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Distance from Messina to Germiston

N Messina → Germiston
Road distance
525.8 km
Highway dominant · M2 / N1
Messina to Germiston is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 525.8 km in roughly 5 hrs 44 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
470.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.12×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
29
Info Travel board
Travel time
5 hrs 44 min
Start point
Maseri Avenue
Return: 11 hrs 29 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
344 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
91.6 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 2 planned rest stops
6 hrs 14 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,058.21
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,062.38
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,057.08
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,107.81
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,396.25
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,401.75
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,394.75
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,461.69
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,837.17
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,844.40
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,835.20
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,923.28
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
203° SSW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
23° NNE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-22.3454, 30.0269
End coords Destination point
-26.2294, 28.1806
Taxi Transport options
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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Messina → Germiston
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Car
525.8 km
5 hrs 44 min
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Two-wheeler
525.8 km
~8 hrs 5 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from Messina to Germiston

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Convenience store Before halfway

Bonjour

N1, Louis Trichardt, 0920 116 km from start
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Food & drink Around halfway

Corner Bakery

Polokwane, 0699 179 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Shell Select

0700, Limpopo 191 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Shell Select

0699, Limpopo 191 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Germiston

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 405 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Germiston

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 405 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Germiston

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 419 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Germiston

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 421 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Germiston

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 421 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Germiston

Pick n Pay Express

5 Bloukrans Street, Centurion, 0046, Gauteng 434 km from start
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Fuel stations Approaching Germiston

Shell

1680, Gauteng 442 km from start
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Fuel stations Near Germiston

Shell

1685, Gauteng 450 km from start
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Food & drink Near Germiston

Charlie Catue

Smith Road 469 km from start
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Food & drink Near Germiston

Fournos Bakery

Regent Street 469 km from start
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Convenience store Near Germiston

Bonjour

Germiston, 1401 471 km from start
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Convenience store 1.1 km

Shell Select

1401, Gauteng
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Supermarkets 1.1 km

Pick n Pay

Germiston, 1414, Gauteng
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Convenience store 1.3 km

Pick n Pay Express

36 Power Street, Germiston, 1411, Gauteng
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Fuel stations 1.4 km

Shell

25 Power Street, 1401, Gauteng
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Convenience store 2.0 km

Pick n Pay Express

Gauteng, 1401
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Supermarkets 2.1 km

Pick n Pay

Webber Road, Germiston, 1403, Gauteng
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Convenience store 2.2 km

Bonjour

Germiston, 1401
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Supermarkets 2.2 km

Pick n Pay

141 Victoria Street, Georgetown, 1401, Gauteng
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Clothing & fashion 2.3 km

PEP

Railway Street, Germiston, 1401, Gauteng
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Supermarkets 2.3 km

Shoprite

Victoria Street Golden Walk Centre, Germiston, 1401, Gauteng
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Banks 2.4 km

Standard Bank

President Street
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Banks 2.4 km

African Bank

President Street
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Convenience store 2.8 km

Quickshop

Germiston
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Fuel stations 3.2 km

Shell

1428, Gauteng
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Schools & education 4.5 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
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Schools & education 4.5 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
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Schools & education 4.5 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
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Schools & education 4.5 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
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Schools & education 4.5 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
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Schools & education 4.5 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
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Schools & education 4.5 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
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Professional services 4.5 km

Paramount Tracks

560 Davidson Road
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Schools & education 4.5 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
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Clothing & fashion 4.9 km

PEP

Boksburg, 1459, Gauteng
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Food & drink 4.9 km

Fat Cake City

Rietfontein Road
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Fuel stations 5.5 km

Shell

11 Andries Pretorius Road, Alberton, 1449, Gauteng
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Car services 5.6 km

Bez Mega Motors

6 Van Riebeeck Avenue, Alberton
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Home & garden 5.9 km

Alberton Hardware

33 Van Riebeeck Avenue
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Beauty & wellness 6.2 km

Tzara Hair Studio

Geldenhuis Road
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Car services 6.3 km

