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Distance from Mainz to Kln

Mainz to Kln is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,686.6 km in roughly 21 hrs 40 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.

N Mainz → Kln
Road distance
1,686.6 km
M1 M20 M50 M6 R110
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
7,947.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
0.21×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
220
Info Travel board
Travel time
21 hrs 40 min
Return: 20 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1300 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
77.8 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 10 planned rest stops
24 hrs 10 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R2,823.37
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R2,836.73
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R3,145.18
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R3,170.68
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R3,725.29
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R3,742.91
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R4,149.89
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R4,183.54
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R4,901.69
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R4,924.88
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R5,460.38
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R5,504.65
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
350° N
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
170° S
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
49.9995, 8.2736
End coords Destination point
57.5353, -153.9767
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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1,686.6 km 21 hrs 40 min
Start Mainz
Finish Kln
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  1. Head on Quintinsstraße
    0.0 km
  2. Continue sharp left onto Quintinsstraße
    0.1 km
  3. Continue right onto Schusterstraße
    0.2 km
  4. Continue straight onto Flachsmarkt
    0.3 km
  5. Turn left onto Große Bleiche
    0.6 km
  6. Continue slight right onto Binger Straße
    0.3 km
  7. Keep slight left at the fork onto Binger Straße towards Universität
    0.3 km
  8. Turn slight right onto Saarstraße towards Mainz-Gonsenheim
    0.3 km
  9. Keep slight left at the fork onto Saarstraße towards Mainz-Gonsenheim
    2.4 km
  10. Continue straight onto Saarstraße
    0.1 km
  11. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Saarstraße
    0.0 km
  12. Continue onto Saarstraße
    0.8 km
  13. Continue straight onto Kurmainzstraße
    0.5 km
  14. Take the exit ramp slight right towards A 60: Bingen
    0.7 km
  15. Merge slight left
    22.1 km
  16. Keep slight right at the fork towards A 61
    114.0 km
  17. Keep slight left at the fork towards A 61: Köln
    37.2 km
  18. Take the exit ramp slight right towards A 61: Venlo
    11.2 km
  19. Take the exit ramp slight right towards Aachen
    0.3 km
  20. Keep slight left at the fork towards Aachen
    0.4 km
  21. Keep slight right at the fork towards A 4: Aachen
    0.5 km
  22. Keep slight left at the fork towards A 4: Aachen
    0.6 km
  23. Keep slight left at the fork towards A 4: Eindhoven
    0.6 km
  24. Merge slight left towards Aachen
    39.2 km
  25. Keep slight right at the fork towards Antwerpen
    10.4 km
  26. Continue straight
    27.0 km
  27. Continue straight
    86.5 km
  28. Keep slight right at the fork towards E40: Brussel
    1.3 km
  29. Merge slight left
    10.8 km
  30. Take the exit ramp slight right towards E411
    0.5 km
  31. Keep slight right at the fork towards E40
    0.3 km
  32. Merge slight left
    16.3 km
  33. Take the exit ramp slight right towards E40
    1.2 km
  34. Keep slight left at the fork towards Oostende
    0.9 km
  35. Merge slight left
    91.7 km
  36. Keep slight left at the fork towards Calais
    41.8 km
  37. Continue straight onto L'Européenne
    56.5 km
  38. Take the exit ramp slight right towards Tunnel sous la Manche
    0.3 km
  39. Keep slight left at the fork towards Tunnel sous la Manche
    0.8 km
  40. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.0 km
  41. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.1 km
  42. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.0 km
  43. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.0 km
  44. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.0 km
  45. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.6 km
  46. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.1 km
  47. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.0 km
  48. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.3 km
  49. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.1 km
  50. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.0 km
  51. Turn left
    0.0 km
  52. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.2 km
  53. At the end of the road, turn left
    0.4 km
  54. Turn right
    0.1 km
  55. Turn slight left
    0.0 km
  56. Turn slight right onto Le Shuttle
    58.5 km
  57. Continue
    0.1 km
  58. Turn slight right onto Over Bridge 3
    0.9 km
  59. Keep slight left at the fork
    1.5 km
  60. Take the ramp straight towards London
    0.3 km
  61. Keep slight right at the fork towards London
    48.6 km
  62. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A20: Maidstone
    0.4 km
  63. Keep slight left at the fork towards Maidstone
    0.3 km
  64. Continue onto Sandling Interchange
    0.4 km
  65. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  66. Continue
    0.2 km
  67. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.2 km
  68. Merge slight right
    3.4 km
  69. Take the exit ramp straight
    0.3 km
  70. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.2 km
