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Distance from Pietermaritzburg to Juba Bridge

Pietermaritzburg to Juba Bridge is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 5,107.9 km in roughly 68 hrs 9 min.

N Pietermaritzburg → Juba Bridge
Road distance
5,107.9 km
3,173.9 mi • 2,757.5 nmi
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
3,829.9 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.33×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
150
Info Travel board
Travel time
68 hrs 9 min
Return: 136 hrs 19 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
68 hrs 9 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
74.9 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 34 planned rest stops
76 hrs 39 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R8,550.57
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R8,591.02
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R9,525.15
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R9,602.38
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R11,282.00
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R11,335.38
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R12,567.90
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R12,669.81
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R14,844.74
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R14,914.97
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R16,536.72
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R16,670.80
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68 hrs 9 min
Comfort drive Allows a short stop
68 hrs 24 min
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5,107.9 km 68 hrs 9 min
Start Pietermaritzburg
Finish Juba Bridge
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  1. Head on Pietermaritz Street
    0.1 km
  2. Turn right onto Chief Albert Luthuli Road
    0.7 km
  3. Continue straight onto Howick Road
    2.8 km
  4. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Peter Brown Drive
    0.0 km
  5. Continue onto Peter Brown Drive
    0.1 km
  6. Take the ramp straight towards N3: Harrismith
    0.4 km
  7. Merge slight right
    161.4 km
  8. Continue straight
    251.4 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
    220.6 km
  17. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  18. Continue
    5.0 km
  19. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  20. Continue
    103.8 km
  21. Keep slight right at the fork
    1.1 km
  22. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.3 km
  23. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  24. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.9 km
  25. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  26. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    4.1 km
  27. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  28. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    280.5 km
  29. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  30. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    1.2 km
  31. Continue straight onto Robert Mugabe Way
    0.9 km
  32. Turn left onto Josiah Tongogara Road
    4.2 km
  33. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    145.9 km
  34. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  35. Continue
    2.5 km
  36. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.2 km
  37. Merge slight right
    131.6 km
  38. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    0.0 km
  39. Continue onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    5.0 km
  40. Take the exit ramp straight
    0.2 km
  41. Continue straight onto Abdel Gamal Nasser Road
    2.0 km
  42. Continue straight onto Prince Edward Street
    3.8 km
  43. Continue straight onto King George Road
    1.3 km
  44. Turn left onto Nemakonde Way
    6.4 km
  45. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  46. Continue
    339.5 km
  47. Keep slight left at the fork
    1.3 km
  48. Continue straight onto Chirundu Bridge
    0.4 km
  49. Keep slight left at the fork
    79.5 km
  50. Continue straight
    40.7 km
  51. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Kafue Road
    0.0 km
  52. Continue onto Kafue Road
    3.5 km
  53. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Kafue Road
    0.0 km
  54. Continue onto Kafue Road
    3.4 km
  55. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Kafue Road
    0.0 km
  56. Continue onto Kafue Road
    2.1 km
  57. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Kafue Road
    0.0 km
  58. Continue onto Kafue Road
    1.3 km
  59. Keep slight right at the fork onto Kafue Road
    4.3 km
  60. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Cairo Road
    0.1 km
  61. Continue onto Cairo Road
    1.8 km
  62. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.1 km
  63. Continue onto Great North Road
    3.6 km
  64. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.1 km
  65. Continue onto Great North Road
    1.1 km
  66. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.1 km
  67. Continue onto Great North Road
    1.2 km
  68. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Great North Road
    0.1 km
  69. Continue onto Great North Road
    4.0 km
  70. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.0 km
  71. Continue onto Great North Road
    1.6 km
  72. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road
    0.0 km
  73. Continue onto Great North Road
    130.5 km
  74. Continue straight onto Great North Road
    62.4 km
  75. Continue right onto Great North Road
    435.9 km
  76. Turn left
    213.0 km
  77. Turn right onto Indepedence Avenue
    0.9 km
  78. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  79. Continue
    162.8 km
  80. At the end of the road, turn right
    2.7 km
  81. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Kasesha Road
    0.0 km
  82. Continue onto Kasesha Road
    23.9 km
  83. Continue straight
    24.3 km
  84. Turn slight right
    69.4 km
  85. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  86. Continue
    240.3 km
  87. Turn slight right
    2.0 km
  88. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  89. Continue
    0.6 km
  90. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  91. Continue
    191.9 km
  92. At the end of the road, turn left
    6.8 km
  93. Turn slight left
    54.1 km
  94. At the end of the road, turn right
    8.5 km
  95. Turn right
    0.6 km
  96. Turn left
    0.1 km
  97. At the end of the road, turn right
    8.1 km
  98. Continue
    118.1 km
  99. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  100. Continue
    27.6 km
  101. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  102. Continue
    81.9 km
  103. Go straight
    1.5 km
  104. At the end of the road, turn left onto Truck Route
    15.7 km
  105. Turn right
    33.8 km
  106. Go straight
    2.4 km
  107. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  108. Continue
    3.6 km
  109. Continue straight
    4.8 km
  110. Go straight
    91.6 km
  111. Go straight
    1.2 km
  112. Go straight
    69.2 km
  113. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  114. Continue
    80.1 km
  115. Continue straight
    20.1 km
  116. Continue straight onto Masaka-Kakuto Road
    66.7 km
  117. Turn slight left
    0.0 km
  118. Turn left
    2.0 km
  119. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Masaka Bypass
    0.1 km
  120. Continue onto Masaka Bypass
    6.2 km
  121. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Kampala - Masaka Road
    0.1 km
  122. Continue onto Kampala - Masaka Road
    24.2 km
  123. At the end of the road, turn left onto Kampala - Masaka Road
    34.2 km
  124. Continue straight onto Masaka Road
    32.3 km
  125. Continue straight onto Kampala - Masaka Road
    25.2 km
  126. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  127. Continue
    0.3 km
  128. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  129. Continue
    0.2 km
  130. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  131. Continue
    0.4 km
  132. Continue straight onto Northern Bypass
    6.6 km
  133. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.4 km
  134. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bombo Road
    0.0 km
  135. Continue onto Bombo Road
    6.1 km
  136. Continue straight onto Gulu - Kampala Road
    208.3 km
  137. Continue straight onto Gulu - Kampala Road
    89.0 km
  138. Continue straight onto Gulu - Lira - Kampala Road
    20.2 km
  139. Continue onto Gulu - Lira - Kampala Road
    2.8 km
  140. Turn left
    1.3 km
  141. Turn left onto Nimule - Gulu Road
    1.1 km
  142. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Nimule - Gulu Road
    0.0 km
  143. Continue onto Nimule - Gulu Road
    93.2 km
  144. Continue straight onto Nimule-Gulu Road
    13.5 km
  145. Go straight onto Juba–Nimule Highway
    179.2 km
  146. Keep slight right at the fork onto Juba–Nimule Highway
    4.9 km
  147. Turn left onto Nile Street
    0.3 km
  148. Continue sharp right onto Nile Street
    3.1 km
  149. Continue straight onto Juba Bridge
    0.1 km
  150. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 68
Known total R2,581.00
Main toll road N3
This route includes 68 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.
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.062, 28.107
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.153, 28.132
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Mooi
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.187, 28.134
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Wilge
Road: 169
R94.00
Mooi Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R49.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.093, 28.117
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.222, 28.128
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
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
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
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
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
2,560.8 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
34 hrs 5 min • 34 hrs 5 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Loc Route geography
Route geography
Pietermaritzburg → Juba Bridge
Start and destination context
Start area Origin
Pietermaritzburg
Destination area Arrival
Juba Bridge, Central Equatoria الاستوائية المركزية
Road span Street reference
— • —
Post Postal reference
Postal reference
— • —
Pietermaritzburg → Juba Bridge
Pietermaritzburg Origin postcode
Not available
Juba Bridge Destination postcode
Not available
Province span Route area
South Africa
Set Nearby route set
Nearby route set
Johannesburg to Polokwane
3 other similar routes
Johannesburg to Polokwane Similar distance
4,814.8 km
Pretoria to Nelspruit Similar distance
4,831.5 km
Cape Town to George Similar distance
4,735.4 km
Rev Related route set
Related route set
Juba Bridge → Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg ↔ Juba Bridge
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Pietermaritzburg -29.60000, 30.37889
Midpoint
2,560.8 km
Total: 5,107.9 km
Midpoint 2,560.8 km
5,107.9 km 68 hrs 9 min
Destination Juba Bridge 4.82290, 31.60871

