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Distance from Polokwane to Yaounde Obala

Polokwane to Yaounde Obala is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 5,557.6 km in roughly 74 hrs 26 min.

N Polokwane → Yaounde Obala
Road distance
5,557.6 km
3,453.3 mi • 3,000.3 nmi
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
3,660.9 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.52×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
216
Info Travel board
Travel time
74 hrs 26 min
Return: 148 hrs 52 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
74 hrs 26 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
74.7 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 37 planned rest stops
83 hrs 41 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R9,303.42
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R9,347.44
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R10,363.81
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R10,447.84
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R12,275.35
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R12,333.42
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R13,674.47
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R13,785.35
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R16,151.77
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R16,228.19
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R17,992.73
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R18,138.61
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74 hrs 26 min
Comfort drive Allows a short stop
74 hrs 41 min
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5,557.6 km 74 hrs 26 min
Start Polokwane
Finish Yaounde Obala
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  1. Head on Compensatie Street
    0.2 km
  2. Turn left onto Grobler Street
    1.8 km
  3. Turn left onto Munnik Avenue
    4.1 km
  4. Take the ramp slight left towards N1: Louis Trichardt
    0.9 km
  5. Merge slight right onto Polokwane Bypass
    99.6 km
  6. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  7. Continue
    5.0 km
  8. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  9. Continue
    103.8 km
  10. Keep slight right at the fork
    1.1 km
  11. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.3 km
  12. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  13. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.9 km
  14. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  15. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    4.1 km
  16. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bulawayo-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  17. Continue onto Bulawayo-Beitbridge Highway
    307.4 km
  18. Continue straight onto Leopold Takawira Avenue
    5.7 km
  19. Continue straight onto Selbourne Avenue
    1.8 km
  20. Continue straight onto Leopold Takawira Avenue
    1.0 km
  21. Turn right onto J.M. Nkomo Street
    1.0 km
  22. Continue straight onto Main Street
    0.4 km
  23. Turn left onto Masotsha Ndlovu Avenue
    0.6 km
  24. Turn right onto Lady Stanley Avenue
    2.4 km
  25. Continue straight onto Mosi-Oa-Tunya Road
    434.4 km
  26. Continue straight
    9.7 km
  27. Turn left onto Nakatindi Road
    2.8 km
  28. Go straight onto Kazungula Road
    56.1 km
  29. Continue straight onto Livingstone Road
    4.6 km
  30. Turn left onto Zambezi Road
    3.9 km
  31. Continue straight
    2.4 km
  32. Turn right onto Kasane Road
    5.2 km
  33. Continue straight onto Kazungula Road
    3.4 km
  34. Continue straight onto Upper Road
    56.6 km
  35. Continue straight
    57.8 km
  36. Turn left
    6.6 km
  37. Continue straight
    6.7 km
  38. Turn left
    503.1 km
  39. Keep slight left at the fork
    2.5 km
  40. Turn right
    21.1 km
  41. Go straight
    134.2 km
  42. Turn right
    13.9 km
  43. Continue slight left
    11.5 km
  44. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  45. Continue
    339.8 km
  46. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  47. Continue
    175.1 km
  48. Continue straight
    113.8 km
  49. Keep slight right at the fork
    23.5 km
  50. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  51. Continue
    3.9 km
  52. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.1 km
  53. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    1.0 km
  54. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.0 km
  55. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.3 km
  56. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    0.1 km
  57. Continue onto Rua Joaquim Kapango
    6.5 km
  58. At the end of the road, turn left
    26.2 km
  59. Continue straight
    9.1 km
  60. Continue straight
    79.4 km
  61. Turn slight left
    0.7 km
  62. Turn slight right
    0.1 km
  63. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.0 km
  64. Continue
    0.0 km
  65. Go straight
    2.0 km
  66. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  67. Continue
    2.3 km
  68. Continue straight
    62.9 km
  69. Keep slight right at the fork
    102.8 km
  70. Turn right
    116.0 km
  71. Continue straight
    10.8 km
  72. Turn slight left
    0.1 km
  73. Continue straight
    2.7 km
  74. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  75. Continue
    0.2 km
  76. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  77. Continue
    0.2 km
  78. At the end of the road, turn left
    1.8 km
  79. Go straight
    1.2 km
  80. Turn slight left
    0.0 km
  81. Keep slight right at the fork
    21.0 km
  82. Turn right
    1.6 km
  83. Continue straight onto Lombe-Cota
    24.5 km
  84. Continue straight onto Cota-Calandula
    21.4 km
  85. Continue straight onto Estrada de Calandula
    7.4 km
  86. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  87. Continue
    87.0 km
  88. Keep slight left at the fork
    15.2 km
  89. At the end of the road, turn right
    32.6 km
  90. Turn right
    53.4 km
  91. Go straight
    3.2 km
  92. Turn slight right
    148.9 km
  93. Turn slight right
    95.3 km
  94. Continue straight
    29.2 km
  95. Turn slight right
    3.8 km
  96. Turn right
    5.6 km
  97. Keep slight left at the fork
    3.4 km
  98. At the end of the road, turn left
    3.9 km
  99. Turn right
    10.2 km
  100. Turn slight right
    7.8 km
  101. Turn right
    7.5 km
  102. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.0 km
  103. Turn left
    43.5 km
  104. Turn slight right
    0.4 km
  105. Turn left
    11.1 km
  106. Turn left
    37.8 km
  107. Turn right
    3.3 km
  108. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.3 km
  109. Go straight
    21.9 km
  110. Keep slight right at the fork
    69.3 km
  111. Continue onto Bac Luozi
