There are 4 ways to get from Mbabane to Palapye by shuttle, bus, car, taxi, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Mbabane to Johannesburg Airport
- Take the bus from Newtown Bus Terminus to Palapye Bus Rankbus
14h 19m$105–124Drive 702.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Mbabane to Palapyecar 702.1 km
10h 43m$69–100Taxi to King Mswati III International Airport, fly to Johannesburg Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Mbabane to King Mswati III International Airporttaxi
- Fly from King Mswati III International Airport to Johannesburg Airportplane
- Take the bus from Newtown Bus Terminus to Palapye Bus Rankbus
10h 30mDrive to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, fly to Gaborone, bus, taxi
- Drive from Mbabane to Nelspruit-Airport-MQPcar
- Fly from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) to Gaborone (GBE)plane MQP - GBE
- Take the bus from Gaborone to Serowebus
- Take the taxi from Serowe to Palapyetaxi
11h 18m$306–632
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mbabane to Palapye is to drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 10h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Mbabane to Palapye is to drive which takes 10h 43m and costs $65 - $100.
The distance between Mbabane and Palapye is 948 km. The road distance is 702.1 km.
The best way to get from Mbabane to Palapye without a car is to shuttle and bus which takes 14h 19m and costs $100 - $130.
It takes approximately 14h 19m to get from Mbabane to Palapye, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mbabane to Palapye is 702 km. It takes approximately 10h 43m to drive from Mbabane to Palapye.
There are 26+ hotels available in Palapye.
What companies run services between Mbabane, Eswatini and Palapye, Botswana?
There is no direct connection from Mbabane to Palapye. However, you can take the shuttle to Johannesburg Airport, walk to OR Tambo Airport, take the train to Sandton, take the train to Rosebank, walk to Rosebank, take the bus to Miriam Makeba St, walk to Newtown Bus Terminus, then take the bus to Palapye Bus Rank. Alternatively, you can drive from Mbabane to Palapye in around 10h 43m.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to Gaborone via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to Gaborone via Livingstone, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Phone
- +27 82 805 7919
- evoshuttle@gmail.com
- Website
- africanshuttle.com
Shuttle from Mbabane to Johannesburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $374–440
- Website
- https://www.africanshuttle.com/
- Sedan Vehicle
- $390–440
- From
- $374
- Phone
- +268 7917 7323
- melulatravel@gmail.com
- Website
- travelmelula.com
Shuttle from Mbabane to Johannesburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $51
- Website
- https://travelmelula.com/
- Phone
- +267 2416471
- khandasexpress@yahoo.com
Bus from Newtown Bus Terminus to Palapye Bus Rank
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $33–37
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/khandaexpress
- Phone
- +267 3995921/20
- Website
- monnakgotla.co.bw
Bus from Gaborone to Serowe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31
- Schedules at
- monnakgotla.co.bw
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $120–330
Leap Taxi
- Phone
- +268 76699094
- Website
- thekingdomofeswatini.com
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