Distance from Ellefsen Close to Durban

N Ellefsen Close → Durban
Road distance
1,710.5 km
Highway dominant · M13 / N3 / N5 / N7
Ellefsen Close to Durban is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,710.5 km in roughly 19 hrs 14 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,279.2 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.34×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
38
Info Travel board
Travel time
19 hrs 14 min
Start point
Ellefsen Close
End point
the fork onto Che Guevara Road
Return: 38 hrs 29 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1154 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
88.9 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 9 planned rest stops
21 hrs 29 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,442.20
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,455.75
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,438.50
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R3,603.53
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R4,541.79
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R4,559.67
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R4,536.92
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R4,754.66
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R5,976.04
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R5,999.56
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R5,969.63
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R6,256.13
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
77° ENE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
257° WSW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-33.0769, 18.0488
End coords Destination point
-29.8618, 31.0099
Taxi Transport options
Shared taxi fare
Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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Travel modes
Ellefsen Close → Durban
Places along your journey

Places from Ellefsen Close to Durban

Fuel stops, restaurants, shops and services along or near your route.

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Protea Hotel Durban Umhlanga Accommodation 0.2 km

Protea Hotel Durban Umhlanga

Protea Mall, Corner Lighthouse and Chartwell Drive, Umhlanga Rocks, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, 4320
"Protea Hotel Durban Umhlanga is a convenient hotel for travellers who want to stay in the …"
Convenience store 0.4 km

Shell Select

4001, KwaZulu-Natal
🏫
Schools & education 0.8 km

Keitsleigh School

4058, KwaZulu-Natal
🛒
Convenience store 0.8 km

Pick n Pay Express

222 Moore Road, Durban, 4083, KwaZulu-Natal
🛒
Convenience store 0.9 km

Bonjour

Doctor Yusuf Dadoo Street, Durban, 4001
🛒
Supermarkets 0.9 km

Shoprite

Durban, 4001, KwaZulu-Natal
🛒
Convenience store 0.9 km

Quickshop

10 Chris Ntuli Road, Berea
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Laundry & repairs 0.9 km

UC Laundromat

159
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Supermarkets 1.0 km

Shoprite

Durban, 4000, KwaZulu-Natal
👔
Clothing & fashion 1.2 km

Mr Price

380 Doctor Pixley Kaseme Street, Durban, 4001
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Schools & education 1.2 km

Sastri College

4023, KwaZulu-Natal
👔
Clothing & fashion 1.3 km

Woolworths

344 Doctor Pixley Kaseme Street, Durban, 4001
🏫
Schools & education 1.3 km

St Anthonys Catholic Primary School

4023, KwaZulu-Natal
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University 1.3 km

DUT: M.L. Sultan Campus

41/43 M. L. Sultan Road, Durban, 4001
Convenience store 1.4 km

Shell Select

4001, KwaZulu-Natal
🔧
Car services 1.4 km

Lawries Auto Electrical

319 E Magwaza Maphalala Street, Umbilo, Durban, 4001, KwaZulu-Natal
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Professional services 1.4 km

Consulate General of the United States

303 Doctor Pixley Kaseme Street, Durban, 4001
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Professional services 1.5 km

Lesotho Consulate

301 Doctor Pixley Kaseme Street, Durban, 4001
🏫
Schools & education 1.5 km

Glenwood Preparatory School

4001, KwaZulu-Natal
🏫
Schools & education 1.5 km

Orient Islamic School

4067, KwaZulu-Natal
🛒
Supermarkets 1.5 km

Superspar

2 Soldiers Way, Durban, 4001
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Schools & education 1.6 km

Glenwood High School

4001, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 1.6 km

Quickshop

425 King Dinuzulu Road (South), Berea
🏫
Schools & education 1.6 km

St. Augustine's Primary School

4023, KwaZulu-Natal
Convenience store 1.7 km

Shell Select

4001, KwaZulu-Natal
🛒
Supermarkets 1.8 km

Pick n Pay

Durban, 4001, KwaZulu-Natal
🏛️
Government offices 1.8 km

ethekwini municipality city engineers

166 K.E. Masinga Road, 4001
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Professional services 1.9 km

Clifton Place

19 Hurst Grove
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Banks 2.2 km

Standard Bank

1 Kingsmead Way, Durban, 4025
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Home & garden 2.3 km

On Tap Durban

80 Florence Nzama Street, 4001
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Clothing & fashion 2.4 km

Kingfisher

51 Hunter Street
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Banks 2.4 km

ABSA

150 Avondale Road, Durban, 4001
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Banks 2.5 km

Al Barakah Bank

Kingsmead Way
🏬
Shopping malls 2.5 km

City View Shopping Centre

10 Mathews Meyiwa Road, Durban, 4001
🔧
Car services 2.5 km

Max MotorSport

350 Umgeni Road, 4001
🏛️
Government offices 2.6 km

Department of Home Affairs

350 Umgeni Road, Durban, 4023
👔
Clothing & fashion 2.7 km

PEP

55 Gillespie Street, Durban, 4001, KwaZulu-Natal
🏠
Home & garden 2.9 km

PEP Home

430 Peter Mokaba Road, Durban, 4001, KwaZulu-Natal
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Clothing & fashion 2.9 km

