There are 8 ways to get from Rustenburg to Phalaborwa by taxi, plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), car, or 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 Hoedspruit, bus
best- Take the taxi from Rustenburg to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Hoedspruit (HDS)JNB - HDS
- Take the bus from Hoedspruit to Phalaborwa
5h 28mR 3,919–7,082Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Rustenburg to Soshanguve
- Take the train from Pretoria to Park
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Phalaborwa
11h 36mR 525–1,394Bus
- Take the bus from Rustenburg to Emalahleni
- Take the bus from Witbank to Phalaborwa
11h 22mR 727–1,598Drive 560 km
- Drive from Rustenburg to Phalaborwa560 km
6h 26mR 1,310–1,892Taxi, fly to Gateway International Airport
- Take the taxi from Rustenburg to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Gateway International Airport (PTG)JNB - PTG
- Take the taxi from Gateway International Airport (PTG) to Phalaborwa
5h 56mR 5,149–7,512Taxi, fly to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
- Take the taxi from Rustenburg to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)JNB - MQP
- Take the taxi from Nelspruit-Airport-MQP to Phalaborwa
6h 8mR 4,549–7,212Taxi, fly to Skukuza Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Rustenburg to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Skukuza Airport (SZK)JNB - SZK
- Take the taxi from Skukuza Airport (SZK) to Hazyview
- Take the bus from Hazyview to Phalaborwa
7h 36mR 4,759–6,162Taxi, fly to Londolozi Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Rustenburg to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Londolozi Airport (LDZ)JNB - LDZ
- Take the taxi from Londolozi Airport (LDZ) to Acornhoek
- Take the bus from Acornhoek to Phalaborwa
8h 5mR 3,259–7,212
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Hoedspruit (HDS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rustenburg to Phalaborwa is to bus and train which costs R 500 - R 1 400 and takes 11h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Rustenburg to Phalaborwa is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 5h 28m and costs R 3 900 - R 7 500.
The distance between Rustenburg and Phalaborwa is 578 km. The road distance is 560 km.
The best way to get from Rustenburg to Phalaborwa without a car is to bus which takes 11h 22m and costs R 700 - R 1 600.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Rustenburg to Phalaborwa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Rustenburg to Phalaborwa is 560 km. It takes approximately 6h 26m to drive from Rustenburg to Phalaborwa.
There are 100+ hotels available in Phalaborwa.
What companies run services between Rustenburg, South Africa and Phalaborwa, South Africa?
You can take a bus from Rustenburg to Phalaborwa via Emalahleni and Witbank in around 11h 22m.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Hoedspruit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,800–3,900
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Gateway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–3,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–2,700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Skukuza Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,200–3,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Hoedspruit
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,900–7,500
- Website
- fedair.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Londolozi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 550–3,900
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 700–2,300
- 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
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Hoedspruit to Phalaborwa
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 450–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Witbank to Phalaborwa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 400–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Hazyview to Phalaborwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Acornhoek to Phalaborwa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +258 87 599 8555
- Website
- etragomz.com
Bus from Rustenburg to Emalahleni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 292–900
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
- Single
- R 292
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 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Phalaborwa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 320–440
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Normal
- R 350–360
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Estimated price
- R 650–2,800
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