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Distance from Polokwane to A1 Norte

N Polokwane → A1 Norte
Road distance
802.5 km
Highway dominant · N1 / N12
Polokwane to A1 Norte is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 802.5 km in roughly 9 hrs 13 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
716.9 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.12×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
30
Info Travel board
Travel time
9 hrs 13 min
Start point
Compensatie Street
Return: 26 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
553 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
87.0 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 4 planned rest stops
10 hrs 13 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,532.25
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R1,538.61
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R1,866.20
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R1,877.76
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R2,021.72
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R2,030.10
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R2,462.35
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R2,477.60
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R2,660.16
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R2,671.19
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R3,239.93
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R3,259.99
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
220° SW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
40° NE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-23.9058, 29.4614
End coords Destination point
-28.7933, 24.7659
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
Weather 20 °C Polokwane Fair View Forecast → 22 °C A1 Norte Cloudy View Forecast →
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Travel modes
Polokwane → A1 Norte
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Car
802.5 km
9 hrs 13 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
802.5 km
~12 hrs 20 min
65 km/h avg
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802 km
~1 hr 36 min
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Nearby places

Places in A1 Norte

Fuel stops, shops, restaurants and services in and around Polokwane and A1 Norte.

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Schools & education 1.7 km

Greenpoint Primary

Kimberley, 8515, Northern Cape
View details → Kimberley
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Schools & education 1.8 km

Greenpoint High School

Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
View details → Kimberley
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Professional services 2.1 km

Jackie Field Services

27E Landbou Street, Kimberley, 8301
View details → Kimberley
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Schools & education 3.8 km

Staats Primary School

Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
View details → Kimberley
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Supermarkets 3.9 km

Pick n Pay

Kimberley, 8300, Gauteng
View details → Kimberley
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Schools & education 4.3 km

Du Toitspan Primary School

Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
View details → Kimberley
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Schools & education 4.3 km

Kimberley Junior School

Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
View details → Kimberley
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Schools & education 4.5 km

Vooruitsig Primary School

14 William Gasson Street, Kimberley, 8300, Northern Cape
View details → Kimberley
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Schools & education 4.7 km

Northern Cape High School

Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
View details → Kimberley
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Schools & education 4.7 km

Diamantveld High School

Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
View details → Kimberley
🏛️
Government offices 4.9 km

Department of Education: Frances Baard District Office

9 Hayston
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Professional services 5.0 km

GXY Architects

9 Dalham Road, Kimberley, 8301
View details → Kimberley
⛽
Convenience store 5.2 km

Shell Select

8301, Northern Cape
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Supermarkets 5.4 km

Checkers

Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
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Banks 5.5 km

Standard Bank

Lennox Street
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Fuel stations 5.6 km

Shell

64 Long Street, Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
View details → Kimberley
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Supermarkets 5.6 km

Woolworths

Lennox Street
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Car services 5.7 km

Midas Kimberley

98 Conrad Street, Kimberley
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Government offices 5.7 km

Department of Environment and Nature Conservation

90 Conrad Street, Kimberley
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Banks 5.7 km

African Bank

George Street
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Banks 5.7 km

Capitec Bank

York Road
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Banks 5.7 km

Standard Bank

Chapel Street
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Banks 5.8 km

Standard Bank

Phakamile Mabija Street
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Banks 5.9 km

Capitec Bank

Du Toitspan Road
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Food & drink 6.1 km

Panino

Phakamile Mabija Street
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Supermarkets 6.1 km

Diamond Supermarket

Stockdale Street
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Convenience store 6.1 km

Quickshop

Kimberley
View details → Kimberley
🛒
Supermarkets 6.2 km

Big Family Supermarket & Takeaways

De Beers Road
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🛒
Supermarkets 6.3 km

Jani's Supermarket & Wholesalers

De Beers Road
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🛒
Supermarkets 6.3 km

Super Save Supermarket

63 Stockdale Street
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Fuel stations 6.4 km

Shell

Kimberley, 8301, Northern Cape
View details → Kimberley
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Butcheries 6.5 km

Al-Rashid Butchery

Stockdale Street
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Butcheries 6.7 km

