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Distance from Wits to E40

N Wits → E40
Road distance
1,395.6 km
Mixed roads · M22 / N12 / N2 / R300
Wits to E40 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,395.6 km in roughly 15 hrs 11 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,257.3 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.11×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
32
Info Travel board
Travel time
15 hrs 11 min
Return: 30 hrs 22 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
911 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
91.9 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 7 planned rest stops
16 hrs 56 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R2,729.18
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R2,732.20
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R2,718.13
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R2,813.59
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R3,601.00
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R3,604.98
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R3,586.42
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R3,712.38
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R4,738.16
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R4,743.40
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R4,718.97
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R4,884.71
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
224° SW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
44° NE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-26.1869, 28.0299
End coords Destination point
-33.9955, 18.5614
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
Wits → E40
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Car
1,395.6 km
15 hrs 11 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
1,395.6 km
~21 hrs 28 min
65 km/h avg
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Places along your journey

Places from Wits to E40

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Supermarkets 0.2 km

Shoprite

Cape Town, 7764, Western Cape
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Fuel stations 0.4 km

Shell

7750, Western Cape
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Schools & education 1.1 km

Tembaletu LSEN School

NY 77, Gugulethu, Cape Town, 7750
View details → Gugulethu
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Supermarkets 1.1 km

Shoprite

Cape Town, 7750, Western Cape
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Shopping malls 1.2 km

Gugulethu Square

25 Steve Biko Drive, Cape Town, 7750
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Fuel stations 1.9 km

Shell

Emms Drive, 7755, Western Cape
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Schools & education 1.9 km

Phoenix Secondary School

Silverstream Road, Manenberg, Cape Town, 7764
View details → Manenberg
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Schools & education 2.1 km

Silverstream Primary School

112 Jordan Street, Manenberg, Cape Town, 7764
View details → Manenberg
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Supermarkets 2.2 km

Jumbo Wholesale

1 Heinz Road, Cape Town
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Professional services 2.8 km

Southern Wind Shipyard

Reen Avenue, 7764
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Government offices 2.9 km

The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children

Klipfontein Road, Cape Town
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Schools & education 2.9 km

Zisukhanyo Secondary School

Oliver Tambo Drive
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Schools & education 3.0 km

Weltevreden Valley Core Primary School

Oliver Tambo Drive
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Supermarkets 3.1 km

Shoprite

Mitchells Plain, 7785, Western Cape
View details → Mitchells Plain
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College 3.1 km

Western Cape College of Nursing

Cape Town
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Schools & education 3.2 km

Heideveld Primary School

Waaihoek Road, Heideveld, Cape Town, 7764
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Fuel stations 3.4 km

Shell

7764, Western Cape
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Schools & education 3.5 km

Vanguard Primary School

24 Doman Road, Athlone, Cape Town, 7764
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Supermarkets 3.5 km

Shoprite

Cape Town, 7800, Western Cape
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Convenience store 3.7 km

Quickshop

Cape Town
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Convenience store 4.1 km

Pick n Pay Express

1 Stock Road, Phillipi, Cape Town, 7785, Western Cape
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Supermarkets 4.4 km

Pick n Pay

Vanguard Drive, Athlone, 7764, Western Cape
View details → Athlone
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Shopping malls 4.4 km

Vangate Mall

Jakes Gerwel Drive, Cape Rown, 7764
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Butcheries 4.7 km

Settler's Moslem Butchery

Bonteheuwel Avenue
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Car services 4.8 km

Halfway TOYOTA

23 Woodlands Road, Ottery
View details → Ottery
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Convenience store 5.4 km

Shell Select

7800, Western Cape
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Professional services 5.4 km

Eazy Costing

8 Sybil Road, Ottery, 7780
View details → Ottery
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Electronics 5.4 km

Osmans

Imam Haron Road, Lansdowne
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Professional services 5.5 km

ARS Credit

1 Argo Road, 7780
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Professional services 5.5 km

Circor Solutions

17 Hillstar Avenue, Wetton Cape Town, 7780
View details → Wetton Cape Town
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Convenience store 5.9 km

Shell Select

7780, Western Cape
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Car services 6.2 km

GP Tyres & Mags

220 Klip Road, Cape Town, 7941
View details → Cape Town
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Professional services 6.7 km

