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Distance from Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 to Bram Fischer

N Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 → Bram Fischer
Road distance
508.4 km
M81
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
451.9 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.13×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
10
Info Travel board
Travel time
5 hrs 47 min
End point
Bram Fischer
Return: 35 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
347 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
87.7 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 2 planned rest stops
6 hrs 17 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R970.80
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R974.82
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R1,182.38
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R1,189.70
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,280.91
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R1,286.23
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R1,560.09
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R1,569.75
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,685.41
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R1,692.40
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R2,052.75
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R2,065.46
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
329° NNW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
149° SSE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-29.5849, 30.3429
End coords Destination point
-26.0843, 28.0080
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 to Bram Fischer is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 508.4 km in roughly 5 hrs 47 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
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Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 → Bram Fischer
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Car
508.4 km
5 hrs 47 min
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Two-wheeler
508.4 km
~7 hrs 49 min
65 km/h avg
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Flight
508 km
↑ 2 hrs 46 min faster
Flight time
1 hr 1 min
With airport
~3 hrs 1 min
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508.4 km 5 hrs 47 min
Start Pietermaritzburg N5 N3
Finish Bram Fischer
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Destination
Driving route
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Start your journey
    161.1 km
  2. Continue straight
    251.4 km
  3. Keep slight right at the fork
    89.8 km
  4. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M81
    0.5 km
  5. Keep slight left at the fork towards M81
    0.1 km
  6. Go straight onto Winnie Mandela Drive
    2.2 km
  7. Turn slight right onto Main Road
    2.6 km
  8. Continue straight onto Bram Fischer Drive
    0.8 km
  9. Continue right onto Bram Fischer
    0.0 km
  10. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 33
Known total R1,379.00
Main toll road Not found
This route includes 33 toll points from our database. 10 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Wilge
Road: 169
R94.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.153, 28.132
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.093, 28.117
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.187, 28.134
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.062, 28.107
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
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.274, 28.149
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Blouvalk
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Mooi Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R49.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Mooi
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.222, 28.128
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.116, 28.133
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.041, 28.077
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.167, 28.141
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Routes ↩ Bram Fischer → Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 to Johannesburg Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 to Pretoria Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 to Cape Town Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 to Durban Johannesburg to Bram Fischer Pretoria to Bram Fischer Cape Town to Bram Fischer
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Halfway point
254.7 km
KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
2 hrs 53 min • 2 hrs 53 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
36.6 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
84.6 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
27.5 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
88.9%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Bram Fischer
06:39 – 17:28
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 48 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
14 hrs 45 min
SunriseDawn break
06:39
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R2,125.20
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R10.17
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R101.68
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R2,237.05
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Low (5)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
0
Lane merges Yield required
0
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
1
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 -29.58487, 30.34286
Midpoint
254.7 km
Total: 508.4 km
Midpoint 254.7 km
508.4 km 5 hrs 47 min
Destination Bram Fischer End: Bram Fischer -26.08429, 28.00803

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng
One-way road span 508.4 km
Return-cycle span 1,016.8 km
Traversal time 5 hrs 47 min
Maneuver count 10
Maneuver density 2.0 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 254.7 km

Coordinate frame

Start -29.58487, 30.34286
Midpoint -27.95719, 28.97469
End -26.08429, 28.00803
Places

Places in Bram Fischer

Fuel stops, shops, restaurants and services near your destination.

49 places
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Fuel station

Shell

⛽ Fuel station 183 Hendrik Verwoerd Drive, 2194, Gauteng
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Convenience store

Quickshop

📍 Convenience store 14 Peter Place, Sandton
📍
Supermarket

Pick n Pay

📍 Supermarket 747616, 2060, Gauteng
📍
Supermarket

Shoprite

📍 Supermarket Randburg, 2125, Gauteng
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Clothing store

PEP

👔 Clothing store Hendrik Verwoerd Drive, Johannesburg, 2194, Gauteng
🏦
Bank

Capitec Bank

🏦 Bank Pretoria Avenue, Johannesburg, 2125
📍
Convenience store

Quickshop

📍 Convenience store Sandton
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Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 2194, Gauteng
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Fuel station

Shell

⛽ Fuel station 17 Republic Road, 2194, Gauteng
📍
Convenience store

Bonjour

📍 Convenience store 448 Vale Avenue, Randburg, 2194
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Department store

