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Distance from Soshanguve to Utopia

N Soshanguve → Utopia
Road distance
1,455.7 km
Highway dominant · N12 / R44
Soshanguve to Utopia is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,455.7 km in roughly 16 hrs.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,291.0 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.13×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
29
Info Travel board
Travel time
16 hrs
Start point
Mpho Molema Street
End point
Utopia
Return: 32 hrs
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
960 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
90.9 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 8 planned rest stops
18 hrs 0 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R2,846.70
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R2,849.84
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R2,835.17
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R2,934.74
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R3,756.06
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R3,760.21
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R3,740.84
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R3,872.22
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R4,942.18
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R4,947.64
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R4,922.16
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R5,095.03
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
221° SW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
41° NE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-25.5264, 28.0994
End coords Destination point
-33.9384, 18.8645
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
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Travel modes
Soshanguve → Utopia
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Car
1,455.7 km
16 hrs
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
1,455.7 km
~22 hrs 23 min
65 km/h avg
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~5 hrs 21 min
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Places from Soshanguve to Utopia

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Clothing & fashion 0.3 km

Augenta

7a Andringa Street, Stellenbosch, 7600
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Food & drink 0.4 km

Motherdough

7 Church Street, Stellenbosch, 7600
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Gifts & hobbies 0.4 km

LiquorShop Checkers

Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
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Gifts & hobbies 0.5 km

LiquorShop Checkers

Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
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Supermarkets 0.5 km

Checkers

Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
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Supermarkets 0.5 km

Checkers

Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
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Government offices 0.5 km

Vroue-Landbouvereniging van Kaapland Jubileumshuis

Dorp Street, Stellenbosch
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University 0.6 km

Academic Counselling and Development

Disability and Equality Unit, Victoria Street, Stellenbosch Ward 8, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, 7599, South Africa
View details → Stellenbosch Ward 8
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University 0.6 km

Psychotherapeutic and Support services

Psychotherapeutic and Support services, Bosman, StellenboschCentral, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, 7599, South Africa
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Clothing & fashion 0.6 km

PEP

43 Andringa Road, Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
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Supermarkets 0.6 km

Lunar Mart

68 Andringa Street, Stellenbosch, 7600
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Government offices 0.6 km

Western Cape Education Department Satellite Office

5 Blom, Stellenbosch, 7600
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Supermarkets 0.6 km

Usave

110 Bird Street, Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
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Home & garden 0.7 km

Eikestad Tuinsentrum

33 Du Toit Street, Stellenbosch, 7600
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Home & garden 0.7 km

OKASIE

85 Dorp Street, Stellenbosch
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Convenience store 0.8 km

Pick n Pay Express

73 Dorp Street, Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
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Convenience store 0.8 km

Pick n Pay Express

Stellenbosh, 7600, Western Cape
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Electronics 0.9 km

Wish Networks (Pty) Ltd.

2 Merriman Avenue, Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
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Supermarkets 0.9 km

Pick n Pay

Bird Street, Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
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Shopping malls 0.9 km

Stelmark Center

2 Merriman Street, Stellenbosch, 7600
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Clothing & fashion 0.9 km

Holmes Brothers

55 Dorp, Stellenbosch, 7600
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Gifts & hobbies 1.4 km

Tops

Cape Town, Western Cape
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Convenience store 1.5 km

Shell Select

7599, Western Cape
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Agriculture 1.6 km

Agrimark

Stellentia, Stellenbosch
View details → Stellenbosch
🎁
Gifts & hobbies 1.9 km

Tops at Spar

Cape Town, Western Cape
View details → Cape Town
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Convenience store 1.9 km

Bonjour

Stellenbosch, 7600
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Schools & education 1.9 km

Junior Akademie Preschool

1 Unie Road, Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
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Professional services 1.9 km

Wijntoer

4 Swellengrebel, Stellenbosch
View details → Stellenbosch
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College 4.1 km

Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography

41 Techno Avenue, Techno Park, 7600
View details → Techno Park
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Car services 4.6 km

BMW

Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
⛽
Convenience store 4.6 km

Shell Select

7600, Western Cape
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Southern Sun Pretoria Hotel Near Soshanguve

Southern Sun Pretoria

Corner of Steve Biko and Stanza Bopape, Arcadia, Pretoria, Gauteng 27 km from start
"Southern Sun Pretoria is a large, established hotel in Arcadia that works well f…"
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B 27 km from start
Hotel
StayEasy Pretoria Hotel Near Soshanguve

StayEasy Pretoria

Corner of Lilian Ngoyi (previously Van der Walt) & Andries Streets, Pretoria Central, Pretoria, Gauteng 27 km from start
"StayEasy Pretoria is a practical budget-friendly hotel for travellers who want a…"
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B 27 km from start
Hotel
Protea Hotel Pretoria Loftus Park Hotel Near Soshanguve

