Metropolitan routes in Cape Town

The City of Cape Town like most South African metropolitan areas, uses metropolitan or "M" routes for important intra-city routes, a layer below national roads and regional roads. Each city's M roads are independently numbered.

Table of M roads

No.	Direction	Description of route	Suburbs	Street names
	North–south	M62 – M96 – M59 – M60 – N2 – N2 – M89 – M146 – M63 – M33 – start highway – M155 – M41 – M38 – M39 – M40 – M42	Central, Gardens, District Six, Woodstock, Observatory, Mowbray, Rosebank, Groote Schuur Estate, Newlands, Claremont, Wynberg, Constantia, Barbarossa, Deurdrif, Belle Constantia, Sweet Valley, Dennendal, Tokai, Kirstenhof	Buitensingel, Orange Street, Annandale Road, Mill Street, Jutland, Phillip Kgosana Drive, Rhodes Drive, Union Avenue, Paradise Road, Edinburgh Drive, Simon van der Stel Freeway
	North–south	M59 – M60 – N2 – M163 – N2 – M18 – M89 – M92 – M63 – M33 – M24 – M9/M152 – M41 – M160 – M38 – M39 – M40 – M42 – M75 - R310 – M75 – M65 – M6 – M66 – M65	District Six, Woodstock, Salt River, Observatory, Mowbray, Rosebank, Rondebosch, Newlands, Claremont, Kenilworth, Wynberg, Plumstead, Diepriver, Bergvliet, Dreyersdal, Kirstenhof, Westlake, Lakeside, Muizenberg North, Muizenberg, St. James, Kalk Bay, Clovelly, Fish Hoek, Glencairn Heights, Glencairn, Bayview Heights, Mount Pleasant, Simon's Town, The Boulders, Winford, Beacons Way	Sir Lowry Road, Victoria Road, Main Road, Simonstown Road, Main Road
	North–south	N7 – M14 – M14 - M87 - M8 – N1 – M16 – N2 – M52 - M18 – M34 – M24 – M9 – M68 – – M38 – M55 – M35 -R310	Dunoon, Killarney Gardens, Milnerton Ridge, Milnerton, Rugby, Brooklyn, Maitland, Observatory, Mowbray, Sybrand Park, Athlone, Rondebosch East, Lansdowne, Plumstead, Parkwood, Southfield, Retreat, Cafda Village, Lavender Hill, Coniston Park, Marina da Gama, Costa da Gama	Malibongwe Drive, Potsdam Road, Koeberg Road, Black River Parkway, Kromboom Parkway, Prince George Drive
	East–west then south–north	M62 – M61 – M62 – M63 – Start Toll Road – End Toll Road – M64 – M65 – M4	Central, Green Point, Three Anchor Bay, Sea Point, Bantry Bay, Clifton, Camps Bay, Bakoven, Llandudno, Hout Bay, Berg-en-dal, Scott Estate, Noordhoek, Crofters Valley, Sun Valley, Sunnydale, Capri, Glencairn Heights	Helen Suzman Blvd, Beach Road, Queens Road, Victoria Road, Main Road, Chapman's Peak Drive, Noordhoek Road, Ou Kaapseweg Extension, Glencairn Expressway
	North–south	N7/ N1 – M25 – R102 – M16 – N2 – M18 – M24 - M9 – M10 -R300 – M181 – M46 – M10 – M177 - M32 – R310	Acacia Park, Tygerdal, Townsend Estate, Thornton, Epping Industrial, Bonteheuwel, Welcome, Vanguard, Surrey, Primrose Park, Sand Industria, Browns Farm, Philippi, Weltevreden Valley, Rondevlei Park, Westgate, Rocklands	Jakes Gerwel Drive, Weltevreden Road
	East–west	M14 – M12 – N7 – M87 - M5	Kleinbosch, Edgemead, Summer Greens, Century Gate, Sanddrift North, Tijgerhof, Milnerton	Bosmandam Road