Timbre Broadcast Systems

🏬 Department store 1 Ormonde Street
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School

Bryanston High School

🏫 School Tramore Road, Waterkloof Glen Menlyn Maine
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Convenience store

Bonjour

📍 Convenience store Republic Road, Randburg, 2194
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Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 2191, Gauteng
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Supermarket

Checkers

📍 Supermarket Bryanston, 2021, Gauteng
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Convenience store

Quickshop

📍 Convenience store 101 Oxford Street, Randburg
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School

Damelin Randburg

🏫 School Republic Road
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School

I R Griffith Primary School

🏫 School Johannesburg, Gauteng
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School

South African Theological Seminary

🏫 School 37 Grosvenor Road, 2191
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School

🏫 School 161 Malibongwe Drive, Johannesburg, 2194, Gauteng
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School

Bryanston Primary School

🏫 School 13 Mount Street, Bryanston, 2021
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Clothing store

so where 2 events

👔 Clothing store C.R. Swart Drive
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School

Laerskool Fontainebleau

🏫 School Randburg, Gauteng
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School

Laerskool Unika

🏫 School Randburg, Gauteng
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Fuel station

Shell

⛽ Fuel station 2 Conrad Drive, 2194, Gauteng
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Shopping centre

Winifred Mandela Precinct

🏬 Shopping centre Corner Winnie Mandela Drive and Wedgewood Link
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Clothing store

Shiny Rock Polished

👔 Clothing store 382 Jan Smuts Avenue, Johannesburg, 2196
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Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 2196, Gauteng
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Pharmacy

Clicks

💊 Pharmacy 2191
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Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 0026, Gauteng
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Convenience store

Shell Select

⛽ Convenience store 2188, Gauteng
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Clothing store

Woolworths

👔 Clothing store 79 Rivonia Road, Sandton, 2146
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Bank

Standard Bank

🏦 Bank 5th Street, Sandton, 2196
🏦
Bank

Mercantile Bank Ltd

🏦 Bank 142 West Street, 2196
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Department store

Edgars

🏬 Department store Rivonia Road, Sandton, 2196
🏦
Bank

FNB

🏦 Bank Jan Smuts Avenue
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Shopping centre

Fourways Retail Park

🏬 Shopping centre Winnie Mandela Drive, Magaliessig, 2191
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Shopping centre

The Wedge

🏬 Shopping centre Rivonia Road
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Shopping centre

Victory Park Shopping Centre

🏬 Shopping centre Cnr Rustenburg Road & 2nd Avenue, Randburg, 2195
🏦
Bank

FNB

🏦 Bank 335 Rivonia Boulevard, Johannesburg
🏦
Bank

Capitec Bank

🏦 Bank Rivonia Boulevard, Johannesburg, 2128
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Clothing store

Woolworths

👔 Clothing store Rivonia Boulevard, Johannesburg, 2128
👔
Clothing store

Groundcover

👔 Clothing store 30 4th Avenue
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Shopping centre

Petervale Centre

🏬 Shopping centre Cambridge Road
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Clothing store

PEP

👔 Clothing store Beyers Naude Drive, Randburg, 2195, Gauteng
🏦
Bank

Standard Bank

🏦 Bank Beyers Naude Drive
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Shopping centre

Linden Corner Shopping Center

🏬 Shopping centre 8th Street, Linden, 2129
🏦
Bank

FNB

🏦 Bank Olievenhout Avenue, Johannesburg
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Clothing store

Woolworths

👔 Clothing store Northumberland Avenue, Johannesburg, 2194
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Questions 9
How far is Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 from Bram Fischer? +
Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 is about 508.4 km from Bram Fischer by road.
How long does it take from Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 to Bram Fischer? +
The drive usually takes about 5 hrs 47 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 to Bram Fischer in one day? +
Yes, for many drivers this can be done in one day.
Is taxi available from Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 to Bram Fischer? +
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 Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 to Bram Fischer? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R970.80 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R974.82 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,182.38 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,189.70 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 to Bram Fischer? +
Yes. There are 33 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. This route looks more local or regional, but always check signs and road conditions on the day.
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Towns along the route

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From Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 To Bram Fischer
Sandton
From Pietermaritzburg N5 N3 To Bram Fischer

Route Locations

Start area
Pietermaritzburg N5 N3, KwaZulu-Natal
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Bram Fischer, Gauteng
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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