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Distance from Nh50 to Stellenbosch

N Nh50 → Stellenbosch
Road distance
1,865.5 km
Highway dominant · N1 / N12 / R44
Nh50 to Stellenbosch is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,865.5 km in roughly 20 hrs 35 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,668.8 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.12×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
28
Info Travel board
Travel time
20 hrs 35 min
End point
Hofmeyer
Return: 41 hrs 11 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1235 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
90.6 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 10 planned rest stops
23 hrs 5 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,754.08
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,768.86
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,750.05
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R3,930.03
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R4,953.30
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R4,972.80
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R4,947.99
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R5,185.46
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R6,517.50
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R6,543.15
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R6,510.51
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R6,822.97
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
221° SW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
41° NE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-23.0379, 30.6494
End coords Destination point
-33.9344, 18.8692
Taxi Transport options
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
Weather 25 °C Nh50 Clear Sky View Forecast → 16 °C Stellenbosch Clear Sky View Forecast →
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Travel modes
Nh50 → Stellenbosch
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Car
1,865.5 km
20 hrs 35 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
1,865.5 km
~28 hrs 41 min
65 km/h avg
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1,542 km flight
~8 hrs 32 min
🚗 151 km to Polokwane International
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Places along your journey

Places from Nh50 to Stellenbosch

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Convenience store Near Nh50

Quickshop

Elim 62 km from start
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Food & drink Near Nh50

Corner Bakery

Polokwane, 0699 150 km from start
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Food & drink Soon after Nh50

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 386 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Nh50

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 388 km from start
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Food & drink Soon after Nh50

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 389 km from start
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Fuel stations Soon after Nh50

Shell

893 Rubenstein Drive, 0044, Gauteng 390 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Nh50

Quickshop

Johannesburg 439 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Nh50

Shell Select

2092, Gauteng 440 km from start
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Food & drink Soon after Nh50

Bean There Coffee Company

44 Stanley Avenue 440 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Nh50

Shell Select

1804, Gauteng 452 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Quickshop

Beaufort West 1,303 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Stellenbosch

Quickshop

Laingsburg 1,481 km from start
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Food & drink Near Stellenbosch

Motherdough

7 Church Street, Stellenbosch, 7600 1,670 km from start
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Convenience store Near Stellenbosch

Pick n Pay Express

Stellenbosh, 7600, Western Cape 1,669 km from start
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University 0.1 km

Psychotherapeutic and Support services

Psychotherapeutic and Support services, Bosman, StellenboschCentral, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, 7599, South Africa
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University 0.2 km

Academic Counselling and Development

Disability and Equality Unit, Victoria Street, Stellenbosch Ward 8, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, 7599, South Africa
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Gifts & hobbies 0.8 km

LiquorShop Checkers

Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
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Supermarkets 0.8 km

Lunar Mart

68 Andringa Street, Stellenbosch, 7600
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Supermarkets 0.9 km

Checkers

Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
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Clothing & fashion 0.9 km

Augenta

7a Andringa Street, Stellenbosch, 7600
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Convenience store 0.9 km

Pick n Pay Express

Stellenbosh, 7600, Western Cape
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Clothing & fashion 0.9 km

PEP

43 Andringa Road, Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
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Supermarkets 0.9 km

Usave

110 Bird Street, Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
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Food & drink 0.9 km

Motherdough

7 Church Street, Stellenbosch, 7600
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Home & garden 1.0 km

Eikestad Tuinsentrum

33 Du Toit Street, Stellenbosch, 7600
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Shopping malls 1.0 km

Stelmark Center

2 Merriman Street, Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
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Supermarkets 1.0 km

Pick n Pay

Bird Street, Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
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Electronics 1.0 km

Wish Networks (Pty) Ltd.

2 Merriman Avenue, Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
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Gifts & hobbies 1.0 km

LiquorShop Checkers

Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
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Supermarkets 1.0 km

Checkers

Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
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🏛️
Government offices 1.1 km

Vroue-Landbouvereniging van Kaapland Jubileumshuis

Dorp Street, Stellenbosch
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🏛️
Government offices 1.1 km

Western Cape Education Department Satellite Office

5 Blom, Stellenbosch, 7600
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Home & garden 1.2 km

OKASIE

85 Dorp Street, Stellenbosch
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Gifts & hobbies 1.3 km

Tops at Spar

Cape Town, Western Cape
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Convenience store 1.3 km

Bonjour

Stellenbosch, 7600
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Convenience store 1.4 km

Pick n Pay Express

73 Dorp Street, Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
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Schools & education 1.4 km

Junior Akademie Preschool

1 Unie Road, Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
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Clothing & fashion 1.5 km

Holmes Brothers

55 Dorp, Stellenbosch, 7600
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🎁
Gifts & hobbies 2.0 km

Tops

Cape Town, Western Cape
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Convenience store 2.0 km

Shell Select

7599, Western Cape
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Agriculture 2.1 km

Agrimark

Stellentia, Stellenbosch
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Professional services 2.5 km

Wijntoer

4 Swellengrebel, Stellenbosch
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College 4.7 km

Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography

41 Techno Avenue, Techno Park, 7600
View details → Techno Park
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Car services 5.2 km

BMW

Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
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Convenience store 5.2 km

Shell Select

7600, Western Cape
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Start, destination and route line.

