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Distance from Pretoria to Ashdown

N Pretoria → Ashdown
Road distance
542.6 km
Highway dominant · N1
Pretoria to Ashdown is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 542.6 km in roughly 6 hrs 20 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
481.4 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.13×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
29
Info Travel board
Travel time
6 hrs 20 min
Start point
Church Square
End point
Msomi Road
Return: 12 hrs 42 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
380 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
85.5 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 3 planned rest stops
7 hrs 5 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,036.02
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R1,040.32
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R1,261.82
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R1,269.64
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,366.97
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R1,372.64
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R1,664.90
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R1,675.21
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,798.65
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R1,806.11
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R2,190.66
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R2,204.23
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
154° SSE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
334° NNW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-25.7459, 28.1879
End coords Destination point
-29.6375, 30.3311
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
Weather 17 °C Pretoria Cloudy View Forecast → 19 °C Ashdown Clear Sky View Forecast →
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Travel modes
Pretoria → Ashdown
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Car
542.6 km
6 hrs 20 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
542.6 km
~8 hrs 20 min
65 km/h avg
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543 km
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Nearby places

Places in Ashdown

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

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Schools & education 0.1 km

Ashdown Primary School

3216, KwaZulu-Natal
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Shopping malls 1.4 km

Greater Edendale Mall

Mount Partridge Road, Pietermaritzburg
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University 2.0 km

Durban University of Technology Indumiso Campus

FJ Sithole Road, Pietermaritzburg
View details → Pietermaritzburg
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Schools & education 2.3 km

Sukuma Secondary School

3200, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 2.3 km

Pick n Pay Express

Selby Msimang Road, Pietermaritzburg, 3217, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.4 km

Zibukezulu Technical High School

3219, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.6 km

Mehlokazulu Secondary School

4503, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.6 km

Mfundwenhle Primary School

3219, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.8 km

Nyonithwele Secondary School

3217, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 3.0 km

Bongudunga Secondary School

3216, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 3.2 km

Quickshop

299 Moses Mabhida Road, Pietermaritzburg
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Fuel stations 3.3 km

Shell

94 Moses Mabhida Road, 3216, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 3.4 km

Shell Select

3201, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 5.2 km

Quickshop

171 West Street, Pietermaritzburg
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Car services 5.5 km

Jacks Tyres PMP

120 Victoria Road, 3201
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Car services 5.5 km

automotive repairers

unit 8 Clough Street
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Government offices 5.5 km

SaveAct Trust

Jabu Ndlovu Street, Pietermaritzburg
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Supermarkets 5.8 km

Pick n Pay

151 Victoria Road, Pietermaritzburg, 3200, KwaZulu-Natal
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Fuel stations 6.1 km

Shell

3 Montgomery Drive, 3201, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 6.1 km

Parklane Superspar

18 Chief Albert Luthuli Road
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Banks 6.1 km

Nedbank City Centre Pietermaritzburg

145 Chief Albert Luthuli Road
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Convenience store 6.1 km

Bonjour

75 Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
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Convenience store 6.2 km

Quickshop

27 Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg
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Taxi ranks 6.2 km

Bus Station Pietermaritzburg

Burger Street
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Convenience store 6.2 km

Shell Select

3201, KwaZulu-Natal
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Butcheries 6.2 km

Mndeni Butchery

41 Pietermaritz Street, 3201
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Car services 6.4 km

Rocket Racing Pietermaritzburg

316 Boom Street, 3201
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Supermarkets 6.5 km

Pick'n'Pay

121 Church Street, 3201
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Banks 6.5 km

Nedbank Scottsville

60 Alan Paton Avenue
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Gym & fitness 6.6 km

Bombers Equestrian Equipment

340 Victoria Road
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Car services 6.7 km

One Stop Licensing

3201
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Department store 7.0 km

Dirt Road Pmb

3201
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Route

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542.6 km 381 min
Start Pretoria
Finish Ashdown
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Turn-by-turn directions