PEP

430 Peter Mokaba Ridge Road, Durban, 4001, KwaZulu-Natal
Convenience store 3.0 km

Shell Select

4091, KwaZulu-Natal
👔
Clothing & fashion 3.2 km

Minty's

542 Peter Mokaba Ridge, Durban, 4001
💼
Professional services 3.3 km

Arup

167 Florida Road, Durban, 4001
💪
Gym & fitness 3.3 km

Xpression Surf Shop

17 Erskine Terrace
Convenience store 3.4 km

Shell Select

4001, KwaZulu-Natal
Convenience store 3.4 km

Shell Select

4001, KwaZulu-Natal
🏠
Home & garden 5.3 km

Build it Southway Mall

27 Titren Road, Durban, 4094
Convenience store 5.6 km

Shell Select

4001, KwaZulu-Natal
💼
Professional services 5.6 km

Transnet Engineering

311 Solomon Mahlangu Drive, Durban
Fuel stations 5.7 km

Shell

284 Edwin Swales Drive, 4094, KwaZulu-Natal
🏠
Home & garden 5.9 km

Tile Africa

2 Ilala Avenue, Durban, 4001
🏬
Shopping malls 6.0 km

Saxony Westwood

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Route

Route overview

Live map, directions, tolls and route services.

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Route map

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Start, destination and route line.

1,710.5 km 19 hrs 14 min
Start Ellefsen Close
Finish Durban
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

  1. Directions from Ellefsen Close to Durban via N7 and N5 and N3
    National highway route N7N5N3
  2. Directions from Ellefsen Close to Durban via M13
    Metro arterial route M13
  3. Head on Ellefsen Close
    0.1 km
  4. Turn right
    0.1 km
  5. Turn right onto Paradise Street
    0.1 km
  6. At the end of the road, turn right onto Oostewal Street
    0.8 km
  7. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Oostewal Street
    0.0 km
  8. Continue onto Oostewal Street
    1.4 km
  9. Continue straight onto Langebaan Road
    11.3 km
  10. Turn right
    75.0 km
  11. At the end of the road, turn right towards N7: Malmesbury
    0.6 km
  12. Merge slight right
    2.3 km
  13. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Malmesbury
    0.4 km
  14. Keep slight right at the fork towards Malmesbury
    0.1 km
  15. Turn right
    0.0 km
  16. Go straight onto Voortrekker Road
    2.1 km
  17. Turn left onto Piet Retief Street
    2.5 km
  18. Continue straight
    1.6 km
  19. Continue straight
    24.8 km
  20. At the end of the road, turn left
    94.2 km
  21. Turn right
    31.7 km
  22. At the end of the road, turn left
    290.3 km
  23. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  24. Continue onto Donkin Street
    2.0 km
  25. Continue straight
    644.6 km
  26. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N5
    0.6 km
  27. Turn right
    66.5 km
  28. Continue straight
    71.4 km
  29. Turn right onto Hospital Road
    91.6 km
  30. Merge slight right
    262.2 km
  31. Keep slight right at the fork towards N3: Durban
    9.3 km
  32. Keep slight left at the fork
    20.3 km
  33. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M13: Berea
    0.3 km
  34. Go straight onto King Dinuzulu Road
    0.9 km
  35. Turn right onto Botanic Gardens Road
    0.1 km
  36. Continue straight onto Cleaver Road
    0.2 km
  37. Turn left onto Che Guevara Road
    0.8 km
  38. Turn left onto Magwaza Maphalala Street
    0.1 km
  39. Keep slight right at the fork onto Che Guevara Road
    0.2 km
  40. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 17
Known total R845.50
Main toll road N3
This route includes 17 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N3.
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
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
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Mooi
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R49.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
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
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
855.2 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
9 hrs 37 min • 9 hrs 37 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
123.2 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
284.5 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
92.4 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
74.8%
Solar data
Daylight window at Durban
06:46 – 17:03
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:54
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 16 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
5 hrs 59 min
SunriseDawn break
06:46
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R7,149.87
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R34.21
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R342.10
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,526.18
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (25)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
4
Highway exits Deceleration zones
5
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Ellefsen Close Start: Ellefsen Close -33.07687, 18.04878
Midpoint
855.2 km
Total: 1,710.5 km
Midpoint 855.2 km
1,710.5 km 19 hrs 14 min
Destination Durban End: the fork onto Che Guevara Road -29.86183, 31.00991

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 1,710.5 km
Return-cycle span 3,421.0 km
Traversal time 19 hrs 14 min
Maneuver count 38
Maneuver density 2.2 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 855.2 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.07687, 18.04878
Midpoint -30.70539, 25.11473
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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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Ellefsen Close from Durban? +
Ellefsen Close is about 1,710.5 km from Durban by road.
How long does it take from Ellefsen Close to Durban? +
The drive usually takes about 19 hrs 14 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Ellefsen Close 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 Ellefsen Close 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 Ellefsen Close to Durban? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,442.20 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,455.75 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,438.50 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,603.53 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Ellefsen Close to Durban? +
Yes. There are 17 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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