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Distance from Palermo to Emalahleni

N Palermo → Emalahleni
Road distance
156.0 km
Highway dominant · M2 / N1 / N14 / N4 / R555
Palermo to Emalahleni is a solid inter-town journey, covering about 156.0 km in roughly 1 hr 47 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
126.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.23×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
26
Info Travel board
Travel time
1 hr 47 min
Start point
Tessa Street
End point
Eadie Street
Return: 3 hrs 34 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
107 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
87.4 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 0 planned rest stops
1 hr 47 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R313.98
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R315.22
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R313.64
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R328.70
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R414.28
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R415.91
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R413.84
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R433.70
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R545.11
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R547.25
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R544.52
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R570.65
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
80° E
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
260° W
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-26.0708, 27.9607
End coords Destination point
-25.8762, 29.2100
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
Palermo → Emalahleni
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Car
156.0 km
1 hr 47 min
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Two-wheeler
156.0 km
~2 hrs 24 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from Palermo to Emalahleni

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Food & drink Near Palermo

The Loaf

279 Church Street, 2188 5 km from start
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Convenience store Near Palermo

Shell Select

0026, Gauteng 6 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Palermo

Shell Select

1685, Gauteng 25 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Palermo

Shell Select

1685, Gauteng 24 km from start
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Supermarkets Soon after Palermo

Checkers

Centurion, 0157, Gauteng 30 km from start
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Convenience store Before halfway

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 45 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 44 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 47 km from start
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Food & drink Past halfway

East Balt

300 Mundt Street, 0127 53 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Emalahleni

Diamond Valley

Rhenosterfontein Road 63 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Emalahleni

Sasol

Bronkhorstspruit, 1020, Gauteng 68 km from start
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Convenience store Near Emalahleni

Quickshop

Emalahleni 119 km from start
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Convenience store Near Emalahleni

Quickshop

Witbank 126 km from start
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Supermarkets Near Emalahleni

Shoprite

Witbank, 1035, Mpumalanga 127 km from start
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Supermarkets Near Emalahleni

Shoprite

Witbank, 1053, Mpumalanga 127 km from start
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Supermarkets 0.1 km

Shoprite

Witbank, 1035, Mpumalanga
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Supermarkets 0.1 km

Shoprite

Witbank, 1053, Mpumalanga
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Schools & education 0.7 km

Primary School Carissa

Emalahleni, 1035, Mpumalanga
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Convenience store 0.7 km

Quickshop

Witbank
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Schools & education 0.8 km

Hofmeyer Street, Emalahleni, 1035, Mpumalanga
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Schools & education 1.8 km

Laerskool Kragbron

Rose Innes Street, Emalahleni, 1035, Mpumalanga
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Convenience store 1.8 km

Quickshop

2 Watermeyer Street, Emalahleni
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Schools & education 1.9 km

Robert Carruthers Primary School

Witbank, 1035, Mpumalanga
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Schools & education 1.9 km

Laerskool Taalfees

Emalahleni, 1035, Mpumalanga
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Convenience store 2.0 km

Bonjour

Mandela Street, Witbank, 1034
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Supermarkets 2.3 km

Checkers

Mandela Street, Witbank, 1035, Mpumalanga
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Schools & education 2.4 km

HTS Witbank

Witbank, 1035, Mpumalanga
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Convenience store 2.5 km

Shell Select

1035, Mpumalanga
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Convenience store 2.6 km

Quickshop

Witbank
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Fuel stations 2.9 km

Shell

Witbank, 1042, Mpumalanga
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Convenience store 3.3 km

Bonjour

Stevenson Street, Witbank, 1039
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Government offices 3.4 km

2 Francois Street, 1042
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Shopping malls 3.7 km

Highland Mews

Watermeyer Street, Emalahleni, 1044
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Schools & education 4.1 km

Witbank, 1034, Mpumalanga
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Professional services 4.2 km

Elkem Ferroveld

Schonland Drive, 1035
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Schools & education 4.4 km

Laerskool Panorama

Witbank, 1034, Mpumalanga
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Clothing & fashion 5.6 km

Woolworths

Mandela Street, Emalahleni, 1039
View details → Emalahleni
Route

Route overview

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Route map

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Start, destination and route line.