Protea Hotel Pretoria Loftus Park

416 Kirkness Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, Gauteng, 0007 28 km from start
"Protea Hotel Pretoria Loftus Park is a modern city hotel in Arcadia, Pretoria, a…"
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B 28 km from start
Hotel
Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers Hotel Near Soshanguve

Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers

Corner Corlette Drive and Rudd Road, Illovo, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2196 76 km from start
"Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers is a well-placed hotel for travellers who wa…"
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B 76 km from start
Hotel
54 on Bath Hotel Near Soshanguve

54 on Bath

54 Bath Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, Gauteng 76 km from start
"54 on Bath is a smaller, more polished hotel in Rosebank, and it feels quite dif…"
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B 76 km from start
Hotel
City Lodge Hotel Bloemfontein Hotel Before halfway

City Lodge Hotel Bloemfontein

175 Nelson Mandela Drive, Westdene, Westdene, Bloemfontein, Free State, 9301 440 km from start
"City Lodge Hotel Bloemfontein offers comfortable, convenient accommodation in th…"
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B 440 km from start
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Protea Hotel Bloemfontein Willow Lake Hotel Before halfway

Protea Hotel Bloemfontein Willow Lake

101 Henry Street, Willows, Willows, Bloemfontein, Free State, 9301 441 km from start
"Protea Hotel Bloemfontein Willow Lake offers a stay that feels convenient withou…"
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B 441 km from start
Hotel
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1,455.7 km 16 hrs 0 min
Start Soshanguve
Finish Utopia
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Soshanguve to Utopia via N12
    National highway N12
  2. Directions from Soshanguve to Utopia via R44
    Provincial road route R44
  3. Head on Mpho Molema Street
    0.4 km
  4. Turn left onto J B Lekala Avenue
    0.1 km
  5. Turn right onto Mogalakwena Street
    0.6 km
  6. At the end of the road, turn left onto Aubrey Matlala Street
    0.2 km
  7. Turn right
    1.1 km
  8. Continue straight
    23.8 km
  9. At the end of the road, turn right onto Es'kia Mphahlele Drive
    4.1 km
  10. Turn left onto Struben Street
    1.0 km
  11. Turn right onto Sophie de Bruyn Street
    1.5 km
  12. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    0.9 km
  13. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    33.5 km
  14. Continue straight
    28.2 km
  15. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.8 km
  16. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12: Soweto
    1.4 km
  17. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    6.1 km
  18. Keep slight right at the fork
    915.9 km
  19. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  20. Continue onto Donkin Street
    388.0 km
  21. Continue straight
    28.7 km
  22. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R44: Wellington
    0.5 km
  23. Turn left
    17.2 km
  24. Continue straight onto Strand Road
    0.4 km
  25. Turn left onto Dorp Street
    0.7 km
  26. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Dorp Street
    0.0 km
  27. Continue onto Dorp Street
    0.1 km
  28. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Dorp Street
    0.0 km
  29. Continue onto Dorp Street
    0.4 km
  30. Turn slight left onto Utopia
    0.0 km
  31. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 19
Known total R590.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 19 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 3 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Routes ↩ Utopia → Soshanguve Soshanguve to Johannesburg Soshanguve to Pretoria Soshanguve to Cape Town Soshanguve to Durban Johannesburg to Utopia Pretoria to Utopia Cape Town to Utopia
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
728.3 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
8 hrs 0 min • 8 hrs 0 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
104.8 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
242.1 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
78.6 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
88.7%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Utopia
07:47 – 17:41
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:44
Total daylightUsable driving light
9 hrs 54 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
07:47
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R6,084.92
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R29.11
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R291.14
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R6,405.18
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (23)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
3
Lane merges Yield required
1
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
5
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Soshanguve Start: Mpho Molema Street -25.52639, 28.09944
Midpoint
728.3 km
Total: 1,455.7 km
Midpoint 728.3 km
1,455.7 km 16 hrs 0 min
Destination Utopia End: Utopia -33.93839, 18.86454

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1,455.7 km
Return-cycle span 2,911.4 km
Traversal time 16 hrs 0 min
Maneuver count 29
Maneuver density 2.0 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 728.3 km

Coordinate frame

Start -25.52639, 28.09944
Midpoint -30.83605, 24.92670
End -33.93839, 18.86454
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Questions 9
How far is Soshanguve from Utopia? +
Soshanguve is about 1,455.7 km from Utopia by road.
How long does it take from Soshanguve to Utopia? +
The drive usually takes about 16 hrs 0 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Soshanguve to Utopia 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 Soshanguve to Utopia? +
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 Soshanguve to Utopia? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,929.50 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,941.03 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R2,926.35 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,066.80 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Soshanguve to Utopia? +
Yes. There are 19 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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