Metropolitan routes in East London
Buffalo City, like most South African cities, 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 | R72 - M15 - M4 - M5/R102 - N2 - M11 | CBD, Arcadia, Southernwood, Selbourne, Vincent, Dorchester Heights | Oxford St., Union Ave., Western Ave., Two Rivers Dr. | |
| SSE/NNW | R72 - M15 - M5 - M16 - R102 | CBD, Pefferville, Duncan Village, Gompo Town, Buffalo Flats, Haven Hills, Reeston, Mdantsane | Buffalo St., North West Expressway, Phoenix St., Ziphunzana Bypass, Mdantsane Access Rd. | |
| East/West | M13 - M11 - R72 - M1 - M5 - N2 - R102 | Stirling, Baysville, Southernwood, Braelynn, Amalinda, Amalinda Forest, Summerpride | Gleneagles Rd., Pearce St., Lukin Rd., Union Ave., Amalinda Dr., Main Road Amalinda | |
| NNE/SSW | Cosigned with R102 - M4 - M3 - leaves town as the Buffalo Pass - R346 | Deveraux Ave., Garcia St., Croydon Rd., French St., Windermere Rd., Main Road Amalinda, Woolwash Rd., Buffalo Pass | ||
| NE/SW | M11 - M9 - M8 | Bonnie Doon, Beacon Bay | Batting Rd. | |
| SE/NW | - N2 - M7 - M9 - Bonza Bay Beach | Nompumelelo, Beacon Bay | Bonza Bay Rd. | |
| First East/West then North/South | M7 - M8 | Beacon Bay | Beaconhurst Dr. | |
| East/West | - N2 - Gonubie Beach | Gonubie | Main Rd. | |
| North/South | M4 - R102 - M12 - M7 - under N2 - R102 - M1 | Stirling, Nahoon, Bonnie Doon, Abbotsford, Nahoon Valley Park, Dorchester Heights | Old Transkei Rd., Main Rd., Smythelands Rd. | |
| East West | M11 - M13 - Nahoon Beach | Nahoon | Beach Rd. | |
| North/South, U-bend, SSW/NNE | R72 - M4 - M12 | Quigney, Baysville, Stirling, Nahoon | Currie St., Esplanade Rd., John Bailie Rd., Galway Rd. | |
| North/ South then East/West | R72 - R72 | CBD, Arcadia | Cambridge St., Stephenson/North Sts., Commercial Rd. | |
| East/West | M3 - R72 | CBD, Southernwood | St. Johns Rd., St. Peters St. | |
| North/South | R102 - M3 | Mdantsane | Billie Rd. | |
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| East/West | R72 - R72 | CBD, West Bank, Cove Rock | Dr. Zahn Rd., Bank St., Strand St., Molteno Dr., Prince George Circuit, Parkridge Rd. | |
| North/South | R72 - East London IDZ | Sunnyridge | Chester Rd. | |
| East/West | M3 - M3 | Pefferville, Duncan Village, Gompo Town | Douglas Smit Highway | |
| North/South | R72 - Kidd's Beach | Kidd's Beach | Main St. |