Distance from Melmoth Town to Paardekraal

N Melmoth Town → Paardekraal
Road distance
649.1 km
Provincial mix · M81 / N3 / R24 / R564
Melmoth Town to Paardekraal is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 649.1 km in roughly 7 hrs 57 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
524.8 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.24×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
48
Info Travel board
Travel time
7 hrs 57 min
End point
Phala Street
Return: 15 hrs 54 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
477 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
81.6 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 3 planned rest stops
8 hrs 42 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,306.18
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,311.32
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,304.78
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,367.40
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,723.43
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,730.21
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,721.58
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,804.21
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R2,267.67
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R2,276.60
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R2,265.24
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R2,373.96
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
308° NW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
128° SE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-28.5867, 31.3981
End coords Destination point
-25.6233, 27.2711
Taxi Transport options
Shared taxi fare
Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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Travel modes
Melmoth Town → Paardekraal
Places along your journey

Places from Melmoth Town to Paardekraal

Fuel stops, restaurants, shops and services along or near your route.

62 places Submit a place
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Schools & education 2.1 km

Paardekraal Primary School

142 Boston Crescent, Sunrise Park
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Professional services 3.7 km

Ananeng Construction

20 Mangaan Street, Rustenburg
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Schools & education 3.8 km

New Crescent Primary

Beneden Street
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Professional services 4.0 km

B & S Lift and Load CC

12A Mangaan Street, Zinniaville
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Convenience store 4.1 km

Quickshop

Rustenburg
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Professional services 4.3 km

Aluminium Concepts

4A Cobalt Street, Rustenburg
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Professional services 4.4 km

Sebenzan Trading 109

8 Mangaan Street, Rustenburg
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Professional services 4.4 km

Granite Werke

2A Cobalt Street, Rustenburg
💼
Professional services 4.4 km

Top Up

6A Vanadium Street, Rustenburg
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Professional services 4.5 km

RamCin Construction

4A Vanadium Street, Rustenburg
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Professional services 4.6 km

Rustcrete

16 Vanadium Street, Rustenburg, 2999
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Schools & education 4.8 km

Duckling Nursery School

70a Burns Street, Rustenburg North, Rustenburg, 0300
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Home & garden 5.0 km

Fair Price

Kerk Street, Rustenburg, 2999
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Supermarkets 5.0 km

Usave

44 Zendeling Street, Rustenburg, 0299, North West
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Schools & education 5.2 km

Fly Eagle Pre & Primary School

13 Lucas Street
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Car services 5.2 km

E-Tech Cars

98 Leyds Street, Rustenburg
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Car services 5.3 km

Witbooi Africa Autobrackers

100 Leyds Street
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Schools & education 5.3 km

Cornerstone House Preparatory School

102 Leyds Street, Rustenburg
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Convenience store 5.5 km

Pick n Pay Express

6 Oliver Thambo Drive, Rustenburg, 0300, Gauteng
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Clothing & fashion 5.5 km

PEP

Thabo Mbeki Drive, Rustenburg, 0299, North West
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Clothing & fashion 5.6 km

PEP

Fatima Bhayat Street, Rustenburg, North West
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Schools & education 5.6 km

Motladi Kgoadigoadi Primary School

544 Mothuka Street, Tlhabane, 0309
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Banks 5.6 km

Capitec Bank

Fatima Bhayat Street
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Supermarkets 5.6 km

Shoprite

114 Kerk Street, Rustenburg, 0299, North West
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Banks 5.6 km

Capitec Bank

Leyds Street
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Car services 5.7 km

Central Motors

Oliver Tambo Road
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Schools & education 5.7 km

Fundani Nathi

31 Benoni Street, Rustenburg North, Rustenburg, 0300
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Clothing & fashion 5.7 km

PEP

Rustenburg, 0299, North West
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Car services 5.8 km

Prime Auto

134A Klopper Street
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Banks 5.8 km

Capitec Bank

Boom Street
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Supermarkets 5.8 km

Pick n Pay

Smit Street, Rustenburg, 0300
🛒
Supermarkets 5.9 km

Shoprite

Rustenburg, 0300, North West
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Car services 6.0 km

Motorola

Bosch Street
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Banks 6.0 km

FNB

Boom Street
🛒
Supermarkets 6.1 km

Superspar

3602 Monareng Street
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Clothing & fashion 6.1 km

PEP

3550 Monareng Street, Rustenburg, 0299, North West
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Butcheries 6.1 km

Spices For Africa

4 Heystek Street
🏦
Banks 6.1 km

ABSA

Nelson Mandela Street
Convenience store 6.1 km

Shell Select

0299, North West
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Home & garden 6.2 km

Build it

3573 Malao Street, Rustenburg
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Convenience store 6.3 km

Bonjour

Rustenburg, 0299
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Banks 6.4 km

Standard Bank

Nelson Mandela Street
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Shopping malls 6.4 km

