There are 9 ways to get from Grahamstown to Maputo by bus, plane, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Port Elizabeth, fly to Maputo International Airport
best- Take the bus from Grahamstown to Port Elizabeth
- Fly from Port Elizabeth (PLZ) to Maputo International Airport (MPM)PLZ - MPM
7h 36m$192–619Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Grahamstown to Johannesburg
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Maputo
22h 13m$46–68Drive, car train
- Drive from Grahamstown to Queenstown
- Take the car train from Queenstown to Germiston
- Drive from Germiston to Maputo
24h 22m$116–182Drive 1,301.9 km
- Drive from Grahamstown to Maputo1,301.9 km
18h 17m$182–263Bus to East London, fly to Maputo International Airport
- Take the bus from Grahamstown to East London
- Fly from East London (ELS) to Maputo International Airport (MPM)ELS - MPM
8h 20m$199–730Bus to Port Elizabeth, fly to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Grahamstown to Port Elizabeth
- Fly from Port Elizabeth (PLZ) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)PLZ - MQP
- Drive from Nelspruit-Airport-MQP to Maputo
8h 47m$180–314Bus to East London, fly to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Grahamstown to East London
- Fly from East London (ELS) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)ELS - MQP
- Drive from Nelspruit-Airport-MQP to Maputo
9h 32m$197–385Bus to Port Elizabeth, fly to Skukuza Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Grahamstown to Port Elizabeth
- Fly from Port Elizabeth (PLZ) to Skukuza Airport (SZK)PLZ - SZK
- Drive from Skukuza Airport (SZK) to Maputo
10h 3m$248–459Bus via Durban
- Take the bus from Grahamstown to Durban
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Maputo
32h 57m$48–92
Port Elizabeth (PLZ) to Maputo International Airport (MPM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grahamstown to Maputo is to bus which costs $45 - $70 and takes 22h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Grahamstown to Maputo is to bus and fly which takes 7h 36m and costs $190 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Grahamstown to Maputo. However, there are services departing from Grahamstown and arriving at Maputo via Johannesburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 13m.
The distance between Grahamstown and Maputo is 1256 km. The road distance is 1301.9 km.
The best way to get from Grahamstown to Maputo without a car is to bus which takes 22h 13m and costs $45 - $70.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Grahamstown to Maputo, including transfers.
Grahamstown to Maputo bus services, operated by Vilamora Tours, depart from Grahamstown station.
Grahamstown to Maputo bus services, operated by Vilamora Tours, arrive at Johannesburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grahamstown to Maputo is 1302 km. It takes approximately 18h 17m to drive from Grahamstown to Maputo.
There are 120+ hotels available in Maputo.
What companies run services between Grahamstown, South Africa and Maputo, Mozambique?
You can take a bus from Grahamstown to Maputo via Johannesburg in around 22h 13m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
Airlines
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Maputo International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Maputo International Airport via Durban, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from East London to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from East London to Maputo International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Durban, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from East London to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Skukuza Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–390
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Skukuza Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–390
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Skukuza Airport via Durban, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–390
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Maputo International Airport via Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Maputo International Airport via Durban, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from East London to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from East London to Maputo International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Durban, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from East London to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Skukuza Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–350
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Skukuza Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–390
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Skukuza Airport via Durban, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–390
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–230
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–230
Flights from East London to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–460
Flights from East London to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from East London to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Skukuza Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from East London to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- lam.co.mz
Flights from East London to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Train operators
- Phone
- 080 122 9091
- MLPS.Info@prasa.com
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Queenstown to Germiston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Tourist (Sleeper)
- $29
- Economy (Sitter)
- $18
Bus operators
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- info@vilamora.co.za
- Website
- vila-mora.co.za
Bus from Grahamstown to Port Elizabeth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
Bus from Grahamstown to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Grahamstown to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Grahamstown to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Grahamstown to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Full Flexi
- $30–55
- Flexi
- $28–50
- Saver
- $25–45
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