Distance from S68 to Durban N5

N S68 → Durban N5
Road distance
457.4 km
Metro routes · M13 / N3
S68 to Durban N5 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 457.4 km in roughly 5 hrs 17 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
371.4 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.23×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
14
Info Travel board
Travel time
5 hrs 17 min
End point
the fork onto Che Guevara Road
Return: 10 hrs 34 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
317 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
86.5 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 2 planned rest stops
5 hrs 47 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R920.54
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R924.16
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R919.55
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R963.68
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,214.60
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,219.38
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,213.30
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,271.53
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R1,598.16
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R1,604.45
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R1,596.44
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,673.06
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
118° ESE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
298° WNW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-28.3173, 27.6205
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
S68 → Durban N5
Places along your journey

Places from S68 to Durban N5

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

66 places Submit a place
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
🧺
Laundry & repairs 0.9 km

UC Laundromat

159
🛒
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
🛒
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
🏠
Home & garden 2.3 km

On Tap Durban

80 Florence Nzama Street, 4001
👔
Clothing & fashion 2.4 km

Kingfisher

51 Hunter Street
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Banks 2.4 km

ABSA

150 Avondale Road, Durban, 4001
🏦
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

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Route

Route overview

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Route map

Live map

Start, destination and route line.

457.4 km 317 min
Start S68
Finish Durban N5
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

  1. Directions from S68 to Durban N5 via N3
    National highway N3
  2. Directions from S68 to Durban N5 via M13
    Metro arterial route M13
  3. Start your journey
    0.3 km
  4. At the end of the road, turn left
    71.3 km
  5. Turn right onto Hospital Road
    91.6 km
  6. Merge slight right
    262.2 km
  7. Keep slight right at the fork towards N3: Durban
    9.3 km
  8. Keep slight left at the fork
    20.3 km
  9. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M13: Berea
    0.3 km
  10. Go straight onto King Dinuzulu Road
    0.9 km
  11. Turn right onto Botanic Gardens Road
    0.1 km
  12. Continue straight onto Cleaver Road
    0.2 km
  13. Turn left onto Che Guevara Road
    0.8 km
  14. Turn left onto Magwaza Maphalala Street
    0.1 km
  15. Keep slight right at the fork onto Che Guevara Road
    0.2 km
  16. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 16
Known total R767.00
Main toll road N3
This route includes 16 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
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
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
Mooi
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R49.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
228.7 km
Free State to KwaZulu-Natal
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
2 hrs 38 min • 2 hrs 38 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Free State to KwaZulu-Natal
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
32.9 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
76.1 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
24.7 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
81.2%
Solar data
Daylight window at Durban N5
06:46 – 17:03
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:54
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 16 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
06:46
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R1,912.07
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R9.15
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R91.49
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R2,012.71
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (9)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
0
Lane merges Yield required
1
Complex forks Path selection
3
Highway exits Deceleration zones
1
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin S68 -28.31733, 27.62053
Midpoint
228.7 km
Total: 457.4 km
Midpoint 228.7 km
457.4 km 317 min
Destination Durban N5 End: the fork onto Che Guevara Road -29.86183, 31.00991

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Free State to KwaZulu-Natal
One-way road span 457.4 km
Return-cycle span 914.8 km
Traversal time 317 min
Maneuver count 14
Maneuver density 3.1 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 228.7 km

Coordinate frame

Start -28.31733, 27.62053
Midpoint -28.56442, 29.60624
End -29.86183, 31.00991
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is S68 from Durban N5? +
S68 is about 457.4 km from Durban N5 by road.
How long does it take from S68 to Durban N5? +
The drive usually takes about 317 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from S68 to Durban N5 in one day? +
Yes, for many drivers this can be done in one day.
Is taxi available from S68 to Durban N5? +
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 S68 to Durban N5? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R920.54 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R924.16 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R919.55 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R963.68 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from S68 to Durban N5? +
Yes. There are 16 tollgates currently matched for this route.
What is the route verdict for this trip? +
Heavy long-distance trip: This is a serious road trip. Start early, plan rest stops, and consider whether an overnight stay makes more sense.
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. This route crosses a provincial boundary. National roads appear in this route, so watch for toll signs and busier sections.
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