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Distance from Port Elizabeth to George M1 M1

Port Elizabeth to George M1 M1 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 2,913.0 km in roughly 33 hrs 54 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.

N Port Elizabeth → George M1 M1
Road distance
2,913.0 km
M1 M4 N1 N14 N2
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
2,373.3 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.23×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
93
Info Travel board
Travel time
33 hrs 54 min
Start point
Havelock Street
Return: 49 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
2034 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
85.9 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 16 planned rest stops
37 hrs 54 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R5,562.17
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R5,585.24
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R6,774.44
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R6,816.39
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R7,338.98
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R7,369.42
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R8,938.50
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R8,993.84
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R9,656.55
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R9,696.60
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R11,761.18
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R11,834.00
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
22° NNE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
202° SSW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-33.9619, 25.6187
End coords Destination point
-13.9414, 33.7806
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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2,913.0 km 33 hrs 54 min
Start Port Elizabeth
Finish George M1 M1
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  1. Head on Havelock Street
    0.0 km
  2. Turn left onto Athol Fugard Terrace
    0.0 km
  3. Turn right onto Donkin Street
    0.3 km
  4. At the end of the road, turn left onto Govan Mbeki Avenue
    0.3 km
  5. Turn right towards M4
    0.0 km
  6. Keep slight right at the fork towards M4
    0.4 km
  7. Merge slight right onto Settlers Way
    4.9 km
  8. Take the exit ramp straight towards N2: Grahamstown
    0.9 km
  9. Merge slight right
    45.1 km
  10. Continue straight
    194.6 km
  11. Turn left onto Voortrekker Street
    0.5 km
  12. Turn right onto J.A. Calata Street
    0.7 km
  13. Turn left onto Park Street
    95.2 km
  14. Turn left
    0.8 km
  15. Continue left
    95.9 km
  16. Take the exit ramp straight towards N1: Bloemfontein
    0.7 km
  17. Merge slight right
    606.5 km
  18. Keep slight left at the fork onto Southern Bypass
    3.2 km
  19. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M1: Johannesburg
    0.7 km
  20. Continue straight
    29.1 km
  21. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.6 km
  22. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N14: Pretoria
    0.5 km
  23. Keep slight right at the fork towards N14: Pretoria
    1.6 km
  24. Merge slight right
    162.7 km
  25. Keep slight right at the fork
    220.6 km
  26. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  27. Continue
    5.0 km
  28. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  29. Continue
    10.8 km
  30. Turn slight left
    2.0 km
  31. Continue straight
    1.1 km
  32. Continue straight
    89.9 km
  33. Keep slight right at the fork
    1.1 km
  34. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.3 km
  35. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  36. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.9 km
  37. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  38. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    4.1 km
  39. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  40. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    280.5 km
  41. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  42. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    1.2 km
  43. Continue straight onto Robert Mugabe Way
    0.9 km
  44. Turn left onto Josiah Tongogara Road
    4.2 km
  45. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    145.9 km
  46. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.0 km
  47. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    2.5 km
  48. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Beatrice
    0.2 km
  49. Merge slight right onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    48.8 km
  50. Continue straight onto Harare Masvingo Beitbridge Road
    48.5 km
  51. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    21.6 km
  52. Continue straight onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    12.7 km
  53. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    0.0 km
  54. Continue onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    5.0 km
  55. Take the exit ramp straight
    0.2 km
  56. Continue straight onto Abdel Gamal Nasser Road
    2.0 km
  57. Turn right onto Samora Machel Avenue
    2.4 km
  58. Turn left onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.1 km
  59. Continue straight onto Enterprise Road
    0.5 km
  60. Continue straight onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    2.2 km
  61. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  62. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    5.0 km
  63. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  64. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    227.8 km
  65. Continue straight
    49.1 km
  66. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  67. Continue
    83.4 km
  68. Go straight onto Zohra Mpadue
    1.6 km
  69. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  70. Continue
    14.5 km
  71. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  72. Continue
    3.9 km
  73. Turn slight left onto Estrada Moatize_3
    3.7 km
  74. Continue straight onto Cidade Moatize
    0.9 km
  75. Continue straight onto Paragem Zobue
    88.2 km
  76. Turn left
    161.9 km
  77. Go straight
    0.2 km
  78. Turn sharp left
    0.0 km
  79. Turn right
    0.1 km
  80. Turn right
    0.3 km
  81. Turn right
    0.5 km
  82. Turn slight right
    0.1 km
  83. Turn left
    76.2 km
  84. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  85. Continue
    9.3 km
  86. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.0 km
  87. Continue
    2.3 km
  88. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  89. Continue
    2.4 km
  90. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Kamuzu Procession Road
    0.0 km
  91. Continue onto Kamuzu Procession Road
    2.1 km
  92. Turn left
    0.0 km
  93. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 46
Known total R1,558.50
Main toll road N2 - North Coast Toll Road
This route includes 46 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N2 - North Coast Toll Road. 6 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
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
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Routes ↩ George M1 M1 → Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg Port Elizabeth to Pretoria Port Elizabeth to Cape Town Port Elizabeth to Durban Johannesburg to George M1 M1 Pretoria to George M1 M1 Cape Town to George M1 M1
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Halfway point
1,459.4 km
Eastern Cape to Lilongwe
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
16 hrs 57 min • 16 hrs 57 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Eastern Cape to Lilongwe
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
209.7 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
484.5 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
157.3 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
81.5%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at George M1 M1
05:55 – 17:26
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
11 hrs 30 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
9 hrs 57 min
SunriseDawn break
05:55
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R12,176.28
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R58.26
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R582.60
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R12,817.14
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (111)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
17
Lane merges Yield required
5
Complex forks Path selection
5
Highway exits Deceleration zones
23
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Port Elizabeth Start: Havelock Street -33.96186, 25.61867
Midpoint
1,459.4 km
Total: 2,913.0 km
Midpoint 1,459.4 km
2,913.0 km 33 hrs 54 min
Destination George M1 M1 -13.94143, 33.78062

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Eastern Cape to Lilongwe
One-way road span 2,913.0 km
Return-cycle span 5,826.0 km
Traversal time 33 hrs 54 min
Maneuver count 93
Maneuver density 3.2 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 1,459.4 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.96186, 25.61867
Midpoint -23.30255, 29.81061
End -13.94143, 33.78062
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Questions 9
How far is Port Elizabeth from George M1 M1? +
Port Elizabeth is about 2,913.0 km from George M1 M1 by road.
How long does it take from Port Elizabeth to George M1 M1? +
The drive usually takes about 33 hrs 54 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Port Elizabeth to George M1 M1 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 Port Elizabeth to George M1 M1? +
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 Port Elizabeth to George M1 M1? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R5,562.17 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R5,585.24 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R6,774.44 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R6,816.39 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Port Elizabeth to George M1 M1? +
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. This route crosses a provincial boundary. National roads appear in this route, so watch for toll signs and busier sections.
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Towns along the route

Athol Fugard Terrace
From Port Elizabeth To George M1 M1
Settlers Way
From Port Elizabeth To George M1 M1
: Grahamstown
From Port Elizabeth To George M1 M1
: Bloemfontein
From Port Elizabeth To George M1 M1
ern Bypass
From Port Elizabeth To George M1 M1
: Johannesburg
From Port Elizabeth To George M1 M1
: Pretoria
From Port Elizabeth To George M1 M1
Polokwane
From Port Elizabeth To George M1 M1
Krugersdorp
From Port Elizabeth To George M1 M1
Robert Mugabe Way
From Port Elizabeth To George M1 M1

Route Locations

Start area
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
George M1 M1, Lilongwe
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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