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Distance from Main 1 to Kroonstad

N Main 1 → Kroonstad
Road distance
693.6 km
Highway dominant · N1 / N12
Main 1 to Kroonstad is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 693.6 km in roughly 7 hrs 35 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
594.6 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.17×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
21
Info Travel board
Travel time
7 hrs 35 min
End point
Beyers Street
Return: 15 hrs 11 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
455 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
91.3 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 3 planned rest stops
8 hrs 20 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,395.88
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,401.37
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,394.38
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,461.30
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,841.78
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,849.03
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,839.81
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,928.11
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R2,423.40
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R2,432.93
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R2,420.80
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R2,536.98
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
215° SW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
35° NE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-23.3096, 30.6926
End coords Destination point
-27.6533, 27.2355
Taxi Transport options
Shared taxi fare
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
Weather 17 °C Main 1 Clear Sky View Forecast → 10 °C Kroonstad Clear Sky View Forecast →
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Travel modes
Main 1 → Kroonstad
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Car
693.6 km
7 hrs 35 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
693.6 km
~10 hrs 40 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from Main 1 to Kroonstad

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Convenience store Soon after Main 1

Quickshop

Elim 67 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Main 1

Bonjour

N1, Louis Trichardt, 0920 93 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Corner Bakery

Polokwane, 0699 137 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 354 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 354 km from start
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Food & drink Past halfway

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 366 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 368 km from start
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Food & drink Past halfway

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 369 km from start
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Fuel stations Past halfway

Shell

893 Rubenstein Drive, 0044, Gauteng 369 km from start
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Fuel stations Past halfway

Shell

1685, Gauteng 396 km from start
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Fuel stations Past halfway

Shell

2090, Gauteng 408 km from start
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Food & drink Past halfway

Bar Ber Black Sheep

2 Bolton Road 414 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Kroonstad

Quickshop

Johannesburg 418 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Kroonstad

Shell Select

2092, Gauteng 419 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Kroonstad

Bean There Coffee Company

44 Stanley Avenue 419 km from start
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Route

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Start, destination and route line.

693.6 km 456 min
Start Main 1
Finish Kroonstad
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Destination
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Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Main 1 to Kroonstad via N1 and N12
    National highway route N1N12
  2. Start your journey
    0.1 km
  3. Turn left
    0.0 km
  4. Turn left
    0.2 km
  5. At the end of the road, turn right onto Main
    0.6 km
  6. At the end of the road, turn left
    4.1 km
  7. Turn right
    72.1 km
  8. Turn left
    26.9 km
  9. Turn left
    361.3 km
  10. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Johannesburg
    1.6 km
  11. Merge slight right onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.9 km
  12. Continue straight
    28.2 km
  13. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.8 km
  14. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12: Soweto
    1.4 km
  15. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    6.1 km
  16. Keep slight right at the fork
    168.6 km
  17. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Doornkloof
    0.4 km
  18. Turn right onto Reitz Street
    0.7 km
  19. Turn right onto Bukes Street
    0.7 km
  20. Continue straight onto Marais Street
    0.3 km
  21. Turn left onto Beyers Street
    0.4 km
  22. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 46
Known total R1,488.50
Main toll road N1
This route includes 46 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 6 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
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
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
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
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Routes ↩ Kroonstad → Main 1 Main 1 to Johannesburg Main 1 to Pretoria Main 1 to Cape Town Main 1 to Durban Johannesburg to Kroonstad Pretoria to Kroonstad Cape Town to Kroonstad
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
347.5 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
3 hrs 47 min • 3 hrs 47 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
49.9 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
115.4 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
37.5 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
85.7%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Kroonstad
06:57 – 17:22
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:10
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 25 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
10 hrs 51 min
SunriseDawn break
06:57
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R2,899.41
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R13.87
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R138.73
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R3,052.01
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (11)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
0
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
3
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Main 1 -23.30961, 30.69255
Midpoint
347.5 km
Total: 693.6 km
Midpoint 347.5 km
693.6 km 456 min
Destination Kroonstad End: Beyers Street -27.65327, 27.23552

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 693.6 km
Return-cycle span 1387.2 km
Traversal time 456 min
Maneuver count 21
Maneuver density 3.0 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 347.5 km

Coordinate frame

Start -23.30961, 30.69255
Midpoint -24.87151, 28.38937
End -27.65327, 27.23552
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Questions 9
How far is Main 1 from Kroonstad? +
Main 1 is about 693.6 km from Kroonstad by road.
How long does it take from Main 1 to Kroonstad? +
The drive usually takes about 456 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Main 1 to Kroonstad 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 Main 1 to Kroonstad? +
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 Main 1 to Kroonstad? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,395.88 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,401.37 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,394.38 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,461.30 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Main 1 to Kroonstad? +
Yes. There are 46 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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