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Drive 640.2 km
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1. Drive from Kuruman to Phuthaditjhaba640.2 km
9h 10m
R 1,523–2,199
Taxi, fly to Maseru, drive
1. Take the taxi from Kuruman to Sishen (SIS)
2. Fly from Sishen (SIS) to Maseru (MSU)SIS - MSU
3. Drive from Maseru (MSU) to Phuthaditjhaba
12h 30m
R 3,916–10,792
Taxi, fly to Pietermaritzburg, bus
1. Take the taxi from Kuruman to Sishen (SIS)
2. Fly from Sishen (SIS) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)SIS - PZB
3. Take the bus from Burger St to Engen Bergview 1 Stop
4. Take the taxi from Engen Bergview 1 Stop to Phuthaditjhaba
11h 22m
R 3,146–8,452

Sishen (SIS) to Maseru (MSU) flights

11Weekly Planes

11h 51mAverage Duration

R 3,034Cheapest Price

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Distance: 640.2 km
Duration: 9h 10m

What companies run services between Kuruman, Northern Cape, South Africa and Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa?

You can drive from Kuruman to Phuthaditjhaba in around 9h 10m.

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Phuthaditjhaba(opens in a new window), South Africa(opens in a new window)

Phuthaditjhaba (originally Witsieshoek), is a town in the Free State province of South Africa. It is located in a section of the Drakensberg mountains (Maloti in the Sesotho language). It borders the province of KwaZulu-Natal to the south east and the independent country of Lesotho to the south west. The town was capital of the bantustan, or homeland, of QwaQwa. When apartheid ended, the town became part of the Free State province.

Things to do in Phuthaditjhaba

Golden Gate Highlands National Park(Opens in a new window)

Golden Gate Highlands National Park is located in Free State, South Africa, near the Lesotho border. It covers an area of 340 km2. The park's most notable features are its golden, ochre, and orange-hued deeply eroded sandstone cliffs and outcrops, especially the Brandwag rock. Another feature of the area is the numerous caves and shelters displaying San rock paintings. Wildlife featured at the park includes mongooses, eland, zebras, and over 100 bird species. It is the Free State's only national park, and is more famous for the beauty of its landscape than for its wildlife. Numerous paleontology finds have been made in the park including dinosaur eggs and skeletons.

Royal Natal National Park(Opens in a new window)

The Royal Natal National Park is in the KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa and forms part of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site. Notwithstanding the name, it is actually not a South African National Park managed by the SANParks, but rather a Provincial Park managed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife.

QwaQwa National Park(Opens in a new window)

QwaQwa National Park was a National Park of the former Bantustan of QwaQwa in South Africa that was finally joined to the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in November 2008, for QwaQwa was reincorporated into the Free State province in 1994.

Sterkfontein Dam(Opens in a new window)

The Sterkfontein Dam, located just outside the town of Harrismith, in the Free State, province of South Africa, is part of the Tugela-Vaal Water Project and the Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme, and located on the Nuwejaarspruit, a tributary of the Wilge River in the upper catchment area of the Vaal River.

Places to stay in Phuthaditjhaba

Bethesda Exclusive Selfcatering Guesthouse,(Opens in a new window)

6.6Pleasant

St Tropez Guest House(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Twilight Breeze Lodge(Opens in a new window)

7.3Good

Relaxing Holiday Home(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

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