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Distance from Nairobi Expressway to Durban

Nairobi Expressway to Durban is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 4,386.2 km in roughly 55 hrs 27 min.

N Nairobi Expressway → Durban
Road distance
4,386.2 km
M13 N1 N3
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
3,231.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.36×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
123
Info Travel board
Travel time
55 hrs 27 min
Start point
Nairobi Expressway
End point
the fork onto Che Guevara Road
Return: 55 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
3327 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
79.1 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 27 planned rest stops
62 hrs 12 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R7,342.56
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R7,377.30
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R8,179.46
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R8,245.78
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R9,688.10
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R9,733.94
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R10,792.34
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R10,879.84
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R12,747.50
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R12,807.81
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R14,200.44
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R14,315.58
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
191° S
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
11° N
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-1.3434, 36.9006
End coords Destination point
-29.8618, 31.0099
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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4,386.2 km 55 hrs 27 min
Start Nairobi Expressway
Finish Durban
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Start point
Destination
Driving route
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Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Head on Nairobi Expressway
    5.1 km
  2. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.5 km
  3. Merge slight left onto Mombasa Road
    6.5 km
  4. Keep slight left at the fork onto Mombasa Road towards A104
    0.9 km
  5. Keep slight left at the fork onto Nairobi-Namanga Road
    0.8 km
  6. Continue straight onto Namanga Road
    15.5 km
  7. Continue straight onto Nairobi-Namanga Road
    119.8 km
  8. Continue straight onto Arusha Road
    99.5 km
  9. Turn right
    0.1 km
  10. Go straight onto Northwest Arusha Bypass Road
    5.0 km
  11. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  12. Continue
    168.1 km
  13. Continue left
    5.2 km
  14. At the end of the road, turn left
    52.3 km
  15. Go straight
    25.9 km
  16. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  17. Continue
    0.0 km
  18. Turn slight left
    136.4 km
  19. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  20. Continue
    17.4 km
  21. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Arusha Road
    0.1 km
  22. Continue onto Arusha Road
    0.6 km
  23. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  24. Continue
    2.2 km
  25. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  26. Continue
    1.2 km
  27. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  28. Continue
    18.6 km
  29. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  30. Continue
    215.6 km
  31. Go straight
    4.2 km
  32. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  33. Continue
    5.7 km
  34. Keep slight left at the fork onto Dodoma Highway
    6.1 km
  35. Turn left
    0.2 km
  36. Turn right
    0.9 km
  37. Continue straight
    0.8 km
  38. Turn left onto Utalii Road
    0.0 km
  39. Turn right
    0.3 km
  40. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.5 km
  41. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.2 km
  42. At the end of the road, turn left
    0.2 km
  43. At the end of the road, turn right
    159.1 km
  44. Keep slight right at the fork
    160.5 km
  45. Continue left
    41.5 km
  46. Turn slight left
    61.4 km
  47. Continue straight
    45.6 km
  48. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  49. Continue
    221.4 km
  50. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  51. Continue
    0.6 km
  52. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Glyn Jones Road
    0.0 km
  53. Continue onto Glyn Jones Road
    0.6 km
  54. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  55. Continue
    29.2 km
  56. Go straight
    12.5 km
  57. Turn right
    292.7 km
  58. Merge left
    5.8 km
  59. Turn right
    143.4 km
  60. Turn left
    4.6 km
  61. Turn right
    61.2 km
  62. At the end of the road, turn right
    57.4 km
  63. Continue straight
    113.0 km
  64. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  65. Continue
    14.5 km
  66. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  67. Continue
    1.6 km
  68. Go straight onto Kilometro_18
    83.4 km
  69. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  70. Continue
    49.1 km
  71. Continue straight
    227.8 km
  72. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  73. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    5.0 km
  74. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  75. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    2.2 km
  76. Continue straight onto Enterprise Road
    0.6 km
  77. Turn right onto Samora Machel Avenue
    2.4 km
  78. Turn left onto Abdel Gamal Nasser Road
    2.2 km
  79. Take the exit ramp left
    0.3 km
  80. Continue straight onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    5.1 km
  81. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    0.0 km
  82. Continue onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    12.6 km
  83. Continue slight right onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    21.8 km
  84. Continue straight onto Harare Masvingo Beitbridge Road
    48.5 km
  85. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    48.9 km
  86. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.2 km
  87. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    2.5 km
  88. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.1 km
  89. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    145.9 km
  90. Continue straight onto Josiah Tongogara Road
    4.2 km
  91. Turn right onto Robert Mugabe Way
    0.9 km
  92. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    1.2 km
  93. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  94. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    280.5 km
  95. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  96. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    4.1 km
  97. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  98. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.9 km
  99. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  100. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.3 km
  101. Continue straight
    94.2 km
  102. Go straight
    10.8 km
  103. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  104. Continue
    5.0 km
  105. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  106. Continue
    383.2 km
  107. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Johannesburg
    1.6 km
  108. Merge slight right onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.9 km
  109. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Germiston
    0.3 km
  110. Keep slight left at the fork towards N1: Germiston
    0.7 km
  111. Merge slight right onto Eastern Bypass
    22.1 km
  112. Keep slight left at the fork
    58.7 km
  113. Keep slight left at the fork
    464.0 km
  114. Keep slight right at the fork towards N3: Durban
    9.3 km
  115. Keep slight left at the fork
    20.3 km
  116. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M13: Berea
    0.3 km
  117. Go straight onto King Dinuzulu Road
    0.9 km
  118. Turn right onto Botanic Gardens Road
    0.1 km
  119. Continue straight onto Cleaver Road
    0.2 km
  120. Turn left onto Che Guevara Road
    0.8 km
  121. Turn left onto Magwaza Maphalala Street
    0.1 km
  122. Keep slight right at the fork onto Che Guevara Road
    0.2 km
  123. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 72
Known total R2,647.00
Main toll road N3
This route includes 72 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N3. 13 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.222, 28.128
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.153, 28.132
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.093, 28.117
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: 169
R94.00
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
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Mariannhill Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.274, 28.149
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Routes ↩ Durban → Nairobi Expressway Nairobi Expressway to Johannesburg Nairobi Expressway to Pretoria Nairobi Expressway to Cape Town Nairobi Expressway to Durban Johannesburg to Durban Pretoria to Durban Cape Town to Durban
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
2,198.6 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
27 hrs 43 min • 27 hrs 43 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
315.8 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
729.5 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
236.9 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.68
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
73.7%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Durban
06:25 – 17:20
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 55 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
3 hrs 24 min
SunriseDawn break
06:25
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R18,334.47
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R87.72
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R877.25
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R19,299.45
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (170)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
27
Lane merges Yield required
4
Complex forks Path selection
11
Highway exits Deceleration zones
32
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Nairobi Expressway Start: Nairobi Expressway -1.34342, 36.90064
Midpoint
2,198.6 km
Total: 4,386.2 km
Midpoint 2,198.6 km
4,386.2 km 55 hrs 27 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 4,386.2 km
Return-cycle span 8,772.5 km
Traversal time 55 hrs 27 min
Maneuver count 123
Maneuver density 2.8 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 2,198.6 km