    2.6 km
  112. Continue
    0.9 km
  113. At the end of the road, turn right
    34.5 km
  114. Turn slight right
    0.8 km
  115. Turn slight right
    1.0 km
  116. Turn sharp left
    0.6 km
  117. Turn left
    0.6 km
  118. Turn slight right
    5.8 km
  119. Turn right
    2.6 km
  120. Turn sharp left
    46.5 km
  121. Turn slight left
    1.1 km
  122. Turn slight right
    14.6 km
  123. Keep slight left at the fork
    40.6 km
  124. Continue onto Avenue Brazzaville
    2.0 km
  125. Continue straight
    49.6 km
  126. Continue straight onto Avenue Kinkala
    5.6 km
  127. Continue straight onto Route du Djoué
    4.7 km
  128. Continue straight onto Avenue de l'OUA
    1.7 km
  129. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenue de l'OUA
    0.0 km
  130. Continue onto Avenue de l'OUA
    3.6 km
  131. At the roundabout, take the 5th exit onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso
    0.1 km
  132. Continue onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso
    0.2 km
  133. Continue slight left onto Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso
    1.1 km
  134. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul
    0.0 km
  135. Continue onto Boulevard Alfred Raôul
    1.6 km
  136. Continue straight onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs
    1.1 km
  137. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs
    0.0 km
  138. Continue onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs
    1.7 km
  139. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs
    0.0 km
  140. Continue onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs
    1.7 km
  141. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs
    0.0 km
  142. Continue onto Avenue des Trois Martyrs
    1.6 km
  143. Continue straight onto Viaduc Talangaï-Kintélé
    7.6 km
  144. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Avenue de Kintélé
    0.0 km
  145. Continue onto Avenue de Kintélé
    0.9 km
  146. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Avenue de Kintélé
    0.1 km
  147. Continue onto Avenue de Kintélé
    6.0 km
  148. Keep right at the fork
    1.7 km
  149. Turn slight right
    4.2 km
  150. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  151. Continue
    10.5 km
  152. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  153. Continue
    12.1 km
  154. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  155. Continue
    351.3 km
  156. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  157. Continue
    40.0 km
  158. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  159. Continue
    136.3 km
  160. Turn right
    227.3 km
  161. Turn left
    167.8 km
  162. Turn slight left
    70.2 km
  163. Continue straight
    1.3 km
  164. Turn slight right
    0.0 km
  165. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  166. Continue
    70.3 km
  167. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  168. Continue
    0.1 km
  169. Turn slight right
    2.1 km
  170. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  171. Continue
    0.2 km
  172. Turn slight right
    0.0 km
  173. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  174. Continue
    0.0 km
  175. Go straight
    0.8 km
  176. Continue left
    0.1 km
  177. Go straight
    136.5 km
  178. Go straight
    53.1 km
  179. Go straight
    107.1 km
  180. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  181. Continue
    3.7 km
  182. Keep slight right at the fork
    1.4 km
  183. Go straight
    1.6 km
  184. Turn slight right
    106.3 km
  185. Turn right onto Mbalmayo - Ebolowa
    35.6 km
  186. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  187. Continue
    6.2 km
  188. Go straight onto Rue 8.250
    3.5 km
  189. Turn slight right onto Yaoundé-Mbalmayo
    0.1 km
  190. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Rue 8.253
    0.0 km
  191. Continue onto Rue 8.253
    2.7 km
  192. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  193. Continue
    1.4 km
  194. At the end of the road, turn right onto Avenue Max Abé Fouda
    1.1 km
  195. Continue straight onto Boulevard de l'OUA
    0.9 km
  196. Continue straight onto Boulevard de l' OUA
    0.7 km
  197. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Boulevard de l' OUA
    0.0 km
  198. Continue onto Boulevard de l' OUA
    0.5 km
  199. Continue straight onto Boulevard de l'OCAM
    1.2 km
  200. Continue straight onto Rue 1.001
    0.3 km
  201. Continue straight onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972
    0.1 km
  202. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972
    0.2 km
  203. Continue onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972
    0.7 km
  204. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972
    0.1 km
  205. Continue onto Boulevard du 20 Mai 1972
    0.3 km
  206. Continue straight onto Rue 1.011
    0.2 km
  207. Continue right onto Avenue Konrad Adenauer
    0.9 km
  208. Continue straight onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebe
    0.2 km
  209. Continue straight onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé
    0.5 km
  210. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé
    0.1 km
  211. Continue onto Rue Albert Ateba Ebé
    0.6 km
  212. Continue straight onto Rue Lamido Rey Bouba Hammoa
    2.4 km
  213. Continue straight onto Rue 5.765
    0.7 km
  214. Continue straight onto Rue 5.767
    6.1 km
  215. Continue straight onto Yaounde - Obala
    7.7 km
  216. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 2
Known total R125.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 2 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1.
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
2,784.7 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
37 hrs 13 min • 37 hrs 13 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Loc Route geography
Route geography
Polokwane → Yaounde Obala
Start and destination context
Start area Origin
Polokwane
Destination area Arrival
Yaounde Obala, Centre
Road span Street reference
— • —
Post Postal reference
Postal reference
— • —
Polokwane → Yaounde Obala
Polokwane Origin postcode
Not available
Yaounde Obala 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
5,264.5 km
Pretoria to Nelspruit Similar distance
5,281.2 km
Cape Town to George Similar distance
5,185.1 km
Rev Related route set
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Yaounde Obala → Polokwane
Polokwane ↔ Yaounde Obala
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Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Polokwane -23.90583, 29.46139
Midpoint
2,784.7 km
Total: 5,557.6 km
Midpoint 2,784.7 km
5,557.6 km 74 hrs 26 min
Destination Yaounde Obala 4.01868, 11.55719

