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Route guide

Polokwane to Pretoria

Route N1 via Bela-Bela, Modimolle and MokopaneAbout 270 kmDrive About 3 hours

Freeway most of the way to Modimolle, then single carriageway with four toll plazas in total.

This guide was written for Pretoria to Polokwane. The same roads apply on your trip, but read exits, merges and lane tips the other way round.

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Before you leave

  • Have a card or cash ready for Pumulani, Carousel, Kranskop and Nyl toll plazas.
  • Expect very heavy traffic before long weekends and school holidays.
  • Fill up at Bela-Bela or Modimolle if you're low.

Polokwane to Mokopane

Polokwane eastern bypassLane adviceRoad know-how

The N1 now bypasses the city centre. Take the right exit for town or keep going for Makhado and the border.

Animals and pedestrians at nightSafetyRoad know-how

Livestock and people walking near settlements are hard to see after dark. Slow down.

Mokopane to Bela-Bela

Nyl Toll PlazaTollRoad know-how

Between Modimolle and Mokopane.

Freeway ends at ModimolleHazardRoad know-how

The road narrows to single carriageway. Overtake only where you can see well ahead, and watch for slow trucks.

Kranskop Toll PlazaTollRoad know-how

Between Bela-Bela and Modimolle.

Bela-Bela to Pretoria

Carousel Toll PlazaTollRoad know-how

Between Hammanskraal and Bela-Bela.

Hammanskraal stretchHazardRoad know-how

Busy taxi traffic and pedestrians near the exits. Watch for vehicles stopping on the shoulder.

Pumulani Toll PlazaTollRoad know-how

Just north of Pretoria, past the N4 split.

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