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Distance from Messina to E411 Ring

N Messina → E411 Ring
Road distance
1,694.7 km
Highway dominant · N1 / N12
Messina to E411 Ring is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,694.7 km in roughly 18 hrs 37 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,490.1 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.14×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
39
Info Travel board
Travel time
18 hrs 37 min
Start point
Maseri Avenue
End point
Ring
Return: 37 hrs 15 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1117 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
91.0 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 9 planned rest stops
20 hrs 52 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R3,314.03
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R3,317.69
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R3,300.60
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R3,416.52
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R4,372.67
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R4,377.50
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R4,354.96
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R4,507.91
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R5,753.52
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R5,759.87
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R5,730.22
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R5,931.46
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
208° SSW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
28° NNE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-22.3454, 30.0269
End coords Destination point
-33.9785, 22.4563
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 23 °C Messina Fair View Forecast → 16 °C E411 Ring Clear Sky View Forecast →
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Messina → E411 Ring
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Car
1,694.7 km
18 hrs 37 min
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Two-wheeler
1,694.7 km
~26 hrs 4 min
65 km/h avg
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1,321 km flight
~8 hrs 14 min
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Places from Messina to E411 Ring

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Food & drink Near Messina

Corner Bakery

Polokwane, 0699 179 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Messina

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 405 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Messina

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 405 km from start
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Food & drink Soon after Messina

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 419 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Messina

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 421 km from start
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Food & drink Soon after Messina

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 421 km from start
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Fuel stations Soon after Messina

Shell

893 Rubenstein Drive, 0044, Gauteng 423 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Messina

Quickshop

Johannesburg 473 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Messina

Shell Select

2092, Gauteng 473 km from start
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Food & drink Soon after Messina

Bean There Coffee Company

44 Stanley Avenue 473 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Messina

Shell Select

1804, Gauteng 485 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Quickshop

Beaufort West 1,332 km from start
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Supermarkets Past halfway

Checkers

Beaufort West, 6970, Western Cape 1,333 km from start
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Food & drink Near E411 Ring

Prince of Tarts

5 Hibernia Street, george, 6529 1,488 km from start
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Supermarkets 1.3 km

Checkers

George, 6530, Western Cape
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Convenience store 1.4 km

Quickshop

42 Albert Street, George
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Schools & education 1.5 km

Gracehill College

88 Hope Street
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Convenience store 1.7 km

Bonjour

Nelson Mandela Boulevard, George, 6529
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Supermarkets 1.7 km

Pick n Pay

York Street, George, 6530, Western Cape
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Professional services 1.9 km

Business Cafe

104 Meade Street, George, 6529
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Food & drink 1.9 km

Prince of Tarts

5 Hibernia Street, george, 6529
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Supermarkets 2.0 km

Shoprite

80 Market Street, George, 6529, Western Cape
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Schools & education 2.0 km

Outeniqua Primary School

46 Hibernia Street
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Banks 2.1 km

FNB

97 York Street, George, 6530
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Banks 2.2 km

Nedbank

106 York Street, George
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Home & garden 2.3 km

Build it

1 Courtenay Street
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Supermarkets 2.5 km

Pick n Pay

28 Courtenay Street, George, 6529, Western Cape
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Food & drink 2.5 km

Plat? Coffee

74 Knysna
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Convenience store 2.5 km

Bonjour

47 Courtenay Street, George, 6529
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Convenience store 2.7 km

Quickshop

George
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Professional services 3.5 km

SMSS

17 Plantation, George, 6529
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Gifts & hobbies 3.7 km

The Sacred Leaf

8 Puma Street, George, 6529
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Schools & education 4.1 km

Denneoord Primary School

Wellington Street, George, 6530
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Car services 4.4 km

Audi Centre George

Corner Kaaimans & Knysna Road, George, 6530, Western Cape
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Professional services 4.6 km

Jody Stoffels

9 Cherry Maur Close, George, 6529
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Agriculture 5.1 km

Oracle Mushrooms

N2, George
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Clothing & fashion 5.1 km

