Arcades in Durban

Looking for flashing lights and high scores in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal? There are 3 arcades mapped here. That's 3 arcades mapped around Durban. Machine condition varies wildly between venues, so the one with the best-maintained cabinets wins regardless of size. Check whether the venue runs on tokens, cards or coins before you arrive with the wrong currency.

This guide covers every arcade we could verify in and around Durban (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Mr Funtabbles and Funland, plus Galleria Arcade. If an arcade's missing from Durban's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.

The Durban arcade lineup

3 mapped within about 40 km:

What the map tells us about arcades in Durban

None of the 3 has opening hours in the map data, so treat this as a browse-and-discover trip. Arcades tend toward long evening hours; call ahead if you're making a special trip.

The one mapped arcade sits on 19 Beach Road — worth combining with whatever else brings you to that side of town.

Most of the arcades in Durban list a phone number. Useful for checking party bookings and tournament schedules.

The Durban arcade run

Making a day of it in Durban? Work this order: Mr Funtabbles, Funland on 19 Beach Road, and Galleria Arcade. That's the arcade run in one sensible loop, no backtracking.

Arcade tips for Durban

The regulars' rules for Durban's arcades:

• Check age policies at Mr Funtabbles. Some arcades are all-ages by day and 19+ at night, especially the bar-arcade hybrids. Check before bringing kids.
• End on a win at Funland. Finish with a game you're good at. Leaving on a high score beats leaving on a tilt.
• Save your high-score photo. Take the photo. High scores are ephemeral and the bragging rights are forever.
• Don't feed a broken machine. If it eats your credit without starting, tell staff immediately. Good venues refund; all venues should know.

Good to know

We searched about 40 km around Durban — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new arcade in Durban can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 3, or a arcade we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.

We don't list machine lineups — they change too often. What we list is the where: real venues, verified by real mappers.

If you run one of the 3 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.