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Distance from Roodepoort to New Germany

N Roodepoort → New Germany
Road distance
578.2 km
Highway dominant · M7 / N1 / N12 / N3
Roodepoort to New Germany is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 578.2 km in roughly 6 hrs 41 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
501.0 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.15×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
25
Info Travel board
Travel time
6 hrs 41 min
Return: 13 hrs 23 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
401 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
86.4 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 3 planned rest stops
7 hrs 26 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,163.48
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,168.06
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,162.23
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,218.01
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,535.15
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,541.19
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,533.50
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,607.10
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R2,019.94
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R2,027.88
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R2,017.77
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R2,114.61
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
145° SE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
325° NW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-26.1564, 27.8858
End coords Destination point
-29.8050, 30.8797
Taxi Transport options
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Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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Travel modes
Roodepoort → New Germany
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Car
578.2 km
6 hrs 41 min
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Two-wheeler
578.2 km
~8 hrs 53 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from Roodepoort to New Germany

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Convenience store 0.8 km

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 0.9 km

Pick n Pay Express

126 Shepstone Road, Pinetown, Durban, 3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 0.9 km

New Germany Primary School

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Car services 1.1 km

Point-S Pinetown

34 Henwood Road, Pinetown, 3600
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Car services 1.6 km

Dennis Motor Sales cc

5b Nisbett Road, 3610
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Car services 1.8 km

GWM Service

167 Josiah Gumede Road
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Supermarkets 1.8 km

Checkers

Pinetown, 3600, KwaZulu-Natal
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🔧
Car services 1.8 km

GWM

167 Josiah Gumede Road
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Schools & education 1.8 km

Pinetown Junior Primary School

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 1.8 km

Pinetown Girls' High School

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.1 km

Pinetown Senior Primary School

3600, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 2.1 km

Pick n Pay Express

42 Old Main Road, Hillcrest, 3601, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 2.1 km

Bonjour

Glenugie Road, Durban, 3610
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Convenience store 2.2 km

Quickshop

6 Glenugie Road, Pinetown
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Convenience store 2.2 km

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 2.3 km

Pick n Pay

Pinetown, 3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.5 km

Pinetown Boys High

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.5 km

Atholl Heights Primary School

3269, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.7 km

Highway IELTS Durban

10 Harvey Road, Durban, 3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 2.8 km

Gelofte School

3600, KwaZulu-Natal
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Fuel stations 3.1 km

Engen Park

Iver Road, Westville North, 3629
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Convenience store 3.3 km

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 3.4 km

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 3.6 km

Shell Select

3629, KwaZulu-Natal
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Car services 3.6 km

Ace Moto Spares

18 Stride Road, Pinetown, 3610
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Convenience store 3.6 km

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 3.8 km

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 4.5 km

Bonjour

48 Alexander Road, Pinetown, 3610
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🛒
Supermarkets 4.6 km

Pick n Pay

Old Main Road, Durban, 3610, KwaZulu-Natal
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Beauty & wellness 4.7 km

Synergy Exceptional Hair

33 Village Road, 3610
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Gifts & hobbies 4.7 km

Tops at Spar

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
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Home & garden 4.7 km

Sax Furniture Fittings

41b Alexander Road
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Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

578.2 km 6 hrs 41 min
Start Roodepoort
Finish New Germany
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Roodepoort to New Germany via N1 and N12 and N3
    National highway route N1N12N3
  2. Directions from Roodepoort to New Germany via M7
    Metro arterial route M7
  3. Start your journey
    0.1 km
  4. Turn left onto Honeyball Avenue
    2.0 km
  5. Continue straight onto Louis Botha Drive
    2.6 km
  6. Continue slight left onto Beacon Road
    0.6 km
  7. Continue straight onto Gordon Road
    1.1 km
  8. Turn right towards N1
    0.4 km
  9. Merge slight right onto Western Bypass
    8.5 km
  10. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12: O.R. Tambo International
    0.3 km
  11. Keep slight right at the fork towards N12: O.R. Tambo International
    2.3 km
  12. Merge slight left onto Southern Bypass
    16.4 km
  13. Take the exit ramp slight right towards N3: Heidelberg
    1.7 km
  14. Merge slight right
    57.8 km
  15. Keep slight left at the fork
    464.0 km
  16. Keep slight right at the fork towards N3: Durban
    9.3 km
  17. Keep slight left at the fork
    5.7 km
  18. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M7: Queensburgh
    0.4 km
  19. Keep slight left at the fork towards M7: Pinetown
    0.6 km
  20. Merge slight right onto M7 Route
    1.2 km
  21. Continue straight onto Saint Johns Avenue
    1.2 km
  22. Turn left onto Qashana Khuzwayo Road
    1.3 km
  23. Turn right onto Escom Road
    0.5 km
  24. Turn slight left towards Valley View Road
    0.1 km
  25. Turn slight left onto Valley View Road
    0.3 km
  26. Turn right
    0.1 km
  27. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 34
Known total R1,445.00
Main toll road N3
This route includes 34 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N3. 6 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.177, 27.945
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.259, 28.115
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: 169
R94.00
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
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
e-Toll Stork
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.267, 28.073
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
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Mooi
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R49.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.245, 28.135
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Fiscal
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Routes ↩ New Germany → Roodepoort Roodepoort to Johannesburg Roodepoort to Pretoria Roodepoort to Cape Town Roodepoort to Durban Johannesburg to New Germany Pretoria to New Germany Cape Town to New Germany
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
289.5 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
3 hrs 20 min • 3 hrs 20 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
41.6 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
96.2 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
31.2 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
86.6%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at New Germany
06:48 – 17:03
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:56
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 14 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
06:48
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R2,416.70
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R11.56
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R115.63
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R2,543.89
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (21)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
0
Lane merges Yield required
4
Complex forks Path selection
5
Highway exits Deceleration zones
3
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Roodepoort -26.15639, 27.88583
Midpoint
289.5 km
Total: 578.2 km
Midpoint 289.5 km
578.2 km 6 hrs 41 min
Destination New Germany -29.80500, 30.87972

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 578.2 km
Return-cycle span 1,156.3 km
Traversal time 6 hrs 41 min
Maneuver count 25
Maneuver density 4.3 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 289.5 km

Coordinate frame

Start -26.15639, 27.88583
Midpoint -28.25359, 29.11339
End -29.80500, 30.87972
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Roodepoort from New Germany? +
Roodepoort is about 578.2 km from New Germany by road.
How long does it take from Roodepoort to New Germany? +
The drive usually takes about 6 hrs 41 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Roodepoort to New Germany 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 Roodepoort to New Germany? +
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 Roodepoort to New Germany? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,163.48 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,168.06 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,162.23 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,218.01 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Roodepoort to New Germany? +
Yes. There are 34 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

Western Bypass
From Roodepoort To New Germany
: O.R. Tambo International
From Roodepoort To New Germany
eMalahleni
From Roodepoort To New Germany
ern Bypass
From Roodepoort To New Germany
: Heidelberg
From Roodepoort To New Germany
Durban
From Roodepoort To New Germany
: Queensburgh
From Roodepoort To New Germany
Pinetown
From Roodepoort To New Germany

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