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Distance from Portlaoise To Castletown Motorway to Pont Des Arches

N Portlaoise To Castletown Motorway → Pont Des Arches
Road distance
1,138.3 km
Metro routes · M1 / M2 / M50 / R139
Portlaoise To Castletown Motorway to Pont Des Arches is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,138.3 km in roughly 15 hrs 21 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
926.5 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.23×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
166
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Travel time
15 hrs 21 min
Start point
Portlaoise to Castletown Motorway
Return: 42 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
921 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
74.1 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 7 planned rest stops
17 hrs 6 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R2,173.55
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R2,182.57
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R2,647.27
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R2,663.67
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R2,867.88
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R2,879.78
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R3,492.93
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R3,514.56
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R3,773.53
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R3,789.18
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R4,595.96
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R4,624.42
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
101° ESE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
281° WNW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
53.0125, -7.3702
End coords Destination point
50.6436, 5.5786
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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1,138.3 km
15 hrs 21 min
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1,138.3 km
~17 hrs 30 min
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1,138.3 km 15 hrs 21 min
Start Portlaoise To Castletown Motorway
Finish Pont Des Arches
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Directions from Portlaoise To Castletown Motorway to Pont Des Arches via M50 and M1 and M2
Metro arterial routes M50 M1 M2
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Directions from Portlaoise To Castletown Motorway to Pont Des Arches via R139
Provincial road route R139
2 route directions identified on this trip
  1. Head on Portlaoise to Castletown Motorway
    1.4 km
  2. Continue straight onto Portlaoise Bypass
    10.4 km
  3. Continue straight onto Monasterevin Bypass
    19.5 km
  4. Continue straight onto Kildare Bypass
    10.4 km
  5. Continue straight onto The Curragh Motorway
    2.3 km
  6. Continue straight onto Newbridge Bypass
    10.0 km
  7. Continue straight onto Naas Bypass
    7.8 km
  8. Continue straight onto Naas Road
    19.8 km
  9. Continue straight onto Naas Road
    0.1 km
  10. Take the ramp slight left towards M50: Southbound
    0.3 km
  11. Keep slight left at the fork towards M50: Northbound
    0.8 km
  12. Merge slight right onto Western Parkway Motorway
    6.6 km
  13. Continue straight onto Northern Cross Route Motorway
    9.8 km
  14. Take the exit ramp slight right onto Northern Cross Route towards R139: Malahide
    0.8 km
  15. Turn slight right
    0.2 km
  16. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.1 km
  17. Take the ramp slight left towards M50
    0.4 km
  18. Merge slight right onto Airport Motorway
    1.5 km
  19. Continue straight onto Dublin Tunnel
    4.8 km
  20. Take the exit ramp slight left onto Dublin Tunnel towards Dublin Port
    0.4 km
  21. Go straight onto Promenade Road
    0.1 km
  22. Continue slight right onto Promenade Road
    0.4 km
  23. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Promenade Road
    0.0 km
  24. Continue onto Promenade Road
    0.4 km
  25. Continue straight
    1.0 km
  26. Continue straight onto Terminal Road North
    0.1 km
  27. Turn left onto Alexandra Road Extension
    0.1 km
  28. Turn right onto Terminal Road South
    0.3 km
  29. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  30. Continue
    0.1 km
  31. Continue straight onto Terminal 1 Car Check-in
    0.4 km
  32. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.1 km
  33. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.1 km
  34. Turn left
    0.0 km
  35. Turn right
    0.2 km
  36. Turn sharp left
    0.2 km
  37. Continue onto Dublin - Holyhead
    109.9 km
  38. Go straight
    0.2 km
  39. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.5 km
  40. Turn left
    1.8 km
  41. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Llanfawr Road
    0.0 km
  42. Continue onto Llanfawr Road
    0.1 km
  43. Turn right onto London Road
    0.1 km
  44. Turn left onto Victoria Road
    0.2 km
  45. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    0.0 km
  46. Continue onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    50.8 km
  47. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    0.0 km
  48. Continue onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    4.6 km
  49. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    0.0 km
  50. Continue onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    4.1 km
  51. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A547: Conwy
    0.4 km
  52. Take the ramp straight towards A55: Chester
    0.4 km
  53. Merge slight right onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    10.3 km
  54. Take the exit ramp slight left towards (A547): Old Colwyn
    0.7 km
  55. Merge slight right onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway
    48.2 km
  56. Keep slight left at the fork onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway towards A55: Chester
    8.7 km
  57. Continue straight onto North Wales Expressway
    8.0 km
  58. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A5115
    1.2 km
  59. Keep slight right at the fork onto Boughton Heath Junction
    0.1 km
  60. Merge slight right onto Boughton Heath Junction towards A41
    0.0 km
  61. Take the exit ramp slight right onto Boughton Heath Junction towards A41: Whitchurch
    0.0 km
  62. Turn right onto Whitchurch Road towards Whitchurch
    13.6 km
  63. Continue onto Whitchurch Road
    5.6 km
  64. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Whitchurch Road
    0.0 km
