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Distance from O 3 Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport

N O 3 Istanbul → Cape Town International Airport
Road distance
1,434.0 km
Highway dominant · M22 / N12 / N17 / N2 / R300
O 3 Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,434.0 km in roughly 15 hrs 39 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,270.5 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.13×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
30
Info Travel board
Travel time
15 hrs 39 min
Start point
Istanbul Street
Return: 31 hrs 19 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
939 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
91.5 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 7 planned rest stops
17 hrs 24 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R2,804.22
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R2,807.32
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R2,792.87
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R2,890.95
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R3,700.02
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R3,704.10
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R3,685.03
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R3,814.45
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R4,868.44
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R4,873.82
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R4,848.72
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R5,019.01
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
226° SW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
46° NE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-26.3182, 28.4307
End coords Destination point
-33.9718, 18.6021
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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Travel modes
O 3 Istanbul → Cape Town International Airport
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Car
1,434.0 km
15 hrs 39 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
1,434.0 km
~22 hrs 3 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from O 3 Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport

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Convenience store 2.3 km

Quickshop

Cape Town
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Schools & education 2.3 km

Nooitgedacht Primary School

6 Heilbot Road, Nooitgedacht, Cape Town, 7490
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Schools & education 2.5 km

Gateway Primary School

Aberdare Street, Delft, Cape Town, 7100
View details → Delft
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Schools & education 2.6 km

Greenlands Primary School

Sky Road, Bishop Lavis, Cape Town, 7490
View details → Bishop Lavis
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Schools & education 2.6 km

Aberdare Primary school

28 Silversands Road, Delft, Cape Town, 7100
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Supermarkets 2.9 km

Shoprite

Cape Town, 7764, Western Cape
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Convenience store 2.9 km

Pick n Pay Express

1 Stock Road, Phillipi, Cape Town, 7785, Western Cape
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Fuel stations 3.0 km

Shell

Emms Drive, 7755, Western Cape
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Schools & education 3.0 km

Kairos Primary

Leiden Avenue, Delft, Cape Town, 7100
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Butcheries 3.1 km

Leiden Meat Market

Leiden Avenue
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Convenience store 3.1 km

Bismillah Tuck Stop

Leiden Avenue
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Schools & education 3.1 km

Montevideo Primary School

Skool Street, Montana, Cape Town, 7490
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Schools & education 3.1 km

Agnes Crescent, Valhalla Park, Cape Town, 7490
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Butcheries 3.1 km

JD Meat Market

Baleles Street
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Schools & education 3.2 km

Holy Cross Educare

De La Rey Street
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Supermarkets 3.3 km

Shoprite

Mitchells Plain, 7785, Western Cape
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Convenience store 3.4 km

Last Born Tuck Stop

Leiden Avenue
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Shopping malls 3.5 km

Cavelier Retail Center

Robert Sobukwe Road, Cape Town
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Supermarkets 3.5 km

Superspar

Amandel Road, Cape Town
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Agriculture 3.6 km

Rasta Fruit's & Veg

Leiden Avenue
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Shopping malls 3.6 km

Gugulethu Square

25 Steve Biko Drive, Cape Town, 7750
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Supermarkets 3.7 km

Shoprite

Cape Town, 7750, Western Cape
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Butcheries 3.9 km

Irshaad's Meat Market

Voorbrug Road
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Shopping malls 4.0 km

Delft Mall

Hindle Road
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Fuel stations 4.4 km

Shell

7750, Western Cape
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Fuel stations 4.5 km

Shell

7764, Western Cape
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Government offices 4.7 km

The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children

Klipfontein Road, Cape Town
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Fuel stations 4.7 km

Shell

Halt Road, 7460, Western Cape
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Professional services 4.9 km

South African National Bioinformatics Institute

Robert Sobukwe Road, Cape Town, 7530
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Car services 5.0 km

Midas

Belhar Drive, Cape Town, 7493
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Home & garden 5.1 km

Mayas Hardware Mandalay

Swartklip Road, Mandalay Cape Town, 7783
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Fuel stations 5.3 km

Shell

100 Belvenie Avenue, 7490, Western Cape
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Butcheries 5.4 km

Settler's Moslem Butchery

Bonteheuwel Avenue
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Home & garden 5.6 km

Control Centre

Bellville, Cape Town, 7530
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Shopping malls 6.0 km

Vangate Mall

Jakes Gerwel Drive, Cape Rown, 7764
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Professional services 6.2 km

Galvatech (Pty) Ltd.