  71. Continue
    0.3 km
  72. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  73. Continue
    0.6 km
  74. Keep slight right at the fork
    9.1 km
  75. Continue straight onto Watling Street
    10.0 km
  76. Continue straight onto Dartford Bypass
    3.2 km
  77. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A282: Dartford Crossing
    1.6 km
  78. Merge slight right onto Canterbury Way
    2.4 km
  79. Keep slight left at the fork onto Canterbury Way
    4.6 km
  80. Continue straight
    37.9 km
  81. Continue straight
    18.9 km
  82. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A1081: St Albans
    0.3 km
  83. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  84. Continue
    0.3 km
  85. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  86. Continue
    2.1 km
  87. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto North Orbital Road
    0.1 km
  88. Continue onto North Orbital Road
    3.0 km
  89. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  90. Continue
    5.7 km
  91. Take the exit ramp slight right towards M1: The NORTH
    1.1 km
  92. Keep slight right at the fork towards M1: The NORTH
    85.2 km
  93. Keep slight right at the fork
    8.3 km
  94. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M6: The N. WEST
    36.7 km
  95. Keep slight left at the fork
    22.8 km
  96. Keep slight right at the fork
    12.4 km
  97. Keep slight left at the fork
    17.6 km
  98. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.4 km
  99. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Newport Road
    0.3 km
  100. Continue onto Newport Road
    4.3 km
  101. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  102. Continue
    8.0 km
  103. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  104. Continue
    1.0 km
  105. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  106. Continue
    1.5 km
  107. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  108. Continue
    16.8 km
  109. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  110. Continue
    11.2 km
  111. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Heath Road
    0.1 km
  112. Continue onto Heath Road
    1.7 km
  113. Continue straight onto Heath Road
    0.9 km
  114. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Whitchurch Bypass
    0.0 km
  115. Continue onto Whitchurch Bypass
    2.3 km
  116. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Whitchurch Bypass
    0.1 km
  117. Continue onto Whitchurch Bypass
    1.3 km
  118. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Chester Road
    0.0 km
  119. Continue onto Chester Road
    1.9 km
  120. Continue straight onto Whitchurch Road
    3.5 km
  121. Continue straight onto No Man's Heath Bypass
    1.6 km
  122. Continue straight onto Whitchurch Road
    1.5 km
  123. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Whitchurch Road
    0.0 km
  124. Continue onto Whitchurch Road
    5.5 km
  125. Continue onto Whitchurch Road
    13.6 km
  126. Keep slight left at the fork onto Whitchurch Road
    0.0 km
  127. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A55
    0.2 km
  128. Continue straight
    1.4 km
  129. Merge slight right onto North Wales Expressway
    7.7 km
  130. Continue straight onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    72.0 km
  131. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    0.0 km
  132. Continue onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    4.5 km
  133. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    0.0 km
  134. Continue onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    50.8 km
  135. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Victoria Road
    0.1 km
  136. Continue onto Victoria Road
    0.2 km
  137. Turn right onto London Road
    0.1 km
  138. At the end of the road, turn left onto Llanfawr Road
    0.1 km
  139. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  140. Continue
    0.0 km
  141. Turn slight left
    1.2 km
  142. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.5 km
  143. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.2 km
  144. Go straight onto Dublin - Holyhead
    109.9 km
  145. Continue
    0.2 km
  146. Turn slight left
    0.0 km
  147. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.3 km
  148. Turn left onto Tolka Quay Road
    0.3 km
  149. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Tolka Quay Road
    0.0 km
  150. Continue onto Tolka Quay Road
    0.8 km
  151. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Tolka Quay Road
    0.0 km
  152. Continue onto Tolka Quay Road
    0.2 km
  153. Turn right
    0.2 km
  154. Continue left onto Promenade Road
    0.5 km
  155. Take the ramp right onto Dublin Tunnel towards M50
    0.2 km
  156. Merge slight right onto Dublin Tunnel
    0.1 km
  157. Keep slight right at the fork onto Dublin Tunnel
    4.9 km
  158. Continue straight onto Airport Motorway
    1.3 km
  159. Keep slight left at the fork
    17.4 km
  160. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R110
    0.0 km
  161. Keep slight right at the fork towards R110
    1.0 km
  162. Go straight onto Naas Road
    19.7 km
  163. Continue straight onto Naas Bypass
    8.2 km
  164. Continue straight onto Newbridge Bypass
    4.0 km
  165. Keep slight right at the fork onto Newbridge Bypass
    6.3 km
  166. Continue straight onto The Curragh Motorway
    2.1 km
  167. Continue straight onto Kildare Bypass
    10.4 km
  168. Continue straight onto Monasterevin Bypass
    19.4 km
  169. Continue straight onto Portlaoise Bypass
    10.7 km
  170. Continue straight onto Portlaoise to Castletown Motorway
    14.2 km
  171. Keep slight right at the fork onto Portlaoise to Castletown Motorway
    10.5 km
  172. Continue straight onto Castletown to Nenagh Motorway
    35.7 km
  173. Continue straight onto Nenagh Bypass
