Distance from Mainz to E42

N Mainz → E42

Road distance

4,961.1 km

Mainz to E42 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 4,961.1 km in roughly 57 hrs 56 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.

Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference

9,394.7 km

Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio

0.53×

Navigation steps Instruction count in route set

171

Info Travel board

Travel time

57 hrs 56 min

Return: 115 hrs 52 min

Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration

3476 min

Average velocity Distance over route runtime

85.6 km/h

Stop-adjusted ETA 28 planned rest stops

64 hrs 56 min

Fuel Service sign

Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km

93 Petrol R27.16 / litre

R9,701.55

95 Petrol R27.19 / litre

R9,712.26

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🧭 Route vector

Compass bearing

171° S

Forward azimuth heading

Return heading Reverse azimuth

351° N

Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift

South-West

Start coords Origin point

49.9995, 8.2736

End coords Destination point

-33.9955, 18.5611

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 11 °C Mainz Clear Sky View Forecast → 7 °C E42 Fog View Forecast →

Travel modes

Mainz → E42

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Car

4,961.1 km

57 hrs 56 min

Road route

🏍️ Estimate

Two-wheeler

4,961.1 km

~76 hrs 19 min

65 km/h avg

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Route

Route overview

Live map, directions, tolls and route services.

Map Directions Tolls Trip planning

Start Mainz

Finish E42

Map key

Start point

Destination

Driving route

Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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Head on Quintinsstraße

0.2 km
At the end of the road, turn left onto Rheinstraße

0.2 km
Continue slight left onto Rheinstraße towards B 40: Wiesbaden

0.9 km
Continue straight

0.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.1 km
Continue

0.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.0 km
Continue

4.4 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards A 66: Frankfurt

0.5 km
Merge slight left

6.0 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.2 km
Keep slight right at the fork towards A 3: Würzburg

0.6 km
Continue straight

143.8 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.4 km
Keep slight left at the fork towards A 3

0.4 km
Keep slight left at the fork towards A 3: Nürnberg

1.5 km
Keep slight left at the fork towards A 7: Nürnberg

0.4 km
Keep slight left at the fork towards A 3: Nürnberg

326.8 km
Continue straight onto Innkreis Autobahn

60.9 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto Innkreis Autobahn towards Graz

15.2 km
Continue straight onto Pyhrn Autobahn

230.2 km
Continue straight

25.6 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards Zagreb (HR)

1.4 km
Continue straight

33.3 km
Continue straight

60.2 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards A3: Ljubljana

0.1 km
Keep slight left at the fork towards Zagreb zapad

0.3 km
Keep slight left at the fork towards A3: Slavonski Brod

291.3 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.6 km
Merge slight left

0.3 km
Turn right

0.1 km
Turn left

0.1 km
Take the ramp right

0.4 km
Merge slight left

93.3 km
Keep slight left at the fork towards A 1

32.8 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Обилазница око Београда towards A 1

214.8 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards A4: Sofia (BG)

1.6 km
Continue straight

105.0 km
Continue straight onto Автомагистрала Европа

1.1 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.2 km
Merge slight left onto Автомагистрала Европа

62.5 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards А 1: Пловдив

1.6 km
Merge slight left onto Околовръстен път

8.1 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards A 1: Пловдив

0.3 km
Merge slight left onto Автомагистрала Тракия

167.9 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto Автомагистрала Марица towards А 4: Свиленград

112.4 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Автомагистрала Марица towards Turkey

0.5 km
Continue straight onto Kapıkule Sınır Kapısı

10.4 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Avrupa Otoyolu towards Lalapaşa

165.5 km
Take the exit ramp slight right onto Kınalı Kavşağı towards O-7

1.2 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Kınalı Kavşağı towards O-7: Çatalca

