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Distance from Lyon to Main 1

N Lyon → Main 1
Road distance
1,243.0 km
Highway dominant · M1 / N14
Lyon to Main 1 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,243.0 km in roughly 14 hrs 29 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,036.3 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.20×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
31
Info Travel board
Travel time
14 hrs 29 min
Return: 28 hrs 59 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
869 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
85.7 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 7 planned rest stops
16 hrs 14 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R2,501.46
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R2,511.30
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R2,498.77
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R2,618.70
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,300.54
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,313.53
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,296.99
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R3,455.23
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R4,342.81
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R4,359.90
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R4,338.15
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R4,546.35
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
56° NE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
236° SW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-28.7975, 22.3011
End coords Destination point
-23.3096, 30.6926
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Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
Weather 14 °C Lyon Partly Cloudy View Forecast → 17 °C Main 1 Partly Cloudy View Forecast →
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Travel modes
Lyon → Main 1
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Car
1,243.0 km
14 hrs 29 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
1,243.0 km
~19 hrs 7 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from Lyon to Main 1

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Convenience store Soon after Lyon

Quickshop

Kimberley 238 km from start
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Convenience store Before halfway

Bonjour

Wolmaransstad, 2630 403 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Shell Select

1779, Gauteng 595 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Shell Select

2001, Gauteng 611 km from start
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Food & drink Past halfway

Bean There Coffee Company

44 Stanley Avenue 634 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Shell Select

2092, Gauteng 633 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Quickshop

Johannesburg 635 km from start
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Food & drink Past halfway

Bar Ber Black Sheep

2 Bolton Road 638 km from start
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Fuel stations Past halfway

Shell

1685, Gauteng 654 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 679 km from start
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Food & drink Past halfway

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 678 km from start
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Food & drink Past halfway

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 681 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 689 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Main 1

Corner Bakery

Polokwane, 0699 901 km from start
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Convenience store Near Main 1

Quickshop

Elim 997 km from start
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1,243.0 km 14 hrs 29 min
Start Lyon
Finish Main 1
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Destination
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Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Lyon to Main 1 via N14
    National highway N14
  2. Directions from Lyon to Main 1 via M1
    Metro arterial route M1
  3. Start your journey
    12.9 km
  4. Turn left
    240.9 km
  5. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Schmidtsdrift Road
    0.0 km
  6. Continue onto Schmidtsdrift Road
    3.6 km
  7. Continue straight onto Long Street
    1.7 km
  8. Continue straight onto Lennox Street
    0.7 km
  9. Turn left onto Du Toitspan Road
    0.1 km
  10. Continue straight onto Quinn Street
    1.3 km
  11. Turn right onto Phakamile Mabija Street
    2.1 km
  12. Continue straight onto Transvaal
    104.8 km
  13. Continue straight
    6.1 km
  14. Continue straight
    186.4 km
  15. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  16. Continue
    24.3 km
  17. Continue straight
    138.6 km
  18. Keep slight left at the fork onto Southern Bypass
    3.2 km
  19. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M1: Johannesburg
    0.7 km
  20. Continue straight
    29.1 km
  21. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.6 km
  22. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N14: Pretoria
    0.5 km
  23. Keep slight right at the fork towards N14: Pretoria
    1.6 km
  24. Merge slight right
    162.7 km
  25. Keep slight right at the fork
    198.7 km
  26. Turn right
    27.0 km
  27. Turn right
    72.1 km
  28. At the end of the road, turn left
    4.1 km
  29. Turn right onto Main
    0.4 km
  30. Turn left
    0.2 km
  31. Turn right
    0.3 km
  32. Turn right
    0.1 km
  33. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 36
Known total R1,070.50
Main toll road N14
This route includes 36 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N14. 6 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 -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
e-Toll Gantry TG001
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
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
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
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Routes ↩ Main 1 → Lyon Lyon to Johannesburg Lyon to Pretoria Lyon to Cape Town Lyon to Durban Johannesburg to Main 1 Pretoria to Main 1 Cape Town to Main 1
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Halfway point
621.9 km
Northern Cape to Limpopo
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
7 hrs 14 min • 7 hrs 14 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Northern Cape to Limpopo
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
89.5 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
206.7 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
67.1 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
83.4%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Main 1
06:36 – 17:18
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:57
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 42 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
11 hrs 4 min
SunriseDawn break
06:36
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R5,195.83
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R24.86
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R248.60
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R5,469.30
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (20)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
1
Complex forks Path selection
3
Highway exits Deceleration zones
4
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Lyon -28.79751, 22.30109
Midpoint
621.9 km
Total: 1,243.0 km
Midpoint 621.9 km
1,243.0 km 14 hrs 29 min
Destination Main 1 -23.30961, 30.69255

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Northern Cape to Limpopo
One-way road span 1,243.0 km
Return-cycle span 2,486.0 km
Traversal time 14 hrs 29 min
Maneuver count 31
Maneuver density 2.5 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 621.9 km

Coordinate frame

Start -28.79751, 22.30109
Midpoint -26.69626, 27.13355
End -23.30961, 30.69255
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Questions 9
How far is Lyon from Main 1? +
Lyon is about 1,243.0 km from Main 1 by road.
How long does it take from Lyon to Main 1? +
The drive usually takes about 14 hrs 29 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Lyon to Main 1 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 Lyon to Main 1? +
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 Lyon to Main 1? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,501.46 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,511.30 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R2,498.77 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R2,618.70 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Lyon to Main 1? +
Yes. There are 36 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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Transvaal
From Lyon To Main 1
ern Bypass
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: Johannesburg
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