There are 6 ways to get from Rustenburg to Grahamstown by taxi, plane, bus, train, 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.
Taxi, fly to Port Elizabeth, bus
best- Take the taxi from Rustenburg to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)plane JNB - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstownbus
6h 26mR 2,719–6,022Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Rustenburg to Soshanguvebus
- Take the train from Pretoria to Parktrain
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Grahamstownbus
18h 3mR 665–1,640Drive, car train
- Drive from Rustenburg to Germistoncar
- Take the car train from Germiston to Queenstowncartrain
- Drive from Queenstown to Grahamstowncar
20h 27mR 1,086–1,622Drive 1,058.7 km
- Drive from Rustenburg to Grahamstowncar 1,058.7 km
13hR 2,436–3,518Taxi, fly to East London, bus
- Take the taxi from Rustenburg to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to East London (ELS)plane JNB - ELS
- Take the bus from East London to Grahamstownbus
7h 2mR 2,689–6,102Bus, train via Bhisho
- Take the bus from Rustenburg to Soshanguvebus
- Take the train from Pretoria to Parktrain
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to King William's Townbus
- Take the bus from King William's Town to Grahamstownbus
20h 34mR 1,125–2,340
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rustenburg to Grahamstown is to drive and car train which costs R 1 000 - R 1 700 and takes 20h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Rustenburg to Grahamstown is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 6h 26m and costs R 2 700 - R 6 000.
The distance between Rustenburg and Grahamstown is 1183 km. The road distance is 1058.7 km.
The best way to get from Rustenburg to Grahamstown without a car is to bus and train which takes 18h 3m and costs R 650 - R 1 700.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Rustenburg to Grahamstown, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Rustenburg to Grahamstown is 1059 km. It takes approximately 13h to drive from Rustenburg to Grahamstown.
There are 70+ hotels available in Grahamstown.
What companies run services between Rustenburg, South Africa and Grahamstown, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Rustenburg to Grahamstown. However, you can take the taxi to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB airport, fly to Port Elizabeth (PLZ), take the taxi to Port Elizabeth, then take the bus to Grahamstown. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rustenburg to Grahamstown via Soshanguve, Mabopane, Pretoria, Park, and Johannesburg in around 18h 3m.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Port Elizabeth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 850–3,600
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 850–3,600
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 700–3,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to East London via Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 700–3,700
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Port Elizabeth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 850–3,900
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 900–3,100
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Port Elizabeth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–3,900
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Port Elizabeth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 2,700–5,500
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 3,000–6,500
- Phone
- 0800 428 87246
- info@gautrain.co.za
- Website
- gautrain.co.za
Train from Pretoria to Park
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 75–100
- Schedules at
- gautrain.co.za
- Peak
- R 100
- Off-peak
- R 80
- Phone
- 080 122 9091
- MLPS.Info@prasa.com
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Germiston to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 300–480
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Tourist (Sleeper)
- R 480
- Economy (Sitter)
- R 300
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- info@vilamora.co.za
- Website
- vila-mora.co.za
Bus from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 310–430
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
Bus from Johannesburg to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–700
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
- Phone
- +258 87 599 8555
- Website
- etragomz.com
Bus from Rustenburg to Soshanguve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 123–850
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
- Single
- R 123
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from East London to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from King William's Town to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Johannesburg to King William's Town
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–800
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Full Flexi
- R 550–800
- Flexi
- R 500–700
- Saver
- R 460–650
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–1,800
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