe Cota To Harrismith
Rua Joaquim Kapango
From Lombe Cota To Harrismith
Caiundo-Cuangar
From Lombe Cota To Harrismith
Trans-Kalahari Corridor
From Lombe Cota To Harrismith
: Randburg
From Lombe Cota To Harrismith
Hartbeespoort Dam
From Lombe Cota To Harrismith
Toll: Pretoria
From Lombe Cota To Harrismith
Western Bypass
From Lombe Cota To Harrismith

Route Locations

Start area
Lombe Cota, Malanje
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Harrismith, Free State
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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