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Distance from Pretoria to Doonside

N Pretoria → Doonside
Road distance
633.9 km
Highway dominant · M7 / N1 / N2 / N3
Pretoria to Doonside is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 633.9 km in roughly 7 hrs 16 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
548.3 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.16×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
24
Info Travel board
Travel time
7 hrs 16 min
Start point
Church Square
End point
Umfuleni Road
Return: 14 hrs 32 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
436 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
87.2 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 3 planned rest stops
8 hrs 1 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,210.46
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R1,215.48
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R1,474.28
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R1,483.41
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,597.14
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R1,603.76
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R1,945.23
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R1,957.28
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R2,101.50
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R2,110.21
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R2,559.51
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R2,575.36
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
152° SSE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
332° NNW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-25.7459, 28.1879
End coords Destination point
-30.0717, 30.8683
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
Weather 18 °C Pretoria Cloudy View Forecast → 24 °C Doonside Fair View Forecast →
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Pretoria → Doonside
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Car
633.9 km
7 hrs 16 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
633.9 km
~9 hrs 45 min
65 km/h avg
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634 km
~1 hr 16 min
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Places in Doonside

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Pet services 0.6 km

South Coast Exotics

Rockview Road
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Supermarkets 0.7 km

Checkers

Amanzimtoti, 4126, KwaZulu-Natal
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🏫
Schools & education 0.8 km

Amanzimtoti High School

Dartnell Road, Amanzimtoti, 4125, KwaZulu-Natal
View details → Amanzimtoti
🛒
Convenience store 0.9 km

The Fishing Tackle Shop

2 Ashwell Road, Warner Beach, 4126
View details → Warner Beach
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Schools & education 0.9 km

Doon Heights Primary School

4135, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 0.9 km

Warners Cafe (Top Shop)

201 Kingsway Road, Warner Beach, 4126
View details → Warner Beach
💼
Professional services 1.0 km

Charles Merrington Executive Financial Services

195 Kingsway Road, Warner Beach, 4126
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Schools & education 1.2 km

Warner Beach Pre-Primary School

30 Harcombe Road, Warner Beach, 4126
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🏫
Schools & education 1.6 km

Warner Beach Preparatory School (Junior Campus)

7 Radbourne Road, Warner Beach, 4126, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 1.7 km

KwikSpar

121 Kingsway Road, Warner Beach, 4126
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Schools & education 1.7 km

Disney Land Pre-School

5 Radbourne Road, Warner Beach, 4126
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🎁
Gifts & hobbies 1.7 km

Tops at Spar

117-121 Kingsway Road, Warner Beach, 4126, KwaZulu-Natal
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Professional services 1.8 km

Architectural Concepts

1 Hawthorne Road, Warner Beach, 4126
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🔧
Car services 1.8 km

Suzuki Amanzimtoti

105 Kingsway Road, Warner Beach, 4126
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🏠
Home & garden 1.9 km

Salajees Hardware

15 Commercial Road
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Supermarkets 2.3 km

Shoprite

Amanzimtoti, 4126, KwaZulu-Natal
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Fuel stations 2.3 km

Shell

9 Rosslyn Road, 4126, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.5 km

Kingsburgh Primary School

KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.7 km

Ulovu High School

KwaZulu-Natal
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🛒
Convenience store 2.8 km

Bonjour

404 Andrew Zondo Road, Amanzimtoti
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🎁
Gifts & hobbies 2.8 km

Tops at Spar

10 Winklespruit Road, Winklespruit, KwaZulu-Natal
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Clothing & fashion 3.3 km

PEP

Oceanview Road, Kingsburgh, 4126, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 3.3 km

Quickshop

Kingsburgh
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Schools & education 3.4 km

Bhekulwandle Primary School

4125, KwaZulu-Natal
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🛒
Supermarkets 5.2 km

Checkers Hyper

Amanzimtoti, 4126, KwaZulu-Natal
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Home & garden 5.8 km

Illovo Nursery

Elizabeth Avenue
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Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

633.9 km 436 min
Start Pretoria
Finish Doonside
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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Route directions
🛣️
Directions from Pretoria to Doonside via N1 and N3 and N2
National highway route N1 N3 N2
🏙️
Directions from Pretoria to Doonside via M7
Metro arterial route M7
2 route directions identified on this trip
  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
    464.0 km
  13. Keep slight right at the fork towards N3: Durban
    9.3 km
  14. Keep slight left at the fork
    5.7 km
  15. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M7: Queensburgh
    0.4 km
  16. Keep slight right at the fork towards M7: Queensburgh
    1.3 km
  17. Merge slight right onto M7 Route
    10.2 km
  18. Turn right towards N2: Port Shepstone
    0.7 km
  19. Merge slight right
    23.2 km
  20. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Kingsburgh
    0.4 km
  21. Turn right onto Seadoone Road
    0.4 km
  22. Turn sharp left onto Umfuleni Road
    0.6 km
  23. Continue slight left onto Umfuleni Road
    0.0 km
  24. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 39
Known total R1,445.00
Main toll road N2 - North Coast Toll Road
This route includes 39 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N2 - North Coast Toll Road. 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
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
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
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
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 ↩ Doonside → Pretoria Pretoria to Johannesburg Pretoria to Cape Town Pretoria to Durban Pretoria to Polokwane Johannesburg to Doonside Pretoria to Doonside Cape Town to Doonside
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
317.5 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
3 hrs 38 min • 3 hrs 38 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
45.6 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
105.4 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
34.2 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
86.5%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Doonside
06:37 – 17:08
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 30 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
5 hrs 59 min
SunriseDawn break
06:37
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R2,649.85
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R12.68
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R126.79
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R2,789.32
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (21)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
0
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
6
Highway exits Deceleration zones
3
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Pretoria Start: Church Square -25.74593, 28.18791
Midpoint
317.5 km
Total: 633.9 km
Midpoint 317.5 km
633.9 km 436 min
Destination Doonside End: Umfuleni Road -30.07167, 30.86833

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 633.9 km
Return-cycle span 1267.8 km
Traversal time 436 min
Maneuver count 24
Maneuver density 3.8 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 317.5 km

Coordinate frame

Start -25.74593, 28.18791
Midpoint -28.27293, 29.14047
End -30.07167, 30.86833
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Questions 9
How far is Pretoria from Doonside? +
Pretoria is about 633.9 km from Doonside by road.
How long does it take from Pretoria to Doonside? +
The drive usually takes about 436 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Pretoria to Doonside 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 to Doonside? +
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 Doonside? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,210.46 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,215.48 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,474.28 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,483.41 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Pretoria to Doonside? +
Yes. There are 39 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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Start area
Pretoria
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Doonside
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Postal code: Not available

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