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Distance from Pretoria to Taranto

N Pretoria → Taranto
Road distance
1,456.6 km
Provincial mix · N12 / R300
Pretoria to Taranto is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,456.6 km in roughly 15 hrs 57 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,309.1 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.11×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
26
Info Travel board
Travel time
15 hrs 57 min
Start point
Church Square
End point
Taranto Way
Return: 31 hrs 55 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
957 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
91.3 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 7 planned rest stops
17 hrs 42 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R2,848.40
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R2,851.54
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R2,836.86
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R2,936.49
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R3,758.30
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R3,762.45
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R3,743.08
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R3,874.54
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R4,945.13
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R4,950.60
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R4,925.11
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R5,098.08
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
223° SW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
43° NE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-25.7459, 28.1879
End coords Destination point
-34.0730, 18.5676
Taxi Transport options
Shared taxi fare
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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Car
1,456.6 km
15 hrs 57 min
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Two-wheeler
1,456.6 km
~22 hrs 24 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from Pretoria to Taranto

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Supermarkets 0.4 km

OK Mini Mart

15 Blackberry Mall, Strandfontein, 7798
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Schools & education 0.8 km

Dennegeur Avenue Primary School

169 Dennegeur Avenue, Strandfontein
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Home & garden 0.9 km

Strandfontein Gas and Hardware

156 Dennegeur Avenue, Strandfontein, 7798
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Schools & education 0.9 km

St Francis Pre Primary School

32 Salmon Way, Strandfontein, 7798
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Car services 1.1 km

Arnies 24hr Breakdown Service

9 Salmon Way, Strandfontein, 7798
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Government offices 1.2 km

Trinity Trust Foundation

5 Welgelegen Avenue, Strandfontein, 7798
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Shopping malls 1.3 km

Bayview Centre

2 Birkenhead Drive, Strandfontein (Bayview)
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Schools & education 1.4 km

Strandfontein Secondary School

37 Frigate Road, Strandfontein
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Food & drink 1.5 km

Shibby's Kitchen

91 Dennegeur Avenue, Strandfontein, 7798
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Schools & education 1.6 km

Strandfontein Primary School

39 Frigate Road, Strandfontein
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Fuel stations 1.7 km

BP Shop

67 Dennegeur Avenue, Strandfontein, 7798
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Supermarkets 1.7 km

KwikSPAR

Benguela Avenue, Strandfontein, 7798
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Supermarkets 1.8 km

Fair Deal

32 Dennegeur Avenue, Strandfontein, 7798
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Butcheries 1.8 km

Tops Halaal Meat Market

32 Dennegeur Avenue, Strandfontein, 7798
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Beauty & wellness 1.8 km

Be-Dazzle Beauty Hair Salon

32 Dennegeur Avenue, Strandfontein, 7798
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Schools & education 2.9 km

Hillside Primary School

Mitchells Plain, Cape Town
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Schools & education 3.0 km

Mitchell's Plain School of Skills

1 The Cedars Avenue, Rocklands, Cape Town, 7785
View details → Rocklands
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Schools & education 3.1 km

Wavecrest Primary School

Weltevreden Road, Rocklands, Cape Town, 7785
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Convenience store 3.3 km

Bonjour

Mitchells Plain, 7785
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Schools & education 3.3 km

Cedar High School

76 Weltevreden Road, Rocklands, Cape Town, 7785
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Supermarkets 3.8 km

Shoprite

Mitchells Plain, 7785, Western Cape
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Supermarkets 3.9 km

Checkers

Cnr Morgenster Road & Weltevreden Parkway, Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, 7785, Western Cape
View details → Mitchells Plain
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Supermarkets 4.1 km

Shoprite

2 Lorikeet Road, Pelikan Park, Cape Town, 7941, Western Cape
View details → Pelikan Park
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Shopping malls 4.1 km

Pelikan Park Mall

2 Dollarbird Road
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Clothing & fashion 4.1 km

PEP

Strandfontien Way, Cape Town, 7941, Western Cape
View details → Cape Town
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Convenience store 4.8 km

Bonjour

Cape Town, 7785
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Shopping malls 5.6 km

Melody Walk Shopping Centre

Mitchells Plain, 7785
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Clothing & fashion 5.7 km

PEP

23 Symphony Walk, Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, 7785, Western Cape
View details → Mitchells Plain
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Shopping malls 5.8 km

Liberty Promenade Shopping Centre

A. Z. Berman Drive, Mitchells Plain, 7785
View details → Mitchells Plain
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Convenience store 5.8 km

Shell Select

7800, Western Cape
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Car services 6.6 km

GP Tyres & Mags

220 Klip Road, Cape Town, 7941
View details → Cape Town
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Southern Sun Pretoria Hotel Near Pretoria

Southern Sun Pretoria

Corner of Steve Biko and Stanza Bopape, Arcadia, Pretoria, Gauteng 2 km from start
"Southern Sun Pretoria is a large, established hotel in Arcadia that works well f…"
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B 2 km from start
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Protea Hotel Pretoria Loftus Park Hotel Near Pretoria

