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Distance from Zitshece to Tzaneen

N Zitshece → Tzaneen
Road distance
1239.6 km
Highway dominant · N1 / N14 / N3 / R103 / R71
Zitshece to Tzaneen is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,239.6 km in roughly 15 hrs 32 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
868.1 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.43×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
41
Info Travel board
Travel time
15 hrs 32 min
Return: 31 hrs 4 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
932 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
79.8 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 7 planned rest stops
17 hrs 17 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R2,494.59
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R2,504.41
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R2,491.91
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R2,611.51
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,291.47
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,304.42
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,287.94
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R3,445.74
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R4,330.88
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R4,347.93
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R4,326.23
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R4,533.87
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
5° N
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
185° S
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-31.6131, 29.4476
End coords Destination point
-23.8319, 30.1611
Taxi Transport options
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Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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Zitshece → Tzaneen
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Car
1239.6 km
15 hrs 32 min
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Two-wheeler
1239.6 km
~19 hrs 4 min
65 km/h avg
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792 km flight
~6 hrs 20 min
🚗 108 km to Margate Airport
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🚗 71 km from Polokwane International
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Places from Zitshece to Tzaneen

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Supermarkets Soon after Zitshece

Boxer

Main Street, Flagstaff, 4810, Eastern Cape 60 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Shell Select

3201, KwaZulu-Natal 241 km from start
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Convenience store Around halfway

Shell Select

3201, KwaZulu-Natal 244 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Tzaneen

Quickshop

Villiers 519 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Tzaneen

Bonjour

Heidelberg, 1441 592 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Tzaneen

Fournos Bakery

Regent Street 617 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Tzaneen

Charlie Catue

Smith Road 617 km from start
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Fuel stations Approaching Tzaneen

Shell

1685, Gauteng 637 km from start
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Fuel stations Approaching Tzaneen

Shell

1680, Gauteng 645 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Tzaneen

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 659 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Tzaneen

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 660 km from start
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Food & drink Approaching Tzaneen

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 660 km from start
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Convenience store Approaching Tzaneen

Bonjour

Roodeplaat, 0186 677 km from start
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Food & drink Near Tzaneen

Corner Bakery

Polokwane, 0699 860 km from start
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Convenience store Near Tzaneen

Bonjour

R71, Ga-Mothiba, 0726 859 km from start
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Supermarkets 0.2 km

Shoprite

Tzaneen, 0850, Limpopo
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Banks 0.3 km

Capitec Bank

Sapekoe Drive
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Banks 0.3 km

Nedbank

Peace Street
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Supermarkets 0.4 km

Boxer

9 Station Road, Tzaneen, 0850, Limpopo
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Professional services 0.6 km

The Small Enterprise Foundation

8 1st Avenue, Tzaneen, 0850
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Banks 0.6 km

African Bank

Danie Joubert Street
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Banks 0.6 km

Capitec Bank

Danie Joubert Street
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Banks 0.7 km

FNB

Agatha Street
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Banks 0.7 km

Nedbank

Danie Joubert Street
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Banks 0.7 km

Old Mutual

Danie Joubert Street
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Shopping malls 0.7 km

Tzaneng Mall

Danie Joubert Street
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Banks 0.7 km

Capitec Bank

Danie Joubert Street
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Supermarkets 0.7 km

Pick n Pay

Agatha Street, Tzaneen, 0850
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Professional services 0.7 km

Afrupro Exporters

3 Billy Maritz Street, Tzaneen, 0850
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Convenience store 1.1 km

Bonjour

Tzaneen, 0850
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Supermarkets 1.1 km

Checkers

Tzaneen, 0850, Limpopo
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Government offices 1.2 km

Malaria Institute

Voortrekker Street, Tzaneen, 0850
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Agriculture 5.2 km

Allesbeste Padstal

M2 R71 Magoebaskloof road, Tzaneen, 0850
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Professional services 5.3 km

Allesbeste Boerdery head office

M2 R71 Magoebaskloof road, Tzaneen, 0850
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Route

