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Distance from Nairobi Expressway to Roodepoort

Nairobi Expressway to Roodepoort is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 3,838.9 km in roughly 49 hrs 19 min.

N Nairobi Expressway → Roodepoort
Road distance
3,838.9 km
M8 N1
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
2,922.8 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.31×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
121
Info Travel board
Travel time
49 hrs 19 min
Start point
Nairobi Expressway
Return: 39 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
2959 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
77.8 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 24 planned rest stops
55 hrs 19 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R6,426.33
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R6,456.73
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R7,158.79
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R7,216.84
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R8,479.19
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R8,519.30
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R9,445.63
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R9,522.22
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R11,156.82
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R11,209.61
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R12,428.46
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R12,529.23
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
199° SSW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
19° NNE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-1.3434, 36.9006
End coords Destination point
-26.1564, 27.8858
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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3,838.9 km 49 hrs 19 min
Start Nairobi Expressway
Finish Roodepoort
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Head on Nairobi Expressway
    5.1 km
  2. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.5 km
  3. Merge slight left onto Mombasa Road
    6.5 km
  4. Keep slight left at the fork onto Mombasa Road towards A104
    0.9 km
  5. Keep slight left at the fork onto Nairobi-Namanga Road
    0.8 km
  6. Continue straight onto Namanga Road
    15.5 km
  7. Continue straight onto Nairobi-Namanga Road
    119.8 km
  8. Continue straight onto Arusha Road
    99.5 km
  9. Turn right
    0.1 km
  10. Go straight onto Northwest Arusha Bypass Road
    5.0 km
  11. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  12. Continue
    168.1 km
  13. Continue left
    5.2 km
  14. At the end of the road, turn left
    52.3 km
  15. Go straight
    25.9 km
  16. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  17. Continue
    0.0 km
  18. Turn slight left
    136.4 km
  19. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  20. Continue
    17.4 km
  21. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Arusha Road
    0.1 km
  22. Continue onto Arusha Road
    0.6 km
  23. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  24. Continue
    2.2 km
  25. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  26. Continue
    1.2 km
  27. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  28. Continue
    18.6 km
  29. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  30. Continue
    215.6 km
  31. Go straight
    4.2 km
  32. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  33. Continue
    5.7 km
  34. Keep slight left at the fork onto Dodoma Highway
    6.1 km
  35. Turn left
    0.2 km
  36. Turn right
    0.9 km
  37. Continue straight
    0.8 km
  38. Turn left onto Utalii Road
    0.0 km
  39. Turn right
    0.3 km
  40. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.5 km
  41. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.2 km
  42. At the end of the road, turn left
    0.2 km
  43. At the end of the road, turn right
    159.1 km
  44. Keep slight right at the fork
    160.5 km
  45. Continue left
    41.5 km
  46. Turn slight left
    61.4 km
  47. Continue straight
    45.6 km
  48. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  49. Continue
    221.4 km
  50. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  51. Continue
    0.6 km
  52. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Glyn Jones Road
    0.0 km
  53. Continue onto Glyn Jones Road
    0.6 km
  54. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  55. Continue
    29.2 km
  56. Go straight
    12.5 km
  57. Turn right
    292.7 km
  58. Merge left
    5.8 km
  59. Turn right
    143.4 km
  60. Turn left
    4.6 km
  61. Turn right
    61.2 km
  62. At the end of the road, turn right
    57.4 km
  63. Continue straight
    113.0 km
  64. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  65. Continue
    14.5 km
  66. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  67. Continue
    1.6 km
  68. Go straight onto Kilometro_18
    83.4 km
  69. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  70. Continue
    49.1 km
  71. Continue straight
    227.8 km
  72. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  73. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    5.0 km
  74. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  75. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    2.2 km
  76. Continue straight onto Enterprise Road
    0.6 km
  77. Turn right onto Samora Machel Avenue
    2.4 km
  78. Turn left onto Abdel Gamal Nasser Road
    2.2 km
  79. Take the exit ramp left
    0.3 km
  80. Continue straight onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    5.1 km
  81. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    0.0 km
  82. Continue onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    12.6 km
  83. Continue slight right onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    21.8 km
  84. Continue straight onto Harare Masvingo Beitbridge Road
    48.5 km
  85. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    48.9 km
  86. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.2 km
  87. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    2.5 km
  88. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.1 km
  89. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    145.9 km
  90. Continue straight onto Josiah Tongogara Road
    4.2 km
  91. Turn right onto Robert Mugabe Way
    0.9 km
  92. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    1.2 km
  93. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  94. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    280.5 km
  95. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  96. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    4.1 km
  97. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  98. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.9 km
  99. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  100. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.3 km
  101. Continue straight
    94.2 km
  102. Go straight
    10.8 km
  103. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  104. Continue
    5.0 km
  105. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  106. Continue
    383.2 km
  107. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Johannesburg
    1.6 km
  108. Merge slight right onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.9 km
  109. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Germiston
    0.3 km
  110. Keep slight right at the fork towards N1: Roodepoort
    1.5 km
  111. Merge slight right onto Western Bypass
    22.9 km
  112. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M8
    0.4 km
  113. Keep slight right at the fork towards M8
    0.1 km
  114. Turn right onto 14th Avenue
    0.4 km
  115. Continue straight onto William Nicol Street North
    2.0 km
  116. Turn left onto Daniel Malan Avenue
    0.1 km
  117. Turn right onto Louis Botha Drive
    0.7 km
  118. Continue straight onto Honeyball Avenue
    2.0 km
  119. Turn right
    0.0 km
  120. Turn slight left
    0.0 km
  121. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 42
Known total R1,202.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 42 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 7 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
e-Toll Blouvalk
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
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
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.092, 27.968
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.041, 28.077
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
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
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
e-Toll Owl
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
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
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.131, 27.938
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Routes ↩ Roodepoort → Nairobi Expressway Nairobi Expressway to Johannesburg Nairobi Expressway to Pretoria Nairobi Expressway to Cape Town Nairobi Expressway to Durban Johannesburg to Roodepoort Pretoria to Roodepoort Cape Town to Roodepoort
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
1,924.5 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
24 hrs 39 min • 24 hrs 39 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
276.4 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
638.5 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
207.3 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.68
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
76.1%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Roodepoort
06:32 – 17:37
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
11 hrs 5 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
2 hrs 59 min
SunriseDawn break
06:32
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R16,046.63
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R76.78
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R767.78
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R16,891.19
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (162)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
27
Lane merges Yield required
4
Complex forks Path selection
7
Highway exits Deceleration zones
32
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Nairobi Expressway Start: Nairobi Expressway -1.34342, 36.90064
Midpoint
1,924.5 km
Total: 3,838.9 km
Midpoint 1,924.5 km
3,838.9 km 49 hrs 19 min
Destination Roodepoort -26.15639, 27.88583

