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Distance from O 51 to 18

N O 51 → 18
Road distance
501.2 km
Provincial mix · M43 / N12 / R21 / R23
O 51 to 18 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 501.2 km in roughly 5 hrs 50 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
421.5 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.19×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
35
Info Travel board
Travel time
5 hrs 50 min
End point
Biggs Avenue
Return: 11 hrs 40 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
350 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
85.9 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 2 planned rest stops
6 hrs 20 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,008.70
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,012.67
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,007.61
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,055.97
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,330.92
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,336.16
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,329.49
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,393.30
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,751.21
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,758.10
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,749.33
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,833.29
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
213° SSW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
33° NNE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-23.0379, 30.6494
End coords Destination point
-26.2140, 28.3718
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 20 °C O 51 Clear Sky View Forecast → 11 °C 18 Clear Sky View Forecast →
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Travel modes
O 51 → 18
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Car
501.2 km
5 hrs 50 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
501.2 km
~7 hrs 42 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from O 51 to 18

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Convenience store Soon after O 51

Quickshop

Elim 62 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Corner Bakery

Polokwane, 0699 150 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Bread World

Polokwane 156 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Shell Select

0700, Limpopo 164 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Shell Select

0699, Limpopo 164 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching 18

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 386 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching 18

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 388 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching 18

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 389 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching 18

George's Bakery Bredell

97 3rd Avenue, Bredell, 1619 414 km from start
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Convenience store Near 18

Pick n Pay Express

Bonaero Park, 1470, Gauteng 420 km from start
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Supermarkets Near 18

Checkers

Kempton Park, 1619, Gauteng 419 km from start
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Convenience store Near 18

Bonjour

Boksburg, 1459 420 km from start
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Supermarkets Near 18

Game Benoni

Tom Jones Street, Benoni, 1501 422 km from start
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Fuel stations Near 18

Shell

Benoni, 1501, Gauteng 423 km from start
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Fuel stations Near 18

Shell

1 Ampthill Avenue, Benoni, 1501, Gauteng 422 km from start
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Convenience store 2.0 km

Quickshop

Brakpan
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Supermarkets 2.6 km

Shoprite

Brakpan, 1541, Gauteng
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Banks 2.7 km

FNB

629 Voortrekker Road, Brakpan
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Government offices 2.7 km

Departement Of Home Affairs Brakpan

Voortrekker Road
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Schools & education 4.1 km

Evans Street, Brakpan
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Supermarkets 4.5 km

Saverite Supermarket

Trollpey Avenue
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Convenience store 4.8 km

Quickshop

2 Kestrel Avenue, Benoni
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Schools & education 5.0 km

Tweedy Road, Brakpan, 1542
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Convenience store 5.2 km

Shell Select

1541, Gauteng
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Convenience store 5.3 km

Quickshop

Springs
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Fuel stations 5.4 km

Shell

1 Ampthill Avenue, Benoni, 1501, Gauteng
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Convenience store 5.4 km

Pick n Pay Express

Denne Road, Brakpan, 1554, Gauteng
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Convenience store 5.4 km

Bonjour

Brakpan, 1554
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Professional services 5.5 km

Eskom

Lakeview Crescent, Benoni
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Supermarkets 5.6 km

Pick n Pay

Springs, 1559, Gauteng
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Car services 5.6 km

Cranbourne

11 Cranbourne Avenue
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Government offices 6.0 km

Department of Home Affairs Benoni

45 Bedford Avenue, Benoni, 1501
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Fuel stations 6.0 km

Shell

Benoni, 1501, Gauteng
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Home & garden 6.2 km

Benoni Mega Mica

69 Elston Avenue, Johannesburg, 1501
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Clothing & fashion 6.3 km

PEP

Pretoria Road, Johannesburg, 1501, Gauteng
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Clothing & fashion 6.4 km

Woolworths

Benoni, 1501
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Department store 6.5 km

Edgars

Tom Jones Street, Benoni, 1500
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Fuel stations 6.7 km

Shell

1 Heald Street, Benoni, 1501, Gauteng
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Schools & education 7.0 km

Usizo Lwethu Special School

Sigalo Street, Daveyton, 1520
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Route

Route overview

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Route map

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Start, destination and route line.