Protea Hotel Pretoria Loftus Park

416 Kirkness Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, Gauteng, 0007 4 km from start
"Protea Hotel Pretoria Loftus Park is a modern city hotel in Arcadia, Pretoria, a…"
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B 4 km from start
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StayEasy Pretoria Hotel Near Pretoria

StayEasy Pretoria

Corner of Lilian Ngoyi (previously Van der Walt) & Andries Streets, Pretoria Central, Pretoria, Gauteng 1 km from start
"StayEasy Pretoria is a practical budget-friendly hotel for travellers who want a…"
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B 1 km from start
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54 on Bath Hotel Near Pretoria

54 on Bath

54 Bath Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, Gauteng 53 km from start
"54 on Bath is a smaller, more polished hotel in Rosebank, and it feels quite dif…"
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B 53 km from start
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Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers Hotel Near Pretoria

Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers

Corner Corlette Drive and Rudd Road, Illovo, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2196 53 km from start
"Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers is a well-placed hotel for travellers who wa…"
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B 53 km from start
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Protea Hotel Bloemfontein Willow Lake Hotel Soon after Pretoria

Protea Hotel Bloemfontein Willow Lake

101 Henry Street, Willows, Willows, Bloemfontein, Free State, 9301 422 km from start
"Protea Hotel Bloemfontein Willow Lake offers a stay that feels convenient withou…"
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B 422 km from start
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City Lodge Hotel Bloemfontein Hotel Soon after Pretoria

City Lodge Hotel Bloemfontein

175 Nelson Mandela Drive, Westdene, Westdene, Bloemfontein, Free State, 9301 422 km from start
"City Lodge Hotel Bloemfontein offers comfortable, convenient accommodation in th…"
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B 422 km from start
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Start, destination and route line.

1,456.6 km 15 hrs 57 min
Start Pretoria
Finish Taranto
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Pretoria to Taranto via N12
    National highway N12
  2. Directions from Pretoria to Taranto via R300
    Provincial road route R300
  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. Continue straight
    28.2 km
  11. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.8 km
  12. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12: Soweto
    1.4 km
  13. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    6.1 km
  14. Keep slight right at the fork
    915.9 km
  15. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  16. Continue onto Donkin Street
    388.0 km
  17. Continue straight
    48.8 km
  18. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R300: Mitchell's Plain
    1.0 km
  19. Continue straight onto Kuils River Freeway
    15.0 km
  20. Continue straight onto Cape Flats Freeway
    6.3 km
  21. Turn left onto Jakes Gerwel Drive
    3.5 km
  22. Continue straight onto Weltevreden Road
    1.9 km
  23. Turn right onto Spine Road
    2.9 km
  24. Turn right onto Church Way
    0.1 km
  25. Turn left onto Ulm Way
    0.3 km
  26. At the end of the road, turn right onto Berlin Square
    0.0 km
  27. Turn left onto Taranto Way
    0.1 km
  28. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 19
Known total R590.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 19 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 3 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
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
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Routes ↩ Taranto → Pretoria Pretoria to Johannesburg Pretoria to Cape Town Pretoria to Durban Pretoria to Polokwane Johannesburg to Taranto Pretoria to Taranto Cape Town to Taranto
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
728.7 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
7 hrs 58 min • 7 hrs 58 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
104.9 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
242.3 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
78.7 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
89.9%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Taranto
07:49 – 17:42
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:45
Total daylightUsable driving light
9 hrs 53 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
14 hrs 24 min
SunriseDawn break
07:49
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R6,088.56
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R29.13
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R291.32
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R6,409.01
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (13)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
1
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
3
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Pretoria Start: Church Square -25.74593, 28.18791
Midpoint
728.7 km
Total: 1,456.6 km
Midpoint 728.7 km
1,456.6 km 15 hrs 57 min
Destination Taranto End: Taranto Way -34.07304, 18.56761

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1,456.6 km
Return-cycle span 2,913.2 km
Traversal time 15 hrs 57 min
Maneuver count 26
Maneuver density 1.8 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 728.7 km

Coordinate frame

Start -25.74593, 28.18791
Midpoint -30.96945, 24.63777
End -34.07304, 18.56761
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Pretoria from Taranto? +
Pretoria is about 1,456.6 km from Taranto by road.
How long does it take from Pretoria to Taranto? +
The drive usually takes about 15 hrs 57 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Pretoria to Taranto 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 Taranto? +
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 Taranto? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,931.25 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,942.78 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R2,928.10 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,068.63 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Pretoria to Taranto? +
Yes. There are 19 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 Taranto
Bank Lane
From Pretoria To Taranto
Johannesburg
From Pretoria To Taranto
Krugersdorp
From Pretoria To Taranto
: Soweto
From Pretoria To Taranto
Kimberley
From Pretoria To Taranto
Bloemfontein
From Pretoria To Taranto
ern Bypass
From Pretoria To Taranto
: Cape Town
From Pretoria To Taranto
: Mitchell's Plain
From Pretoria To Taranto

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