2.5 km
Continue straight onto Kuzey Marmara Otoyolu

110.5 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Kuzey Marmara Otoyolu

4.4 km
Continue straight onto Viyadük-29

0.6 km
Continue straight onto Kuzey Marmara Otoyolu

21.4 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Kuzey Marmara Otoyolu

8.3 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Kuzey Marmara Otoyolu

44.3 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Kuzey Marmara Otoyolu

59.5 km
Merge slight left onto Anadolu Otoyolu

254.5 km
Merge slight left onto Ankara Çevre Yolu

33.9 km
Take the exit ramp slight right onto Ankara Çevre Yolu Güney Kavşağı

1.2 km
Continue straight onto Ankara-Tarsus Otoyolu

220.0 km
Continue straight onto Ankara -Tarsus Otoyolu

27.8 km
Continue straight onto Ankara-Tarsus Otoyolu

105.6 km
Continue straight onto Kırkgeçit-8 Viyadüğü

0.2 km
Continue straight onto Pozantı - Niğde Otoyolu

1.0 km
Continue straight onto Kırkgeçit-10 Viyadüğü

0.2 km
Continue straight onto Ankara-Tarsus Otoyolu

2.2 km
Continue straight onto Kırkgeçit-14 Viyadüğü

0.2 km
Continue straight onto Kırkgeçit-6 Tüneli

0.8 km
Continue straight onto Ankara-Tarsus Otoyolu

10.0 km
Continue straight onto Pozantı - Niğde Otoyolu

0.9 km
Continue straight onto Ankara-Tarsus Otoyolu

63.4 km
Continue straight onto K28 Tarsus Doğu Kavşağı

0.6 km
Take the exit ramp slight left onto Tarsus Doğu Kavşağı towards O-51

2.4 km
Merge slight left onto Adana-Erdemli Otoyolu

11.8 km
Go straight onto Adana-Erdemli Otoyolu

0.1 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Adana-Erdemli Otoyolu

0.4 km
Merge slight right onto Adana-Erdemli Otoyolu

17.9 km
Continue straight onto Fehmi Özeltürkay Tüneli

0.3 km
Continue straight onto Adana-Şanlıurfa Otoyolu

59.7 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto Ceyhan-İskenderun Otoyolu

77.0 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Belen 1 Kavşağı

0.6 km
Continue straight onto Antakya-İskenderun Yolu

3.8 km
Continue straight onto Maraşal Çakmak Caddesi

1.0 km
Continue straight onto E5 Karayolu Caddesi

16.4 km
Turn left onto Çevre Yolu Caddesi

10.6 km
Turn right onto Alpaslan Türkeş Bulvarı

1.5 km
Continue onto Kırıkhan-Reyhanlı yolu

31.8 km
Continue straight onto Kırıkhan-Reyhanlı Yolu

8.3 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto Antakya - Halep yolu

5.7 km
Continue straight

0.7 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto ESCWA, ITSAM

0.0 km
Continue onto ESCWA, ITSAM

1.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit

0.0 km
Continue

4.5 km
At the roundabout, take the 4th exit

0.3 km
Continue

3.7 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق سرمدا - حلب

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق سرمدا - حلب

16.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto حلب - طريق إدلب

0.0 km
Continue onto حلب - طريق إدلب

3.3 km
Turn slight right onto طريق حلب - إدلب

2.3 km
Merge slight left onto حلب - طريق إدلب

10.9 km
Continue straight

8.3 km
Continue straight onto محلق حلب الجنوبي

7.3 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto محلق حلب الجنوبي

0.4 km
Continue straight

2.2 km
Continue straight onto طريق حلب الرمادي

4.7 km
Continue straight onto طريق حلب الرقة

179.6 km
Continue straight onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.8 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

35.0 km
Continue straight onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

82.7 km
Go straight onto Deir EzZor - Ar Raqqa

5.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

4.9 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.1 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

2.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.1 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.2 km
Turn left

0.1 km
Turn right

0.3 km
Turn right

0.1 km
Turn right onto Rue Ash'Sham

0.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.1 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