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1239.6 km 932 min
Start Zitshece
Finish Tzaneen
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Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Zitshece to Tzaneen via N3 and N1 and N14
    National highway route N3N1N14
  2. Directions from Zitshece to Tzaneen via R103 and R71
    Provincial road routes R103R71
  3. Start your journey
    0.8 km
  4. At the end of the road, turn right
    7.8 km
  5. Turn left
    3.0 km
  6. Go straight
    33.5 km
  7. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  8. Continue
    26.0 km
  9. Go straight
    46.7 km
  10. Continue straight
    33.4 km
  11. At the end of the road, turn right
    50.4 km
  12. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.4 km
  13. Turn left
    144.4 km
  14. Turn slight left towards R103
    0.1 km
  15. Turn slight left onto Chief Albert Luthuli Road
    2.4 km
  16. Continue straight onto Howick Road
    2.8 km
  17. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Peter Brown Drive
    0.0 km
  18. Continue onto Peter Brown Drive
    0.1 km
  19. Take the ramp straight towards N3: Harrismith
    0.4 km
  20. Merge slight right
    161.4 km
  21. Continue straight
    251.4 km
  22. Keep slight right at the fork
    81.1 km
  23. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1
    0.4 km
  24. Keep slight right at the fork towards N1: Pretoria
    1.5 km
  25. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.6 km
  26. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N14: Pretoria
    0.5 km
  27. Keep slight right at the fork towards N14: Pretoria
    1.6 km
  28. Merge slight right
    162.7 km
  29. Keep slight right at the fork
    117.3 km
  30. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R71
    0.5 km
  31. Turn right onto Grobler Street
    1.5 km
  32. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  33. Continue
    15.0 km
  34. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  35. Continue
    65.3 km
  36. At the end of the road, turn right
    7.7 km
  37. Turn slight right
    0.0 km
  38. Turn right onto Pienaar Street
    0.1 km
  39. At the end of the road, turn left onto Peace Street
    0.2 km
  40. Turn right onto Skirving Street
    0.3 km
  41. Turn right
    0.0 km
  42. Turn right
    0.0 km
  43. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 64
Known total R2,386.00
Main toll road N3
This route includes 64 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.
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Wilge
Road: 169
R94.00
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
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
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
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
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.187, 28.134
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
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
Mooi Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R49.00
Mooi
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Routes ↩ Tzaneen → Zitshece Zitshece to Johannesburg Zitshece to Pretoria Zitshece to Cape Town Zitshece to Durban Johannesburg to Tzaneen Pretoria to Tzaneen Cape Town to Tzaneen
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
620.7 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
7 hrs 46 min • 7 hrs 46 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
89.3 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
206.2 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
66.9 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
70%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Tzaneen
06:37 – 17:19
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:58
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 41 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
10 hrs 40 min
SunriseDawn break
06:37
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R5,181.56
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R24.79
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R247.92
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R5,454.28
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (36)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
4
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
4
Highway exits Deceleration zones
8
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Zitshece -31.61305, 29.44756
Midpoint
620.7 km
Total: 1239.6 km
Midpoint 620.7 km
1239.6 km 932 min
Destination Tzaneen -23.83194, 30.16111

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1239.6 km
Return-cycle span 2479.2 km
Traversal time 932 min
Maneuver count 41
Maneuver density 3.3 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 620.7 km

Coordinate frame

Start -31.61305, 29.44756
Midpoint -27.84301, 28.96033
End -23.83194, 30.16111
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Questions 9
How far is Zitshece from Tzaneen? +
Zitshece is about 1239.6 km from Tzaneen by road.
How long does it take from Zitshece to Tzaneen? +
The drive usually takes about 932 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Zitshece to Tzaneen 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 Zitshece to Tzaneen? +
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 Zitshece to Tzaneen? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R2,494.59 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R2,504.41 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R2,491.91 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R2,611.51 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Zitshece to Tzaneen? +
Yes. There are 64 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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