There are 6 ways to get from Bloemfontein to Lobatse by plane, car, bus, car train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Bram Fischer International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) to Gaborone (GBE)plane BFN - GBE
- Drive from Gaborone (GBE) to Lobatsecar
4h 7m$165–470Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Bloemfontein to Pretoriabus
- Take the bus from Soshanguve to Zeerustbus
- Drive from Zeerust to Lobatsecar
12h 19m$42–108Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Bloemfontein to Theunissencartrain 74013
- Drive from Theunissen to Lobatsecar
7h 58m$66–96Taxi to Kimberley, fly, drive
- Take the taxi from Bloemfontein to Kimberley (KIM)taxi
- Fly from Kimberley (KIM) to Gaborone (GBE)plane KIM - GBE
- Drive from Gaborone (GBE) to Lobatsecar
6h 5m$307–717Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Bloemfontein to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Gaboronebus
- Take the taxi from Ramotswa to Lobatsetaxi
13h 10m$154–231Drive 503.2 km
- Drive from Bloemfontein to Lobatsecar 503.2 km
7h 56m$71–102
Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) to Gaborone (GBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bloemfontein to Lobatse is to car train and drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 7h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Bloemfontein to Lobatse is to fly and drive which takes 4h 7m and costs $160 - $470.
The distance between Bloemfontein and Lobatse is 601 km. The road distance is 503.2 km.
The best way to get from Bloemfontein to Lobatse without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 13h 10m and costs $150 - $240.
It takes approximately 4h 7m to get from Bloemfontein to Lobatse, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Bloemfontein to Lobatse is 503 km. It takes approximately 7h 56m to drive from Bloemfontein to Lobatse.
There are eight+ hotels available in Lobatse.
What companies run services between Bloemfontein, South Africa and Lobatse, South East, Botswana?
There is no direct connection from Bloemfontein to Lobatse. However, you can take the taxi to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) airport, fly to Gaborone (GBE), then drive to Lobatse. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bloemfontein to Lobatse via Pretoria, Pretoria, Mabopane, Soshanguve, and Zeerust in around 12h 19m.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Bram Fischer International Airport to Gaborone via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Kimberley to Gaborone via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Kimberley to Gaborone via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Phone
- 011 012 0231
- [email protected]
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Bloemfontein to Theunissen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +27 11 774 3333
- Website
- City to City
Bus from Bloemfontein to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Website
- City to City
Bus from Bloemfontein to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- City to City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Estimated price
- $85–150
Local Taxis
- Phone
- +27 78 566 8997
Gifa's Transport
- Phone
- +267 71 861 638
- Website
- cab-gaborone.com
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