How to get from Cape Town to Richards Bay by car, truck, walk, bike

Distance between Cape Town and Richards Bay is 1415 kilometers (877 miles).
Driving distance from Cape Town to Richards Bay is 1800 kilometers (1116 miles)

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4 Ways from Cape Town (South Africa/Western Cape) to Richards Bay (South Africa/KwaZulu-Natal)

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Route instructions

1. Continue onto Gallery Lane 60 m
2. Turn left onto Saint Johns Road 200 m
3. Turn right onto Roeland Street 399 m
4. Turn left onto Canterbury Street 499 m
5. Turn right onto Sir Lowry Road, M4 224 m
6. Keep left 1.10 km
7. Turn sharp right onto FW de Klerk Boulevard 18 m
8. Continue 461.19 km
9. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Donkin Street, N1, N12 314.67 km
10. Keep left 331 m
11. Continue onto R717 162 m
12. Turn right 289 m
13. Continue onto N1 331.59 km
14. Keep left 553 m
15. Keep right 20 m
16. Turn right onto N5, R708 137.67 km
17. Turn right onto Hospital Road, N5 163 m
18. Continue onto N5 91.31 km
19. Continue onto N3 51.68 km
20. Continue onto N3 235.79 km
21. Keep left 310 m
22. Keep left 158.17 km
23. Keep left 595 m
24. Turn right onto John Ross Highway, R34 13.19 km
25. Turn right onto M231 16 m
26. Turn right onto R34 99 m
27. Arrive at destination 0 m
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