	East–west	N2 / M165 – M149 – M153 – M168 – M156 – R102 – N2 – R310 – M56 – M51 - M32 – M50 - M44 – M49 – R300 – M171 –M36 – M22 – M83 - M10 – M7 – M17 – M5 – M28 – M4 / M152	Firlands, Sir Lowry's Pass, Fernwood Estate, Rome Glen, van der Stel, Martinville, Somerset West Central, Briza Township, The Link, Griselda, Die Wingerd,Heldervue, Schoongelegen, Firgrove, Macassar, Umrhabulo Triangle, Mandela Park, Griffiths Mxenge, Eyethu, Nonqubela, Mxolisi Phetani, Ikwezi Park, Thembokwezi, Mandalay, Phillippi East, Philippi, Browns Farm, Schaap Kraal, Turf Hall, Wetton, Ottery, Wynberg	Sir Lowry's Pass Road, Main Road, Andries Pretorius Street, Upper Orange Street, Main Road, Macassar Road, Govan Mbeki Road, Wetton Road
	Northeast–southwest	R102 – M11 – M189 / M171 – M29 – M12 – M22 – M47 – N2 – M18 – M24 - M9 – M7 – M7	Bellville Central, Bellville South, Greenlands, Belhar, Bishop Lavis, Nooitgedacht, Valhalla Park, Bonteheuvel, Heideveld, Manenberg, Schaap Kraal, West Gate	Robert Sobukwe Road, Duinefontein Road, Weltevreden Road
	East–west	M10 – M16	Bellville Central	Tienie Meyer Road
	North–south then west / East	M13 - M14 – M8 – M26 – N1 – M25 – M25 – R102 – M16 – M151 – M10 – M71 – M171 – M180 – R300 –M182 – M174 - R102 – R310	Burgundy Estate, Kleinbosch, Welgelegen, Kaapzicht, Parow North, Churchill, Glenlilly, Parow, Beaconvale, Cravenby, Connaught, Eureka, Belhar, Highbury Park, Stellendale, Saxenburg Industrial Park	Siena Dr, Giel Basson Drive, Jan van Riebeeck Drive, 35th Avenue, Stellenbosch Road, Polkadraai Road
	East–west	M14 – M12 – M31 – R302	Bothasig, Richwood, Nieuw Maastricht, Durbanville Central	Tygerberg Valley Road, Racecourse Road, Church Street
	Northwest–southeast	R27 / M19 - M120 - M187 - R27 – M5 – M5 – N7 – M13 – M12 – M8 – M26 – N1 – M25 – R102	Melkbosstrand, Big Bay, Bloubergstrand, Table View, Bothasig, Kleinbosch, Welgelegen, Plattekloof, Parow North, Clamhall, Churchill, Glenlily, Parow	Melkbosstrand Road, Otto du Plessis Drive, Blaauwberg Road, Koeberg Road, Plattekloof Road, McIntyre Road
	Northwest–southeast	R302 – M124 - M100 – M137 – M73 – N1 – M25 – R101 – M23	Wellway Park, Langeberg Village, Sonstraal Heights, Zoo Park, Kraaifontein, Peerless Park East, Belmont Park, Wallacedene	Langeberg Road, Brighton Road, Van Riebeeck Street, Botfontein Street
	North–south then east–west	M31 – N1 – M25 – R102 – M11 – M29 – M12 – M76 – M47 – M7 – M17 – M52 – M5	Kenridge, Door De Kraal, Welgemoed, Loevenstein, Vredelust, Klipkop, Ravensmead, Beaconvale, Avonwood, Elsiesrivier, Salberau, Epping Industrial, Pinelands, Ndabeni, Maitlands	Van Ribeeckshof Road, Jip de Jager Drive, Mike Pienaar Blvd, Francie van Zijl Drive, Avonwood Avenue, Viking Way, Jan Smuts Drive, Sunrise Circle, Berkley Road
	North–south	M16 – N2 – M18 – M34 – M24 – M9 – M68 – M55 – M35 - R310	Epping Industrial, Hazendal, Athlone, Crawford, Lansdowne, Turf Hall Estate, Ottery East, Montagu's Gift, Lotus River, Pelikan Park, Strandfontein	Jan Smuts Drive, Strandfontein Road
	East–west	M4 – M57 – M52 – M28 - M5 – M17 – M7 – M10 – M47 – M22 / M83	Mowbray, Sybrand Park, Hazendal, Kewtown, Silvertown, Bridgetown, Surrey Estate, Vanguard, Heideveld, Guguletu, Nyanga	St Peters Road, Durban Road, Klipfontein Road
	East–west	R27 / M14 – N7	Melkbosstrand	Melkbosstrand Road
	North–south	M10 – Cape Town International Airport – N2 – M18 / M83 – M9 – R300 – M181 - M46 – M177 - M32 – R310	Valhalla Park, Airport Industria, Nyanga, Crossroads, Philippi, Heinz Park, New Woodlands, Woodlands, Westridge, Rocklands	Borcherds Quarry Road, New Eisleben Road, Eisleben Road