501.2 km 5 hrs 50 min
Start O 51
Finish 18
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from O 51 to 18 via N12
    National highway N12
  2. Directions from O 51 to 18 via M43
    Metro arterial route M43
  3. Directions from O 51 to 18 via R21 and R23
    Provincial road routes R21R23
  4. Start your journey
    0.2 km
  5. Turn right
    0.2 km
  6. Turn left
    0.2 km
  7. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.1 km
  8. Turn left
    0.1 km
  9. Turn right
    0.1 km
  10. At the end of the road, turn left
    1.7 km
  11. At the end of the road, turn right
    3.5 km
  12. At the end of the road, turn left
    89.2 km
  13. Turn left
    351.9 km
  14. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R21: Kempton Park
    0.2 km
  15. Keep slight left at the fork towards R21 South: Kempton Park
    1.2 km
  16. Merge slight right onto Albertina Sisulu Freeway
    31.0 km
  17. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M43: Kempton Park
    0.6 km
  18. Continue straight onto Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu Road
    0.9 km
  19. Continue straight onto Atlas Road
    0.2 km
  20. Continue straight onto Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu Road
    0.8 km
  21. Continue straight onto Atlas Road
    0.2 km
  22. Continue straight onto Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu Road
    1.2 km
  23. Continue straight onto Atlas Road
    0.4 km
  24. Continue straight onto Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu Road
    0.7 km
  25. Continue straight onto Atlas Road
    0.2 km
  26. Continue straight onto Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu Road
    3.7 km
  27. Take the ramp slight left towards N12: eMalahleni
    0.9 km
  28. Merge slight right
    2.0 km
  29. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R23
    0.7 km
  30. Turn right onto Tom Jones Street
    1.3 km
  31. Turn left onto Princess Avenue
    1.2 km
  32. Turn slight right onto Main Reef Road
    5.2 km
  33. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Elliot Road
    0.0 km
  34. Continue onto Elliot Road
    0.1 km
  35. Turn left
    0.1 km
  36. Turn slight left onto Victoria Falls Road
    1.3 km
  37. Turn right onto Biggs Avenue
    0.3 km
  38. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 36
Known total R1,140.50
Main toll road R21 - Albertina Sisulu Freeway
This route includes 36 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is R21 - Albertina Sisulu Freeway. 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 Bee-Eater
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
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.953, 28.257
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.852, 28.251
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.922, 28.262
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.997, 28.250
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
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
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
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.043, 28.275
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Hammanskraal
Road: Road not linked yet
R35.00
Hammanskraal
Road: Road not linked yet
R35.00
Routes ↩ 18 → O 51 O 51 to Johannesburg O 51 to Pretoria O 51 to Cape Town O 51 to Durban Johannesburg to 18 Pretoria to 18 Cape Town to 18
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
251.0 km
Limpopo to Gauteng
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
2 hrs 55 min • 2 hrs 55 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Limpopo to Gauteng
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
36.1 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
83.4 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
27.1 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
84.1%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at 18
06:47 – 17:21
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:04
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 33 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
7 hrs 30 min
SunriseDawn break
06:47
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R2,095.19
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R10.02
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R100.25
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R2,205.46
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (14)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
1
Highway exits Deceleration zones
4
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin O 51 -23.03795, 30.64938
Midpoint
251.0 km
Total: 501.2 km
Midpoint 251.0 km
501.2 km 5 hrs 50 min
Destination 18 End: Biggs Avenue -26.21404, 28.37179

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Limpopo to Gauteng
One-way road span 501.2 km
Return-cycle span 1,002.5 km
Traversal time 5 hrs 50 min
Maneuver count 35
Maneuver density 7.0 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 251.0 km

Coordinate frame

Start -23.03795, 30.64938
Midpoint -24.30417, 28.96697
End -26.21404, 28.37179
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Questions 9
How far is O 51 from 18? +
O 51 is about 501.2 km from 18 by road.
How long does it take from O 51 to 18? +
The drive usually takes about 5 hrs 50 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from O 51 to 18 in one day? +
Yes, for many drivers this can be done in one day.
Is taxi available from O 51 to 18? +
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 51 to 18? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,008.70 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,012.67 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,007.61 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,055.97 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from O 51 to 18? +
Yes. There are 36 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. This route crosses a provincial boundary. National roads appear in this route, so watch for toll signs and busier sections.
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