N12 Butchery Biltong Den

Phakamile Mabija Street
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Car services 6.9 km

Hi-Q

Quinn Street
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Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

802.5 km 9 hrs 13 min
Start Polokwane
Finish A1 Norte
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Destination
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Turn-by-turn directions

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Route directions
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Directions from Polokwane to A1 Norte via N1 and N12
National highway route N1 N12
  1. Head on Compensatie Street
    0.4 km
  2. Turn right onto Thabo Mbeki Street
    0.2 km
  3. Turn left onto Dorp Street
    2.2 km
  4. Continue straight onto Silicon Road
    0.5 km
  5. Take the ramp slight left
    0.4 km
  6. Merge slight right onto Polokwane Bypass
    274.3 km
  7. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Johannesburg
    1.6 km
  8. Merge slight right onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.9 km
  9. Continue straight
    28.2 km
  10. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.8 km
  11. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12: Soweto
    1.4 km
  12. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    6.1 km
  13. Keep slight left at the fork
    13.3 km
  14. Continue straight
    18.1 km
  15. Continue straight
    70.0 km
  16. Turn right onto James Moroka Avenue
    1.8 km
  17. Turn left onto Beyers Naude Avenue
    0.4 km
  18. Turn right onto Nelson Mandela Drive
    56.3 km
  19. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  20. Continue
    299.4 km
  21. Turn left onto Quinn Street
    1.3 km
  22. Continue straight onto Du Toitspan Road
    0.1 km
  23. Turn right onto Lennox Street
    0.7 km
  24. Turn left onto Bultfontein Road
    0.6 km
  25. Continue straight onto Dalham Road
    0.5 km
  26. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Oliver Street
    0.1 km
  27. Continue onto Oliver Street
    4.0 km
  28. Turn right onto Airport Road
    0.8 km
  29. Turn right
    0.1 km
  30. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 37
Known total R1,077.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 37 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 6 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Hammanskraal
Road: Road not linked yet
R35.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Hammanskraal
Road: Road not linked yet
R35.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Routes ↩ A1 Norte → Polokwane Polokwane to Johannesburg Polokwane to Pretoria Polokwane to Cape Town Polokwane to Durban Johannesburg to A1 Norte Pretoria to A1 Norte Cape Town to A1 Norte
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
401.7 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
4 hrs 36 min • 4 hrs 36 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
57.8 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
133.5 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
43.3 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
89.3%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at A1 Norte
07:01 – 17:33
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 31 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
4 hrs 29 min
SunriseDawn break
07:01
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R3,354.28
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R16.05
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R160.49
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R3,530.83
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (22)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
4
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Polokwane Start: Compensatie Street -23.90583, 29.46139
Midpoint
401.7 km
Total: 802.5 km
Midpoint 401.7 km
802.5 km 9 hrs 13 min
Destination A1 Norte -28.79328, 24.76588

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 802.5 km
Return-cycle span 1,604.9 km
Traversal time 9 hrs 13 min
Maneuver count 30
Maneuver density 3.7 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 401.7 km

Coordinate frame

Start -23.90583, 29.46139
Midpoint -26.49605, 27.36377
End -28.79328, 24.76588
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Questions 9
How far is Polokwane from A1 Norte? +
Polokwane is about 802.5 km from A1 Norte by road.
How long does it take from Polokwane to A1 Norte? +
The drive usually takes about 9 hrs 13 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Polokwane to A1 Norte 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 Polokwane to A1 Norte? +
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 Polokwane to A1 Norte? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,532.25 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,538.61 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,866.20 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,877.76 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Polokwane to A1 Norte? +
Yes. There are 37 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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Towns along the route

Polokwane Bypass
From Polokwane To A1 Norte
: Johannesburg
From Polokwane To A1 Norte
: Soweto
From Polokwane To A1 Norte
Kimberley
From Polokwane To A1 Norte
Bloemfontein
From Polokwane To A1 Norte
ern Bypass
From Polokwane To A1 Norte

Route Locations

Start area
Polokwane
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
A1 Norte, Northern Cape
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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