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Distance from Pretoria N1 to Akot Yirol M31

Pretoria N1 to Akot Yirol M31 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 4,901.4 km in roughly 67 hrs 50 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.

N Pretoria N1 → Akot Yirol M31
Road distance
4,901.4 km
N1
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
3,591.8 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.36×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
159
Info Travel board
Travel time
67 hrs 50 min
End point
Akot-Yirol Road
Return: 40 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
4070 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
72.3 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 33 planned rest stops
76 hrs 5 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R9,358.89
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R9,397.71
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R11,398.65
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R11,469.23
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R12,348.54
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R12,399.76
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R15,039.89
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R15,133.02
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R16,248.08
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R16,315.47
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R19,789.33
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R19,911.86
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
4° N
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
184° S
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-25.7747, 28.2730
End coords Destination point
6.4721, 30.2058
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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4,901.4 km 67 hrs 50 min
Start Pretoria N1
Finish Akot Yirol M31
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  1. Start your journey
    0.5 km
  2. Turn right onto Atterbury Road
    0.1 km
  3. Take the ramp slight left towards N1
    1.3 km
  4. Keep slight right at the fork towards N1 Toll: Polokwane
    0.2 km
  5. Merge slight right
    146.2 km
  6. Keep slight right at the fork
    220.6 km
  7. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  8. Continue
    5.0 km
  9. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  10. Continue
    10.8 km
  11. Turn slight left
    2.0 km
  12. Continue straight
    1.1 km
  13. Continue straight
    89.9 km
  14. Keep slight right at the fork
    1.1 km
  15. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.3 km
  16. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  17. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.9 km
  18. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  19. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    4.1 km
  20. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  21. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    280.5 km
  22. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  23. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    1.2 km
  24. Continue straight onto Robert Mugabe Way
    0.9 km
  25. Turn left onto Josiah Tongogara Road
    4.2 km
  26. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    145.9 km
  27. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.0 km
  28. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    2.5 km
  29. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Beatrice
    0.2 km
  30. Merge slight right onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    48.8 km
  31. Continue straight onto Harare Masvingo Beitbridge Road
    48.5 km
  32. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    21.6 km
  33. Continue straight onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    12.7 km
  34. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    0.0 km
  35. Continue onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    5.0 km
  36. Take the exit ramp straight
    0.2 km
  37. Continue straight onto Abdel Gamal Nasser Road
    2.0 km
  38. Continue straight onto Prince Edward Street
    3.8 km
  39. Continue straight onto King George Road
    1.3 km
  40. Turn left onto Nemakonde Way
    6.4 km
  41. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  42. Continue
    339.5 km
  43. Keep slight left at the fork
    1.7 km
  44. Keep slight left at the fork
    79.5 km
  45. Continue straight
    40.7 km
  46. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Kafue Road
    0.0 km
  47. Continue onto Kafue Road
    3.5 km
  48. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Kafue Road
    0.0 km
  49. Continue onto Kafue Road
    3.4 km
  50. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Kafue Road
    0.0 km
  51. Continue onto Kafue Road
    2.1 km
  52. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Kafue Road
    0.0 km
  53. Continue onto Kafue Road
    1.3 km
  54. Keep slight right at the fork onto Kafue Road
    4.3 km
  55. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Cairo Road
    0.1 km
  56. Continue onto Cairo Road
    1.8 km
  57. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.1 km
  58. Continue onto Great North Road
    3.6 km
  59. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.1 km
  60. Continue onto Great North Road
    1.1 km
  61. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.1 km
  62. Continue onto Great North Road
    1.2 km
  63. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Great North Road
    0.1 km
  64. Continue onto Great North Road
    4.0 km
  65. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.0 km
  66. Continue onto Great North Road
    1.6 km
  67. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.0 km
  68. Continue onto Great North Road
    130.5 km
  69. Continue straight onto Great North Road
    62.4 km
  70. Continue right onto Great North Road
    435.9 km
  71. Turn left
    213.0 km
  72. Turn right onto Indepedence Avenue
    0.9 km
  73. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  74. Continue
    162.8 km
  75. At the end of the road, turn right
    2.7 km
  76. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Kasesha Road
    0.0 km
  77. Continue onto Kasesha Road
    23.9 km
  78. Continue straight
    24.3 km
  79. Turn slight right
    69.4 km
  80. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  81. Continue
    240.3 km
  82. Turn slight right
    2.0 km
  83. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  84. Continue
    0.6 km
  85. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  86. Continue
    191.9 km
  87. At the end of the road, turn left
    6.8 km
  88. Turn slight left
    54.1 km
  89. At the end of the road, turn right
    8.5 km
  90. Turn right
    0.6 km
  91. Turn left
    0.1 km
  92. At the end of the road, turn right
    8.1 km
  93. Continue
    118.1 km
  94. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  95. Continue
    27.6 km
  96. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  97. Continue
    81.9 km
  98. Go straight
    1.5 km
  99. At the end of the road, turn left onto Truck Route
    15.7 km
  100. Turn right
    33.8 km
  101. Go straight
    2.4 km
  102. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  103. Continue
    3.6 km
  104. Continue straight
    4.8 km
  105. Go straight
    91.6 km
  106. Go straight
    1.2 km
  107. Go straight
    69.2 km
  108. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  109. Continue
    80.1 km
  110. Continue straight
    20.1 km
  111. Continue straight onto Masaka-Kakuto Road
    66.7 km
  112. Turn slight left
    0.0 km
  113. Turn left
    2.0 km
  114. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Masaka Bypass
    0.1 km
  115. Continue onto Masaka Bypass
    6.2 km
  116. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Kampala - Masaka Road
    0.1 km
  117. Continue onto Kampala - Masaka Road
    24.2 km
  118. At the end of the road, turn left onto Kampala - Masaka Road
    34.2 km
  119. Continue straight onto Masaka Road
    32.3 km
  120. Continue straight onto Kampala - Masaka Road
    25.2 km
  121. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  122. Continue
    0.3 km
  123. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  124. Continue
    0.2 km
  125. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  126. Continue
    0.4 km
  127. Continue straight onto Northern Bypass
    6.6 km
  128. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.4 km
  129. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bombo Road
    0.0 km
  130. Continue onto Bombo Road
    6.1 km
  131. Continue straight onto Gulu - Kampala Road
    208.3 km
  132. Continue straight onto Gulu - Kampala Road
    89.0 km
  133. Continue straight onto Gulu - Lira - Kampala Road
    20.2 km
  134. Continue onto Gulu - Lira - Kampala Road
    2.8 km
  135. Turn left
    1.3 km
  136. Turn left onto Nimule - Gulu Road
    1.1 km
  137. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Nimule - Gulu Road
    0.0 km
  138. Continue onto Nimule - Gulu Road
    93.2 km
  139. Continue straight onto Nimule-Gulu Road
    13.5 km
  140. Go straight onto Juba–Nimule Highway
    179.2 km
  141. Keep slight right at the fork onto Juba–Nimule Highway
    4.9 km
  142. Turn left onto Nile Street
    0.3 km
  143. Continue sharp right onto Nile Street
    3.1 km
  144. Continue straight onto Juba Bridge
    2.2 km
  145. Turn left onto Unity Avenue
    0.1 km
  146. Continue slight right onto Unity Avenue
    1.8 km
  147. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Unity Avenue
    0.0 km
  148. Continue onto Unity Avenue
    1.1 km
  149. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Customs Road
    0.0 km
  150. Continue onto Customs Road
    0.9 km
  151. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Bilpam Road
    0.0 km
  152. Continue onto Bilpam Road
    7.7 km
  153. Continue right onto Juba-Terakeka
    2.7 km
  154. Continue straight onto Juba-Terekeka Road
    60.2 km
  155. Turn left onto Terakeka-Minkamman
    79.4 km
  156. Go straight onto Minkamman-Yirol
    34.0 km
  157. Continue straight onto Minkamman-Yirol
    102.8 km
  158. Turn left onto Akot-Yirol Road
    35.8 km
  159. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 28
Known total R1,132.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 28 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 1 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll point is shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Routes ↩ Akot Yirol M31 → Pretoria N1 Pretoria N1 to Johannesburg Pretoria N1 to Pretoria Pretoria N1 to Cape Town Pretoria N1 to Durban Johannesburg to Akot Yirol M31 Pretoria to Akot Yirol M31 Cape Town to Akot Yirol M31
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
2,457.4 km
Gauteng to Lakes البحيرات
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
33 hrs 55 min • 33 hrs 55 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Gauteng to Lakes البحيرات
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
352.9 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
815.2 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
264.7 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
73.3%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Akot Yirol M31
05:43 – 18:07
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
12 hrs 23 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
05:43
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R20,487.77
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R98.03
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R980.28
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R21,566.08
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (216)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
39
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
7
Highway exits Deceleration zones
42
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Pretoria N1 -25.77472, 28.27305
Midpoint
2,457.4 km
Total: 4,901.4 km
Midpoint 2,457.4 km
4,901.4 km 67 hrs 50 min
Destination Akot Yirol M31 End: Akot-Yirol Road 6.47207, 30.20577

