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Distance from Polokwane to E 73

N Polokwane → E 73
Road distance
1,290.8 km
Highway dominant · N1 / N12 / N6
Polokwane to E 73 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,290.8 km in roughly 15 hrs 10 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,080.3 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.19×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
32
Info Travel board
Travel time
15 hrs 10 min
Start point
Compensatie Street
End point
East
Return: 21 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
910 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
85.1 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 7 planned rest stops
16 hrs 55 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R2,464.75
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R2,474.98
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R3,001.94
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R3,020.53
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R3,252.11
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R3,265.60
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R3,960.90
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R3,985.42
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R4,279.09
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R4,296.84
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R5,211.71
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R5,243.98
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
195° SSW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
15° NNE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-23.9058, 29.4614
End coords Destination point
-33.2834, 26.5624
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
Weather 18 °C Polokwane Fair View Forecast → 14 °C E 73 Rain View Forecast →
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Travel modes
Polokwane → E 73
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Car
1,290.8 km
15 hrs 10 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
1,290.8 km
~19 hrs 51 min
65 km/h avg
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1,291 km
~2 hrs 34 min
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Nearby places

Places in E 73

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

37 places View all →
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Schools & education 0.4 km

Khutliso Daniels Secondary School

Mbongela Street, Rhini Grahamstown, 6139, Eastern Cape
View details → Rhini Grahamstown
🏫
Schools & education 0.7 km

N V Cewu Public Primary School

Wakashe Street, Rhini Grahamstown, 6139, Eastern Cape
View details → Rhini Grahamstown
🏫
Schools & education 1.0 km

C. M. Vellem Primary School

Grahamstown, 6139, Eastern Cape
View details → Grahamstown
🏫
Schools & education 1.0 km

Samuel Ntlebi Primary School

Grahamstown, 6139, Eastern Cape
View details → Grahamstown
🏫
Schools & education 1.2 km

T. E. M. Mrwetyana Secondary School

Ncame Street, Rhini Grahamstown, 6139, Eastern Cape
View details → Rhini Grahamstown
🏫
Schools & education 1.5 km

D D Siwisa Primary School

Grahamstown, 6139, Eastern Cape
View details → Grahamstown
🏫
Schools & education 1.5 km

Archie Mbolekwa School

P.O. Box 558, Rhini Grahamstown, 6139, Eastern Cape
View details → Rhini Grahamstown
🏫
Schools & education 1.9 km

Tantyi Primary School

Grahamstown, 6139, Eastern Cape
View details → Grahamstown
🏦
Banks 2.3 km

Nedbank Highflats

R612 Site 27 Graisco Trading Co Tantji Highflats M Street, Grahamstown, 3276
View details → Grahamstown
💼
Professional services 2.7 km

Micronized Products (Pty) Ltd - Grahamstown

1 Victoria Road, Rhini Grahamstown, 6139
View details → Rhini Grahamstown
🔧
Car services 3.6 km

Auto Clinic

2 Jarvis Street, Makhanda, 6139
View details → Makhanda
🛒
Convenience store 4.0 km

Quickshop

Grahamstown
View details → Grahamstown
🛒
Supermarkets 4.2 km

Shoprite

Grahamstown, 6139, Eastern Cape
View details → Grahamstown
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Clothing & fashion 4.2 km

PEP

Grahamstown, 6139, Eastern Cape
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🛒
Convenience store 4.4 km

Pick n Pay

68 Bathurst Street, Grahamstown, 6148, Eastern Cape
View details → Grahamstown
⛽
Fuel stations 4.4 km

Shell

67 Beaufort Street, 6139, Eastern Cape
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🏦
Banks 4.5 km

GBS Mutual Bank

18-20 Hill Street, Grahamstown, 6139
View details → Grahamstown
👔
Clothing & fashion 4.5 km

PEP

Hill Street, Grahamstown, 6139, Eastern Cape
View details → Grahamstown
🎁
Gifts & hobbies 4.5 km

Tops at Spar

35 African Street, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape
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🛒
Supermarkets 4.5 km

Spar

35 African Street, Grahamstown, 6139
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🏦
Banks 4.6 km

Nedbank

94 High Street, Grahamstown, 6139
View details → Grahamstown
🏛️
Government offices 4.6 km

Director of Public Prosecutions Eastern Cape

94 High Street, Grahamstown, 6139
View details → Grahamstown
🏦
Banks 4.6 km

Capitec Bank

98 High Street, Grahamstown, 6139
View details → Grahamstown
🏛️
Government offices 4.6 km

Makana Health Sub-district Offices

2 Huntley Street, Grahamstown, 6139
View details → Grahamstown
👓
Opticians 4.6 km

Spec Savers

Shop 50 African Street, Grahamstown, 6139
View details → Grahamstown
🏛️
Government offices 4.6 km

