Distance from Rodovia Fernao Dias to Cape Town

N Rodovia Fernao Dias → Cape Town

Road distance

1,980.5 km

Rodovia Fernao Dias to Cape Town is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,980.5 km in roughly 28 hrs 12 min.

Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference

6,290.8 km

Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio

0.31×

Navigation steps Instruction count in route set

122

Info Travel board

Travel time

28 hrs 12 min

Return: 56 hrs 25 min

Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration

1692 min

Average velocity Distance over route runtime

70.2 km/h

Stop-adjusted ETA 14 planned rest stops

31 hrs 42 min

Fuel Service sign

Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km

93 Petrol R27.95 / litre

R3,985.46

95 Petrol R28.06 / litre

R4,001.15

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🧭 Route vector

Compass bearing

118° ESE

Forward azimuth heading

Return heading Reverse azimuth

298° WNW

Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift

South-West

Start coords Origin point

-19.9589, -44.0652

End coords Destination point

-33.9288, 18.4172

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

Weather 15 °C Rodovia Fernao Dias Clear Sky View Forecast → 10 °C Cape Town Partly Cloudy View Forecast →

Travel modes

Rodovia Fernao Dias → Cape Town

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Car

1,980.5 km

28 hrs 12 min

Road route

🏍️ Estimate

Two-wheeler

1,980.5 km

~30 hrs 28 min

65 km/h avg

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Route

Route overview

Live map, directions, tolls and route services.

Map Directions Tolls Trip planning

Start Rodovia Fernao Dias

Finish Cape Town

Map key

Start point

Destination

Driving route

Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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Head on Rodovia Fernão Dias - Pista Lateral

0.4 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.1 km
Turn right onto Rua das Indústrias

0.1 km
Continue right onto Rua Gracyra Resse de Gouvêa

0.8 km
Turn right

0.0 km
At the end of the road, turn left onto Rua Padre José Maria de Man

0.2 km
Turn sharp right onto Rua Rio Hudson

0.2 km
Turn left onto Rua Apucarana

0.1 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Rua Cocal

0.2 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto Rua Caiapó

0.3 km
Turn right onto Rua Rio Comprido

0.1 km
Turn left onto Rua José Afonso Barbosa Melo

0.4 km
At the end of the road, turn right onto Avenida Trajano de Araújo Viana

0.7 km
Turn right

0.1 km
Go straight onto Rua José Pedro de Araújo

0.1 km
Turn sharp right onto Avenida João César de Oliveira

1.1 km
Take the ramp slight right towards Belo Horizonte

0.4 km
Merge slight left onto Via Expressa Francisco Cleuton Lopes

1.5 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Avenida Helena Vasconcelos Costa

2.3 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.4 km
Go straight onto Marginal BR-040

0.3 km
Take the ramp straight onto Marginal BR-040 towards BR-040

0.1 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek

42.5 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek

23.0 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek

37.5 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto Avenida JK

93.3 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.6 km
Continue straight

0.1 km
Take the ramp straight

0.0 km
Merge slight left

160.6 km
Turn slight right

0.1 km
Keep slight left at the fork

0.0 km
Go straight onto Via Marginal BR-135

4.0 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Guimarães Rosa

39.7 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.8 km
Merge slight right

9.2 km
Merge slight left onto Rodoanel de Montes Claros

2.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Rodovia Ápio Cardoso

0.0 km
Continue onto Rodovia Ápio Cardoso

9.2 km
Continue straight

314.5 km
Take the exit ramp left

0.1 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

48.7 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Presidente Vargas

1.1 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

79.9 km
Turn slight right

0.4 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

0.5 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Presidente Dutra

1.8 km
Turn right onto Avenida Deputado Ulisses Guimarães

0.0 km
Turn slight left onto Avenida Bartolomeu de Gusmão

2.1 km
Keep slight left at the fork

0.1 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Bartolomeu de Gusmão

0.7 km
Go straight onto Praça Vítor Brito

0.1 km
Go straight onto Avenida São Geraldo

0.6 km
Turn left onto Rua Siqueira Campos

0.1 km
Turn right onto Rua João Pessoa

0.6 km
Go straight onto Rua João Pessoa

0.3 km
Turn left onto Rua Paulino Santos

0.2 km
Turn right onto Avenida Antônio Nascimento

1.9 km
Take the ramp slight right

0.1 km
Merge slight left onto Avenida Presidente Dutra

0.1 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

41.9 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.0 km
Continue left onto Avenida Presidente John Kennedy

0.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenida Presidente John Kennedy

0.1 km
Continue onto Avenida Presidente John Kennedy

0.3 km
Turn slight left

0.0 km
Take the ramp straight

0.1 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

17.6 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Juscelino Kubitscheck

0.6 km
Turn right

0.0 km
Turn slight right onto Avenida Vitória da Conquista

2.1 km
At the end of the road, turn left onto Rua Raimundo Pereira Magalhães

0.3 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Avenida Itália

0.0 km
Turn left onto Avenida Timoteo Gonçalves da Costa

0.0 km
Turn right onto Avenida Itália

0.3 km
Turn left onto Travessa Santos Dumont

0.1 km
Turn right onto Avenida Peixoto Junior

18.7 km
Continue straight

27.7 km
Take the exit ramp slight right onto Avenida Rio Bahia

1.0 km
Take the ramp straight

0.1 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

33.3 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Rio Bahia (Km IV)

