Metropolitan routes in Durban
Ethekwini, 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 | Other |
| North/South then East/West | M13 / M31 – N3 – M34 – M22 – M20 – N2 – R102 | Westmead, Ashley, Caversham Glen, Mariannhill, Mariannridge, Intake, Savannah Park, Crossmoor, Moorton, Arena Park, Westcliff, Havenside, Mobeni Heights, Mobeni West | Henry Pennington Rd, Higginson Highway, Grimsby Rd | Part highway | |
| North/South | N2 – M7 – M11 – R102 – N3 – M13 – M15 – R102 – M12 – M17 – M21 – M41 – M12 – M27 – M43 – N2 – R102 | Merebank, Austerville, Mobeni East, Clairwood, Rossburgh, uMbilo Industrial, Congela, Maydon Wharf, Esplanade, Warwick, Old Fort, Blue Lagoon, Prospect Hall, Broadway, Virginia, Glenashley, La Lucia, uMhlanga Rocks, eMdloti, La Mercy, Desainagar, Tongaat Beach, Genazano, Zimbali, Ballito | Inkosi Albert Luthuli Fwy, West Street / Smith Street, Warwick Avenue / Market Rd, Williams St / leopold St, Old Fort Rd / Ordinance Rd, Prince Alfred St / Stanger Street, Ruth First Fwy, Leo Boyd Hwy, Ballito Dr | Part highway | |
| North/South then East/West | Starts at Kwa-Mashu – M32 – M19 – M31 – M13 – M34 – M7 – M10 – M10 – M7 – R102 | KwaMashu, Newlands, Ntuzuma, Kwa-Dabeka, Berkshire Downs, Falcon Industrial Park, Cowies Hill Park, Sarnia, Moseley Park, Glen Park, Moseley, Northdene, Escombe, Malvern, Hillary, Bellair, Sea View, Rossburgh, uMbilo | Dinkelman Rd, Otto Volek Rd, Stapleton Rd, Underwood Rd, Main Rd, Sarnia Rd | ||
| East/West | M13 / M19 – N3 – M34 – M5 – N2 – M10 – R102 – M5 – R102 – M4 – M16 – ends at Brighton Beach | Hatton Estate, Farningham Ridge, Moseley Park, Northdene, Escomb, Malvern, Hillary, Carrington Heights, Rossburgh, Sea View, Clairwood, Wentworth, Brighton Beach | M7 Freeway, Solomon Mahlangu Dr, Old Mission Rd, Brighton Rd, Grays Inn Rd | Part highway | |
| North/South | M9 – M11 – M13 – M15 – M17 | Glenwood, Bulwer, Musgrave, Essenwood | ZK Matthes Rd, Bulwer Rd, Cleaver Rd, Botanic Gardens Rd, Edith Benson Cresc, Problem Mkhize Rd | ||
| East/West | M32 / M10 – M8 – R102 – ends at Congella | Wiggins, Glenwood, Congella | Francisco Rd | ||
| East/West then north–south | M5 – M22 – M20 – M5 – M7 – M9/M32 – M13 – M15 – M17 – M19 | Escombe, Queensmead, Mount Vernon, Hillary, Bellair, uMkumbaan, Wiggins, Cato Crest, Waterval Park, Sparks, Sydenham, Springfield | Stella Rd, Sarnia Rd, Wakesleigh Rd, Vusi Mzemela Rd, jam smuts Hwy, Brickfield Rd, Alpine Rd | ||
| East/West | M8 – R102 – M4 | Bulwer, Esplanade | Che Guevara Rd | ||
| North/South | M4 – M17 – M41 – M4 | Stamford Hill, Athlone, Broadway, Glen Hills, Virginia, Glen Anil, Glen Ashley, Sunningdale, Somerset Park, uMhlanga Ridge, uMhlanga Rocks | Masabalala Yengwa Ave, Kenneth Kaunda Rd, uMhlanga Rocks Dr | ||
| East/West | N3 – M46 - R103 – M39 – M39 – M1/M31 – M7/M19 – M5 – N3 – M31 – N3 – M32 – M15 – N3 – M10 – R102/M4 | Assagay, St Helier, Gillitts, Kloof, Fields Hill, Padfield Park, Manor, Westmead, Ashley, Hatton Estate, Cowies Hill Park, Woodside, Grayleigh, Beverley Hills, Sherwood, Watervall Park, Westridge, Bulwer, Warwick | King Cetshwayo Hwy, King Dinuzulu Rd, Cannongate Rd/Chris Ntuli Rd | Part highway | |
| East/West | R102 / M4 – M8 – M10 – M13 | Warwick, Essenwood, Sydenham, Sparks | Cross St / grey St, Gladys Manzi Rd, John Zikhali Rd, ridge Rd, South Rd, Moses Kotane Rd, Locksley Dr | ||
| Southwest / Northeast | R102 – M7 – ends at Fynnlands | Montclair, Jacobs, Clairwood, Grosvernor, Fynnlands | Bluff Rd | ||
