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Distance from M 3 to O 4 Istanbul

N M 3 → O 4 Istanbul
Road distance
516.7 km
Provincial mix · M43 / M63 / N12 / N17 / R21 / R23
M 3 to O 4 Istanbul is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 516.7 km in roughly 6 hrs 2 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
428.1 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.21×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
38
Info Travel board
Travel time
6 hrs 2 min
End point
Istanbul Street
Return: 12 hrs 5 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
362 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
85.5 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 3 planned rest stops
6 hrs 47 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R986.63
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R990.73
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R1,201.67
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R1,209.11
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,301.81
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R1,307.21
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R1,585.54
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R1,595.35
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,712.90
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R1,720.01
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R2,086.23
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R2,099.15
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
211° SSW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
31° NNE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-23.0379, 30.6494
End coords Destination point
-26.3182, 28.4307
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
Weather 16 °C M 3 Fair View Forecast → 12 °C O 4 Istanbul Fair View Forecast →
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Travel modes
M 3 → O 4 Istanbul
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Car
516.7 km
6 hrs 2 min
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Two-wheeler
516.7 km
~7 hrs 56 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from M 3 to O 4 Istanbul

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Convenience store Soon after M 3

Quickshop

Elim 62 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Corner Bakery

Polokwane, 0699 150 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Bread World

Polokwane 156 km from start
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Convenience store Before halfway

Shell Select

0700, Limpopo 164 km from start
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Convenience store Before halfway

Shell Select

0699, Limpopo 164 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching O 4 Istanbul

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 386 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching O 4 Istanbul

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 388 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching O 4 Istanbul

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 389 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching O 4 Istanbul

George's Bakery Bredell

97 3rd Avenue, Bredell, 1619 414 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching O 4 Istanbul

Pick n Pay Express

Bonaero Park, 1470, Gauteng 420 km from start
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Supermarkets Approaching O 4 Istanbul

Checkers

Kempton Park, 1619, Gauteng 419 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching O 4 Istanbul

Bonjour

Boksburg, 1459 420 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching O 4 Istanbul

Shell Select

1901, Gauteng 423 km from start
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Fuel stations Near O 4 Istanbul

Shell

Benoni, 1501, Gauteng 423 km from start
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Supermarkets Near O 4 Istanbul

Superspar

Tom Jones Street, Benoni 423 km from start
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Convenience store 2.2 km

Quickshop

202 Nigel Road South, Springs
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Banks 2.3 km

Capitec Bank

Nigel Road
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Supermarkets 3.5 km

Checkers

Springs, 1559, Gauteng
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Clothing & fashion 3.6 km

PEP

Springs, Gauteng
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Professional services 3.6 km

Infinity Diamond Wheels

112 Debid Road, Nuffield Springs
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Convenience store 4.0 km

Pick n Pay Express

Springs, 1518, Gauteng
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Schools & education 4.5 km

Laerskool

Allen Road
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Professional services 4.7 km

GreenLine Respiratory Protection

46 Lear Road, Nuffield Springs, 4420
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Convenience store 4.8 km

Quickshop

Springs
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Supermarkets 5.2 km

Checkers

Springs, 1559, Gauteng
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Supermarkets 5.4 km

Pick n Pay

Gauteng, 2008
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Electronics 5.7 km

Lamonsite

707 Lebaka Street, Tsakane, 1550
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Convenience store 5.7 km

Quickshop

2 Gemsbok Street, Springs
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Fuel stations 5.8 km

Shell

150 Springs West Road, 1559, Gauteng
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Fuel stations 6.4 km

Shell

1550, Gauteng
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Convenience store 6.7 km

Shell Select

1496, Gauteng
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Schools & education 6.7 km

Springs Technical High School

Wits Road, 1559
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Convenience store 6.9 km

Quickshop

Springs
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Route

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Start, destination and route line.

516.7 km 6 hrs 2 min
Start M 3
Finish O 4 Istanbul
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Destination
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Turn-by-turn directions