1,865.5 km 20 hrs 35 min
Start Nh50
Finish Stellenbosch
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Nh50 to Stellenbosch via N1 and N12
    National highway route N1N12
  2. Directions from Nh50 to Stellenbosch via R44
    Provincial road route R44
  3. Start your journey
    0.2 km
  4. Turn right
    0.2 km
  5. Turn left
    0.2 km
  6. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.1 km
  7. Turn left
    0.1 km
  8. Turn right
    0.1 km
  9. At the end of the road, turn left
    1.7 km
  10. At the end of the road, turn right
    3.5 km
  11. At the end of the road, turn left
    89.2 km
  12. Turn left
    361.3 km
  13. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Johannesburg
    1.6 km
  14. Merge slight right onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.9 km
  15. Continue straight
    28.2 km
  16. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.8 km
  17. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12: Soweto
    1.4 km
  18. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    6.1 km
  19. Keep slight right at the fork
    915.9 km
  20. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  21. Continue onto Donkin Street
    388.0 km
  22. Continue straight
    28.7 km
  23. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R44: Wellington
    0.5 km
  24. Turn left
    16.7 km
  25. Turn left onto Merriman Avenue towards Stellenbosch
    1.4 km
  26. Turn right onto Bosman
    0.3 km
  27. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Bosman
    0.0 km
  28. Continue onto Bosman
    0.1 km
  29. Turn left onto Hofmeyer
    0.1 km
  30. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 51
Known total R1,730.50
Main toll road N1
This route includes 51 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.
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
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
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
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
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
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
Routes ↩ Stellenbosch → Nh50 Nh50 to Johannesburg Nh50 to Pretoria Nh50 to Cape Town Nh50 to Durban Johannesburg to Stellenbosch Pretoria to Stellenbosch Cape Town to Stellenbosch
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
933.5 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
10 hrs 17 min • 10 hrs 17 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
134.3 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
310.3 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
100.7 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
89.5%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Stellenbosch
07:42 – 17:42
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:42
Total daylightUsable driving light
9 hrs 59 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
5 hrs 24 min
SunriseDawn break
07:42
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R7,797.69
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R37.31
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R373.09
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R8,208.09
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (21)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
5
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Nh50 -23.03795, 30.64938
Midpoint
933.5 km
Total: 1,865.5 km
Midpoint 933.5 km
1,865.5 km 20 hrs 35 min
Destination Stellenbosch End: Hofmeyer -33.93444, 18.86917

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1,865.5 km
Return-cycle span 3,730.9 km
Traversal time 20 hrs 35 min
Maneuver count 28
Maneuver density 1.5 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 933.5 km

Coordinate frame

Start -23.03795, 30.64938
Midpoint -29.44472, 26.11293
End -33.93444, 18.86917
Destination brief

Travelling to Stellenbosch

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

Signature Wine and culture town
Standout Historic streets and the Cape Winelands
Best for Who this destination suits
Wine-country escape Food weekend Cape Winelands base Day trip from Cape Town
Arrival What to expect on arrival
Routes into Stellenbosch can change quickly around estates, the university area and the historic centre, so the exact estate, guesthouse or town address matters.
Regional base Good base for nearby trips
Use Stellenbosch as a Cape Winelands base for estates, restaurants, art stops and easy onward drives to Franschhoek, Paarl and the Helderberg side.
Destination facts Quick reference details
Official Stellenbosch tourism describes it as a wine, food, art and cultural destination
Second-oldest town in South Africa
The Stellenbosch Wine Route is the oldest in the country
Route support

Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Nh50 from Stellenbosch? +
Nh50 is about 1,865.5 km from Stellenbosch by road.
How long does it take from Nh50 to Stellenbosch? +
The drive usually takes about 20 hrs 35 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Nh50 to Stellenbosch 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 Nh50 to Stellenbosch? +
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 Nh50 to Stellenbosch? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,754.08 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,768.86 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,750.05 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,930.03 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Nh50 to Stellenbosch? +
Yes. There are 51 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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: Johannesburg
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: Soweto
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ern Bypass
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: Cape Town
From Nh50 To Stellenbosch
: Wellington
From Nh50 To Stellenbosch
Klapmuts
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Bosman
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Hofmeyer
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