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 5,107.9 km
Return-cycle span 10,215.7 km
Traversal time 68 hrs 9 min
Maneuver count 150
Maneuver density 2.9 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 2,560.8 km

Coordinate frame

Start -29.60000, 30.37889
Midpoint -12.98912, 30.66219
End 4.82290, 31.60871
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Questions 9
How far is Pietermaritzburg from Juba Bridge? +
Pietermaritzburg is about 5,107.9 km from Juba Bridge by road.
How long does it take from Pietermaritzburg to Juba Bridge? +
The drive usually takes about 68 hrs 9 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Pietermaritzburg to Juba Bridge 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 Pietermaritzburg to Juba Bridge? +
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 Pietermaritzburg to Juba Bridge? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R8,550.57 (R23.25 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R8,591.02 (R23.36 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R9,525.15 (R25.90 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R9,602.38 (R26.11 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Pietermaritzburg to Juba Bridge? +
Yes. There are 68 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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Towns along the route

: Harrismith
From Pietermaritzburg To Juba Bridge
: Pretoria
From Pietermaritzburg To Juba Bridge
Polokwane
From Pietermaritzburg To Juba Bridge
Johannesburg
From Pietermaritzburg To Juba Bridge
Krugersdorp
From Pietermaritzburg To Juba Bridge
Robert Mugabe Way
From Pietermaritzburg To Juba Bridge
Nemakonde Way
From Pietermaritzburg To Juba Bridge
Chirundu Bridge
From Pietermaritzburg To Juba Bridge
Masaka Bypass
From Pietermaritzburg To Juba Bridge
ern Bypass
From Pietermaritzburg To Juba Bridge

Route Locations

Start area
Pietermaritzburg
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Juba Bridge, Central Equatoria الاستوائية المركزية
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

Distance comparisons

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Johannesburg to Polokwane Similar distance
About 293.1 km Difference: 4,814.8 km
Pretoria to Nelspruit Similar distance
About 276.4 km Difference: 4,831.5 km
Cape Town to George Similar distance
About 372.4 km Difference: 4,735.4 km
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