156.0 km 1 hr 47 min
Start Palermo
Finish Emalahleni
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Palermo to Emalahleni via N1 and N14 and N4
    National highway route N1N14N4
  2. Directions from Palermo to Emalahleni via M2
    Metro arterial route M2
  3. Directions from Palermo to Emalahleni via R555
    Provincial road route R555
  4. Head on Tessa Street
    0.1 km
  5. Turn left onto Kathleen Crescent
    0.1 km
  6. Continue right onto Kathleen Crescent
    0.0 km
  7. Turn left onto 3rd Road
    0.3 km
  8. Continue right onto 3rd Road
    0.1 km
  9. Turn left onto President Fouche Drive
    0.3 km
  10. Continue straight onto President Fouche Drive
    0.2 km
  11. Turn right onto Malibongwe Drive
    0.7 km
  12. Take the ramp slight left towards N1: Pretoria
    0.8 km
  13. Merge slight right onto Western Bypass
    12.2 km
  14. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Pretoria
    1.6 km
  15. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.6 km
  16. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N14: Pretoria
    0.5 km
  17. Keep slight right at the fork towards N14: Pretoria
    1.6 km
  18. Merge slight right
    18.8 km
  19. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M2
    0.5 km
  20. Keep slight right at the fork towards N1
    0.6 km
  21. Keep slight left at the fork towards M2
    0.4 km
  22. Keep slight right at the fork towards N4: eMalahleni
    1.2 km
  23. Continue straight
    95.9 km
  24. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R555: eMalahleni
    0.4 km
  25. Keep slight left at the fork towards R555: eMalahleni
    0.1 km
  26. Go straight onto Walter Sisulu Drive
    0.8 km
  27. Turn right onto Eadie Street
    0.1 km
  28. Continue left onto Eadie Street
    0.1 km
  29. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 23
Known total R318.00
Main toll road N4
This route includes 23 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N4. 5 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.041, 28.077
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Diamond Hill Plaza (East)
Road: Road not linked yet
R51.00
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Diamond Hill Plaza (West)
Road: Road not linked yet
R51.00
Unnamed toll gantry near Diamond Hill Plaza
Road: Near Diamond Hill Plaza
R0.00
Unnamed toll gantry near Diamond Hill Plaza
Road: Near Diamond Hill Plaza
R0.00
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Blouvalk
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Donkerhoek Tollstation
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Donkerhoek Tollstation
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Owl
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Cullinan Ramp Plaza
Road:
R21.00
Cullinan Ramp Plaza
Road:
R21.00
Valtaki East Ramp Plaza
Road:
R39.00
Ekandustria East Ramp Plaza
Road:
R31.00
Ekandustria East Ramp Plaza
Road:
R31.00
Valtaki East Ramp Plaza
Road:
R39.00
Routes ↩ Emalahleni → Palermo Palermo to Johannesburg Palermo to Pretoria Palermo to Cape Town Palermo to Durban Johannesburg to Emalahleni Pretoria to Emalahleni Cape Town to Emalahleni
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
78.0 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
53 min • 53 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
11.2 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
25.9 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
8.4 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
81.2%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Emalahleni
06:46 – 17:19
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:02
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 32 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
11 hrs 14 min
SunriseDawn break
06:46
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R652.18
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R3.12
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R31.20
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R686.50
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (18)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
0
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
5
Highway exits Deceleration zones
4
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Palermo Start: Tessa Street -26.07077, 27.96069
Midpoint
78.0 km
Total: 156.0 km
Midpoint 78.0 km
156.0 km 1 hr 47 min
Destination Emalahleni End: Eadie Street -25.87624, 29.21000

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 156.0 km
Return-cycle span 312.0 km
Traversal time 1 hr 47 min
Maneuver count 26
Maneuver density 16.7 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 78.0 km

Coordinate frame

Start -26.07077, 27.96069
Midpoint -25.77702, 28.46119
End -25.87624, 29.21000
Destination brief

Travelling to eMalahleni

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

Signature Mpumalanga work and heritage city
Standout Industrial city with tourism and heritage layers
Best for Who this destination suits
Work trip Practical overnight Mpumalanga city stay Regional base
Arrival What to expect on arrival
Industrial areas, business accommodation and residential parts of the city can produce very different practical arrivals, so exact routing matters.
Regional base Good base for nearby trips
Use eMalahleni as a practical Mpumalanga city base for work travel, overnight stops and regional movement.
Destination facts Quick reference details
The eMalahleni municipality promotes local tourism and heritage value
The city combines practical route value with local attractions
Its strongest role on route pages is mixed-use rather than purely leisure-led
Route support

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Questions 8
How far is Palermo from Emalahleni? +
Palermo is about 156.0 km from Emalahleni by road.
How long does it take from Palermo to Emalahleni? +
The drive usually takes about 1 hr 47 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Palermo to Emalahleni in one day? +
Yes, for many drivers this can be done in one day.
Is taxi available from Palermo to Emalahleni? +
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 Palermo to Emalahleni? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R313.98 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R315.22 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R313.64 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R328.70 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Palermo to Emalahleni? +
Yes. There are 23 tollgates currently matched for this route.
What is the route verdict for this trip? +
Long same-day trip: This can work in one day, but a rest stop and early departure are recommended.
Is there a road note for this route? +
This is a longer road trip, so a fuel or rest stop is recommended. National roads appear in this route, so watch for toll signs and busier sections.
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