4.4 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

39.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

1.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

2.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

6.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

24.2 km
Continue straight onto طريق حلب - الرمادي

48.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit

0.0 km
Continue

1.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.0 km
Continue

0.0 km
Continue straight

3.0 km
Continue right onto حلب - الرمادي

0.1 km
Turn left

7.7 km
Continue straight

0.2 km
At the end of the road, turn left

4.2 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit

0.1 km
Continue

260.2 km
Take the exit ramp left

0.7 km
Merge slight left onto طريق المرور السريع رقم 1

128.4 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards 21

0.6 km
Turn left

143.6 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق الحج البري

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق الحج البري

117.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق الحج البري

0.1 km
Continue onto طريق الحج البري

2.7 km
Continue straight onto Arar-Karbala (Iraq) road

2.1 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Arar-Karbala (Iraq) road

0.4 km
At the end of the road, turn right onto Arar-Karbala (Iraq) road

3.0 km
Go straight

1.2 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Arar-Karbala (Iraq) road

47.4 km
Continue straight onto شارع الامير عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز بن مساعد

14.2 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.5 km
Merge slight left onto طريق الملك فهد

131.7 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق رفحاء - عرعر - الطريق الدولي

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق رفحاء - عرعر - الطريق الدولي

5.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق رفحاء - عرعر - الطريق الدولي

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق رفحاء - عرعر - الطريق الدولي

105.2 km
Turn right

8.4 km
Turn left

58.5 km
You have arrived at your destination

0.0 km

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Stop Stopover sign

Halfway point

2,478.1 km

Rheinland-Pfalz to Western Cape

Mid-route position Road corridor partition

50 / 50

Time partition Start / finish split

28 hrs 58 min • 28 hrs 58 min

Waypoint reference Nearest route marker

Rheinland-Pfalz to Western Cape

Vec Consumption & emissions

Consumption & emissions profile

357.2 L needed

Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline

CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output

825.1 kg

Fuel mass Approximate tank weight

267.9 kg

Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol

R1.96

Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio

189.4%

☀ Solar data

Daylight window at E42

07:48 – 17:42

Outside daylight hours

Solar noonHighest sun position

12:45

Total daylightUsable driving light

9 hrs 54 min

Light remainingUntil sunset

15 hrs 48 min

SunriseDawn break

07:48

Fin Tax & wear

Wear & SARS deduction

R20,737.43

Single trip SARS allowance

SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate

R4.18/km

Tyre wear Estimated tread cost

R99.22

Service wear Oil & filter allocation

R992.22

Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls

R21,828.87

Nav Maneuver index

Navigation complexity

Very High (209)

Turn difficulty rating

Roundabouts Multi-path navigation

Lane merges Yield required

Complex forks Path selection

Highway exits Deceleration zones

Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS

Origin Mainz 49.99952, 8.27363

Midpoint

2,478.1 km

Total: 4,961.1 km

Midpoint 2,478.1 km

4,961.1 km 57 hrs 56 min

Destination E42 -33.99554, 18.56111

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor

Province span Rheinland-Pfalz to Western Cape

One-way road span 4,961.1 km

Return-cycle span 9,922.2 km

Traversal time 57 hrs 56 min

Maneuver count 171

Maneuver density 3.4 /100 km

Midpoint chainage 2,478.1 km

Coordinate frame

Start 49.99952, 8.27363

Midpoint 40.80856, 31.14561

End -33.99554, 18.56111

Route support

Route FAQ

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Questions 9

How far is Mainz from E42? +

Mainz is about 4,961.1 km from E42 by road.

How long does it take from Mainz to E42? +

The drive usually takes about 57 hrs 56 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.

Is it possible to drive from Mainz to E42 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 Mainz to E42? +

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 Mainz to E42? +

Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R9,983.73 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R10,023.03 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R9,973.02 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R10,451.67 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.

Are there any tollgates from Mainz to E42? +

No tollgates are 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. This route looks more local or regional, but always check signs and road conditions on the day.

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Towns along the route

Quintinsstraße

From Mainz To E42

Rheinstraße

From Mainz To E42

B 40: Wiesbaden

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B 455: Wiesbaden

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Wiesbaden-Erbenheim

From Mainz To E42

A 66: Frankfurt

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