Distance from Avenida Prestes Maia to Durban

N Avenida Prestes Maia → Durban

Road distance

2,636.8 km

Avenida Prestes Maia to Durban is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 2,636.8 km in roughly 36 hrs 55 min.

Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference

7,586.5 km

Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio

0.35×

Navigation steps Instruction count in route set

168

Info Travel board

Travel time

36 hrs 55 min

Start point

Avenida Prestes Maia

Return: 73 hrs 50 min

Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration

2215 min

Average velocity Distance over route runtime

71.4 km/h

Stop-adjusted ETA 18 planned rest stops

41 hrs 25 min

Fuel Service sign

Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km

93 Petrol R27.95 / litre

R5,306.39

95 Petrol R28.06 / litre

R5,327.27

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🧭 Route vector

Compass bearing

114° ESE

Forward azimuth heading

Return heading Reverse azimuth

294° WNW

Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift

South-West

Start coords Origin point

-23.6463, -46.5436

End coords Destination point

-29.8618, 31.0099

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

Weather 17 °C Avenida Prestes Maia Clear Sky View Forecast → 16 °C Durban Clear Sky View Forecast →

Travel modes

Avenida Prestes Maia → Durban

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Car

2,636.8 km

36 hrs 55 min

Road route

🏍️ Estimate

Two-wheeler

2,636.8 km

~40 hrs 34 min

65 km/h avg

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Route

Route overview

Live map, directions, tolls and route services.

Map Directions Tolls Trip planning

Start Avenida Prestes Maia

Finish Durban

Map key

Start point

Destination

Driving route

Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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Head on Avenida Prestes Maia

0.7 km
Continue straight onto Viaduto Presidente Castelo Branco

0.7 km
Take the exit ramp slight left

0.1 km
Turn left

0.0 km
Merge slight right onto Rua Lord Cockrane

0.3 km
Turn slight left onto Praça Samuel Castro Neves

0.2 km
Merge slight left onto Avenida dos Estados

3.4 km
Continue straight onto Avenida do Estado

0.4 km
Turn right onto Rua Engenheiro Tomás Magalhães

0.6 km
Turn left onto Rua Hermeto Lima

0.4 km
Turn right onto Rua São Carlos Barromeu

0.2 km
Turn left onto Rua Costa Barros

0.3 km
Turn right onto Rua Iguará

0.5 km
Turn left onto Rua José Jeraissati

0.2 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto Avenida Francisco Falconi

1.1 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto Avenida Francisco Falconi

0.4 km
Turn left onto Avenida Professor Luiz Ignácio Anhaia Mello

0.0 km
Take the ramp slight right onto Avenida Professor Luiz Ignácio Anhaia Mello

0.3 km
Keep slight right at the fork towards Tatuapé

0.2 km
Merge slight left onto Avenida Salim Farah Maluf

6.1 km
Continue straight onto Ponte do Tatuapé - Deputado Ricardo Izar

0.5 km
Take the exit ramp straight towards BR-116: Dutra

0.3 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Presidente Dutra

1.8 km
Take the exit ramp slight left towards BR-116: São José dos Campos

0.1 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Presidente Dutra

1.5 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards Via Fernão Dias

0.8 km
Continue slight left onto Marginal Fernão Dias towards SP-010

1.0 km
Take the exit ramp straight towards BR-381: Belo Horizonte

0.1 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Fernão Dias

6.4 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards BR-116

0.3 km
Keep slight left at the fork

1.6 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Fernão Dias

24.4 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Rodovia Fernão Dias

249.6 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Fernão Dias

250.9 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards AMG-155: Mário Campos

0.2 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rodovia Fernão Dias

0.0 km
Continue onto Rodovia Fernão Dias

0.4 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Fernão Dias

2.3 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto Contorno de Betim

7.6 km
Merge slight right onto Rodovia Fernão Dias

0.5 km
Take the exit ramp slight left onto Avenida Campos de Ourique

0.5 km
Merge slight right onto Avenida Campos de Ourique

0.3 km
Continue straight onto Via Expressa

12.8 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Avenida Helena Vasconcelos Costa

2.3 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.4 km
Go straight onto Marginal BR-040

0.3 km
Take the ramp straight onto Marginal BR-040 towards BR-040

0.1 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek

42.5 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek

23.0 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek

37.5 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto Avenida JK

93.3 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.6 km
Continue straight

