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Distance from Santa Maria to Rodovia Governador Mario Covas

N Santa Maria → Rodovia Governador Mario Covas
Road distance
1,817.2 km
Santa Maria to Rodovia Governador Mario Covas is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,817.2 km in roughly 27 hrs 41 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
6,966.1 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
0.26×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
122
Info Travel board
Travel time
27 hrs 41 min
End point
Rodovia das Paneleiras
Return: 55 hrs 23 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1661 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
65.6 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 13 planned rest stops
30 hrs 56 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,657.03
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,671.42
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,653.11
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R3,828.43
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R4,825.25
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R4,844.24
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R4,820.07
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R5,051.41
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R6,349.01
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R6,374.00
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R6,342.20
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R6,646.59
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
259° W
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
79° E
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-25.7956, 28.2704
End coords Destination point
-20.2401, -40.2794
Taxi Transport options
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Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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Santa Maria → Rodovia Governador Mario Covas
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Car
1,817.2 km
27 hrs 41 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
1,817.2 km
~27 hrs 57 min
65 km/h avg
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1,817.2 km 27 hrs 41 min
Start Santa Maria
Finish Rodovia Governador Mario Covas
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  1. Start your journey
    3.5 km
  2. Turn slight left onto Avenida Portuária
    4.5 km
  3. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenida Portuária
    0.1 km
  4. Continue onto Avenida Portuária
    4.7 km
  5. Continue straight onto Rodovia Sanderllan Costa
    0.4 km
  6. Merge slight left onto Rodovia PE-060
    3.1 km
  7. Turn slight right
    15.4 km
  8. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    0.3 km
  9. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Escada
    0.1 km
  10. Merge slight right onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    93.7 km
  11. Take the exit ramp slight right towards Maceió
    1.3 km
  12. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    138.1 km
  13. At the end of the road, turn right onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    58.0 km
  14. Turn right onto Rua 9 de Julho
    0.0 km
  15. Continue left onto Rua 9 de Julho
    0.0 km
  16. Take the ramp straight onto Rua 9 de Julho towards BR-101
    0.0 km
  17. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    149.0 km
  18. Take the exit ramp slight right onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas towards BR-101: São Cristóvão
    0.5 km
  19. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    56.5 km
  20. Turn right
    0.0 km
  21. Turn left onto Avenida João Lima da Silveira
    0.9 km
  22. Take the ramp straight
    0.0 km
  23. Turn slight left
    0.0 km
  24. Turn right onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    2.3 km
  25. Continue straight onto Avenida Rubens Alves da Silva
    1.8 km
  26. Continue straight onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    90.8 km
  27. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.0 km
  28. Turn left
    0.1 km
  29. Take the ramp slight right
    0.0 km
  30. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    23.3 km
  31. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.3 km
  32. Take the ramp straight
    0.1 km
  33. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    157.7 km
  34. Go straight
    0.1 km
  35. Take the ramp straight towards Touquinha
    0.1 km
  36. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    40.3 km
  37. Turn slight right
    1.8 km
  38. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    2.2 km
  39. Turn right
    0.1 km
  40. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.0 km
  41. Turn slight right onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    23.7 km
  42. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.0 km
  43. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.1 km
  44. Turn right onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    46.4 km
  45. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.1 km
  46. Take the ramp right towards Gandu
    0.1 km
  47. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    187.9 km
  48. Take the exit ramp right
    0.1 km
  49. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  50. Continue
    0.1 km
  51. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    191.2 km
  52. Turn slight right onto Avenida Guaratinga
    0.6 km
  53. Turn slight right onto Avenida Guaratinga
    0.8 km
  54. Keep slight right at the fork onto Avenida Guaratinga
    0.1 km
  55. Continue straight onto Avenida Presidente Kennedy
    0.2 km
  56. Take the ramp slight right onto Avenida Presidente Kennedy
    0.0 km
  57. Turn slight left
    0.1 km
  58. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    1.2 km
  59. Turn right
    0.1 km
  60. Take the ramp right
    0.0 km
  61. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    25.7 km
  62. Turn left
    0.0 km
  63. Turn right onto Avenida Manoel Ribeiro Carneiro
    1.0 km
  64. Turn right onto Rua Pedro Calmon
    0.0 km
  65. Turn left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    65.5 km
  66. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.1 km
  67. Take the ramp straight
    0.0 km
  68. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    62.8 km
  69. Turn slight right towards Teixeira de Freitas
    0.2 km
  70. Continue slight right onto Avenida Presidente Getúlio Vargas
    1.6 km
  71. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenida das Nações
    0.1 km
  72. Continue onto Avenida das Nações
    0.9 km
  73. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Rua Nossa Senhora Aparecida
    0.1 km
  74. Continue onto Rua Nossa Senhora Aparecida
    0.2 km
  75. Turn right onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    1.2 km
  76. Turn right
    0.2 km
  77. Continue
    0.1 km
  78. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    93.9 km
  79. Take the exit ramp right onto Praça Castelo Branco
    0.0 km
  80. Continue slight left onto Praça Castelo Branco
    0.0 km
  81. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  82. Continue
    0.1 km
  83. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    48.8 km
  84. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.1 km
  85. Go straight onto Rua Três Morros
    0.8 km
  86. Continue straight onto Rua Três Morros
    1.9 km
  87. Turn slight left
    0.0 km
  88. Take the ramp slight right
    0.1 km
  89. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    22.0 km
  90. Go straight
    0.9 km
  91. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    34.0 km
  92. Take the exit ramp slight right onto Avenida Angelo Suzano
    0.1 km
  93. Continue straight onto Avenida Ângelo Suzano
    1.6 km
  94. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.0 km
  95. Take the ramp straight
    0.0 km
  96. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    15.3 km
  97. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.1 km
  98. Go straight onto Avenida Prefeito Samuel Batista Cruz
    5.7 km
  99. Take the ramp slight left
    0.1 km
  100. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    55.4 km
  101. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    0.1 km
  102. Continue onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    10.4 km
  103. Take the exit ramp straight
    0.2 km
  104. Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    15.2 km
  105. Take the exit ramp right
    0.0 km
  106. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.0 km
  107. Continue straight onto Rodovia Enrico Aurélio Hildebrando Ruschi
    0.2 km
  108. Turn right onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    10.0 km
  109. Continue straight onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    6.6 km
  110. Continue straight onto Rodovia Doutor Eloy Borgo
    0.7 km
  111. Turn slight right
    10.5 km
  112. Continue straight onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    8.2 km
  113. Keep slight left at the fork onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
    5.2 km
  114. Turn slight left towards ES-020: Aeroporto
    0.2 km
  115. Continue straight onto Rodovia das Paneleiras
    2.8 km
  116. Go straight onto Avenida Fernando Ferrari Auxiliar
    0.2 km
  117. Turn left
    0.0 km
  118. Turn left
    0.1 km
  119. Turn left towards Jabour
    0.0 km
  120. Turn right onto Avenida Fernando Ferrari
    0.1 km
  121. Continue straight onto Rodovia das Paneleiras
    1.9 km
  122. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Routes ↩ Rodovia Governador Mario Covas → Santa Maria Santa Maria to Johannesburg Santa Maria to Pretoria Santa Maria to Cape Town Santa Maria to Durban Johannesburg to Rodovia Governador Mario Covas Pretoria to Rodovia Governador Mario Covas Cape Town to Rodovia Governador Mario Covas
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
911.1 km
Gauteng to Espírito Santo
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
13 hrs 50 min • 13 hrs 50 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Gauteng to Espírito Santo
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
130.8 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
302.2 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
98.1 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
383.3%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Rodovia Governador Mario Covas
11:10 – 22:07
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
16:39
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 57 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
6 hrs 45 min
SunriseDawn break
11:10
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R7,596.10
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R36.34
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R363.45
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,995.89
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (101)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
6
Lane merges Yield required
22
Complex forks Path selection
6
Highway exits Deceleration zones
21
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Santa Maria -25.79564, 28.27042
Midpoint
911.1 km
Total: 1,817.2 km
Midpoint 911.1 km
1,817.2 km 27 hrs 41 min
Destination Rodovia Governador Mario Covas End: Rodovia das Paneleiras -20.24005, -40.27944

