The main arterial road N3 runs to Durban from Johannesburg via Pietermaritzburg, the N1 reaches the city from Cape Town via Bloemfontein, and the N2 links Durban with Port Elizabeth via the Transkei.

Emergency breakdown services 
Automobile Association of South Africa (tel: 0800 010 101).

Johannesburg is around 570km (354 miles) from Durban, while Cape Town lies 1,600km (997 miles) to the west. Major roads are of high quality in South Africa.

Express long distance coach services run regularly from Johannesburg, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and other large centres, operators include Greyhound (tel: (033) 345 3175; website: www.greyhound.co.za) and Translux (tel: (011) 774 3333; website: www.translux.co.za). Services operate from the motor coach terminal, New Durban Station, NMR Avenue.