0.1 km
Take the ramp straight

0.0 km
Merge slight left

160.6 km
Turn slight right

0.1 km
Keep slight left at the fork

0.0 km
Go straight onto Via Marginal BR-135

4.0 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Guimarães Rosa

39.7 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.8 km
Merge slight right

9.2 km
Merge slight left onto Rodoanel de Montes Claros

2.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Rodovia Ápio Cardoso

0.0 km
Continue onto Rodovia Ápio Cardoso

9.2 km
Continue straight

314.5 km
Take the exit ramp left

0.1 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

48.7 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Presidente Vargas

1.1 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

79.9 km
Turn slight right

0.4 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

0.5 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Presidente Dutra

1.8 km
Turn right onto Avenida Deputado Ulisses Guimarães

0.0 km
Turn slight left onto Avenida Bartolomeu de Gusmão

2.1 km
Keep slight left at the fork

0.1 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Bartolomeu de Gusmão

0.7 km
Go straight onto Praça Vítor Brito

0.1 km
Go straight onto Avenida São Geraldo

0.6 km
Turn left onto Rua Siqueira Campos

0.1 km
Turn right onto Rua João Pessoa

0.6 km
Go straight onto Rua João Pessoa

0.3 km
Turn left onto Rua Paulino Santos

0.2 km
Turn right onto Avenida Antônio Nascimento

1.9 km
Take the ramp slight right

0.1 km
Merge slight left onto Avenida Presidente Dutra

0.1 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

41.9 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.0 km
Continue left onto Avenida Presidente John Kennedy

0.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Avenida Presidente John Kennedy

0.1 km
Continue onto Avenida Presidente John Kennedy

0.3 km
Turn slight left

0.0 km
Take the ramp straight

0.1 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

17.6 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Juscelino Kubitscheck

0.6 km
Turn right

0.0 km
Turn slight right onto Avenida Vitória da Conquista

2.1 km
At the end of the road, turn left onto Rua Raimundo Pereira Magalhães

0.3 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Avenida Itália

0.0 km
Turn left onto Avenida Timoteo Gonçalves da Costa

0.0 km
Turn right onto Avenida Itália

0.3 km
Turn left onto Travessa Santos Dumont

0.1 km
Turn right onto Avenida Peixoto Junior

18.7 km
Continue straight

27.7 km
Take the exit ramp slight right onto Avenida Rio Bahia

1.0 km
Take the ramp straight

0.1 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

33.3 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Rio Bahia (Km IV)

1.3 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

1.1 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards Jequié

0.2 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Governador Aurélio Viana

0.8 km
Take the ramp straight onto Avenida Governador Aurélio Viana towards Gandu

0.2 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

38.8 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards Itiruçu

1.5 km
Take the ramp straight towards Feira de Santana

0.1 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

136.2 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto Rodovia Santos Dumont

69.0 km
Take the exit ramp slight right onto Avenida Eduardo Froes da Mota towards Salvador

0.5 km
Merge slight left onto Avenida Eduardo Froes da Mota

6.6 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards Salvador

0.3 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Engenheiro Vasco Filho

0.2 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães

11.4 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães

0.9 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Engenheiro Vasco Filho

2.9 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards BR-101: Alagoinhas

0.4 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas

104.4 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.1 km
Continue straight

0.2 km
Turn right onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas

114.3 km
Continue straight onto Avenida Rubens Alves da Silva

1.8 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas

59.8 km
Take the exit ramp slight right onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas towards BR-101

0.5 km
Turn slight right towards BR-101

0.4 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas

1.5 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards BR-235: Itabaiana

0.1 km
Continue straight

93.4 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas

51.1 km
Turn slight right onto BR-101

2.7 km
Continue straight onto BR-101

4.1 km
Continue straight onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas

192.9 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas

105.9 km
Turn slight right

0.7 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia Governador Mário Covas

0.1 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards Cabo

0.3 km
Continue slight right onto Avenida Presidente Getúlio Vargas

1.6 km
Turn right onto Rua Marechal Dantas Barreto

0.0 km
Continue right onto Rua Marechal Dantas Barreto

0.3 km
At the end of the road, turn right onto Rua Doutor Júlio Pires Ferreira

0.4 km
Continue slight left onto Rua Doutor Júlio Pires Ferreira

0.6 km
Turn left onto Rua Trinta e Sete

0.2 km
At the end of the road, turn right onto Rua Tenente -Coronel Evilásio Novaes Gominho