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Gauteng to Espírito Santo
One-way road span 1,817.2 km
Return-cycle span 3,634.5 km
Traversal time 27 hrs 41 min
Maneuver count 122
Maneuver density 6.7 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 911.1 km

Coordinate frame

Start -25.79564, 28.27042
Midpoint -13.41281, -39.41067
End -20.24005, -40.27944
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Questions 9
How far is Santa Maria from Rodovia Governador Mario Covas? +
Santa Maria is about 1,817.2 km from Rodovia Governador Mario Covas by road.
How long does it take from Santa Maria to Rodovia Governador Mario Covas? +
The drive usually takes about 27 hrs 41 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Santa Maria to Rodovia Governador Mario Covas 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 Santa Maria to Rodovia Governador Mario Covas? +
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 Santa Maria to Rodovia Governador Mario Covas? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,657.03 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,671.42 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,653.11 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,828.43 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Santa Maria to Rodovia Governador Mario Covas? +
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 crosses a provincial boundary. This route looks more local or regional, but always check signs and road conditions on the day.
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Avenida Portuária
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Rodovia Sanderllan Costa
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Rodovia PE-060
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Rodovia Governador Mário Covas
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Escada
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Maceió
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Rua 9 de Julho
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BR-101
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BR-101: São Cristóvão
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Estância
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