	East–west	R304 – M15 – M100 – R300 – M31	Annandale, Soneike, Morgen Gronde	Bottelary Road
	East–west	M10 - M7 - M17 - M5 – M28 – M57 - M4	Claremont, Lansdowne, Pinati, Penlyn Estate, Primrose Park, Mannenberg	Turf Hall Road, Race Course Road, Doncaster Road, Chichester Road, Lansdowne Road, Stanhope Road
	East–west	M7 – M26 – M12 – M12 – M14 – M29 – M16 – M121 – R302 – M30 - M30 – M31 – R300 – M100 – M137 – M15	Tygerdal, N1 City, Richmond Estate, Churchill, Clamhall, Fairfield, Avondale, Oostersee, Vredelust, Boston, Oakdale, Blomtuin, La Rochelle, Bellair, Hoogstede, Arauna, Morgenster Hoogte, Okavango Park, Scottsville, Peerless Park	Frans Conradie Drive, Giel Basson Drive, Frans Conradie Drive, Avondale Street, Mabel Street, Bill Bezuidenhout Drive, Suikerbos Street, Frans Conradie Drive
	East–west then north–south	M14 – M12 – N1 – M25 – R102	Plattekloof, Welgelegen, Monte Vista, N1 City, Vasco Estate	Rothschild Blvd, Kroonenburg Sq, Monte Vista Blvd, Vasco Blvd
	North–south	M5 / M18 – M92 – M34 – M33 – M24 – M9 – M68	Mowbray, Rondebosch, Claremont, Kenilworth, Wynberg	Milner Road, Belvedere Road, Rosmead Road
	North–south	M25 – R102 – M16 – M10 – M71	Avondale, Parow East, Klipkop, Ravensmead, Uitsig, Belhar	Tierberg Road, De la Rey Street, Akkerboom Street
	North–south	M121 – R302 – N1 – M25 – M25 - R101 – R102	Bellville Park, Bloemhof, Blomtuin, Oakdale, Hillrise, Sanlamhof	Bill Bezuidenhout Avenue
	North–south	M13 – M121 – R302 – M124 - N1 – M25 – R101 – M23 – R102	Kenridge, Ridgeworth, Stellenridge, La Rochelle, Bellair, Oak Glen, Kaymor, Shirley Park	Tygerbergvallei Road, Old Oak Road, Labelle Street
	North–south then east–west	M174 / M173 – N2 – M9 – M45 – M44 – M49 – M36 – M22 – M7 – M17	Hillcrest Heights, Faure, Eyethu, Khaya, East Ridge, Portlands, Rocklands, Strandfontein	Spine Road
	East–west	M28 – M57 – M4 – M152 – M3	Claremont	Keurboom Road, Camp Ground Road, Protea Road, Paradise Road
	East–west	M17 – M5 – M28	Athlone, Rondebosch East, Rondebosch	Kromboom Road
	East–west	M17 – M5	Lotus River, Grassy Park	5th Avenue
	North–south	M9 – R300 – M181 - M46 – M177 – M32	Philippi East, Lentegeur, Beacon Valley, Eastridge	Stock Road, AZ Berman Road
	East–west	M5 – M4 – M3 – M42	Southfield, Dieprivier, Meadowridge, Belle Constantia	De Waal Road, Kendal Road
	Northwest–southeast	M41 – M42 – M3 – M4	Constantia Vale, Gaylands, Meadowridge, Bergvliet, Retreat	Ladies Mile Road
	East–west	M4 – M3 – M42	Kirstenhof, Tokai	Tokai Road
	East–west	M4 – M160 – M155 – M3 – M42 – M39 – M63	Wynberg, Alphen, Constantia Vale, Silverhurst, Witteboomen	Constantia Main Road
	North–south then east–west	M41 – M38 – M39 – M40 – M64 – M3 – M4	Alpen, Belle Constantia, Airlie, Fir Grove, Forest Glade, Tokai, Westlake Estate, Kirstenhof	Spaanschemat River Road, Orpen Road, Steenberg Road
	North–south then east–west	M49 – N2 – M9 – M50 – M32 – M51 – M56 – R310	Mxolisi Phetani, Bongani, Victoria Mxenge, Kaya, Ilitha Park, Harare, Kuyasa, Enkanini	Mew Way
	North–south then east–west	M9 – M50 - M32 – M51 – M56 – R310	Nonqubela, Eyethu, Graceland, Mandela Park, Umrhabulo Triangle, Enkanini	Bonga Drive, Lwandle Road, Walter Sisulu Road
