How do you combine Durban and Pietermaritzburg?
Yes. Durban and Pietermaritzburg combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow 3 days in Durban and 2 days in Pietermaritzburg, around 5 days in total.
How the two connect
Durban and Pietermaritzburg are only about 67 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. The nearest airport to Durban is King Shaka International Airport (DUR), about 28 km away; for Pietermaritzburg it is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), about 4 km away, so you can fly into one and out of the other.
Suggested days
- Durban
- 3 days
- Pietermaritzburg
- 2 days
- Together
- 5 days · about 67 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Durban
- Half Day Safari Tour from Durban
- Durban: Big 5 Safari - Open Safari Vehicle at Exclusive Reserve
- Luxury Canal Boat Cruise - Fun Things Durban Ushaka
- Durban: 1-Hour Premium Ocean / Harbour Boat Cruise
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.