Distance from Sigqokwana to Durban

N Sigqokwana → Durban
Road distance
281 km
Provincial mix · M41 / R102
Sigqokwana to Durban is a solid inter-town journey, covering about 281.0 km in roughly 3 hrs 36 min.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
164.9 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.70×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
25
Info Travel board
Travel time
3 hrs 36 min
End point
Che Guevara Road
Return: 7 hrs 13 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
216 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
77.7 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 1 planned rest stop
3 hrs 51 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R565.57
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R567.80
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R564.97
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R592.08
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R746.24
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R749.18
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R745.44
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R781.22
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R981.90
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R985.76
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R980.84
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R1,027.92
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
174° S
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
354° N
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-28.3886, 30.8176
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
Sigqokwana → Durban
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Car
281 km
3 hrs 36 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
281 km
~4 hrs 19 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from Sigqokwana 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
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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

westville
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Route overview

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Route map

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Start, destination and route line.

281 km 217 min
Start Sigqokwana
Finish Durban
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Destination
Driving route
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Turn-by-turn directions

  1. Directions from Sigqokwana to Durban via M41
    Metro arterial route M41
  2. Directions from Sigqokwana to Durban via R102
    Provincial road route R102
  3. Start your journey
    3.8 km
  4. At the end of the road, turn right
    30.6 km
  5. Turn right
    31.8 km
  6. Continue left
    22.5 km
  7. Turn right
    80.1 km
  8. Take the ramp right
    0.7 km
  9. Merge slight right onto North Coast Toll Road
    84.3 km
  10. Continue straight onto Outer Ring Road
    7.4 km
  11. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M41: Mt Edgecombe
    0.2 km
  12. Keep slight left at the fork towards M41: uMhlanga
    0.5 km
  13. Merge slight right
    3.3 km
  14. Merge slight right onto Leo Boyd Highway
    3.1 km
  15. Continue straight onto Ruth First Highway
    8.0 km
  16. Continue straight onto Stalwart Simelane Street
    0.8 km
  17. Continue straight onto Florence Nzama Street
    0.7 km
  18. Turn right onto Bram Fischer Road
    1.7 km
  19. Continue slight left onto David Webster Street towards Julius Nyerere Avenue
    0.3 km
  20. Go straight onto Market Road
    0.2 km
  21. Keep slight right at the fork onto Khuzimpi Shezi Road
    0.4 km
  22. Turn right onto Anton Lembede Street towards North Coast
    0.0 km
  23. Turn slight left onto Sydney Road towards R102: South Coast
    0.3 km
  24. Turn right onto Che Guevara Road
    0.1 km
  25. Turn right
    0.1 km
  26. Go straight onto Che Guevara Road
    0.1 km
  27. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
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Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 13
Known total R196.50
Main toll road Not found
This route includes 13 toll points from our database.
Mvoti Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R18.50
Mvoti Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R18.50
Dokodweni
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.00
Mandini
Road: Road not linked yet
R10.00
Mandini Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R10.00
oThongathi
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
oThongathi
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Dokodweni Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.00
oThongathi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
oThongathi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
oThongathi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
oThongathi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
King Shaka Airport
Road: Road not linked yet
R8.50
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
140.7 km
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
1 hr 48 min • 1 hr 48 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mid-route reference
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
20.2 L needed
Low efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
46.7 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
15.2 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
58.7%
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
8 hrs 21 min
SunriseDawn break
06:46
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R1,174.76
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R5.62
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R56.21
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R1,236.59
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (11)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
0
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
1
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin Sigqokwana -28.38859, 30.81755
Midpoint
140.7 km
Total: 281 km
Midpoint 140.7 km
281 km 217 min
Destination Durban End: Che Guevara Road -29.86183, 31.00991

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route
Province span South Africa
One-way road span 281 km
Return-cycle span 562 km
Traversal time 217 min
Maneuver count 25
Maneuver density 8.9 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 140.7 km

Coordinate frame

Start -28.38859, 30.81755
Midpoint -28.88960, 31.48004
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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Questions 9
How far is Sigqokwana from Durban? +
Sigqokwana is about 281 km from Durban by road.
How long does it take from Sigqokwana to Durban? +
The drive usually takes about 217 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from Sigqokwana to Durban in one day? +
Yes, for many drivers this can be done in one day.
Is taxi available from Sigqokwana 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 Sigqokwana to Durban? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R565.57 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R567.80 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R564.97 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R592.08 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from Sigqokwana to Durban? +
Yes. There are 13 tollgates currently matched for this route.
What is the route verdict for this trip? +
Long same-day trip: This can work in one day, but a rest stop and early departure are recommended.
Is there a long-trip warning on this route? +
This is a medium-to-long route. A fuel or refreshment stop is a good idea.
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 looks more local or regional, but always check signs and road conditions on the day.
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