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Distance from Durban to A 560

N Durban → A 560
Road distance
1,627.7 km
Highway dominant · M44 / N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / R300
Durban to A 560 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,627.7 km in roughly 18 hrs.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,253.2 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.30×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
29
Info Travel board
Travel time
18 hrs
Start point
Che Guevara Road
End point
Tandazo Drive
Return: 36 hrs 1 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1080 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
90.4 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 9 planned rest stops
20 hrs 15 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R3,182.92
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R3,186.43
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R3,170.03
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R3,281.36
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R4,199.68
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R4,204.32
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R4,182.67
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R4,329.57
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R5,525.90
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R5,532.00
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R5,503.52
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R5,696.80
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
245° WSW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
65° ENE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-29.8618, 31.0099
End coords Destination point
-34.0255, 18.6555
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 19 °C Durban Partly Cloudy View Forecast → 12 °C A 560 Clear Sky View Forecast →
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Travel modes
Durban → A 560
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Car
1,627.7 km
18 hrs
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
1,627.7 km
~25 hrs 2 min
65 km/h avg
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1,277 km flight
~3 hrs 41 min
✈ DUR → CPT (2 hrs 33 min)
🚗 8 km from Cape Town International
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Places from Durban to A 560

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Convenience store 0.1 km

Double Store

618
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Convenience store 0.1 km

Zama-Zama Cash Store

401
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Convenience store 0.1 km

Double Store

841
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Convenience store 0.1 km

Zama-Zama

349
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Convenience store 0.4 km

Vukuzenzele

526
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Supermarkets 0.4 km

Fruit & Veg Kwa Malume

564
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Convenience store 0.5 km

ntozonke

WB 222
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Convenience store 0.5 km

Fruit and Veges

201
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Government offices 1.8 km

ESKOM Service Centre

Hostel Street
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Home & garden 2.2 km

Mayas Hardware Litha Park

Ntlazane Road, Village 1 South Cape Town, 7784
View details → Village 1 South Cape Town
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Schools & education 2.2 km

ZOLA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

21 Hope Street, Thembokwezi, Cape Town, 7784
View details → Thembokwezi
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Schools & education 2.5 km

The Ark Christian School

5 Old Faure Road, Driftsands, Cape Town, 7100
View details → Driftsands
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Home & garden 2.7 km

Mayas Hardware Mandalay

Swartklip Road, Mandalay Cape Town, 7783
View details → Mandalay Cape Town
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Schools & education 2.7 km

Mandalay Primary School

16 Auber Avenue, Mandalay, Cape Town, 7785
View details → Mandalay
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Schools & education 2.7 km

False Bay College

Mew Way, Khayelitsha
View details → Khayelitsha
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Schools & education 2.8 km

Encotsheni Primary School

A45 Primrose Street, Cape Town
View details → Cape Town
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Schools & education 3.0 km

Manzomthombo Secondary School

89 Nkholo Crescent, Mfuleni, Cape Town, 7100
View details → Mfuleni
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Schools & education 3.0 km

Ieglaasi Nieyah Primary School

6 Kyalami Street, Mitchell's Plain
View details → Mitchell's Plain
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Schools & education 3.2 km

Mfuleni Primary School

443 School Street, Mfuleni, Cape Town, 7100
View details → Mfuleni
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Car services 3.4 km

Zingie Tyres

92 Winnie Mandela Cres Mandela Park, Cape Town, 7784
View details → Cape Town
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Clothing & fashion 4.0 km

PEP

23 Symphony Walk, Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, 7785, Western Cape
View details → Mitchells Plain
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Shopping malls 4.0 km

Liberty Promenade Shopping Centre

A. Z. Berman Drive, Mitchells Plain, 7785
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Shopping malls 4.2 km

Melody Walk Shopping Centre

Mitchells Plain, 7785
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Car services 4.4 km

Thembisa Car Wash

73 Nyanda Avenue, Cape Town Khayelitsha, 7784
View details → Cape Town Khayelitsha
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Beauty & wellness 4.5 km

RS Beauty Salon

7 Tutu Avenue, Cape Town Khayelitsha, 7748
View details → Cape Town Khayelitsha
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Butcheries 5.0 km

Busy Corner Meat Hyper

Blue Downs Way
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Shopping malls 5.6 km

Delft Mall

Hindle Road
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Professional services 6.0 km