0.8 km
Merge slight left onto Rodovia PE-060

3.4 km
Take the exit ramp slight left towards Gaibu

0.1 km
Turn left onto Rodovia PE-060

0.1 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards Gaibu

0.1 km
Continue slight right onto Estrada do Sol

1.2 km
Take the ramp slight right

0.2 km
Continue straight

0.2 km
Merge slight left onto Estrada Tdr Norte

1.9 km
Keep slight right at the fork

0.5 km
Merge slight left onto Estrada Tdr Norte

0.3 km
Continue straight onto Estrada TDR Norte

1.6 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Estrada TDR Norte

0.4 km
Continue straight onto Estrada TDR Sul

3.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Avenida Portuária

0.1 km
Continue onto Avenida Portuária

5.6 km
Go straight

2.1 km
Turn slight left

0.2 km
You have arrived at your destination

0.0 km

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Stop Stopover sign

Halfway point

1,321.3 km

Mid-route position Road corridor partition

50 / 50

Time partition Start / finish split

18 hrs 27 min • 18 hrs 27 min

Waypoint reference Nearest route marker

Mid-route reference

Vec Consumption & emissions

Consumption & emissions profile

189.9 L needed

Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline

CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output

438.6 kg

Fuel mass Approximate tank weight

142.4 kg

Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol

R2.02

Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio

287.7%

☀ Solar data

Daylight window at Durban

06:45 – 17:03

Outside daylight hours

Solar noonHighest sun position

11:54

Total daylightUsable driving light

10 hrs 18 min

Light remainingUntil sunset

Expired

SunriseDawn break

06:45

Fin Tax & wear

Wear & SARS deduction

R11,022.02

Single trip SARS allowance

SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate

R4.18/km

Tyre wear Estimated tread cost

R52.74

Service wear Oil & filter allocation

R527.37

Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls

R11,602.12

Nav Maneuver index

Navigation complexity

Very High (129)

Turn difficulty rating

Roundabouts Multi-path navigation

Lane merges Yield required

Complex forks Path selection

Highway exits Deceleration zones

Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS

Origin Avenida Prestes Maia Start: Avenida Prestes Maia -23.64635, -46.54365

Midpoint

1,321.3 km

Total: 2,636.8 km

Midpoint 1,321.3 km

2,636.8 km 36 hrs 55 min

Destination Durban -29.86183, 31.00991

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route

Province span South Africa

One-way road span 2,636.8 km

Return-cycle span 5,273.7 km

Traversal time 36 hrs 55 min

Maneuver count 168

Maneuver density 6.4 /100 km

Midpoint chainage 1,321.3 km

Coordinate frame

Start -23.64635, -46.54365

Midpoint -15.87274, -41.44933

End -29.86183, 31.00991

Destination brief

Travelling to Durban

A polished arrival snapshot covering what stands out, who the place suits best and what to keep in mind before you get there.

Signature Warm coast metro

Standout Beachfront city with year-round coastal pull

Best for Who this destination suits

Beach break Family travel Events trip Business travel

Arrival What to expect on arrival

The beachfront, central Durban, uMhlanga side and wider metro arrivals do not behave the same way. Route planning works best with the final district named clearly.

Local pulse

Durban Tourism is actively promoting current travel deals, events and city adventures, so timing can add real value to a Durban-bound trip.

Updated: 2026-04-08 · Source: Durban Tourism

Regional base Good base for nearby trips

Use Durban as a coastal base for beaches, family trips, business events and onward drives into the North Coast, South Coast and Midlands.

Destination facts Quick reference details

Durban Tourism actively promotes deals, events and travel planning

The city combines leisure and event travel

The wider metro is more spread out than a single-city label suggests

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How far is Avenida Prestes Maia from Durban? +

Avenida Prestes Maia is about 2,636.8 km from Durban by road.

How long does it take from Avenida Prestes Maia to Durban? +

The drive usually takes about 36 hrs 55 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.

Is it possible to drive from Avenida Prestes Maia to Durban 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 Avenida Prestes Maia to Durban? +

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 Avenida Prestes Maia to Durban? +

Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R5,306.39 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R5,327.27 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R5,300.69 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R5,555.10 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.

Are there any tollgates from Avenida Prestes Maia to Durban? +

No tollgates are 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 looks more local or regional, but always check signs and road conditions on the day.

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