N2 (South Africa)

National route N2
Route information
Maintained by SANRAL, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality[1]
Length	2,255 km (1,401 mi)
Major junctions
West end	M62 in Cape Town
Major intersections	N1 in Cape Town N9 / N12 near George N10 near Coega N6 in East London N3 in Durban
East end	N11 / N17 in Ermelo
Location
Country	South Africa
Provinces	Western Cape Eastern Cape KwaZulu-Natal Mpumalanga
Major cities	Cape Town Somerset West Caledon Swellendam Riversdale Mossel Bay George Knysna Jeffreys Bay Humansdorp Gqeberha Makhanda Peddie Qonce East London Butterworth Idutywa Mthatha Port St. Johns (future N2) Lusikisiki (future N2) Qumbu (current N2) Mount Frere (current N2) Kokstad (current N2) Port Edward (future N2) Margate (future N2) Port Shepstone Durban KwaDukuza Richards Bay Empangeni Pongola Piet Retief Ermelo
Highway system
Numbered routes of South Africa
← N1 → N3

The N2 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through George, Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Port Shepstone and Durban to Ermelo.^[2] It is the main highway along the Indian Ocean coast of the country. Its current length of 2,255 kilometres (1,401 mi) makes it the longest numbered route in South Africa.^[3]

Prior to 1970, the N2 designation only applied to the route from Cape Town to Durban.^[4]

There are plans to realign the N2 national route from Port Shepstone to Mthatha, on a shorter stretch of road (via Port Edward, Lusikisiki and Port St. Johns).^[5][6][7] The project was initially scheduled for completion in 2024 & it will reduce the length of the route by 85 kilometres (53 mi).^[8][9] Together with the already-existing N2 from Mthatha to East London, the route will be known as the Wild Coast Toll Route.^[5][6][7]