There are 7 ways to get from Cape Town to Rustenburg by plane, taxi, bus (Greyhound), car train, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Johannesburg International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)CPT - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Rustenburg
4h 3mR 2,509–4,729Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cape Town to Pretoria
- Take the bus from Soshanguve to Rustenburg
22h 51mR 558–1,509Bus via Johannesburg
- Take the bus from Cape Town Stn to Park Station
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Pretoria
- Take the bus from Soshanguve to Rustenburg
21h 56mR 708–2,839Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Cape Town to Klerksdorp
- Drive from Klerksdorp to Rustenburg
36h 4mR 820–1,290Drive 1,482.6 km
- Drive from Cape Town to Rustenburg1,482.6 km
15h 5mR 3,467–5,008Fly to Gaborone, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Gaborone (GBE)CPT - GBE
- Take the bus from Queens Rd to Rustenburg
6h 41mR 2,359–6,479Bus #2
- Take the bus from Old Marine Dr to Paul Kruger & Scheiding St
- Take the bus from Soshanguve to Rustenburg
24h 41mR 768–2,116
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Rustenburg is to car train and drive which costs R 800 - R 1 300 and takes 36h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Rustenburg is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 3m and costs R 2 500 - R 4 800.
The distance between Cape Town and Rustenburg is 1431 km. The road distance is 1482.6 km.
The best way to get from Cape Town to Rustenburg without a car is to bus via Johannesburg which takes 21h 56m and costs R 700 - R 2 900.
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Cape Town to Rustenburg, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cape Town to Rustenburg is 1483 km. It takes approximately 15h 5m to drive from Cape Town to Rustenburg.
There are 138+ hotels available in Rustenburg.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Rustenburg, South Africa?
You can take a bus from Cape Town Stn to Rustenburg via Park Station, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Pretoria, Mabopane, and Soshanguve in around 21h 56m.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–2,900
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 700–3,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Gaborone via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–7,000
- Website
- g-airways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–9,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–9,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,100–2,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 3,100–4,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Gaborone via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 3,100–4,700
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 3,400–7,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 700–3,700
- Website
- airbotswana.co.bw
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 2,700–4,400
- Phone
- 080 122 9091
- MLPS.Info@prasa.com
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Cape Town to Klerksdorp
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 430–690
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Economy (Sitter)
- R 430
- Sleeper (Tourist)
- R 690
- Phone
- +27 87 150 1895
- customercare@eagleliner.co.za
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Cape Town Stn to Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 390–1,200
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 850–1,200
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Cape Town Stn to Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,400
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Johannesburg to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 450–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 11 774 3333
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 190–270
- Website
- https://res.prasa.com/citytocity/booking
Bus from Cape Town to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 430–650
- Website
- https://res.prasa.com/citytocity/booking
- Phone
- +258 87 599 8555
- Website
- etragomz.com
Bus from Soshanguve to Rustenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 122–850
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
- Single
- R 122
Bus from Queens Rd to Rustenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 308–950
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
- Single
- R 308
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Old Marine Dr to Paul Kruger & Scheiding St
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–1,700
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
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