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 5,557.6 km
Return-cycle span 11,115.2 km
Traversal time 74 hrs 26 min
Maneuver count 216
Maneuver density 3.9 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 2,784.7 km

Coordinate frame

Start -23.90583, 29.46139
Midpoint -10.90361, 16.08935
End 4.01868, 11.55719
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Questions 9
How far is Polokwane from Yaounde Obala? +
Polokwane is about 5,557.6 km from Yaounde Obala by road.
How long does it take from Polokwane to Yaounde Obala? +
The drive usually takes about 74 hrs 26 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Polokwane to Yaounde Obala 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 Polokwane to Yaounde Obala? +
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 Polokwane to Yaounde Obala? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R9,303.42 (R23.25 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R9,347.44 (R23.36 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R10,363.81 (R25.90 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R10,447.84 (R26.11 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Polokwane to Yaounde Obala? +
Yes. There are 2 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

: Louis Trichardt
From Polokwane To Yaounde Obala
Polokwane Bypass
From Polokwane To Yaounde Obala
Rua Joaquim Kapango
From Polokwane To Yaounde Obala
Lombe-Cota
From Polokwane To Yaounde Obala
Cota-Calandula
From Polokwane To Yaounde Obala
Estrada de Calandula
From Polokwane To Yaounde Obala
Bac Luozi
From Polokwane To Yaounde Obala
Boulevard Denis Sassou-Nguesso
From Polokwane To Yaounde Obala
Boulevard Alfred Raôul
From Polokwane To Yaounde Obala
Viaduc Talangaï-Kintélé
From Polokwane To Yaounde Obala

Route Locations

Start area
Polokwane
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Yaounde Obala, Centre
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

Distance comparisons

Here are similar South African routes with a close travel distance, prioritised by the same province or matching province pair where possible.

Johannesburg to Polokwane Similar distance
About 293.1 km Difference: 5,264.5 km
Pretoria to Nelspruit Similar distance
About 276.4 km Difference: 5,281.2 km
Cape Town to George Similar distance
About 372.4 km Difference: 5,185.1 km
Rustenburg to Mahikeng Similar distance
About 161.5 km Difference: 5,396.1 km
Mbombela to Middelburg Similar distance
About 154.5 km Difference: 5,403.1 km

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