Knapdoen Leather

Outeniqua Family Market, George
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1,694.7 km 18 hrs 37 min
Start Messina
Finish E411 Ring
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Destination
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Messina to E411 Ring via N1 and N12
    National highway route N1N12
  2. Head on Maseri Avenue
    0.3 km
  3. Turn left onto Harper Road
    0.1 km
  4. Turn right
    0.7 km
  5. At the end of the road, turn right onto Old National Road
    2.2 km
  6. Turn slight left towards Louis Trichardt
    0.1 km
  7. Take the ramp straight towards N1: Louis Trichardt
    0.8 km
  8. Merge slight right
    74.0 km
  9. Continue straight
    2.0 km
  10. Go straight
    10.8 km
  11. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  12. Continue
    5.0 km
  13. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  14. Continue
    383.2 km
  15. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Johannesburg
    1.6 km
  16. Merge slight right onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.9 km
  17. Continue straight
    28.2 km
  18. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.8 km
  19. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12: Soweto
    1.4 km
  20. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    6.1 km
  21. Keep slight right at the fork
    915.9 km
  22. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  23. Continue onto Donkin Street
    7.9 km
  24. Turn left
    172.4 km
  25. Turn left onto Springbok Road
    0.7 km
  26. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Springbok Road
    0.1 km
  27. Continue onto Springbok Road
    0.7 km
  28. Turn right onto Dassie Road
    0.2 km
  29. Turn left onto Rademeyer Street
    0.5 km
  30. Turn left onto Langenhoven Street
    31.9 km
  31. At the end of the road, turn right
    22.1 km
  32. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto CJ Langenhoven Street
    0.0 km
  33. Continue onto CJ Langenhoven Street
    1.5 km
  34. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto CJ Langenhoven Street
    0.0 km
  35. Continue onto CJ Langenhoven Street
    1.0 km
  36. Turn right onto York Street
    1.7 km
  37. Turn left onto Union Street
    1.2 km
  38. Turn right onto Ring Road
    0.2 km
  39. Continue sharp left onto Ring
    0.1 km
  40. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 46
Known total R1,558.50
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.
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Routes ↩ E411 Ring → Messina Messina to Johannesburg Messina to Pretoria Messina to Cape Town Messina to Durban Johannesburg to E411 Ring Pretoria to E411 Ring Cape Town to E411 Ring
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
848.6 km
Limpopo to Western Cape
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
9 hrs 18 min • 9 hrs 18 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Limpopo to Western Cape
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
122.0 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
281.9 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
91.5 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
87.9%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at E411 Ring
07:32 – 17:27
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:29
Total daylightUsable driving light
9 hrs 54 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
7 hrs 57 min
SunriseDawn break
07:32
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R7,083.86
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R33.89
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R338.94
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,456.69
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (42)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
6
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
8
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Messina Start: Maseri Avenue -22.34535, 30.02685
Midpoint
848.6 km
Total: 1,694.7 km
Midpoint 848.6 km
1,694.7 km 18 hrs 37 min
Destination E411 Ring End: Ring -33.97848, 22.45628

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Limpopo to Western Cape
One-way road span 1,694.7 km
Return-cycle span 3,389.4 km
Traversal time 18 hrs 37 min
Maneuver count 39
Maneuver density 2.3 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 848.6 km

Coordinate frame

Start -22.34535, 30.02685
Midpoint -28.77206, 26.72247
End -33.97848, 22.45628
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Questions 9
How far is Messina from E411 Ring? +
Messina is about 1,694.7 km from E411 Ring by road.
How long does it take from Messina to E411 Ring? +
The drive usually takes about 18 hrs 37 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Messina to E411 Ring 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 Messina to E411 Ring? +
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 Messina to E411 Ring? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,410.42 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,423.84 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,406.76 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,570.27 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Messina to E411 Ring? +
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. 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

Louis Trichardt
From Messina To E411 Ring
Polokwane
From Messina To E411 Ring
Pretoria
From Messina To E411 Ring
Johannesburg
From Messina To E411 Ring
: Soweto
From Messina To E411 Ring
Kimberley
From Messina To E411 Ring
Bloemfontein
From Messina To E411 Ring
ern Bypass
From Messina To E411 Ring
: Cape Town
From Messina To E411 Ring
: George
From Messina To E411 Ring

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