Distance from Paarl to Alberton

N Paarl → Alberton
Road distance
1346.5 km
Provincial mix · N1 / R301
Paarl to Alberton is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,346.5 km in roughly 14 hrs 36 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,209.9 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.11×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
16
Info Travel board
Travel time
14 hrs 36 min
Start point
Lady Grey Street
End point
Voortrekker Road
Return: 29 hrs 12 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
876 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
92.2 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 7 planned rest stops
16 hrs 21 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R2,709.60
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R2,720.26
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R2,706.69
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R2,836.59
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,575.16
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,589.23
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,571.33
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R3,742.73
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R4,704.16
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R4,722.68
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R4,699.11
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R4,924.64
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
49° NE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
229° SW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-33.7310, 18.9642
End coords Destination point
-26.2670, 28.1221
Taxi Transport options
Shared taxi fare
Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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Travel modes
Paarl → Alberton
Places along your journey

Places from Paarl to Alberton

Fuel stops, restaurants, shops and services along or near your route.

69 places Submit a place
🏛️
Government offices 0.1 km

Alberton Home Affairs

Penzance Street
🏦
Banks 0.1 km

African Bank

Voortrekker Road
🛒
Supermarkets 0.1 km

Shoprite

Voortrekker Road, Alberton, 1449, Gauteng
🏦
Banks 0.2 km

Standard Bank

Fore Street
🏦
Banks 0.2 km

FNB

Fore Street
🏬
Shopping malls 0.3 km

Alberton Mall

Alberton Boulevard
🏦
Banks 0.3 km

Nedbank

Voortrekker Road
🏠
Home & garden 0.3 km

Brazilian Home Furniture

30 Voortrekker Road, 1449
🏦
Banks 0.3 km

Capitec Bank

Voortrekker Road
🛒
Convenience store 0.6 km

Quickshop

80 Voortrekker Road, Alberton
🏬
Shopping malls 0.6 km

Alberton City

Ring Road East, 1449
Fuel stations 0.7 km

Shell

6 Voortrekker Road, 1449, Gauteng
👓
Opticians 0.8 km

Hugo Optometrists

19 Padstow Street, 1449
👓
Opticians 0.8 km

Hugo Optometrists

19 Padstow Street, 1449
👓
Opticians 0.8 km

Hugo Optometrists

19 Padstow Street, 1449
🔧
Car services 1.0 km

Big Boss Auto

55 Van Riebeeck Avenue
🛒
Supermarkets 1.1 km

Vape Crazy New Redruth

31a Telawarren Street
🏬
Shopping malls 1.3 km

Mall at Newmarket

Heidelberg Road, 1449
🏠
Home & garden 1.3 km

Alberton Hardware

33 Van Riebeeck Avenue
🛒
Supermarkets 1.5 km

Pick n Pay

Heidelberg Road, Alberton, 1450, Gauteng
🏫
Schools & education 1.7 km

Alberton High School

Phantom Street
🔧
Car services 1.8 km

Bez Mega Motors

6 Van Riebeeck Avenue, Alberton
Fuel stations 1.9 km

Shell

11 Andries Pretorius Road, Alberton, 1449, Gauteng
🛒
Convenience store 2.3 km

Quickshop

Alberton
🛒
Convenience store 2.5 km

Quickshop

99 Kritzinger Road, Alberton
🏫
Schools & education 2.9 km

Wonderful World Preschool and Day Care

Watermeyer Road
🛒
Convenience store 3.1 km

Pick n Pay Express

Alberton, 1457, Gauteng
🛒
Convenience store 3.2 km

Bonjour

Germiston, 1401
🥩
Butcheries 3.6 km

OBC

Linroy Street, Steeledale, 2197
🏫
Schools & education 4.0 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
🏫
Schools & education 4.0 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
🏫
Schools & education 4.0 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
🏫
Schools & education 4.1 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
🏫
Schools & education 4.1 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
🏫
Schools & education 4.1 km

Dinwiddie High School

Baldock Street
💼
Professional services 5.1 km

Paramount Tracks

560 Davidson Road
🔧
Car services 6.2 km

Land Rover The Glen

Victoria Street, 2190
🔧
Car services 6.2 km

HAVAL The Glen

22 Boundary Lane, 2091
Convenience store 6.2 km

Shell Select

1401, Gauteng
🏠
Home & garden 6.2 km

Spaar on Spares

38 Augusta Road, Gauteng
Fuel stations 6.3 km

Shell

2190, Gauteng
🔧
Car services 6.3 km

BMW Joburg South

Oak Avenue, 2190
🔧
Car services 6.3 km

Kia The Glen

1 Boundary Lane, 2091
Convenience store 6.6 km

Shell Select

2001, Gauteng
👓
Opticians 6.7 km

Dynamic Vision Nettmann Optometrists

23 Orpen Road
Fuel stations 6.7 km

Shell

1428, Gauteng
Fuel stations 6.8 km

Shell

25 Power Street, 1401, Gauteng
Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

1346.5 km 876 min
Start Paarl
Finish Alberton
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Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

  1. Directions from Paarl to Alberton via N1
    National highway N1
  2. Directions from Paarl to Alberton via R301
    Provincial road route R301
  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
    17.6 km
  13. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Johannesburg
    0.3 km
  14. Turn left onto Voortrekker Road
    0.9 km
  15. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Voortrekker Road
    0.0 km
  16. Continue onto Voortrekker Road
    0.5 km
  17. Continue make a U-turn onto Voortrekker Road
    0.1 km
  18. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 17
Known total R590.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 17 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 4 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
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.259, 28.115
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
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
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
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.267, 28.073
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
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
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
673.6 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
7 hrs 18 min • 7 hrs 18 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
96.9 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
223.9 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
72.7 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
89.9%
Solar data
Daylight window at Alberton
06:50 – 17:22
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:06
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 31 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
10 hrs 45 min
SunriseDawn break
06:50
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R5,628.16
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R26.93
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R269.29
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R5,924.38
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (20)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
1
Complex forks Path selection
1
Highway exits Deceleration zones
3
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Paarl Start: Lady Grey Street -33.73103, 18.96421
Midpoint
673.6 km
Total: 1346.5 km
Midpoint 673.6 km
1346.5 km 876 min
Destination Alberton End: Voortrekker Road -26.26699, 28.12205

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1346.5 km
Return-cycle span 2693 km
Traversal time 876 min
Maneuver count 16
Maneuver density 1.2 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 673.6 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.73103, 18.96421
Midpoint -30.95131, 24.68766
End -26.26699, 28.12205
Destination brief

Travelling to Alberton

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

Standout Why Alberton stands out
Alberton is best understood as south-east Gauteng district planning, not flattened generic metro copy.
Arrival What to expect on arrival
Alberton trip accuracy improves when the exact suburb, mall, office or venue is known before departure.
Regional base Good base for nearby trips
Best for Alberton-specific arrivals, business trips and suburban Gauteng planning.
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Paarl from Alberton? +
Paarl is about 1346.5 km from Alberton by road.
How long does it take from Paarl to Alberton? +
The drive usually takes about 876 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Paarl to Alberton 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 Alberton? +
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 Alberton? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,709.60 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,720.26 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R2,706.69 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R2,836.59 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Paarl to Alberton? +
Yes. There are 17 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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