Distance from Mr Price Main Road Cape Town to Durban

N Mr Price Main Road Cape Town → Durban
Road distance
1637 km
Metro routes · M13 / M6 / N3 / N5
Mr Price Main Road Cape Town to Durban is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,637.0 km in roughly 18 hrs 11 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,272.0 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.29×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
25
Info Travel board
Travel time
18 hrs 11 min
Start point
Main Road
End point
the fork onto Che Guevara Road
Return: 36 hrs 22 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1091 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
90.0 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 9 planned rest stops
20 hrs 26 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R3,294.35
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R3,307.31
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R3,290.81
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R3,448.75
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R4,346.71
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R4,363.81
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R4,342.04
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R4,550.43
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R5,719.35
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R5,741.86
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R5,713.21
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R5,987.41
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
73° ENE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
253° WSW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-33.9090, 18.3966
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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Mr Price Main Road Cape Town → Durban
Places along your journey

Places from Mr Price Main Road Cape Town to Durban

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

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Convenience store Near Mr Price Main Road Cape Town

Shell Select

8005, Western Cape 0 km from start
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Food & drink Near Mr Price Main Road Cape Town

Jason Bakery

83 Main Road, Cape Town 1 km from start
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Food & drink Near Mr Price Main Road Cape Town

81 Rose Street, 8001 2 km from start
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Food & drink Near Mr Price Main Road Cape Town

Dinkel German Bakery

91 Kloof Nek Road, Cape Town, 8001 3 km from start
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Food & drink Near Mr Price Main Road Cape Town

Bootlegger Coffee Company

1 Koeberg Road, Brooklyn, Cape Town, 7405 8 km from start
Convenience store Near Mr Price Main Road Cape Town

Shell Select

7441, Western Cape 12 km from start
Convenience store Soon after Mr Price Main Road Cape Town

Shell Select

6900, Western Cape 241 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Mr Price Main Road Cape Town

Quickshop

Laingsburg 242 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after Mr Price Main Road Cape Town

Quickshop

Beaufort West 427 km from start
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Food & drink Before halfway

Mugg & Bean

Kellner Street 912 km from start
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Supermarkets Before halfway

Checkers

Bloemfontein, 9301, Free State 910 km from start
Convenience store Approaching Durban

Shell Select

3201, KwaZulu-Natal 1,225 km from start
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Convenience store Near Durban

Quickshop

Cato Ridge 1,242 km from start
Convenience store Near Durban

Shell Select

3610, KwaZulu-Natal 1,261 km from start
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Convenience store Near Durban

Pick n Pay Express

222 Moore Road, Durban, 4083, KwaZulu-Natal 1,272 km from start
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
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Schools & education 0.8 km

Keitsleigh School

4058, KwaZulu-Natal
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Convenience store 0.8 km

Pick n Pay Express

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

Bonjour

Doctor Yusuf Dadoo Street, Durban, 4001
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Supermarkets 0.9 km

Shoprite

Durban, 4001, KwaZulu-Natal
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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
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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
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Clothing & fashion 1.3 km

Woolworths

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

Glenwood Preparatory School

4001, KwaZulu-Natal
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Schools & education 1.5 km

Orient Islamic School

4067, KwaZulu-Natal
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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
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Schools & education 1.6 km

St. Augustine's Primary School

4023, KwaZulu-Natal
Convenience store 1.7 km

Shell Select

4001, KwaZulu-Natal
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Supermarkets 1.8 km

Pick n Pay

Durban, 4001, KwaZulu-Natal
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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
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Shopping malls 2.5 km

City View Shopping Centre

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

Max MotorSport

350 Umgeni Road, 4001
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Government offices 2.6 km

Department of Home Affairs

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

PEP

55 Gillespie Street, Durban, 4001, KwaZulu-Natal
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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
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Clothing & fashion 3.2 km

Minty's

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

Arup

167 Florida Road, Durban, 4001
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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
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Home & garden 5.3 km

Build it Southway Mall

27 Titren Road, Durban, 4094
Convenience store 5.6 km

Shell Select

4001, KwaZulu-Natal
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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
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Home & garden 5.9 km

Tile Africa

2 Ilala Avenue, Durban, 4001
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Shopping malls 6.0 km

Saxony Westwood

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Route

Route overview

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1637 km 1091 min
Start Mr Price Main Road Cape Town
Finish Durban
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Destination
Driving route
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Turn-by-turn directions

  1. Directions from Mr Price Main Road Cape Town to Durban via N5 and N3
    National highway route N5N3
  2. Directions from Mr Price Main Road Cape Town to Durban via M6 and M13
    Metro arterial routes M6M13
  3. Head on Main Road
    1.3 km
  4. Turn left onto Granger Bay Boulevard towards M6
    0.1 km
  5. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Helen Suzman Boulevard
    0.1 km
  6. Continue onto Helen Suzman Boulevard
    1.4 km
  7. Turn left onto Buitengracht Street
    0.2 km
  8. Continue straight onto Nelson Mandela Boulevard
    0.8 km
  9. Keep slight left at the fork towards Paarl
    462.1 km
  10. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  11. Continue onto Donkin Street
    2.0 km
  12. Continue straight
    644.6 km
  13. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N5
    0.6 km
  14. Turn right
    66.5 km
  15. Continue straight
    71.4 km
  16. Turn right onto Hospital Road
    91.6 km
  17. Merge slight right
    262.2 km
  18. Keep slight right at the fork towards N3: Durban
    9.3 km
  19. Keep slight left at the fork
    20.3 km
  20. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M13: Berea
    0.3 km
  21. Go straight onto King Dinuzulu Road
    0.9 km
  22. Turn right onto Botanic Gardens Road
    0.1 km
  23. Continue straight onto Cleaver Road
    0.2 km
  24. Turn left onto Che Guevara Road
    0.8 km
  25. Turn left onto Magwaza Maphalala Street
    0.1 km
  26. Keep slight right at the fork onto Che Guevara Road
    0.2 km
  27. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 10
Known total R429.50
Main toll road N3
This route includes 10 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N3.
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
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
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
818.4 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
9 hrs 5 min • 9 hrs 5 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
117.9 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
272.3 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
88.4 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
77.7%
Solar data
Daylight window at Durban
06:46 – 17:02
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:54
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 15 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
4 hrs 56 min
SunriseDawn break
06:46
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R6,842.76
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R32.74
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R327.40
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,202.90
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (22)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
1
Complex forks Path selection
4
Highway exits Deceleration zones
4
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Mr Price Main Road Cape Town Start: Main Road -33.90899, 18.39658
Midpoint
818.4 km
Total: 1637 km
Midpoint 818.4 km
1637 km 1091 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 1637 km
Return-cycle span 3274 km
Traversal time 1091 min
Maneuver count 25
Maneuver density 1.5 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 818.4 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.90899, 18.39658
Midpoint -30.57195, 25.45229
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 Mr Price Main Road Cape Town from Durban? +
Mr Price Main Road Cape Town is about 1637 km from Durban by road.
How long does it take from Mr Price Main Road Cape Town to Durban? +
The drive usually takes about 1091 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Mr Price Main Road Cape Town 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 Mr Price Main Road Cape Town 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 Mr Price Main Road Cape Town to Durban? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,294.35 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,307.31 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,290.81 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,448.75 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Mr Price Main Road Cape Town to Durban? +
Yes. There are 10 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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