	East–west	M49 – M36 – M22 – M7	Beacon Valley, Lentegeur, Woodlands, Westgate	Morgenster Road
	North–south	M16 – M151 - M10 – M18	Epping Industrial, Kalksteenfontein, Valhalla Park, Charlesville, Guguletu	Valhalla Drive, Steve Biko Drive
	East–west	N7 – M58	Durbanvale, Skilpadvlei	Vissershok Road
	East–west then north–south	R310 – M32 – M44 – N2 – M9 – M181 – M46 – M32 – M51 - R310	Eersterivier Suid, Electric City, Faure, Mfuleni, Mxolisi Phetani, Thembokwezi, Lentegeur, Beacon Valley, Eastridge, Lost City	Old Faure Road, Swartklip Road,
	East–west	M9 – M45 – M44	Nonqubela, Victoria Mxenge	Pama Road
	East–west	M9 – M45 – M44 – M49	Griffiths Mxenge, Ilitha Park, Lost City	Steve Biko Road
	East–west	M18 – M5 – N2 – M16	Mowbray, Pinelands	Raapenberg Road, Forest Drive
	East–west	M171 – M180 – R300 – M174	Delft, Voorbrug, Diepwater, Fairdale, Fountain Village, Sunset Glen	Hindle Road
	East–west	M5 – M17	Grassy Park, Montagu's Gift	Klip Road
	North–south	M9 – M45 – M44 – R310	Mandela Park, Kuyasa, Monwabisi	Oscar Mpetha Road
	North–south	R102 – M163 – N2 – M18 – M92 – M33 – M24	Salt River, Observatory, Mowbray, Rosebank, Rondebosch, Claremont	Albert Road, Malta Road, Liesbeeck Parkway, Palmyra Road
	North–south	R304 – M48 - R302	Durbanville Central, Skilpadvlei, Nerina, Durbanvale	Adderley Road, Koeberg Road
	North–south	R102 – M4 – M3	Foreshore, District Six, Gardens	Buitenkant Street
	North–south	N2 – R102 – M4- M3	Foreshore, District Six	Christiaan Barnard Street, Tennant Street, De Villiers Street, Roeland Street
	East–west	M62 – M6	Central, Green Point, Three Anchor Bay, Sea Point	Somerset Road, Main Road, Regent Street
	Northeast–southwest	N2 – M6 – M61 – M3 – M6	Central, Gardens, Camps Bay	Buitengracht Street, Kloof Nek Street, Camps Bay Drive
	Northeast–southwest	M4 – M146 – M3 – M41 – M6	Rondebosch, Newlands, Bishopscourt, Klassenbosch, Bel Ombre, Witteboomen, Hout Bay, Imizamo Yethu, Berg-en-Dal	Klipper Road, Newlands Avenue, Rhodes Drive, Hout Bay Road
	Northeast–southwest	M42 – M6	Westlake Estate, Stonehurst, Silvermine Village, Crofters Valley, Sunnydale	Ou Kaapse Weg
	East–west then northeast–southwest	M4 – M6 – M82 – M82 – M66 – M4	Fish Hoek, Risi View, Sun Valley, Sunnydale, Fairie Knowe, Masiphumelele, Heron Park, Imhoff's Gift, Ocean View, Kommetjie, Scarborough	Kommetjie Road, Main Road, Plateau Road
	Northeast–southwest	M4 – M65	Bayview Heights, Redhill	Red Hill Road
	East–west	M28 – M5 – M17	Wynberg, Royal Cape, Ottery, Ottery East	Ottery Road, New Ottery Road
	East–west	M12 / M180 – M171 – M29 – M12	Belhar	Belhar Drive, Erica Drive
	East–west	R302 – M124 - M100 – M137 – M15	Durbell, Everglen, Eversdal, Bethanie, Amanda Glen, Vredekloof, Vredekloof East, Kraaifontein	Eversdal Road, De Bron Road, Marlborough Street, Darwin Road
	North–south	M4 – M4	Lakeside, Muizenberg North, Muizenberg, St James, Kalk Bay	Boyes Drive
	Northeast–southwest	M16 – M151	Elsiesrivier, Balvenie	Halt Road
	North–south	M65 – M65	Ocean View	Slangkop Road
	North–south	M18 / M22 – M9	Nyanga	Ntlangano Cr, Great Dutch Road, Sithandatu Avenue, Emms Drive
	North–south	M5 - M8 - N1?	Marconi Beam, Joe Slovo Park, Sanddrift, Century City?	Omuramba Road, Ratanga Road?, Sable Road?
