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Distance from Durban to Blue Downs

N Durban → Blue Downs
Road distance
1,626.3 km
Highway dominant · M54 / N1 / N3 / N5 / R300
Durban to Blue Downs is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,626.3 km in roughly 18 hrs 1 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,248.6 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.30×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
28
Info Travel board
Travel time
18 hrs 1 min
Start point
Che Guevara Road
End point
Victoria Road
Return: 36 hrs 2 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1081 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
90.2 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 9 planned rest stops
20 hrs 16 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R3,180.30
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R3,183.81
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R3,167.42
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R3,278.66
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R4,196.23
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R4,200.86
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R4,179.23
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R4,326.01
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R5,521.35
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R5,527.45
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R5,498.99
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R5,692.12
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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
-34.0000, 18.6975
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 23 °C Durban Partly Cloudy View Forecast → 15 °C Blue Downs Clear Sky View Forecast →
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Travel modes
Durban → Blue Downs
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Car
1,626.3 km
18 hrs 1 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
1,626.3 km
~25 hrs 1 min
65 km/h avg
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1,277 km flight
~3 hrs 43 min
✈ DUR → CPT (2 hrs 33 min)
🚗 9 km from Cape Town International
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Places from Durban to Blue Downs

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Beverley Park Primary School Schools & education 3.9 km

Beverley Park Primary School

★★★★★ 2.0 (1)
49 Flamboyant Road, Eersterivier South, Cape Town, 7100
View details → Eersterivier South
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Schools & education 0.3 km

Tuscany Glen Secondary School

64 Vanguard Road, Tuscany Glen, Cape Town, 7100
View details → Tuscany Glen
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Schools & education 0.4 km

Oostenberg Good Hope Christian School

96 Rio Avenue, Malibu Village, Cape Town, 7100
View details → Malibu Village
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Convenience store 0.5 km

Shahabuddin Superette

Blue Downs Way
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🛒
Supermarkets 0.5 km

Something Nice Market

Blue Downs Way
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Schools & education 0.6 km

43 Chatres Crescent, Malibu Village, Cape Town, 7100
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Schools & education 0.6 km

Tuscany Glen Primary School

18 Viking Road, Tuscany Glen, Cape Town, 7100
View details → Tuscany Glen
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Convenience store 0.8 km

Hillcrest Superette

Blue Downs Way
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Schools & education 0.9 km

Blue Downs Primary School

Detroit Crescent, Malibu Village, Cape Town, 7100
View details → Malibu Village
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Schools & education 0.9 km

Gihon Christian School

27 Adenandra Street, Forest Heights, Cape Town, 7100
View details → Forest Heights
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Butcheries 1.0 km

Busy Corner Meat Hyper

Blue Downs Way
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Convenience store 1.2 km

Pick n Pay Express

London Way, Blue Downs, 7100, Western Cape
View details → Blue Downs
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Schools & education 1.5 km

Forest Village Leadership Academy

54 Silver Leaf Street, Eersteriver, Cape Town
View details → Eersteriver
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Supermarkets 1.5 km

Shoprite

Eerste River, 7100, Western Cape
View details → Eerste River
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Convenience store 2.2 km

Twin Peak Superette

Bobs Way
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Supermarkets 2.2 km

Usave

Drakenstein Road, Kuils River, 7580, Western Cape
View details → Kuils River
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Convenience store 2.3 km

Bob's Way Mini Supermarket

Bobs Way
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Clothing & fashion 2.6 km

PEP

Forest Drive, Cape Town, 7100, Western Cape
View details → Cape Town
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Clothing & fashion 3.0 km

PEP

Plein Street, Cape Town, 3630, Western Cape
View details → Cape Town
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Professional services 3.9 km

Cape Town Film Studios (Pty) Ltd

Film City Boulevard, 7131
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Car services 4.6 km

