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