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Route directions
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Directions from M 3 to O 4 Istanbul via N12 and N17
National highway route N12 N17
🏙️
Directions from M 3 to O 4 Istanbul via M43 and M63
Metro arterial routes M43 M63
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Directions from M 3 to O 4 Istanbul via R21 and R23
Provincial road routes R21 R23
3 route directions identified on this trip
  1. Start your journey
    0.2 km
  2. Turn right
    0.2 km
  3. Turn left
    0.2 km
  4. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.1 km
  5. Turn left
    0.1 km
  6. Turn right
    0.1 km
  7. At the end of the road, turn left
    1.7 km
  8. At the end of the road, turn right
    3.5 km
  9. At the end of the road, turn left
    89.2 km
  10. Turn left
    351.9 km
  11. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R21: Kempton Park
    0.2 km
  12. Keep slight left at the fork towards R21 South: Kempton Park
    1.2 km
  13. Merge slight right onto Albertina Sisulu Freeway
    31.0 km
  14. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M43: Kempton Park
    0.6 km
  15. Continue straight onto Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu Road
    0.9 km
  16. Continue straight onto Atlas Road
    0.2 km
  17. Continue straight onto Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu Road
    0.8 km
  18. Continue straight onto Atlas Road
    0.2 km
  19. Continue straight onto Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu Road
    1.2 km
  20. Continue straight onto Atlas Road
    0.4 km
  21. Continue straight onto Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu Road
    0.7 km
  22. Continue straight onto Atlas Road
    0.2 km
  23. Continue straight onto Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu Road
    3.7 km
  24. Take the ramp slight left towards N12: eMalahleni
    0.9 km
  25. Merge slight right
    2.0 km
  26. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R23
    0.7 km
  27. Turn right onto Tom Jones Street
    2.6 km
  28. At the end of the road, turn right onto Range View Road
    2.5 km
  29. Continue straight onto Heidelberg Road
    3.3 km
  30. Take the ramp slight left towards N17
    0.8 km
  31. Merge slight right
    10.4 km
  32. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M63: Springs
    0.9 km
  33. Turn left onto Tonk Meter Way
    3.0 km
  34. Turn left onto Rhokana Avenue
    0.3 km
  35. Turn right onto Atlanta Street
    0.9 km
  36. Turn left onto Frankfurt Street
    0.1 km
  37. Turn left onto Istanbul Street
    0.1 km
  38. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 42
Known total R1,225.50
Main toll road N17
This route includes 42 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N17. 7 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
e-Toll Bee-Eater
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Dalpark
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
Dalpark
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.953, 28.257
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.852, 28.251
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.922, 28.262
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.997, 28.250
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
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
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.043, 28.275
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Routes ↩ O 4 Istanbul → M 3 M 3 to Johannesburg M 3 to Pretoria M 3 to Cape Town M 3 to Durban Johannesburg to O 4 Istanbul Pretoria to O 4 Istanbul Cape Town to O 4 Istanbul
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
258.8 km
Limpopo to Gauteng
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
3 hrs 1 min • 3 hrs 1 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Limpopo to Gauteng
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
37.2 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
85.9 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
27.9 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
82.9%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at O 4 Istanbul
06:42 – 17:23
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 40 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
06:42
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R2,159.86
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R10.33
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R103.34
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R2,273.54
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (12)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
0
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
1
Highway exits Deceleration zones
4
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin M 3 -23.03795, 30.64938
Midpoint
258.8 km
Total: 516.7 km
Midpoint 258.8 km
516.7 km 6 hrs 2 min
Destination O 4 Istanbul End: Istanbul Street -26.31816, 28.43065

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Limpopo to Gauteng
One-way road span 516.7 km
Return-cycle span 1,033.4 km
Traversal time 6 hrs 2 min
Maneuver count 38
Maneuver density 7.4 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 258.8 km

Coordinate frame

Start -23.03795, 30.64938
Midpoint -24.34145, 28.90440
End -26.31816, 28.43065
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Questions 9
How far is M 3 from O 4 Istanbul? +
M 3 is about 516.7 km from O 4 Istanbul by road.
How long does it take from M 3 to O 4 Istanbul? +
The drive usually takes about 6 hrs 2 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from M 3 to O 4 Istanbul in one day? +
Yes, for many drivers this can be done in one day.
Is taxi available from M 3 to O 4 Istanbul? +
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 M 3 to O 4 Istanbul? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R986.63 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R990.73 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,201.67 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,209.11 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from M 3 to O 4 Istanbul? +
Yes. There are 42 tollgates currently matched for this route.
What is the route verdict for this trip? +
Heavy long-distance trip: This is a serious road trip. Start early, plan rest stops, and consider whether an overnight stay makes more sense.
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

: Kempton Park
From M 3 To O 4 Istanbul
O R Tambo International
From M 3 To O 4 Istanbul
Pretoria
From M 3 To O 4 Istanbul
: eMalahleni
From M 3 To O 4 Istanbul
: Springs
From M 3 To O 4 Istanbul
Tonk Meter Way
From M 3 To O 4 Istanbul

Route Locations

Start area
M 3, Limpopo
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
O 4 Istanbul, Gauteng
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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