There are 3 ways to get from Cradle of Humankind to Swakopmund by taxi, plane, bus, shuttle, or car
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Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Cradle of Humankind to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Walvis Bay Airport (WVB)JNB - WVB
- Take the taxi from Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) to Swakopmund
4h 16m$258–482Taxi, bus, shuttle
cheapest- Take the taxi from Cradle of Humankind to Johannesburg
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Windhoek
- Take a shuttle bus from Windhoek to Swakopmund
30h 2m$144–174Drive 1,644.5 km
- Drive from Cradle of Humankind to Swakopmund1,644.5 km
19h 35m$230–332
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cradle of Humankind to Swakopmund is to taxi and bus and shuttle which costs $140 - $180 and takes 30h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Cradle of Humankind to Swakopmund is to taxi and fly which takes 4h 16m and costs $250 - $490.
The distance between Cradle of Humankind and Swakopmund is 1538 km. The road distance is 1644.5 km.
The best way to get from Cradle of Humankind to Swakopmund without a car is to taxi and bus and shuttle which takes 30h 2m and costs $140 - $180.
It takes approximately 4h 16m to get from Cradle of Humankind to Swakopmund, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cradle of Humankind to Swakopmund is 1644 km. It takes approximately 19h 35m to drive from Cradle of Humankind to Swakopmund.
There are 463+ hotels available in Swakopmund.
What companies run services between Cradle of Humankind, South Africa and Swakopmund, Namibia?
There is no direct connection from Cradle of Humankind to Swakopmund. However, you can take the taxi to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) airport, fly to Walvis Bay Airport (WVB), then take the taxi to Swakopmund. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Johannesburg, take the bus to Windhoek, walk to Windhoek, take the shuttle to Swakopmund, then take the taxi to Swakopmund.
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- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–400
- Phone
- +264 81 331 5475
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Windhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/MushimaNamibia/
- Phone
- + 264 81 263 1433
- mandie@afol.com.na
- Website
- welwitschia-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Windhoek to Swakopmund
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- welwitschia-shuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $15–55
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