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Directions from Pretoria to Ashdown via N1
National highway N1
  1. Head on Church Square
    0.2 km
  2. Turn sharp left
    0.1 km
  3. Turn sharp right onto Bank Lane
    0.1 km
  4. Turn right onto Pretorius Street
    0.6 km
  5. Turn left onto Sophie de Bruyn Street
    0.8 km
  6. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    0.9 km
  7. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    33.5 km
  8. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Germiston
    0.3 km
  9. Keep slight left at the fork towards N1: Germiston
    0.7 km
  10. Merge slight right onto Eastern Bypass
    22.1 km
  11. Keep slight left at the fork
    58.7 km
  12. Keep slight left at the fork
    412.8 km
  13. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.7 km
  14. Turn right onto Peter Brown Drive
    0.4 km
  15. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Howick Road
    0.1 km
  16. Continue onto Howick Road
    2.8 km
  17. Turn right onto Victoria Road
    1.3 km
  18. Continue straight onto Winston Road
    0.8 km
  19. At the end of the road, turn right onto Mayor's Walk
    0.9 km
  20. Continue straight onto Zwartkop Road
    0.2 km
  21. Turn left onto Beverley Road
    0.1 km
  22. Turn right onto Morcom Road
    2.6 km
  23. Turn sharp left
    0.7 km
  24. Continue right
    0.9 km
  25. Continue straight onto Jeqe Road
    0.2 km
  26. Turn right
    0.1 km
  27. Continue straight onto Msimang Road
    0.2 km
  28. Turn right onto Msomi Road
    0.0 km
  29. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 35
Known total R1,379.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 35 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 10 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.153, 28.132
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.274, 28.149
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.187, 28.134
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.093, 28.117
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.222, 28.128
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.245, 28.135
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.062, 28.107
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: 169
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Mooi
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R49.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.116, 28.133
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.167, 28.141
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Routes ↩ Ashdown → Pretoria Pretoria to Johannesburg Pretoria to Cape Town Pretoria to Durban Pretoria to Polokwane Johannesburg to Ashdown Pretoria to Ashdown Cape Town to Ashdown
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Halfway point
271.8 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
3 hrs 10 min • 3 hrs 10 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
39.1 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
90.2 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
29.3 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
88.7%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Ashdown
06:38 – 17:11
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 32 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
3 hrs 8 min
SunriseDawn break
06:38
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R2,267.98
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R10.85
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R108.52
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R2,387.35
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (15)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
1
Complex forks Path selection
3
Highway exits Deceleration zones
3
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Pretoria Start: Church Square -25.74593, 28.18791
Midpoint
271.8 km
Total: 542.6 km
Midpoint 271.8 km
542.6 km 381 min
Destination Ashdown End: Msomi Road -29.63750, 30.33111

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 542.6 km
Return-cycle span 1085.2 km
Traversal time 381 min
Maneuver count 29
Maneuver density 5.3 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 271.8 km

Coordinate frame

Start -25.74593, 28.18791
Midpoint -27.91207, 28.96073
End -29.63750, 30.33111
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Questions 9
How far is Pretoria from Ashdown? +
Pretoria is about 542.6 km from Ashdown by road.
How long does it take from Pretoria to Ashdown? +
The drive usually takes about 381 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Pretoria to Ashdown in one day? +
Yes, for many drivers this can be done in one day.
Is taxi available from Pretoria to Ashdown? +
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 to Ashdown? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,036.02 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,040.32 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,261.82 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,269.64 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Pretoria to Ashdown? +
Yes. There are 35 tollgates currently matched for this route.
What is the route verdict for this trip? +
Heavy long-distance trip: This is a serious road trip. Start early, plan rest stops, and consider whether an overnight stay makes more sense.
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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Start area
Pretoria
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Road: Not available
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Destination area
Ashdown
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