N2 (South Africa)

National route N2
National route N2
Route information
	Maintained by SANRAL, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
Length	2,255 km (1,401 mi)
Major junctions
West end	M62 in Cape Town
	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;

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. 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.

Prior to 1970, the N2 designation only applied to the route from Cape Town to Durban.

There are plans to realign the N2 national route from Port Shepstone to Mthatha along a shorter stretch of road that passes through Port Edward, Lusikisiki and Port St. Johns. The project was initially scheduled for completion in 2024 and is expected to reduce the length of the route by 85 kilometres (53 mi). Combined with the existing N2 route from Mthatha to East London, the realigned route will form the Wild Coast Toll Route.