Tlhabane Square

1 Collen Modise Drive
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Clothing & fashion 6.6 km

Gerald Mendes

Masilo Street, tlhabane
🏦
Banks 6.6 km

FNB

Beyers Naude Drive
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Banks 6.7 km

Capitec Bank

Beyers Naude Drive
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Schools & education 6.7 km

Tlhabane West Primary School

Moye Street
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Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

649.1 km 7 hrs 57 min
Start Melmoth Town
Finish Paardekraal
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

  1. Directions from Melmoth Town to Paardekraal via N3
    National highway N3
  2. Directions from Melmoth Town to Paardekraal via M81
    Metro arterial route M81
  3. Directions from Melmoth Town to Paardekraal via R564 and R24
    Provincial road routes R564R24
  4. Start your journey
    0.1 km
  5. Turn right
    0.1 km
  6. Turn right
    0.4 km
  7. At the end of the road, turn left
    0.0 km
  8. Turn right
    123.1 km
  9. Turn left
    6.0 km
  10. Turn left
    23.1 km
  11. Turn right
    75.6 km
  12. At the end of the road, turn right
    38.5 km
  13. Turn left onto Adelaide Thambo Street
    1.1 km
  14. Turn right onto Govan Mbeki Drive
    0.7 km
  15. Continue straight onto Dan Pienaar Street
    79.7 km
  16. Continue straight onto Handel Street
    0.4 km
  17. At the end of the road, turn right onto Walter Sisulu Drive
    0.7 km
  18. Turn slight left
    0.1 km
  19. Turn left
    1.3 km
  20. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  21. Continue
    0.6 km
  22. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  23. Continue
    1.0 km
  24. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  25. Continue
    71.4 km
  26. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  27. Continue
    24.3 km
  28. Turn right towards N3: Johannesburg
    0.6 km
  29. Merge slight right
    77.2 km
  30. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M81
    0.5 km
  31. Keep slight right at the fork towards M81
    0.2 km
  32. Go straight onto Winnie Mandela Drive
    1.7 km
  33. Turn slight left towards R564: Witkoppen Road
    0.3 km
  34. Go straight onto Witkoppen Road
    0.5 km
  35. Turn right onto Cedar Avenue
    5.0 km
  36. Continue straight onto Cedar Road
    2.9 km
  37. Turn left
    4.0 km
  38. Turn right onto Pelindaba Road
    20.5 km
  39. Continue left
    9.5 km
  40. Turn right
    10.2 km
  41. Continue straight
    4.6 km
  42. Merge slight right
    50.4 km
  43. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R24: Rustenburg
    0.5 km
  44. Turn right
    2.4 km
  45. Continue straight
    2.0 km
  46. Turn slight left
    0.1 km
  47. Go straight
    3.3 km
  48. Go straight onto Beneden Street
    3.6 km
  49. Turn right onto Tlou Street
    0.3 km
  50. Turn right onto Phala Street
    0.3 km
  51. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 18
Known total R144.00
Main toll road N4
This route includes 18 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N4. 10 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 -26.153, 28.132
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.093, 28.117
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.187, 28.134
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Kroondal
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.062, 28.107
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.245, 28.135
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.274, 28.149
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Marikana Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
e-Toll Blouvalk
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.222, 28.128
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.116, 28.133
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Kroondal
Road: Road not linked yet
R20.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Buffelspoort Ramp Plaza
Road:
R20.00
Buffelspoort Ramp Plaza
Road:
R20.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.041, 28.077
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.167, 28.141
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
324.7 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
3 hrs 58 min • 3 hrs 58 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
46.7 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
108.0 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
35.0 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
80.8%
Solar data
Daylight window at Paardekraal
06:52 – 17:27
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:09
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 34 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
5 hrs 11 min
SunriseDawn break
06:52
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R2,713.10
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R12.98
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R129.81
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R2,855.89
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (28)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
4
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
1
Highway exits Deceleration zones
6
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Melmoth Town -28.58667, 31.39806
Midpoint
324.7 km
Total: 649.1 km
Midpoint 324.7 km
649.1 km 7 hrs 57 min
Destination Paardekraal End: Phala Street -25.62332, 27.27107

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 649.1 km
Return-cycle span 1,298.1 km
Traversal time 7 hrs 57 min
Maneuver count 48
Maneuver density 7.4 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 324.7 km

Coordinate frame

Start -28.58667, 31.39806
Midpoint -27.07692, 29.43496
End -25.62332, 27.27107
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Melmoth Town from Paardekraal? +
Melmoth Town is about 649.1 km from Paardekraal by road.
How long does it take from Melmoth Town to Paardekraal? +
The drive usually takes about 7 hrs 57 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Melmoth Town to Paardekraal 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 Melmoth Town to Paardekraal? +
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 Melmoth Town to Paardekraal? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,306.18 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,311.32 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,304.78 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,367.40 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Melmoth Town to Paardekraal? +
Yes. There are 18 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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