Big Boss Auto

55 Van Riebeeck Avenue
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Fuel stations 6.4 km

Shell

122 Lazarus Mawela Road, 2092, Gauteng
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Car services 6.4 km

Hyundai

27 Van Buuren Road, Bedfordview, 2008
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Gifts & hobbies 6.7 km

CNA

Kloof Road, Germiston, 2008
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Pharmacies 6.8 km

Clicks

Thabo Mbeki Road, Germiston, 2008
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Shopping malls 6.9 km

Alberton City

Ring Road East, 1449
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Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

525.8 km 5 hrs 44 min
Start Messina
Finish Germiston
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Messina to Germiston via N1
    National highway N1
  2. Directions from Messina to Germiston via M2
    Metro arterial route M2
  3. Head on Maseri Avenue
    0.3 km
  4. Turn left onto Harper Road
    0.1 km
  5. Turn right
    0.7 km
  6. At the end of the road, turn right onto Old National Road
    2.2 km
  7. Turn slight left towards Louis Trichardt
    0.1 km
  8. Take the ramp straight towards N1: Louis Trichardt
    0.8 km
  9. Merge slight right
    74.0 km
  10. Continue straight
    2.0 km
  11. Go straight
    10.8 km
  12. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  13. Continue
    5.0 km
  14. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  15. Continue
    383.2 km
  16. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Johannesburg
    1.6 km
  17. Merge slight right onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.9 km
  18. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Germiston
    0.3 km
  19. Keep slight left at the fork towards N1: Germiston
    0.7 km
  20. Merge slight right onto Eastern Bypass
    18.4 km
  21. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Johannesburg
    0.5 km
  22. Keep slight left at the fork towards M2: Germiston
    0.7 km
  23. Merge slight right
    1.4 km
  24. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.1 km
  25. Turn right onto Refinery Road
    1.3 km
  26. Turn left onto Power Street
    1.0 km
  27. Continue straight onto Linton Jones Street
    0.2 km
  28. Turn right onto Victoria Street
    0.5 km
  29. Go straight onto Elsburg Road
    0.9 km
  30. Turn right
    0.1 km
  31. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 41
Known total R1,132.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 41 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 10 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
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 -26.153, 28.132
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
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 -26.187, 28.134
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.062, 28.107
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.093, 28.117
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.116, 28.133
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
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
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
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Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
263.5 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
2 hrs 52 min • 2 hrs 52 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
37.9 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
87.5 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
28.4 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
89.5%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Germiston
06:51 – 17:22
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:07
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 30 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
11 hrs 19 min
SunriseDawn break
06:51
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R2,198.03
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R10.52
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R105.17
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R2,313.72
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (27)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
4
Complex forks Path selection
3
Highway exits Deceleration zones
5
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Messina Start: Maseri Avenue -22.34535, 30.02685
Midpoint
263.5 km
Total: 525.8 km
Midpoint 263.5 km
525.8 km 5 hrs 44 min
Destination Germiston -26.22944, 28.18056

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 525.8 km
Return-cycle span 1,051.7 km
Traversal time 5 hrs 44 min
Maneuver count 29
Maneuver density 5.5 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 263.5 km

Coordinate frame

Start -22.34535, 30.02685
Midpoint -24.22982, 29.03214
End -26.22944, 28.18056
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Questions 9
How far is Messina from Germiston? +
Messina is about 525.8 km from Germiston by road.
How long does it take from Messina to Germiston? +
The drive usually takes about 5 hrs 44 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Messina to Germiston in one day? +
Yes, for many drivers this can be done in one day.
Is taxi available from Messina to Germiston? +
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 Germiston? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,058.21 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,062.38 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,057.08 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,107.81 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Messina to Germiston? +
Yes. There are 41 tollgates currently matched for this route.
What is the route verdict for this trip? +
Heavy long-distance trip: This is a serious road trip. Start early, plan rest stops, and consider whether an overnight stay makes more sense.
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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