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Distance from Pretoria to Richem N2

N Pretoria → Richem N2
Road distance
627.4 km
Highway dominant · N1 / R23
Pretoria to Richem N2 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 627.4 km in roughly 7 hrs 27 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
496.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.26×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
40
Info Travel board
Travel time
7 hrs 27 min
Start point
Church Square
End point
Bormann Road
Return: 14 hrs 55 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
447 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
84.1 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 3 planned rest stops
8 hrs 12 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R1,226.85
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R1,228.20
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R1,221.88
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R1,264.79
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R1,618.76
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R1,620.54
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R1,612.20
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R1,668.82
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R2,129.94
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R2,132.29
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R2,121.32
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R2,195.82
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
133° SE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
313° NW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-25.7459, 28.1879
End coords Destination point
-28.7668, 31.8904
Taxi Transport options
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Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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Pretoria → Richem N2
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Car
627.4 km
7 hrs 27 min
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627.4 km
~9 hrs 39 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from Pretoria to Richem N2

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Food & drink Near Pretoria

Sea Harvest Gezina Factory Shop

Jacobs Street, Pretoria, 0084 3 km from start
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Supermarkets Near Pretoria

Pick n Pay

Pretoria Central, 0002 0 km from start
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Food & drink Near Pretoria

Corner Bakery

Pretoria 1 km from start
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Convenience store Near Pretoria

Shell Select

Pretoria, 0183, Gauteng 2 km from start
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Convenience store Near Pretoria

Shell Select

Pretoria, 0002, Gauteng 2 km from start
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Fuel stations Near Pretoria

Shell

1680, Gauteng 21 km from start
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Fuel stations Near Pretoria

Shell

1685, Gauteng 30 km from start
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Food & drink Near Pretoria

Fat Cake City

Rietfontein Road 50 km from start
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Food & drink Near Pretoria

Fournos Bakery

Regent Street 50 km from start
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Food & drink Near Pretoria

Charlie Catue

Smith Road 50 km from start
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Fuel stations Near Pretoria

Shell

11 Andries Pretorius Road, Alberton, 1449, Gauteng 57 km from start
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Convenience store Near Pretoria

Bonjour

Heidelberg, 1441 72 km from start
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Supermarkets Before halfway

Shoprite

70 Adelaide Thambo Street, Volksrust, 2470, Mpumalanga 247 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Richem N2

Bonjour

Piet Retief Street, Melmoth, 3835 448 km from start
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Convenience store Near Richem N2

Quickshop

112 Main Road, Empangeni 496 km from start
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Schools & education 0.7 km

Grantham Park Primary School

3880, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 1.3 km

Empangeni High School

3880, KwaZulu-Natal
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Fuel stations 1.4 km

Shell

1 Ngwelezane Road, 3880, KwaZulu-Natal
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Clothing & fashion 1.5 km

PEP

36 Tanner Road, Empangeni, 3910, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 1.5 km

Boxer

61 Tanner Road, Empangeni Rail, 3880, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 1.5 km

Quickshop

Empangeni
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Schools & education 1.6 km

Heuwelland Primere Skool

3880, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 1.6 km

Quickshop

112 Main Road, Empangeni
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Schools & education 1.7 km

St Catherine's Empangeni Combined School

3880, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.0 km

Empangeni Preparatory School

3880, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 2.5 km

Boxer

45 Maxwell Street, Empangeni, 3880, KwaZulu-Natal
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Clothing & fashion 2.6 km

PEP

Biyela Street, Empangeni, 3880, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 2.7 km

Shoprite

Empangeni, 3880, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 2.9 km

Checkers

Empangeni, 3880, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 2.9 km

Pick n Pay

Empangeni, 3880, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 3.0 km

Ziphozonke High School

3880, KwaZulu-Natal
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Electronics 3.3 km

Vukamzansi Tek

Ingweni Cres, Empangeni, 3880
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Schools & education 3.4 km

Siyakhanyisa Primary School

3880, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 3.4 km

Amangwe Secondary School

3880, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 4.7 km

Pick n Pay Express

318 John Ross Highway, KwaZulu-Natal, 3900
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Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