	East–west	M3 – M4	Rosebank	Woolsack Road
	East–west	M4 – M57 – M28	Rondebosch	Belmont Road, Park Road
	North–south	M3 – Oranjezicht	Gardens, Oranjezicht	Upper Orange Street
M100	North–south	R302 – M15 – M73 – N1 – M25 – R101 – M23	The Crest, Uitzicht, Pinehurst, Sonstraal Heights, Vredekloof, Bracken Heights, Hoogstede, Ferndale, Brackenfell Industrial, Sonkring, Burgundy, Annandale	Brackenfell Blvd
M120	East–west	R27 – M14	Big Bay	Big Bay Blvd
	North–south	M31 – M30 – N1 – M25	Kenridge, Oakdale	Carl Cronje Drive
M124	North–south	M15 – M73 – M31	Langeberg Village, Sonstraal, Amanda Glen, Stellenryk, Silverstream, East Rock, Glen Ive, Stellenridge	Fairtrees Road, Eversdal Way
M137	North–south	M15 – M73 – N1 – M25 – R101	Langeberg Ridge, Morgenster Hoogte, Morgenster, Brackenfell Industrial	Okavango Road
	East–west	M3 – M63	Rondebosch	Princess Anne Avenue
	Northeast–southwest	M9 – N2 – R44	Somerset West Central, Garden Village, Helderzicht, Victoria Park	Victoria Street
	East–west	M12 – M76 – M47	Connaught, Balvenie, Clarkes, Matroosfontein, Epping Industrial	Owen Road
	North–south	M33 – M4 / M9	Claremont, Kenilworth	Newlands Road, Tennant Street, Riverstone Road
	Northeast–southwest	M9 – N2 – R44	van der Stel, Somerset Park, Longlands, Rome	Main Road
	North–south	M3 – M41	Wynberg	Trovato Link, Waterloo Road, Bower Road
	West / East then north–south	M9 – R44 – M168	Firgrove, Eldawn, Helena Heights, Briza Township, Parel Vallei	Winery Road, Steynsrust Road, Harewood Avenue, Irene Avenue
	Northwest–southeast	M41 – M4	Plumstead	Gabriel Road
	Northeast–southwest	N2 – R44	Broadlands Industrial, Tarentaalplaas, Casablanca, Gustrow	Broadlands Road
	East–west	M4 – M57	Observatory	Station Road
	Northeast–southwest	N2 / M9 – R44	Mansfield Park, Temperance Town, Mountainside, Gordon's Bay Central	Sir Lowry's Pass Road
M167	North–south	N1 – R101	Kraaifontein Industry, Belmont Park	Maroela Road
	East–west	Lourensford Estate – M156 – M9	Erinvale, Land-en-Zeezicht, Parel Vallei, Somerset West Central	Lourensford Road
	North–south	M10 / M189 – M71 – M12 – M54 – M180 – N2 – M9	Greenlands, Belhar, Delft, Delft South, Philippi East	Symphony Way
M173	East–west	M32 / M174 – R102	Hillcrest Heights, Forest Heights, Forest Glade, Rosedale	Forest Drive
	North–south	M12 – M54 – M32 / M173	Blackheath Industrial, Sunset Glen, Malibu Village, Hillcrest Heights	Range Road, Wimbledon Road, Buttskop Road, Eersriv Way
M175	East–west	Zevenwacht Estate – R102	Zevendal, Jacarandas, Mikro Park, Klipdam	Langverwacht Road
M176	North–south	N2 – R102	Woodstock	Lower Church Street
	East–west	M36 – M22 – M7	Beacon Valley, Portlands, Westridge, Westgate	Wespoort Drive
	North–south	M12 / M171 – M54 – M171	Belhar, Roosendaal, Voorbrug, Eindhoven, Delft South	Delft Main Road
	East–west	M49 – M36 – M22 – M7	Lentegeur, New Woodlands, Colorado, Rondevlei Park	Highlands Drive
	North–south	R102 – M12	Kuilsrivier, Oakdene, Highbury, Highbury Park	Nooiensfontein Drive
M187	Northwest–southeast	M14 - R27	Table View, Dolphin Beach	Marine Drive
	North–south then east–west	R102 – M10 / M180	Labiance, Bellville South Industrial, Sacks Circle Industrial, Greenlands	Peter Barlow Road, Modderdam Road