  65. Continue onto Whitchurch Road
    1.5 km
  66. Continue straight onto No Man's Heath Bypass
    1.6 km
  67. Continue straight onto Whitchurch Road
    3.5 km
  68. Continue straight onto Chester Road
    1.9 km
  69. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Whitchurch Bypass
    0.1 km
  70. Continue onto Whitchurch Bypass
    1.3 km
  71. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Whitchurch Bypass
    0.0 km
  72. Continue onto Whitchurch Bypass
    2.3 km
  73. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Heath Road
    0.1 km
  74. Continue onto Heath Road
    0.8 km
  75. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Heath Road
    0.1 km
  76. Continue onto Heath Road
    1.8 km
  77. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  78. Continue
    11.2 km
  79. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Chester Road
    0.0 km
  80. Continue onto Chester Road
    7.6 km
  81. Continue straight onto Newport Road
    1.0 km
  82. Continue straight onto Chester Road
    8.2 km
  83. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  84. Continue
    1.5 km
  85. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  86. Continue
    1.0 km
  87. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  88. Continue
    8.0 km
  89. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  90. Continue
    4.3 km
  91. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  92. Continue
    18.3 km
  93. Merge slight right
    9.2 km
  94. Keep slight right at the fork
    60.9 km
  95. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M1: The SOUTH
    2.5 km
  96. Merge slight right
    92.3 km
  97. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A414: Hemel Hempstead
    0.8 km
  98. Keep slight right at the fork towards A414: St Albans
    0.7 km
  99. Merge slight right
    5.9 km
  100. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto North Orbital Road
    0.1 km
  101. Continue onto North Orbital Road
    3.0 km
  102. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  103. Continue
    2.2 km
  104. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  105. Continue
    56.1 km
  106. Continue straight
    8.5 km
  107. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A2: (M2) Canterbury
    1.6 km
  108. Merge slight right onto Dartford Bypass
    2.9 km
  109. Continue straight onto Watling Street
    10.3 km
  110. Continue straight
    8.8 km
  111. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.6 km
  112. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.2 km
  113. Continue
    0.4 km
  114. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  115. Continue
    0.3 km
  116. Continue straight
    3.2 km
  117. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.5 km
  118. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.1 km
  119. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  120. Continue
    48.3 km
  121. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Channel Tunnel
    0.4 km
  122. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.2 km
  123. Turn right
    1.2 km
  124. Go straight onto FlexiPlus
    0.3 km
  125. Keep slight left at the fork onto Boulevard d'Erlanger
    0.7 km
  126. Keep straight at the fork
    0.0 km
  127. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.9 km
  128. Continue straight onto Over Bridge 2
    0.2 km
  129. Turn left
    0.1 km
  130. Turn slight right
    0.0 km
  131. Turn slight left onto Le Shuttle
    59.2 km
  132. Turn slight right
    0.1 km
  133. At the end of the road, turn right
    1.2 km
  134. Keep slight right at the fork onto Boulevard de la Côte d'Opale towards Calais Centre
    1.0 km
  135. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Boulevard de l'Europe
    0.0 km
  136. Continue onto Boulevard de l'Europe
    0.9 km
  137. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  138. Continue
    0.2 km
  139. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  140. Continue
    0.4 km
  141. Merge slight left onto L'Européenne
    42.6 km
  142. Keep slight left at the fork onto L'Européenne towards Ostende
    12.5 km
  143. Continue straight
    133.1 km
  144. Take the exit ramp slight right towards Namen
    0.5 km
  145. Keep slight left at the fork towards Namen
    0.9 km
  146. Keep slight left at the fork towards Namen
    0.2 km
  147. Merge slight left
    17.6 km
  148. Take the exit ramp slight right towards E40: Luik
    0.2 km
  149. Keep slight left at the fork towards E40: Luik
    1.4 km
  150. Merge slight left
    77.0 km
  151. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.2 km
  152. Continue straight
    1.5 km
  153. Merge slight left towards E25
    4.2 km
  154. Take the exit ramp slight right towards Centre
    0.3 km
  155. Turn left onto Rue Jules de Laminne
    0.5 km
  156. Continue straight onto Rue Bagolet
    0.1 km
  157. Turn slight left onto Rue Jules de Laminne
    0.1 km
  158. Continue straight onto Avenue de Fontainebleau
    0.6 km
  159. Continue straight onto Rue Louis Fraigneux
    0.2 km
  160. Continue straight onto Rue Louis Fraigneux
    0.6 km
  161. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rue de Bruxelles
    0.1 km
  162. Continue onto Rue de Bruxelles
    0.3 km
  163. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Place Saint-Lambert
    0.0 km
  164. Continue onto Place Saint-Lambert
    0.2 km
  165. Continue slight left onto Rue Léopold
    0.3 km
  166. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
567.8 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
7 hrs 40 min • 7 hrs 40 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
82.0 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
189.3 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
61.5 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
81.4%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Pont Des Arches
05:43 – 21:24
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
15 hrs 40 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
14 hrs 18 min
SunriseDawn break
05:43
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R4,758.17
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R22.77
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R227.66
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R5,008.60
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (223)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
29
Lane merges Yield required
13
Complex forks Path selection
18
Highway exits Deceleration zones
45
Route atlas

