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The N2 is the main route into town but has a serious safety reputation near the airport; plan your route and stay on the highway.
This guide was written for Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain to Cape Town. The same roads apply on your trip, but read exits, merges and lane tips the other way round.
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From Mitchells Plain, Baden Powell Drive to the M5 runs north through the southern suburbs. Longer, but avoids the airport stretch.
The N2 meets the M3 near Groote Schuur. Follow City Centre signs onto Nelson Mandela Boulevard or the M3.
Criminals sometimes put rocks or spikes on the road. If you hit something, keep driving slowly to a safe, busy place.
This stretch is known for objects thrown at cars and robberies. Don't stop on the shoulder; drive to a busy fuel station if you have a problem.
People cross the N2 near Nyanga and Borcherds Quarry. Watch the shoulders, especially early morning when it's dark.
Obey any lanes marked for buses and minibus taxis; traffic officers enforce them at peak.
Mew Way and Spine Road connect Khayelitsha to the N2. From Mitchells Plain, the R300 links to the N2.
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