Van der Bijl Street, Bellville, 7530
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Professional services 6.2 km

Southern Wind Shipyard

Reen Avenue, 7764
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Professional services 6.2 km

WolfPack

26 Nourse Avenue
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Home & garden 6.5 km

Builders Warehouse

131 Joubert Street, Parow
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Route

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1,434.0 km 15 hrs 39 min
Start O 3 Istanbul
Finish Cape Town International Airport
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from O 3 Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport via N17 and N12 and N2
    National highway route N17N12N2
  2. Directions from O 3 Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport via M22
    Metro arterial route M22
  3. Directions from O 3 Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport via R300
    Provincial road route R300
  4. Head on Istanbul Street
    0.1 km
  5. Turn right onto Frankfurt Street
    0.1 km
  6. Turn right onto Atlanta Street
    0.9 km
  7. Turn left onto Rhokana Avenue
    0.3 km
  8. Turn right onto Tonk Meter Way
    2.6 km
  9. Take the ramp slight left towards N17
    1.0 km
  10. Merge slight right
    30.6 km
  11. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12
    0.5 km
  12. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    22.3 km
  13. Keep slight right at the fork
    915.9 km
  14. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  15. Continue onto Donkin Street
    388.0 km
  16. Continue straight
    48.8 km
  17. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R300: Mitchell's Plain
    1.0 km
  18. Continue straight onto Kuils River Freeway
    14.0 km
  19. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N2: Cape Town
    0.3 km
  20. Keep slight right at the fork towards N2: Cape Town
    2.0 km
  21. Merge slight right
    3.0 km
  22. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M22
    0.3 km
  23. Keep slight right at the fork towards M22
    0.1 km
  24. Turn right onto Borcherds Quarry Road
    1.0 km
  25. Turn right onto Michigan Street
    0.4 km
  26. At the end of the road, turn right onto Tower Road
    0.1 km
  27. Turn left
    0.1 km
  28. Turn left
    0.2 km
  29. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.0 km
  30. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.2 km
  31. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.0 km
  32. Turn left
    0.1 km
  33. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 30
Known total R777.00
Main toll road N2 - North Coast Toll Road
This route includes 30 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N2 - North Coast Toll Road. 5 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Dalpark
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.267, 28.073
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Dalpark
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
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
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
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
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.259, 28.115
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
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Routes ↩ Cape Town International Airport → O 3 Istanbul O 3 Istanbul to Johannesburg O 3 Istanbul to Pretoria O 3 Istanbul to Cape Town O 3 Istanbul to Durban Johannesburg to Cape Town International Airport Pretoria to Cape Town International Airport Cape Town to Cape Town International Airport
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
717.3 km
Gauteng to Western Cape
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
7 hrs 49 min • 7 hrs 49 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Gauteng to Western Cape
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
103.2 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
238.5 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
77.4 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
88.6%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Cape Town International Airport
07:44 – 17:43
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:43
Total daylightUsable driving light
9 hrs 58 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
9 hrs 10 min
SunriseDawn break
07:44
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R5,994.14
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R28.68
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R286.80
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R6,309.62
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (23)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
4
Highway exits Deceleration zones
5
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin O 3 Istanbul Start: Istanbul Street -26.31816, 28.43065
Midpoint
717.3 km
Total: 1,434.0 km
Midpoint 717.3 km
1,434.0 km 15 hrs 39 min
Destination Cape Town International Airport -33.97185, 18.60211

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Gauteng to Western Cape
One-way road span 1,434.0 km
Return-cycle span 2,868.0 km
Traversal time 15 hrs 39 min
Maneuver count 30
Maneuver density 2.1 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 717.3 km

Coordinate frame

Start -26.31816, 28.43065
Midpoint -30.98208, 24.60795
End -33.97185, 18.60211
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is O 3 Istanbul from Cape Town International Airport? +
O 3 Istanbul is about 1,434.0 km from Cape Town International Airport by road.
How long does it take from O 3 Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport? +
The drive usually takes about 15 hrs 39 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from O 3 Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport 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 O 3 Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport? +
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 O 3 Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,885.79 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,897.15 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R2,882.69 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,021.04 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from O 3 Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport? +
Yes. There are 30 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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From O 3 Istanbul To Cape Town International Airport
ern Bypass
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