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 3,838.9 km
Return-cycle span 7,677.8 km
Traversal time 49 hrs 19 min
Maneuver count 121
Maneuver density 3.2 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 1,924.5 km

Coordinate frame

Start -1.34342, 36.90064
Midpoint -13.57619, 34.30460
End -26.15639, 27.88583
Destination services

Available in Roodepoort

Useful places near your destination, from everyday essentials to local stops that can help you settle in faster when you arrive.

Service groups 6
Schools Clothing stores Banks Fuel stations and garages Supermarkets Shopping malls
Nearby category Schools Top 6 nearby matches around Roodepoort
6
Nearby category Clothing stores Top 5 nearby matches around Roodepoort
5
  • Woolworths
    Crous Drive Westgate Mall, Roodepoort, 1724
  • Pick n Pay Clothing
    Struben Valley, 1735, Gauteng
  • PEP
    14th Avenue, Roodepoort, Gauteng
  • PEP
    Mcgarth Street, Roodepoort, 1724, Gauteng
  • PEP
    Mohajana Street, Soweto, 1723, Gauteng
Nearby category Banks Top 4 nearby matches around Roodepoort
4
Nearby category Fuel stations and garages Top 3 nearby matches around Roodepoort
3
Nearby category Supermarkets Top 6 nearby matches around Roodepoort
6
Nearby category Shopping malls Top 1 nearby match around Roodepoort
1
Destination brief

Travelling to Roodepoort

A polished arrival snapshot covering what stands out, who the place suits best and what to keep in mind before you get there.

Signature West Rand urban district
Standout Residential-western Gauteng base with local attractions
Roodepoort is most useful as a western Gauteng district destination, where lakes, heritage, suburban stays and west-side city access matter more than conventional sightseeing expectations.
Best for Who this destination suits
West Rand stay Suburban access Practical city routing Short business trip
Arrival What to expect on arrival
The final suburb matters because Roodepoort covers a broad urban area and a stay near Florida Lake is not the same as one closer to the highway or industrial side.
Regional base Good base for nearby trips
Use Roodepoort as a western Gauteng base for suburban stays, local attractions and route positioning on the West Rand.
Destination facts Quick reference details
Regional travel information highlights attractions such as Florida Lake and local museums
Roodepoort is best understood as a broad urban district rather than a single compact centre
Its route value comes from west-side Gauteng positioning
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Questions 9
How far is Nairobi Expressway from Roodepoort? +
Nairobi Expressway is about 3,838.9 km from Roodepoort by road.
How long does it take from Nairobi Expressway to Roodepoort? +
The drive usually takes about 49 hrs 19 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Nairobi Expressway to Roodepoort 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 Nairobi Expressway to Roodepoort? +
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 Nairobi Expressway to Roodepoort? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R6,426.33 (R23.25 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R6,456.73 (R23.36 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R7,158.79 (R25.90 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R7,216.84 (R26.11 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Nairobi Expressway to Roodepoort? +
Yes. There are 42 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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Towns along the route

A104
From Nairobi Expressway To Roodepoort
Kilometro_18
From Nairobi Expressway To Roodepoort
Robert Mugabe Way
From Nairobi Expressway To Roodepoort
: Johannesburg
From Nairobi Expressway To Roodepoort
: Germiston
From Nairobi Expressway To Roodepoort
Durban
From Nairobi Expressway To Roodepoort
Bloemfontein
From Nairobi Expressway To Roodepoort
: Roodepoort
From Nairobi Expressway To Roodepoort
Western Bypass
From Nairobi Expressway To Roodepoort

Route Locations

Start area
Nairobi Expressway, Nairobi
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Roodepoort
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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