Coordinate frame

Start -1.34342, 36.90064
Midpoint -15.62515, 34.61634
End -29.86183, 31.00991
Destination services

Available in Durban

Useful places near your destination, from everyday essentials to local stops that can help you settle in faster when you arrive.

Service groups 6
Schools Clothing stores Banks Fuel stations and garages Supermarkets Shopping malls
Nearby category Schools Top 6 nearby matches around Durban
6
Nearby category Clothing stores Top 5 nearby matches around Durban
5
  • Mr Price
    380 Doctor Pixley Kaseme Street, Durban, 4001
  • Woolworths
    344 Doctor Pixley Kaseme Street, Durban, 4001
  • PEP
    55 Gillespie Street, Durban, 4001, KwaZulu-Natal
  • PEP
    430 Peter Mokaba Ridge Road, Durban, 4001, KwaZulu-Natal
  • Minty's
    542 Peter Mokaba Ridge, Durban, 4001
Nearby category Banks Top 3 nearby matches around Durban
3
Nearby category Fuel stations and garages Top 6 nearby matches around Durban
6
Nearby category Supermarkets Top 6 nearby matches around Durban
6
Nearby category Shopping malls Top 2 nearby matches around Durban
2
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
Route support

Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is Nairobi Expressway from Durban? +
Nairobi Expressway is about 4,386.2 km from Durban by road.
How long does it take from Nairobi Expressway to Durban? +
The drive usually takes about 55 hrs 27 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Nairobi Expressway 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 Nairobi Expressway 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 Nairobi Expressway to Durban? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R7,342.56 (R23.25 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R7,377.30 (R23.36 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R8,179.46 (R25.90 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R8,245.78 (R26.11 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Nairobi Expressway to Durban? +
Yes. There are 72 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

A104
From Nairobi Expressway To Durban
Kilometro_18
From Nairobi Expressway To Durban
Robert Mugabe Way
From Nairobi Expressway To Durban
: Johannesburg
From Nairobi Expressway To Durban
: Germiston
From Nairobi Expressway To Durban
Roodepoort
From Nairobi Expressway To Durban
Bloemfontein
From Nairobi Expressway To Durban
ern Bypass
From Nairobi Expressway To Durban
: Durban
From Nairobi Expressway To Durban
: Berea
From Nairobi Expressway To Durban

Route Locations

Start area
Nairobi Expressway, Nairobi
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Durban
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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