627.4 km 7 hrs 27 min
Start Pretoria
Finish Richem N2
Map key
Start point
Destination
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Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Pretoria to Richem N2 via N1
    National highway N1
  2. Directions from Pretoria to Richem N2 via R23
    Provincial road route R23
  3. Head on Church Square
    0.2 km
  4. Turn sharp left
    0.1 km
  5. Turn sharp right onto Bank Lane
    0.1 km
  6. Turn right onto Pretorius Street
    0.6 km
  7. Turn left onto Sophie de Bruyn Street
    0.8 km
  8. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    0.9 km
  9. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    33.5 km
  10. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Germiston
    0.3 km
  11. Keep slight left at the fork towards N1: Germiston
    0.7 km
  12. Merge slight right onto Eastern Bypass
    22.1 km
  13. Keep slight left at the fork
    46.6 km
  14. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R23: Standerton
    0.7 km
  15. Turn left
    24.0 km
  16. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  17. Continue
    71.4 km
  18. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  19. Continue
    1.1 km
  20. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  21. Continue
    0.6 km
  22. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  23. Continue
    1.3 km
  24. Turn right onto Walter Sisulu Drive
    0.7 km
  25. Turn left onto Handel Street
    0.4 km
  26. Go straight onto Dr. Nelson Mandela Drive
    79.8 km
  27. Continue straight onto Govan Mbeki Drive
    0.7 km
  28. Turn left onto Adelaide Thambo Street
    1.1 km
  29. Turn right onto Dr. Nelson Mandela Drive
    38.5 km
  30. Turn left
    75.6 km
  31. Turn left
    23.1 km
  32. Turn right
    6.0 km
  33. Turn right
    150.5 km
  34. Turn left
    43.8 km
  35. Turn right onto Frank Bull Road
    0.4 km
  36. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Dunne Road
    0.0 km
  37. Continue onto Dunne Road
    0.4 km
  38. At the end of the road, turn right onto President Swart Avenue
    0.1 km
  39. Turn left onto Farewell Road
    0.7 km
  40. Turn left onto Mcdivitt Avenue
    0.3 km
  41. Turn right onto Bormann Road
    0.1 km
  42. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 15
Known total R34.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 15 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.
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
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
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
Routes ↩ Richem N2 → Pretoria Pretoria to Johannesburg Pretoria to Cape Town Pretoria to Durban Pretoria to Polokwane Johannesburg to Richem N2 Pretoria to Richem N2 Cape Town to Richem N2
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
313.9 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
3 hrs 43 min • 3 hrs 43 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
45.2 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
104.3 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
33.9 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
79.2%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Richem N2
06:42 – 17:02
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:52
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 19 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
1 hr 5 min
SunriseDawn break
06:42
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R2,622.43
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R12.55
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R125.48
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R2,760.46
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (33)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
5
Lane merges Yield required
1
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
7
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Pretoria Start: Church Square -25.74593, 28.18791
Midpoint
313.9 km
Total: 627.4 km
Midpoint 313.9 km
627.4 km 7 hrs 27 min
Destination Richem N2 End: Bormann Road -28.76683, 31.89044

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 627.4 km
Return-cycle span 1,254.8 km
Traversal time 7 hrs 27 min
Maneuver count 40
Maneuver density 6.4 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 313.9 km

Coordinate frame

Start -25.74593, 28.18791
Midpoint -27.56021, 29.88306
End -28.76683, 31.89044
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Questions 9
How far is Pretoria from Richem N2? +
Pretoria is about 627.4 km from Richem N2 by road.
How long does it take from Pretoria to Richem N2? +
The drive usually takes about 7 hrs 27 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Pretoria to Richem N2 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 Richem N2? +
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 Richem N2? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,262.53 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,267.50 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,261.18 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,321.71 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Pretoria to Richem N2? +
Yes. There are 15 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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Towns along the route

Church Square
From Pretoria To Richem N2
Bank Lane
From Pretoria To Richem N2
Johannesburg
From Pretoria To Richem N2
Krugersdorp
From Pretoria To Richem N2
: Germiston
From Pretoria To Richem N2
Durban
From Pretoria To Richem N2
Roodepoort
From Pretoria To Richem N2
Bloemfontein
From Pretoria To Richem N2
ern Bypass
From Pretoria To Richem N2
: Standerton
From Pretoria To Richem N2

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