The border between Eswatini and South Africa is 430 kilometres (267 mi) long;[1][2][3] South Africa surrounds Eswatini to the north, west, south and southeast, with Mozambique bordering it on the northeast.

South Africa (green) and Eswatini (orange)
Eswatini is almost entirely surrounded by South Africa
Border post

Crossings

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The border crossings are listed from north to south in the table below.[4]

South Africa Swaziland Opening hours Geographical coordinates Notes
Road Border post Road Border post
  Bothashoop MR13 Gege 08:00–16:00 26°58′25″S 30°58′06″E / 26.9737°S 30.9684°E / -26.9737; 30.9684 (Bothashoop / Gege border crossing)  
  Emahlathini MR4 Sicunusa 08:00–18:00 26°51′38″S 30°54′30″E / 26.8605°S 30.9084°E / -26.8605; 30.9084 (Emahlathini / Sicunusa border crossing)  
N720 Golela MR8 Lavumisa 07:00–22:00 27°19′02″S 31°53′18″E / 27.3172°S 31.8884°E / -27.3172; 31.8884 (Golela / Lavumisa border crossing) Durban–Komatipoort railway also crosses here
R570 Jeppes Reef MR1 Matsamo 07:00–20:00 25°45′03″S 31°28′03″E / 25.7507°S 31.4676°E / -25.7507; 31.4676 (Jeppe's Reef / Matsamo border crossing)  
R40 Josefsdal MR20 Bulembu 08:00–16:00 25°56′41″S 31°07′17″E / 25.9446°S 31.1215°E / -25.9446; 31.1215 (Josephsdal / Bulumbu border crossing)  
R543 Mahamba MR9 Mahamba 07:00–22:00 27°06′20″S 31°04′09″E / 27.1055°S 31.0691°E / -27.1055; 31.0691 (Mahamba border crossing)  
R571 Mananga MR5 Mananga 07:00–18:00 25°55′59″S 31°45′41″E / 25.9331°S 31.7613°E / -25.9331; 31.7613 (Mananga border crossing) Durban–Komatipoort railway also crosses here
R65 Nerston MR19 Sandlane 08:00–18:00 26°34′11″S 30°47′30″E / 26.5697°S 30.7918°E / -26.5697; 30.7918 (Nerston / Sandlane border crossing)  
N17 Oshoek MR3 Ngwenya 07:00–22:00 26°12′45″S 30°59′21″E / 26.2125°S 30.9892°E / -26.2125; 30.9892 (Oshoek / Ngwenya border crossing)  
  Onverwacht, KwaZulu-Natal MR21 Salitje 08:00–18:00 27°18′58″S 31°38′38″E / 27.3162°S 31.6438°E / -27.3162; 31.6438 (Onverwacht / Salitje border crossing)  
  Waverley   Lundzi 08:00–16:00 26°19′39″S 30°53′19″E / 26.3275°S 30.8885°E / -26.3275; 30.8885 (Waverley / Lundzi border crossing)  

References

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  1. ^ South Africa. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
  2. ^ South Africa–Swaziland Boundary (PDF) (Report). International Boundary Study No. 137. United States Department of State. 7 July 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  3. ^ Brownlie, Ian (1979). "South Africa–Swaziland". African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopaedia. London: C. Hurst & Co. pp. 1313–1343. ISBN 0903983877.
  4. ^ "South African Ports of Entry". Department of Home Affairs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2013.