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Distance from Robert Mugabe Way N1 to Cape Town N1

Robert Mugabe Way N1 to Cape Town N1 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 2,516.3 km in roughly 27 hrs 11 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.

N Robert Mugabe Way N1 → Cape Town N1
Road distance
2,516.3 km
M60 N1 N12
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
2,181.8 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.15×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
52
Info Travel board
Travel time
27 hrs 11 min
Start point
Robert Mugabe Way
End point
Gallery Lane
Return: 22 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1631 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
92.6 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 13 planned rest stops
30 hrs 26 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R4,212.23
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R4,232.16
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R4,692.34
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R4,730.38
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R5,557.81
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R5,584.10
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R6,191.28
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R6,241.48
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R7,312.91
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R7,347.51
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R8,146.42
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R8,212.47
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
212° SSW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
32° NNE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-17.8105, 30.9279
End coords Destination point
-33.9288, 18.4172
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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2,516.3 km 27 hrs 11 min
Start Robert Mugabe Way N1
Finish Cape Town N1
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Destination
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Head on Robert Mugabe Way
    1.4 km
  2. Turn left onto Harare - Bulawayo Highway
    2.5 km
  3. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto High Glen Road
    0.2 km
  4. Continue onto High Glen Road
    6.9 km
  5. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto High Glen Road
    0.0 km
  6. Continue onto High Glen Road
    6.3 km
  7. Take the ramp slight left towards Beatrice
    0.3 km
  8. Merge slight right onto Simon Mazorodze
    7.8 km
  9. Continue slight right onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    21.8 km
  10. Continue straight onto Harare Masvingo Beitbridge Road
    48.5 km
  11. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    48.9 km
  12. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.2 km
  13. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    2.5 km
  14. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.1 km
  15. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    145.9 km
  16. Continue straight onto Josiah Tongogara Road
    4.2 km
  17. Turn right onto Robert Mugabe Way
    0.9 km
  18. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    1.2 km
  19. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  20. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    280.5 km
  21. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  22. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    4.1 km
  23. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  24. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.9 km
  25. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  26. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.3 km
  27. Continue straight
    94.2 km
  28. Go straight
    10.8 km
  29. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  30. Continue
    5.0 km
  31. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  32. Continue
    383.2 km
  33. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Johannesburg
    1.6 km
  34. Merge slight right onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.9 km
  35. Continue straight
    28.2 km
  36. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.8 km
  37. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12: Soweto
    1.4 km
  38. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    6.1 km
  39. Keep slight right at the fork
    915.9 km
  40. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  41. Continue onto Donkin Street
    388.0 km
  42. Continue straight
    73.3 km
  43. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M60: Cape Town
    0.5 km
  44. Keep slight left at the fork towards M60: Zonnebloem
    0.1 km
  45. Turn slight left onto Christiaan Barnard Street
    0.9 km
  46. Turn right onto Sir Lowry Road
    0.3 km
  47. Continue slight right onto Darling Street
    0.1 km
  48. Turn left onto Buitenkant Street
    0.6 km
  49. Turn right onto Roeland Street
    0.3 km
  50. At the end of the road, turn left onto Saint Johns Road
    0.2 km
  51. Turn right onto Gallery Lane
    0.1 km
  52. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 50
Known total R1,722.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 50 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 6 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
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
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
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
Routes ↩ Cape Town N1 → Robert Mugabe Way N1 Robert Mugabe Way N1 to Johannesburg Robert Mugabe Way N1 to Pretoria Robert Mugabe Way N1 to Cape Town Robert Mugabe Way N1 to Durban Johannesburg to Cape Town N1 Pretoria to Cape Town N1 Cape Town to Cape Town N1
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
1,259.9 km
Harare Province to Western Cape
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
13 hrs 35 min • 13 hrs 35 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Harare Province to Western Cape
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
181.2 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
418.5 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
135.9 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.68
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
86.7%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Cape Town N1
07:21 – 18:04
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 42 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
10 min
SunriseDawn break
07:21
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R10,518.01
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R50.33
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R503.25
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R11,071.58
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (70)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
11
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
3
Highway exits Deceleration zones
14
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Robert Mugabe Way N1 Start: Robert Mugabe Way -17.81053, 30.92794
Midpoint
1,259.9 km
Total: 2,516.3 km
Midpoint 1,259.9 km
2,516.3 km 27 hrs 11 min
Destination Cape Town N1 End: Gallery Lane -33.92883, 18.41722

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Harare Province to Western Cape
One-way road span 2,516.3 km
Return-cycle span 5,032.5 km
Traversal time 27 hrs 11 min
Maneuver count 52
Maneuver density 2.1 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 1,259.9 km

Coordinate frame

Start -17.81053, 30.92794
Midpoint -27.27744, 27.47917
End -33.92883, 18.41722
Destination services

Available in Cape Town N1

Useful places near your destination, from everyday essentials to local stops that can help you settle in faster when you arrive.

Service groups 7
Schools Clothing stores Banks Fuel stations and garages Supermarkets Pharmacies
Nearby category Schools Top 6 nearby matches around Cape Town N1
6
Nearby category Clothing stores Top 6 nearby matches around Cape Town N1
6
Nearby category Banks Top 6 nearby matches around Cape Town N1
6
Nearby category Fuel stations and garages Top 6 nearby matches around Cape Town N1
6
  • Shell
    1 Orange Street, Cape Town, 8001, Western Cape
  • Shell Select
    130 Buitenkant Street, Cape Town, 8001, Western Cape
  • Shell
    Cape Town, 8001, Western Cape
  • Shell Select
    8001, Western Cape
  • Shell
    Main Road, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8005, Western Cape
  • Shell Select
    8005, Western Cape
Nearby category Supermarkets Top 6 nearby matches around Cape Town N1
6
Nearby category Pharmacies Top 2 nearby matches around Cape Town N1
2
Nearby category Shopping malls Top 6 nearby matches around Cape Town N1
6
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Questions 9
How far is Robert Mugabe Way N1 from Cape Town N1? +
Robert Mugabe Way N1 is about 2,516.3 km from Cape Town N1 by road.
How long does it take from Robert Mugabe Way N1 to Cape Town N1? +
The drive usually takes about 27 hrs 11 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Robert Mugabe Way N1 to Cape Town N1 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 Robert Mugabe Way N1 to Cape Town N1? +
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 Robert Mugabe Way N1 to Cape Town N1? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R4,212.23 (R23.25 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R4,232.16 (R23.36 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R4,692.34 (R25.90 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R4,730.38 (R26.11 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Robert Mugabe Way N1 to Cape Town N1? +
Yes. There are 50 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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Towns along the route

Robert Mugabe Way
From Robert Mugabe Way N1 To Cape Town N1
Beatrice
From Robert Mugabe Way N1 To Cape Town N1
Chivu
From Robert Mugabe Way N1 To Cape Town N1
Gutu
From Robert Mugabe Way N1 To Cape Town N1
Mvuma
From Robert Mugabe Way N1 To Cape Town N1
Masvingo
From Robert Mugabe Way N1 To Cape Town N1
Simon Mazorodze
From Robert Mugabe Way N1 To Cape Town N1
: Johannesburg
From Robert Mugabe Way N1 To Cape Town N1
: Soweto
From Robert Mugabe Way N1 To Cape Town N1
Kimberley
From Robert Mugabe Way N1 To Cape Town N1

Route Locations

Start area
Robert Mugabe Way N1, Harare Province
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Cape Town N1, Western Cape
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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