    10.3 km
  174. Continue straight onto Nenagh to Limerick Motorway
    26.7 km
  175. Continue straight onto Limerick Southern Ring Road
    8.5 km
  176. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M20: Cork
    0.6 km
  177. Merge slight right onto Limerick to Patrickswell Motorway
    9.4 km
  178. Merge slight left onto Patrickswell to Adare Carriageway
    3.6 km
  179. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  180. Continue
    0.5 km
  181. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  182. Continue
    6.7 km
  183. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  184. Continue
    18.2 km
  185. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.0 km
  186. Continue
    39.8 km
  187. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Castleisland Bypass
    0.0 km
  188. Continue onto Castleisland Bypass
    3.3 km
  189. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  190. Continue
    10.2 km
  191. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  192. Continue
    2.3 km
  193. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Tralee Bypass
    0.0 km
  194. Continue onto Tralee Bypass
    1.4 km
  195. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Tralee Bypass
    0.0 km
  196. Continue onto Tralee Bypass
    0.8 km
  197. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  198. Continue
    0.4 km
  199. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  200. Continue
    0.5 km
  201. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  202. Continue
    1.0 km
  203. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  204. Continue
    14.2 km
  205. Turn slight left
    32.9 km
  206. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  207. Continue
    0.3 km
  208. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto An Bóthar Iarainn
    0.0 km
  209. Continue onto An Bóthar Iarainn
    0.2 km
  210. Continue straight onto Sráid na Trá
    0.4 km
  211. Continue straight onto An Choill
    0.7 km
  212. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  213. Continue
    0.2 km
  214. Continue right
    4.7 km
  215. Turn left
    2.1 km
  216. Continue straight
    2.5 km
  217. Continue right
    6.6 km
  218. Turn right
    0.1 km
  219. Turn right
    0.2 km
  220. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls found 0
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Main toll road M6 - Chapman's Peak Drive
We found matching toll-road records for this route, but no tollgate point was close enough to the route line to display as a confirmed route toll.
M6 - Chapman's Peak Drive M6 - Chapman's Peak Drive M6 - Chapman's Peak Drive M6 - Chapman's Peak Drive
Routes ↩ Kln → Mainz Mainz to Johannesburg Mainz to Pretoria Mainz to Cape Town Mainz to Durban Johannesburg to Kln Pretoria to Kln Cape Town to Kln
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
841.3 km
Rheinland-Pfalz to Alaska
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
10 hrs 50 min • 10 hrs 50 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Rheinland-Pfalz to Alaska
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
121.4 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
280.5 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
91.1 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.68
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
471.2%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Kln
16:13 – 32:11
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
15 hrs 58 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
16:13
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R7,050.00
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R33.73
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R337.32
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,421.06
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (333)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
41
Lane merges Yield required
11
Complex forks Path selection
45
Highway exits Deceleration zones
57
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Mainz 49.99952, 8.27363
Midpoint
841.3 km
Total: 1,686.6 km
Midpoint 841.3 km
1,686.6 km 21 hrs 40 min
Destination Kln 57.53530, -153.97667

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Rheinland-Pfalz to Alaska
One-way road span 1,686.6 km
Return-cycle span 3,373.2 km
Traversal time 21 hrs 40 min
Maneuver count 220
Maneuver density 13.0 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 841.3 km

Coordinate frame

Start 49.99952, 8.27363
Midpoint 52.07700, -0.73781
End 57.53530, -153.97667
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Questions 9
How far is Mainz from Kln? +
Mainz is about 1,686.6 km from Kln by road.
How long does it take from Mainz to Kln? +
The drive usually takes about 21 hrs 40 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Mainz to Kln 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 Kln? +
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 Kln? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,823.37 (R23.25 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,836.73 (R23.36 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,145.18 (R25.90 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,170.68 (R26.11 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Mainz to Kln? +
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 Kln
Schusterstraße
From Mainz To Kln
Flachsmarkt
From Mainz To Kln
Große Bleiche
From Mainz To Kln
Binger Straße
From Mainz To Kln
Universität
From Mainz To Kln
Mainz-Gonsenheim
From Mainz To Kln
Saarstraße
From Mainz To Kln
Mainz-Finthen
From Mainz To Kln
A 60: Mainz-Finthen
From Mainz To Kln

Route Locations

Start area
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Kln, Alaska
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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