Thembisa Car Wash

73 Nyanda Avenue, Cape Town Khayelitsha, 7784
View details → Cape Town Khayelitsha
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Beauty & wellness 5.0 km

RS Beauty Salon

7 Tutu Avenue, Cape Town Khayelitsha, 7748
View details → Cape Town Khayelitsha
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Car services 5.1 km

Zingie Tyres

92 Winnie Mandela Cres Mandela Park, Cape Town, 7784
View details → Cape Town
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Government offices 5.1 km

ESKOM Service Centre

Hostel Street
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Shopping malls 5.5 km

Delft Mall

Hindle Road
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Home & garden 5.7 km

Mayas Hardware Litha Park

Ntlazane Road, Village 1 South Cape Town, 7784
View details → Village 1 South Cape Town
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Butcheries 6.0 km

Irshaad's Meat Market

Voorbrug Road
View details →
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Home & garden 6.1 km

Mayas Hardware Mandalay

Swartklip Road, Mandalay Cape Town, 7783
View details → Mandalay Cape Town
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Agriculture 6.4 km

Rasta Fruit's & Veg

Leiden Avenue
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Butcheries 6.9 km

Leiden Meat Market

Leiden Avenue
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Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

1,626.3 km 18 hrs 1 min
Start Durban
Finish Blue Downs
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from Durban to Blue Downs via N3 and N5 and N1
    National highway route N3N5N1
  2. Directions from Durban to Blue Downs via M54
    Metro arterial route M54
  3. Directions from Durban to Blue Downs 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
    11.4 km
  25. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M54: Hindle Road
    0.6 km
  26. Turn left onto Hindle Road
    5.2 km
  27. At the end of the road, turn right onto Blue Downs Way
    0.2 km
  28. Turn right onto Valiant Road
    0.3 km
  29. At the end of the road, turn left onto Victoria Road
    0.3 km
  30. Continue right onto Victoria Road
    0.0 km
  31. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 21
Known total R1,009.00
Main toll road N3
This route includes 21 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N3.
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 ↩ Blue Downs → Durban Durban to Johannesburg Durban to Pretoria Durban to Cape Town Durban to Polokwane Johannesburg to Blue Downs Pretoria to Blue Downs Cape Town to Blue Downs
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
813.1 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
117.1 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
270.5 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
87.8 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
76.8%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Blue Downs
07:48 – 17:42
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:45
Total daylightUsable driving light
9 hrs 54 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
8 hrs 7 min
SunriseDawn break
07:48
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R6,798.01
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R32.53
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R325.26
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,155.80
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (17)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
1
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
1
Highway exits Deceleration zones
5
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Durban Start: Che Guevara Road -29.86183, 31.00991
Midpoint
813.1 km
Total: 1,626.3 km
Midpoint 813.1 km
1,626.3 km 18 hrs 1 min
Destination Blue Downs End: Victoria Road -34.00000, 18.69750

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1,626.3 km
Return-cycle span 3,252.6 km
Traversal time 18 hrs 1 min
Maneuver count 28
Maneuver density 1.7 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 813.1 km

Coordinate frame

Start -29.86183, 31.00991
Midpoint -30.54988, 25.49568
End -34.00000, 18.69750
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Durban from Blue Downs? +
Durban is about 1,626.3 km from Blue Downs by road.
How long does it take from Durban to Blue Downs? +
The drive usually takes about 18 hrs 1 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Durban to Blue Downs 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 Blue Downs? +
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 Blue Downs? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,272.80 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,285.68 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,269.29 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,426.20 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Durban to Blue Downs? +
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 Blue Downs
: Harrismith
From Durban To Blue Downs
Bethlehem
From Durban To Blue Downs
: Bloemfontein
From Durban To Blue Downs
: Cape Town
From Durban To Blue Downs
: Mitchell's Plain
From Durban To Blue Downs
Cape Town International Airport
From Durban To Blue Downs
Blue Downs Way
From Durban To Blue Downs

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