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Meet halfway in Durban

For a group meeting in Durban, where most people get around by car, the fairest points are usually Gateway in uMhlanga, the Golden Mile beachfront, Florida Road in Morningside or the Pavilion in Westville, depending on where everyone starts. togather times each person's drive door to door and finds the spots where nobody is stuck with a much longer trip.

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Where groups actually meet in Durban

Interchanges that work as a fair midpoint for most groups. togather will not always land on one of these - it answers for your actual starting points - but they are the ones that come up again and again.

  1. Gateway (uMhlanga Ridge)

    Car via the N2 and the M41

    One of the biggest malls in the country, with huge parking, and the default fair answer for a group spread along the north coast between uMhlanga, Durban North and Ballito.

  2. Golden Mile beachfront

    Car via OR Tambo Parade, plus walking along the promenade

    Durban's beachfront promenade, the fair pick for a group living in the city centre, the Point and the inner suburbs. It runs for about six kilometres, so name an end: uShaka Marine World in the south or Suncoast in the north.

  3. Florida Road (Morningside)

    Car via the Berea roads, plus walking around Morningside

    A strip of restaurants and bars on the Berea ridge, and a good middle for a group split between the city centre, Morningside and Durban North.

  4. Musgrave Centre

    Car via Musgrave Road on the Berea

    A central mall on the Berea, close to the city but above the traffic of the centre, and fairer than the beachfront for a group living in Glenwood, Berea and Musgrave.

  5. The Pavilion (Westville)

    Car via the N3 at Westville

    A large mall on the N3 west of the city, and the fair answer when part of the group is coming from Pinetown, Westville or further inland towards Hillcrest.

  6. uShaka Marine World (the Point)

    Car via the beachfront roads, plus walking from the Golden Mile

    At the southern end of the beachfront by the harbour mouth, with restaurants and parking, and a fair point for a group weighted towards the Point, the city centre and the south.

How to pick a fair meeting point in Durban

Durban stretches along the coast and climbs steeply inland, so travel times follow the highways rather than the map. The N2 runs north-south parallel to the beaches, the N3 climbs west towards Westville and Pinetown, and the M4 links the city with the north coast. Two friends who look close together can face very different drives depending on which of those roads they join.

The halfway point on a map tends to land somewhere residential on the Berea, or on the wrong side of a highway with no easy access. Minibus taxis carry a huge share of the city’s trips and ride-hailing fills many gaps, but most groups who want to meet will be driving or walking, and that is how togather times them here.

The Berea is central without the beachfront traffic

For a group spread around the city, Florida Road or the Musgrave Centre on the Berea are central without the beachfront traffic. Gateway in uMhlanga is the obvious choice when most people live up the north coast, and the Pavilion suits anyone coming in along the N3 from Pinetown or further inland. A group based in the centre can meet on the Golden Mile or down at uShaka, both easy to find for anyone who does not know the city.

Set car for the drivers and walking for anyone close by. Most of Durban moves by road, so the fair spot depends on how the N2 and N3 are moving. togather times each drive and walk from the real starting point and offers places where the times are close.

Meeting halfway in Durban - questions

Where is a fair place to meet halfway in Durban?
Usually Florida Road or Musgrave for a group spread around the city, Gateway for the north coast, the Pavilion for anyone coming in on the N3, and the Golden Mile for the centre. togather works out which from real driving times.
Does togather time minibus taxis?
No. Minibus taxi routes are informal and not timed. Set each person to car or walking, and togather finds a spot where nobody's drive is much longer than the rest.
Why is the map midpoint misleading in Durban?
Because the city is long and hilly, and traffic follows the N2, the N3 and the M4. Two places the same distance away can be very different drives depending on which of those roads each person has to use.

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