Cape Town Film Studios (Pty) Ltd

Film City Boulevard, 7131
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Butcheries 6.3 km

Irshaad's Meat Market

Voorbrug Road
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Agriculture 6.7 km

Rasta Fruit's & Veg

Leiden Avenue
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Butcheries 6.8 km

Leiden Meat Market

Leiden Avenue
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Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

1,627.7 km 18 hrs 0 min
Start Durban
Finish A 560
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Durban to A 560 via N3 and N5 and N1 and N2
    National highway route N3N5N1N2
  2. Directions from Durban to A 560 via M44
    Metro arterial route M44
  3. Directions from Durban to A 560 via R300
    Provincial road route R300
  4. Head on Che Guevara Road
    0.0 km
  5. Turn right onto Sydney Road
    0.2 km
  6. Turn right onto Che Guevara Road
    1.6 km
  7. Turn right onto Lena Ahrens Road
    0.2 km
  8. Turn left onto King Dinuzulu Road
    0.3 km
  9. Take the ramp slight right towards N3: Pietermaritzburg
    0.3 km
  10. Merge slight right
    19.9 km
  11. Keep slight right at the fork
    221.7 km
  12. Continue straight
    50.4 km
  13. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N5: Harrismith
    0.7 km
  14. Continue straight
    0.1 km
  15. Merge slight right towards N5: Harrismith
    90.2 km
  16. Continue left onto Eeufees Street
    1.2 km
  17. Continue straight onto Church Street
    136.4 km
  18. Take the exit ramp left towards N1: Bloemfontein
    0.7 km
  19. Merge slight right towards N1: Bloemfontein
    646.5 km
  20. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  21. Continue onto Donkin Street
    388.0 km
  22. Continue straight
    48.8 km
  23. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R300: Mitchell's Plain
    1.0 km
  24. Continue straight onto Kuils River Freeway
    14.0 km
  25. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N2: Cape Town
    0.3 km
  26. Keep slight left at the fork towards N2: Somerset West
    1.1 km
  27. Merge slight right
    1.2 km
  28. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M44
    0.6 km
  29. Turn right onto Mew Way
    1.5 km
  30. Turn left onto Sigwele Avenue
    0.3 km
  31. Turn right onto Tandazo Drive
    0.3 km
  32. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 21
Known total R1,009.00
Main toll road N2 - North Coast Toll Road
This route includes 21 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N2 - North Coast Toll Road.
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Mooi
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Mooi Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R49.00
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
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
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Routes ↩ A 560 → Durban Durban to Johannesburg Durban to Pretoria Durban to Cape Town Durban to Polokwane Johannesburg to A 560 Pretoria to A 560 Cape Town to A 560
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
813.8 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
9 hrs 0 min • 9 hrs 0 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
117.2 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
270.7 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
87.9 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
77%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at A 560
07:48 – 17:42
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:45
Total daylightUsable driving light
9 hrs 53 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
07:48
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R6,803.61
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R32.55
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R325.53
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,161.69
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (22)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
4
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
6
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Durban Start: Che Guevara Road -29.86183, 31.00991
Midpoint
813.8 km
Total: 1,627.7 km
Midpoint 813.8 km
1,627.7 km 18 hrs 0 min
Destination A 560 End: Tandazo Drive -34.02550, 18.65546

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1,627.7 km
Return-cycle span 3,255.3 km
Traversal time 18 hrs 0 min
Maneuver count 29
Maneuver density 1.8 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 813.8 km

Coordinate frame

Start -29.86183, 31.00991
Midpoint -30.55328, 25.48986
End -34.02550, 18.65546
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Durban from A 560? +
Durban is about 1,627.7 km from A 560 by road.
How long does it take from Durban to A 560? +
The drive usually takes about 18 hrs 0 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Durban to A 560 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 Durban to A 560? +
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 Durban to A 560? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,275.50 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,288.39 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,271.98 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,429.02 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Durban to A 560? +
Yes. There are 21 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

: Pietermaritzburg
From Durban To A 560
: Harrismith
From Durban To A 560
Bethlehem
From Durban To A 560
: Bloemfontein
From Durban To A 560
: Cape Town
From Durban To A 560
: Mitchell's Plain
From Durban To A 560
Cape Town International Airport
From Durban To A 560
Somerset
From Durban To A 560
Mew Way
From Durban To A 560

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