WolfPack

26 Nourse Avenue
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Home & garden 6.7 km

Mayas Hardware Mandalay

Swartklip Road, Mandalay Cape Town, 7783
View details → Mandalay Cape Town
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Home & garden 6.9 km

Builders Express

21 Warrington Road, Cape Town, 7708
View details → Cape Town
Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

1,395.6 km 15 hrs 11 min
Start Wits
Finish E40
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Wits to E40 via N12 and N2
    National highway route N12N2
  2. Directions from Wits to E40 via M22
    Metro arterial route M22
  3. Directions from Wits to E40 via R300
    Provincial road route R300
  4. Start your journey
    0.0 km
  5. Turn left
    0.1 km
  6. Continue straight
    0.3 km
  7. Merge slight right
    9.5 km
  8. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.8 km
  9. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12: Soweto
    1.4 km
  10. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    6.1 km
  11. Keep slight right at the fork
    915.9 km
  12. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  13. Continue onto Donkin Street
    388.0 km
  14. Continue straight
    48.8 km
  15. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R300: Mitchell's Plain
    1.0 km
  16. Continue straight onto Kuils River Freeway
    14.0 km
  17. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N2: Cape Town
    0.3 km
  18. Keep slight right at the fork towards N2: Cape Town
    2.0 km
  19. Merge slight right
    3.0 km
  20. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M22
    0.3 km
  21. Keep slight left at the fork towards M22
    0.1 km
  22. Turn slight left onto Borcherds Quarry Road
    0.1 km
  23. Continue straight onto Ntlangano Crescent
    0.3 km
  24. Turn right onto Miller Street
    0.8 km
  25. Turn left onto Elijah Loza Street
    0.8 km
  26. Continue straight onto Emdeni Street
    0.4 km
  27. Turn right onto X.E. Magqwashe Street
    0.5 km
  28. At the end of the road, turn left onto Mkhanyisi Maphuma Street
    0.1 km
  29. Turn right onto Shiba Street
    0.1 km
  30. Turn left onto Magowashu Street
    0.2 km
  31. Turn right onto Mthonjeni Street
    0.3 km
  32. Turn right onto Qabazi Drive
    0.1 km
  33. Turn left
    0.1 km
  34. Turn right
    0.0 km
  35. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 15
Known total R590.00
Main toll road N2 - North Coast Toll Road
This route includes 15 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N2 - North Coast Toll Road. 2 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
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
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 e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Routes ↩ E40 → Wits Wits to Johannesburg Wits to Pretoria Wits to Cape Town Wits to Durban Johannesburg to E40 Pretoria to E40 Cape Town to E40
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
698.1 km
Gauteng to Western Cape
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
7 hrs 35 min • 7 hrs 35 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Gauteng to Western Cape
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
100.5 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
232.1 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
75.4 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
90.1%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at E40
07:44 – 17:43
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:44
Total daylightUsable driving light
9 hrs 58 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
07:44
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R5,833.73
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R27.91
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R279.13
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R6,140.77
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (23)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
4
Highway exits Deceleration zones
5
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Wits -26.18691, 28.02991
Midpoint
698.1 km
Total: 1,395.6 km
Midpoint 698.1 km
1,395.6 km 15 hrs 11 min
Destination E40 -33.99553, 18.56141

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Gauteng to Western Cape
One-way road span 1,395.6 km
Return-cycle span 2,791.3 km
Traversal time 15 hrs 11 min
Maneuver count 32
Maneuver density 2.3 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 698.1 km

Coordinate frame

Start -26.18691, 28.02991
Midpoint -31.08211, 24.42560
End -33.99553, 18.56141
Route support

Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Wits from E40? +
Wits is about 1,395.6 km from E40 by road.
How long does it take from Wits to E40? +
The drive usually takes about 15 hrs 11 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Wits to E40 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 Wits to E40? +
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 Wits to E40? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,808.57 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,819.62 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R2,805.55 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R2,940.20 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Wits to E40? +
Yes. There are 15 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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Towns along the route

: Soweto
From Wits To E40
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ern Bypass
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: Cape Town
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: Mitchell's Plain
From Wits To E40
Cape Town International Airport
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Somerset
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Nyanga
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Ntlangano Crescent
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