1.3 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

1.1 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards Jequié

0.2 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Governador Aurélio Viana

0.8 km
Take the ramp straight onto Avenida Governador Aurélio Viana towards Gandu

0.2 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

38.8 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards Itiruçu

1.5 km
Take the ramp straight towards Feira de Santana

0.1 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

136.2 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

69.0 km
Take the exit ramp slight right onto Avenida Eduardo Froes da Mota towards Salvador

0.5 km
Merge slight left onto Avenida Eduardo Froes da Mota

6.6 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards Salvador

0.3 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Engenheiro Vasco Filho

0.2 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães

11.4 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães

0.9 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Engenheiro Vasco Filho

2.9 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards BR-101: Alagoinhas

0.4 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas

104.4 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.1 km
Continue straight

0.2 km
Turn right onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas

114.3 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Rubens Alves da Silva

1.8 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas

59.8 km
Take the exit ramp slight right onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas towards BR-101

0.5 km
Turn slight right towards BR-101

0.4 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas

1.5 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards BR-235: Itabaiana

0.1 km
Continue straight

93.4 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas

51.1 km
Turn slight right onto BR-101

2.7 km
Continue straight onto BR-101

4.1 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas

136.8 km
Turn slight right towards Flexeiras

1.1 km
Keep slight left at the fork

26.8 km
At the end of the road, turn left

61.6 km
Continue straight

15.8 km
Turn right onto Estrada Sitio Antunes

0.2 km
Turn right

0.1 km
Turn right

0.1 km
You have arrived at your destination

0.0 km

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Stop Stopover sign

Halfway point

992.4 km

Mid-route position Road corridor partition

50 / 50

Time partition Start / finish split

14 hrs 6 min • 14 hrs 6 min

Waypoint reference Nearest route marker

Mid-route reference

Vec Consumption & emissions

Consumption & emissions profile

142.6 L needed

Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline

CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output

329.4 kg

Fuel mass Approximate tank weight

106.9 kg

Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol

R2.02

Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio

317.6%

☀ Solar data

Daylight window at Cape Town

07:45 – 17:44

Outside daylight hours

Solar noonHighest sun position

12:44

Total daylightUsable driving light

9 hrs 59 min

Light remainingUntil sunset

Expired

SunriseDawn break

07:45

Fin Tax & wear

Wear & SARS deduction

R8,278.29

Single trip SARS allowance

SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate

R4.18/km

Tyre wear Estimated tread cost

R39.61

Service wear Oil & filter allocation

R396.09

Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls

R8,713.99

Nav Maneuver index

Navigation complexity

Very High (71)

Turn difficulty rating

Roundabouts Multi-path navigation

Lane merges Yield required

Complex forks Path selection

Highway exits Deceleration zones

Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS

Origin Rodovia Fernao Dias -19.95891, -44.06516

Midpoint

992.4 km

Total: 1,980.5 km

Midpoint 992.4 km

1,980.5 km 28 hrs 12 min

Destination Cape Town -33.92883, 18.41722

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route

Province span South Africa

One-way road span 1,980.5 km

Return-cycle span 3,960.9 km

Traversal time 28 hrs 12 min

Maneuver count 122

Maneuver density 6.2 /100 km

Midpoint chainage 992.4 km

Coordinate frame

Start -19.95891, -44.06516

Midpoint -14.20357, -40.27169

End -33.92883, 18.41722

Destination brief

Travelling to Cape Town

A polished arrival snapshot covering what stands out, who the place suits best and what to keep in mind before you get there.

Signature Mother City

Standout Table Mountain, coast and neighbourhood variety

Cape Town combines mountain, ocean and sharply different neighbourhoods in a way few South African cities can match, which is why the exact district matters almost as much as the city name itself.

Best for Who this destination suits

City break Food and culture Beach trip Conference travel

Arrival What to expect on arrival

A CBD arrival is not the same trip as Camps Bay, Sea Point, Century City, the southern suburbs or the airport side. Choose the exact district before departure.

Local pulse

Cape Town Tourism continues to actively promote current events, deals and trip-planning tools, which makes live city timing relevant to route planning.

Updated: 2026-04-08 · Source: Cape Town Tourism

Regional base Good base for nearby trips

Use Cape Town as a base for urban sightseeing, Atlantic and False Bay coast days, Winelands links and longer Western Cape touring.

Destination facts Quick reference details

Cape Town Tourism offers trip-planning tools for places to stay, eat and see

The city works for both leisure and conference travel

Neighbourhood choice strongly shapes the trip

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Route FAQ

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Questions 9

How far is Rodovia Fernao Dias from Cape Town? +

Rodovia Fernao Dias is about 1,980.5 km from Cape Town by road.

How long does it take from Rodovia Fernao Dias to Cape Town? +

The drive usually takes about 28 hrs 12 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.

Is it possible to drive from Rodovia Fernao Dias to Cape Town 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 Rodovia Fernao Dias to Cape Town? +

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 Rodovia Fernao Dias to Cape Town? +

Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,985.46 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R4,001.15 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,981.19 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R4,172.26 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.

Are there any tollgates from Rodovia Fernao Dias to Cape Town? +

No tollgates are 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 looks more local or regional, but always check signs and road conditions on the day.

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