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Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Portlaoise To Castletown Motorway Start: Portlaoise to Castletown Motorway 53.01253, -7.37016
Midpoint
567.8 km
Total: 1,138.3 km
Midpoint 567.8 km
1,138.3 km 15 hrs 21 min
Destination Pont Des Arches 50.64363, 5.57861

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1,138.3 km
Return-cycle span 2,276.6 km
Traversal time 15 hrs 21 min
Maneuver count 166
Maneuver density 14.6 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 567.8 km

Coordinate frame

Start 53.01253, -7.37016
Midpoint 52.12740, -0.81725
End 50.64363, 5.57861
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How far is Portlaoise To Castletown Motorway from Pont Des Arches? +
Portlaoise To Castletown Motorway is about 1,138.3 km from Pont Des Arches by road.
How long does it take from Portlaoise To Castletown Motorway to Pont Des Arches? +
The drive usually takes about 15 hrs 21 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Portlaoise To Castletown Motorway to Pont Des Arches 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 Portlaoise To Castletown Motorway to Pont Des Arches? +
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 Portlaoise To Castletown Motorway to Pont Des Arches? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,173.55 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,182.57 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R2,647.27 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R2,663.67 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Portlaoise To Castletown Motorway to Pont Des Arches? +
No tollgates are 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 looks more local or regional, but always check signs and road conditions on the day.
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Portlaoise Bypass
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Monasterevin Bypass
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Kildare Bypass
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The Curragh Motorway
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Newbridge Bypass
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Naas Bypass
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Route Locations

Start area
Portlaoise To Castletown Motorway
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Pont Des Arches, Liège
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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