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Distance from S17 to Nh50

N S17 → Nh50
Road distance
747.8 km
Highway dominant · N1 / N14 / N3
S17 to Nh50 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 747.8 km in roughly 8 hrs 59 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
532.4 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.40×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
26
Info Travel board
Travel time
8 hrs 59 min
Return: 17 hrs 58 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
539 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
83.2 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 4 planned rest stops
9 hrs 59 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R1,462.30
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R1,463.91
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R1,456.37
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R1,507.52
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R1,929.42
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R1,931.55
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R1,921.60
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R1,989.09
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R2,538.71
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R2,541.51
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R2,528.42
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R2,617.22
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
12° NNE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
192° SSW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-27.7301, 29.5951
End coords Destination point
-23.0379, 30.6494
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 S17 Cloudy View Forecast → 24 °C Nh50 Partly Cloudy View Forecast →
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Travel modes
S17 → Nh50
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Car
747.8 km
8 hrs 59 min
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Two-wheeler
747.8 km
~11 hrs 30 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from S17 to Nh50

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Convenience store Soon after S17

Quickshop

Villiers 127 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after S17

Bonjour

Heidelberg, 1441 199 km from start
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Fuel stations Before halfway

Shell

11 Andries Pretorius Road, Alberton, 1449, Gauteng 219 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Fournos Bakery

Regent Street 225 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Charlie Catue

Smith Road 225 km from start
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Fuel stations Before halfway

Shell

1685, Gauteng 241 km from start
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Fuel stations Before halfway

Shell

1680, Gauteng 247 km from start
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Convenience store Before halfway

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 254 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 255 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 254 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 269 km from start
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Convenience store Past halfway

Shell Select

0700, Limpopo 420 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Nh50

Corner Bakery

Polokwane, 0699 428 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Nh50

Bonjour

N1, Louis Trichardt, 0920 486 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Nh50

Quickshop

Elim 511 km from start
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Route

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747.8 km 8 hrs 59 min
Start S17
Finish Nh50
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Destination
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Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from S17 to Nh50 via N3 and N1 and N14
    National highway route N3N1N14
  2. Start your journey
    5.4 km
  3. At the end of the road, turn left
    56.7 km
  4. At the end of the road, turn left
    13.6 km
  5. At the end of the road, turn right
    14.9 km
  6. Turn left
    13.5 km
  7. Take the ramp right towards N3: Johannesburg
    0.8 km
  8. Merge slight right
    82.4 km
  9. Keep slight right at the fork
    81.1 km
  10. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1
    0.4 km
  11. Keep slight right at the fork towards N1: Pretoria
    1.5 km
  12. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.6 km
  13. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N14: Pretoria
    0.5 km
  14. Keep slight right at the fork towards N14: Pretoria
    1.6 km
  15. Merge slight right
    162.7 km
  16. Keep slight right at the fork
    198.7 km
  17. Turn right
    89.2 km
  18. Turn right
    3.5 km
  19. Turn left
    1.7 km
  20. Turn right
    0.1 km
  21. Turn left
    0.1 km
  22. Turn right
    0.1 km
  23. Turn left
    0.2 km
  24. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.2 km
  25. Turn left
    0.0 km
  26. Turn left
    0.2 km
  27. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 53
Known total R1,748.50
Main toll road N3
This route includes 53 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N3. 13 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Wilge
Road: 169
R94.00
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.153, 28.132
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.093, 28.117
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.187, 28.134
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.062, 28.107
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
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.274, 28.149
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
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
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.222, 28.128
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.116, 28.133
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Routes ↩ Nh50 → S17 S17 to Johannesburg S17 to Pretoria S17 to Cape Town S17 to Durban Johannesburg to Nh50 Pretoria to Nh50 Cape Town to Nh50
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
374.5 km
Free State to Limpopo
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
4 hrs 29 min • 4 hrs 29 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Free State to Limpopo
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
53.8 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
124.4 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
40.4 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
71.2%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Nh50
06:31 – 17:19
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:55
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 47 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
3 hrs 39 min
SunriseDawn break
06:31
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R3,125.71
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R14.96
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R149.56
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R3,290.22
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (14)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
0
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
4
Highway exits Deceleration zones
2
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin S17 -27.73005, 29.59514
Midpoint
374.5 km
Total: 747.8 km
Midpoint 374.5 km
747.8 km 8 hrs 59 min
Destination Nh50 -23.03795, 30.64938

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Free State to Limpopo
One-way road span 747.8 km
Return-cycle span 1,495.6 km
Traversal time 8 hrs 59 min
Maneuver count 26
Maneuver density 3.5 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 374.5 km

Coordinate frame

Start -27.73005, 29.59514
Midpoint -25.18337, 28.30583
End -23.03795, 30.64938
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is S17 from Nh50? +
S17 is about 747.8 km from Nh50 by road.
How long does it take from S17 to Nh50? +
The drive usually takes about 8 hrs 59 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from S17 to Nh50 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 S17 to Nh50? +
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 S17 to Nh50? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,462.30 (R27.16 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,463.91 (R27.19 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,456.37 (R27.05 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,507.52 (R28.00 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from S17 to Nh50? +
Yes. There are 53 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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: Johannesburg
From S17 To Nh50
: Pretoria
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