| East/West | M10 – M17 – R102 – M12 – M4 | Springfield, Morningside, Essenwood, Windermere, Stamford Hill | Hendry Rd, Earl Haig Rd, Springfield Rd, Sandile Thusi Rd | ||
| East/West | M7 / M13 – M31 – M32 – M5 – M32 – N2 – M10 – R102 | Hatton Estate, Pinetown CBD, Falcon Industrial Park, Atholl Heights, Reservoir Hills, Palmiet, Springfield, Puritan Hills | St Johns Ave, M19 Hwy, Umgeni Rd | Part highway | |
| North/South | M10 – M1 | Mount Vernon, uMhlatuzana, Bayview | Hillary Rd, Chatsworth Main Rd | ||
| North/South then East/West | M25 – M45 – N2 – R102 – M4 | Phoenix Industrial, KwaMashu, Siyanda, Newlands West, Steelcastle, Newlands East, Parlock, Springfield Flats, Riverside, Prospect Hil | Malandela Rd, Inanda Rd, Riverside Rd | ||
| North/South | M10 – M1 | Queensmead, Kharwastan, Westcliff | Carrick Rd, Erica Ave, Astral Dr | ||
| East/West | Starts in eMachobeni – M27 – M26 - M21 – R102 – N2 | eMachobeni, Glebe, Congo, Langalibalele, Mshayazafe, Newtown, eZimangweni, eMzomusha, Phoenix Industrial, KwaMashu, Duff's Road | Curnick Ndlovu Hwy | ||
| North/South | R102 – M25 | Palmview, Shastri Park, Brookdale, Northcroft, Starwood, Whetstone, Redfern, Phoenix Industrial | Gopalall Hurbans Rd, JG Champion Dr, Phoenix Hwy, Industrial Park Rd | ||
| North/South then East/West | M25 – R102 – N2 – M4 – ends in eMdloti | Congo, amaTikwe, Tafula, Goqokazi, eKafuleni, Trenance Park, Dawncrest, Cordoba Gardens, Mountview, Brindhaven, Lotusville, Southridge, Waterloo, eMdloti | Mafukuzela Hwy, Jabu Ngcobo Dr | ||
| North/South then East/West | M5 – R102 | Sea View, Coedmore, Yellowwood Park, Woodlands, Mobeni | Coedmore Rd, Kenyon Howden Rd | ||
| East/West | R603 – M35 – R102 | uMbumbulu, uMlazi | Griffiths Mxenge Hwy | ||
| East/West | M1 / M13 – M19 – M32 – M5 – M13 | Westmead, Pinetown CBD, Cowies Hill Park | Josiah Gumede Rd | ||
| East/West | M31 – M19 – M39 – M5 – M19 – M13 – N3 – M10/M9 | Pinetown CBD, Pineside, The Wolds, Clermont, Atholl Heights, Grayleigh, Beverley Heights, Blackhurst, Wiggins, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Glenwood, Congella, Maydon Wharf | Beviss Rd, Qashana Khuzwayo Rd, Roger Sishi Rd, Jan Hofmeyr Rd, St James Ave, Harry Gwala Rd, Rick Turner Rd | ||
| East/West | R103 – M39 – M39 | Hillcrest, Belvedere, Waterfall, Forest Hills, Everton, Kloof CBD | iNanda Rd, Link Rd, Bridle Rd, Kloof Falls Rd, Church Rd, Old Main Rd | ||
| North/South | M5 – M7 – M1 | Moseley Park, Highlands Hills, Nirvana Hills, Shallcross, Savannah Park | Hans Dettman Hwy | ||
| East/West | R603 – N2 – M30 | Folweni, Malukazi, Lotus Park, Isipingo Hills, Isipingo Rail, uMlazi | Sbu Magwanyane Dr, Wanda Cele Rd | ||
| East/West | R603 – N2 – R102 | Adams Mission, Adams Rural, Malagazi, Amanzimtoti | Moss Kolnik Dr | ||
| East/West | M33 – M13 – M13 – M33 – M32 | Adams Mission, Adams Rural, Malagazi, Amanzimtoti | Moss Kolnik Dr | ||
| East/West | M4 – M12 – N2 – R102 | La Lucia, uMhlanga Ridge, Cornubia, Mt Edgecombe | M41 | ||
| East/West | R102 – N2 – M4 | oThongathi, Westbrook | uShukela Dr | ||
| North/South | R102 – N2 – M21 | Parkhill, Kenville, Melkhoute, KwaMashu | Queen Nandi Dr | ||
| North/South | N3 – M59 - M13 – R103 | Assagay, Hillcrest | Kassier Rd | ||
| North/South | Herrwood Dr – N2 - Umganu Rd | uMhlanga Ridge, Cornubia | uMhlanga Ridge Blvd | ||
| East/West | Starts in Outer West Durban – M46 | Cliffdale Rd | |||
| East/West | R102 – N2 | Dube Blvd |