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Distance from Pietermaritzburg to Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg

N Pietermaritzburg → Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg
Road distance
477.7 km
Provincial mix · N3 / R53
Pietermaritzburg to Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 477.7 km in roughly 5 hrs 32 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
426.9 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.12×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
21
Info Travel board
Travel time
5 hrs 32 min
Start point
Pietermaritz Street
Return: 11 hrs 4 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
332 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
86.3 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 2 planned rest stops
6 hrs 2 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R912.23
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R916.02
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R1,111.05
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R1,117.93
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,203.64
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R1,208.64
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R1,465.97
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R1,475.05
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,583.74
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R1,590.31
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R1,928.91
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R1,940.86
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
330° NNW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
150° SSE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-29.6000, 30.3789
End coords Destination point
-26.2461, 28.2642
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
Weather 24 °C Pietermaritzburg Clear Sky View Forecast → 17 °C Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg Cloudy View Forecast →
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Pietermaritzburg → Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg
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Car
477.7 km
5 hrs 32 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
477.7 km
~7 hrs 21 min
65 km/h avg
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478 km
~57 min
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Places in Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg

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Convenience store 0.0 km

Quickshop

178 Trichardts Road, Boksburg
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Convenience store 1.3 km

Shell Select

1459, Gauteng
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Convenience store 1.5 km

Food Lover's Market Sunward Park

Trichardts Road, Boksburg
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Convenience store 1.5 km

Quickshop

Boksburg
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Supermarkets 1.5 km

Checkers

Trichardts Road, Boksburg, 1459, Gauteng
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Schools & education 1.7 km

Junior Academy

Smuts Avenue, 1459
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Convenience store 1.8 km

Pick n Pay Express

Rondebult Avenue, Boksburg, 1459, Gauteng
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Supermarkets 1.8 km

Pick n Pay

Sunward Park, 1459, Gauteng
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Convenience store 1.9 km

Shell Select

1459, Gauteng
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Schools & education 2.0 km

Parkdene Primary School

Macgaghey Street
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Schools & education 2.0 km

Parkdene Primary School

Macgaghey Street
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Schools & education 2.0 km

Parkdene Primary School

Macgaghey Street
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Schools & education 2.1 km

Parkdene Primary School

Macgaghey Street
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Convenience store 2.5 km

Quickshop

176 Kingfisher Avenue, Boksburg
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Banks 2.7 km

African Bank

84 Leeuwpoort Street, Boksburg, 1459
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Banks 2.8 km

Nedbank

Trichardts Road
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Supermarkets 2.8 km

Shoprite

256 Commisioner Street, Boksburg, 1459, Gauteng
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Schools & education 2.8 km

Exe Q Kidz

Mimosa Street
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Banks 2.8 km

Capitec Bank

Trichardts Road
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Fuel stations 4.7 km

Sasol

Boksburg, 1459, Gauteng
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Fuel stations 4.9 km

Sasol

Boksburg, 1459, Gauteng
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Schools & education 5.0 km

Laerskool Goudrand

Sesde Street
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Professional services 5.3 km

Corruseal Johannesburg

120 Atlas Road, Boksburg, 1459
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Schools & education 5.4 km

Foot Prints Primary School

Hoofrif Road
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Professional services 5.9 km

Marcel Schmidt Physiotherapy

112 13th Avenue
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Route

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477.7 km 332 min
Start Pietermaritzburg
Finish Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg
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Directions from Pietermaritzburg to Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg via N3
National highway N3
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Directions from Pietermaritzburg to Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg via R53
Provincial road route R53
2 route directions identified on this trip
  1. Head on Pietermaritz Street
    0.1 km
  2. Turn right onto Chief Albert Luthuli Road
    0.7 km
  3. Continue straight onto Howick Road
    2.8 km
  4. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Peter Brown Drive
    0.0 km
  5. Continue onto Peter Brown Drive
    0.1 km
  6. Take the ramp straight towards N3: Harrismith
    0.4 km
  7. Merge slight right
    161.4 km
  8. Continue straight
    251.4 km
  9. Keep slight right at the fork
    46.0 km
  10. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R53: Spruitview
    0.7 km
  11. Turn right onto Mercury Street
    0.3 km
  12. Continue straight onto Leondale Road
    3.8 km
  13. Turn right onto Forsdick Road
    1.2 km
  14. Continue straight onto Van Dyk Road
    0.7 km
  15. Continue straight onto North Boundary Road
    1.4 km
  16. Continue straight onto Forsdick Road
    0.4 km
  17. Continue straight onto North Boundary Road
    2.9 km
  18. Turn left onto Trichardts Road
    3.4 km
  19. Continue make a U-turn onto Trichardts Road
    0.0 km
  20. Turn left
    0.1 km
  21. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 20
Known total R1,345.00
Main toll road N3
This route includes 20 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N3.
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Mooi
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Wilge
Road: 169
R94.00
Mooi Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R49.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
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
Routes ↩ Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg → Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg to Johannesburg Pietermaritzburg to Pretoria Pietermaritzburg to Cape Town Pietermaritzburg to Durban Johannesburg to Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg Pretoria to Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg Cape Town to Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg
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Halfway point
239.3 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
2 hrs 46 min • 2 hrs 46 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
34.4 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
79.5 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
25.8 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
89.4%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg
06:40 – 17:25
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 45 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
4 hrs 41 min
SunriseDawn break
06:40
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R1,996.99
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R9.55
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R95.55
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R2,102.10
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (15)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
1
Complex forks Path selection
1
Highway exits Deceleration zones
2
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Pietermaritzburg Start: Pietermaritz Street -29.60000, 30.37889
Midpoint
239.3 km
Total: 477.7 km
Midpoint 239.3 km
477.7 km 332 min
Destination Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg -26.24608, 28.26421

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 477.7 km
Return-cycle span 955.4 km
Traversal time 332 min
Maneuver count 21
Maneuver density 4.4 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 239.3 km

Coordinate frame

Start -29.60000, 30.37889
Midpoint -28.12047, 29.05044
End -26.24608, 28.26421
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Questions 9
How far is Pietermaritzburg from Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg? +
Pietermaritzburg is about 477.7 km from Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg by road.
How long does it take from Pietermaritzburg to Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg? +
The drive usually takes about 332 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Pietermaritzburg to Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg in one day? +
Yes, for many drivers this can be done in one day.
Is taxi available from Pietermaritzburg to Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg? +
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 to Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R912.23 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R916.02 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,111.05 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,117.93 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Pietermaritzburg to Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg? +
Yes. There are 20 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. National roads appear in this route, so watch for toll signs and busier sections.
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Route Locations

Start area
Pietermaritzburg
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Quickshop 178 Trichardts Road Boksburg, Gauteng
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