Airports near Margate

Comparing PZB and DUR for Margate

Measured from the Margate reference coordinate, Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) is 135 km away and King Shaka International Airport (DUR) is 156 km away (whereas the two airports sit 70 km from each other). Because a 21 km difference in distance from Margate is small relative to the onward drive, compare airline schedules, car-hire availability, and actual highway routes from both terminals before booking.

A third passenger option, K. D. Matanzima Airport (UTT) at 178 km from Margate, sits within a similar regional band if neither PZB nor DUR has a suitable flight on your date.

Our 36-airport directory also includes Margate Airport (MGH) at 3 km (Flights listed — check with airline). Because that airfield does not have confirmed regular passenger flights in this snapshot, it is listed separately below rather than ranked as standard airline options.

Onward road connections and regional stops near Margate

Margate is a coastal resort town on the Ray Nkonyeni and Hibiscus Coast stretch of southern KwaZulu-Natal, surrounded by Ramsgate, Uvongo, and Shelly Beach along the Indian Ocean.

For the onward drive between PZB or DUR and Margate, travellers typically use the N2 coastal highway north through Durban to King Shaka or inland via the N2/N3 to Pietermaritzburg. If your itinerary also covers nearby towns in the region, compare the airport distance profiles for Port Shepstone, Kokstad, Durban.