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Gauteng to Lakes البحيرات
One-way road span 4,901.4 km
Return-cycle span 9,802.8 km
Traversal time 67 hrs 50 min
Maneuver count 159
Maneuver density 3.2 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 2,457.4 km

Coordinate frame

Start -25.77472, 28.27305
Midpoint -9.81154, 31.18669
End 6.47207, 30.20577
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Questions 9
How far is Pretoria N1 from Akot Yirol M31? +
Pretoria N1 is about 4,901.4 km from Akot Yirol M31 by road.
How long does it take from Pretoria N1 to Akot Yirol M31? +
The drive usually takes about 67 hrs 50 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Pretoria N1 to Akot Yirol M31 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 Pretoria N1 to Akot Yirol M31? +
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 Pretoria N1 to Akot Yirol M31? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R9,358.89 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R9,397.71 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R11,398.65 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R11,469.23 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Pretoria N1 to Akot Yirol M31? +
Yes. There are 28 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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Toll: Polokwane
From Pretoria N1 To Akot Yirol M31
Pretoria
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eMalahleni
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Robert Mugabe Way
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Beatrice
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Harare
From Pretoria N1 To Akot Yirol M31
Nemakonde Way
From Pretoria N1 To Akot Yirol M31
Masaka Bypass
From Pretoria N1 To Akot Yirol M31
ern Bypass
From Pretoria N1 To Akot Yirol M31
Juba Bridge
From Pretoria N1 To Akot Yirol M31

Route Locations

Start area
Pretoria N1, Gauteng
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Akot Yirol M31, Lakes البحيرات
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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