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Distance from Paarl to 20

N Paarl → 20
Road distance
1,375.9 km
Provincial mix · N1 / N17 / R23 / R301
Paarl to 20 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,375.9 km in roughly 15 hrs. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,231.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.12×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
28
Info Travel board
Travel time
15 hrs
Start point
Lady Grey Street
End point
Biggs Avenue
Return: 30 hrs
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
900 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
91.7 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 7 planned rest stops
16 hrs 45 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R2,768.88
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R2,779.78
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R2,765.91
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R2,898.66
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,653.39
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,667.77
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,649.47
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R3,824.62
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R4,807.09
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R4,826.01
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R4,801.93
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R5,032.39
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
50° NE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
230° SW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-33.7310, 18.9642
End coords Destination point
-26.2137, 28.3716
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
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Travel modes
Paarl → 20
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Car
1,375.9 km
15 hrs
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
1,375.9 km
~21 hrs 10 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from Paarl to 20

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Convenience store 2.0 km

Quickshop

Brakpan
View details → 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
View details → Brakpan
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Government offices 2.8 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 4.7 km

Quickshop

2 Kestrel Avenue, Benoni
View details → Benoni
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Schools & education 5.0 km

Tweedy Road, Brakpan, 1542
View details → Brakpan
⛽
Convenience store 5.2 km

Shell Select

1541, Gauteng
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⛽
Fuel stations 5.3 km

Shell

1 Ampthill Avenue, Benoni, 1501, Gauteng
View details → Benoni
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Convenience store 5.4 km

Quickshop

Springs
View details → Springs
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Convenience store 5.4 km

Pick n Pay Express

Denne Road, Brakpan, 1554, Gauteng
View details → Brakpan
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Professional services 5.5 km

Eskom

Lakeview Crescent, Benoni
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Convenience store 5.5 km

Bonjour

Brakpan, 1554
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Car services 5.6 km

Cranbourne

11 Cranbourne Avenue
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Supermarkets 5.6 km

Pick n Pay

Springs, 1559, Gauteng
View details → Springs
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Government offices 5.9 km

Department of Home Affairs Benoni

45 Bedford Avenue, Benoni, 1501
View details → Benoni
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Fuel stations 6.0 km

Shell

Benoni, 1501, Gauteng
View details → Benoni
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Home & garden 6.2 km

Benoni Mega Mica

69 Elston Avenue, Johannesburg, 1501
View details → Johannesburg
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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
View details → Benoni
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Department store 6.5 km

Edgars

Tom Jones Street, Benoni, 1500
View details → Benoni
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Fuel stations 6.7 km

Shell

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

Usizo Lwethu Special School

Sigalo Street, Daveyton, 1520
View details → Daveyton
Route

Route overview

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Route map

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Start, destination and route line.

1,375.9 km 15 hrs 0 min
Start Paarl
Finish 20
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Paarl to 20 via N1 and N17
    National highway route N1N17
  2. Directions from Paarl to 20 via R301 and R23
    Provincial road routes R301R23
  3. Head on Lady Grey Street
    1.2 km
  4. Turn left onto Huguenot Bypass towards R301: Paarl East
    0.3 km
  5. Turn right onto Klein Drakenstein Road
    3.7 km
  6. Turn right onto Sonstraal Road
    0.3 km
  7. Take the ramp left towards N1: Worcester
    0.4 km
  8. Merge slight right
    401.5 km
  9. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  10. Continue onto Donkin Street
    2.0 km
  11. Continue straight
    917.4 km
  12. Keep slight left at the fork onto Southern Bypass
    18.9 km
  13. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N17: Springs
    0.8 km
  14. Merge slight right
    19.9 km
  15. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R23
    0.6 km
  16. Turn left onto Heidelberg Road
    0.4 km
  17. Turn right onto Airport Road
    0.6 km
  18. Continue straight onto Athlone Avenue
    2.2 km
  19. Continue straight onto Hendrik Potgieter Road
    0.7 km
  20. Turn left onto Van Der Walt Road
    0.5 km
  21. Continue slight right onto Voortrekker Road
    0.6 km
  22. Turn left onto Station Street
    0.8 km
  23. Turn slight right onto Brakpan Road
    0.6 km
  24. Turn left onto Main Reef Road
    0.5 km
  25. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Elliot Road
    0.1 km
  26. Continue onto Elliot Road
    0.1 km
  27. Turn left
    0.1 km
  28. Turn slight left onto Victoria Falls Road
    1.3 km
  29. Turn right onto Biggs Avenue
    0.2 km
  30. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 26
Known total R723.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 26 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 5 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.267, 28.073
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.245, 28.135
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
Dalpark
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
Dalpark
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
Routes ↩ 20 → Paarl Paarl to Johannesburg Paarl to Pretoria Paarl to Cape Town Paarl to Durban Johannesburg to 20 Pretoria to 20 Cape Town to 20
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
688.3 km
Western Cape to Gauteng
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
7 hrs 30 min • 7 hrs 30 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Western Cape to Gauteng
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
99.1 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
228.8 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
74.3 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
89.5%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at 20
06:51 – 17:21
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:06
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 30 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
06:51
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R5,751.31
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R27.52
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R275.18
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R6,054.01
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (18)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
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 Paarl Start: Lady Grey Street -33.73103, 18.96421
Midpoint
688.3 km
Total: 1,375.9 km
Midpoint 688.3 km
1,375.9 km 15 hrs 0 min
Destination 20 End: Biggs Avenue -26.21374, 28.37163

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Western Cape to Gauteng
One-way road span 1,375.9 km
Return-cycle span 2,751.8 km
Traversal time 15 hrs 0 min
Maneuver count 28
Maneuver density 2.0 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 688.3 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.73103, 18.96421
Midpoint -30.89253, 24.82584
End -26.21374, 28.37163
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Paarl from 20? +
Paarl is about 1,375.9 km from 20 by road.
How long does it take from Paarl to 20? +
The drive usually takes about 15 hrs 0 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Paarl to 20 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 Paarl to 20? +
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 Paarl to 20? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,768.88 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,779.78 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R2,765.91 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R2,898.66 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Paarl to 20? +
Yes. There are 26 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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: Worcester
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: Johannesburg
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ern Bypass
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: Springs
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