Department of Economic Development and Environmental Affairs

5 Huntley Street, Grahamstown, 6139
View details → Grahamstown
🛒
Supermarkets 4.6 km

Checkers

Grahamstown, 6139, Eastern Cape
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🎁
Gifts & hobbies 4.7 km

The Crazy Store

Shop 42 African Street, Grahamstown, 6139
View details → Grahamstown
🏛️
Government offices 4.7 km

Department of Roads and Transport

5 Huntley Street, Grahamstown, 6139
View details → Grahamstown
🛒
Supermarkets 4.7 km

Pick n Pay

Makhanda
View details → Makhanda
🐾
Pet services 4.8 km

Hoof & Hound

Shop 17 Allen Street, Makhanda, 6139
View details → Makhanda
💼
Professional services 4.8 km

Legal Resources Centre

116 Thompson Street, Grahamstown, 6139
View details → Grahamstown
💼
Professional services 4.9 km

Gadra Education Office

1 Thompson Street, Grahamstown, 6139
View details → Grahamstown
🍽️
Food & drink 4.9 km

Jacques' Artisinal Bread

36 New Street, Makhanda, 6139
View details → Makhanda
📱
Electronics 4.9 km

GEEnet

63 New Street, Makhanda, 6139
View details → Makhanda
💼
Professional services 5.0 km

South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)

Somerset Street, Makhanda, 6139
View details → Makhanda
🏠
Home & garden 6.0 km

Bouquet Florist for Flowers Grahamstown

3 Schonland Avenue, Grahamstown, 6140
View details → Grahamstown
Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

1,290.8 km 15 hrs 10 min
Start Polokwane
Finish E 73
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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Directions from Polokwane to E 73 via N1 and N12 and N6
National highway route N1 N12 N6
  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 right at the fork
    389.5 km
  14. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N6: Aliwal North
    0.5 km
  15. Turn left
    2.4 km
  16. Turn right
    122.1 km
  17. Continue left onto Rascher Street
    72.0 km
  18. Turn right onto Somerset Street
    162.9 km
  19. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Voortrekker Street
    0.1 km
  20. Continue onto Voortrekker Street
    1.8 km
  21. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  22. Continue
    129.4 km
  23. Turn right
    0.7 km
  24. Turn left
    70.4 km
  25. Turn right onto Beaufort Street
    2.4 km
  26. Turn right onto Makana Way
    1.1 km
  27. Turn left onto Mzimvubu
    0.0 km
  28. Continue left onto Mzimvubu
    0.2 km
  29. Turn left onto Silimela
    0.1 km
  30. Turn left onto Nxanxadi
    0.2 km
  31. Turn right onto East
    0.1 km
  32. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 46
Known total R1,503.50
Main toll road N1
This route includes 46 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.
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
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
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
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
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
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
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
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
Routes ↩ E 73 → Polokwane Polokwane to Johannesburg Polokwane to Pretoria Polokwane to Cape Town Polokwane to Durban Johannesburg to E 73 Pretoria to E 73 Cape Town to E 73
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
646.6 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
7 hrs 35 min • 7 hrs 35 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
92.9 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
214.7 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
69.7 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
83.7%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at E 73
06:59 – 17:20
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 20 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
2 hrs 31 min
SunriseDawn break
06:59
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R5,395.65
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R25.82
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R258.17
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R5,679.63
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (23)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
5
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Polokwane Start: Compensatie Street -23.90583, 29.46139
Midpoint
646.6 km
Total: 1,290.8 km
Midpoint 646.6 km
1,290.8 km 15 hrs 10 min
Destination E 73 End: East -33.28339, 26.56237

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1,290.8 km
Return-cycle span 2,581.7 km
Traversal time 15 hrs 10 min
Maneuver count 32
Maneuver density 2.5 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 646.6 km

Coordinate frame

Start -23.90583, 29.46139
Midpoint -28.77090, 26.72377
End -33.28339, 26.56237
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Questions 9
How far is Polokwane from E 73? +
Polokwane is about 1,290.8 km from E 73 by road.
How long does it take from Polokwane to E 73? +
The drive usually takes about 15 hrs 10 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Polokwane to E 73 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 E 73? +
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 E 73? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,464.75 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,474.98 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,001.94 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,020.53 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Polokwane to E 73? +
Yes. There are 46 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 E 73
: Johannesburg
From Polokwane To E 73
: Soweto
From Polokwane To E 73
Kimberley
From Polokwane To E 73
Bloemfontein
From Polokwane To E 73
ern Bypass
From Polokwane To E 73
: Aliwal
From Polokwane To E 73
London
From Polokwane To E 73
Mangaung
From Polokwane To E 73
Makana Way
From Polokwane To E 73

Route Locations

Start area
Polokwane
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
E 73, Eastern Cape
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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