There are 4 ways to get from Cape Town to Gansbaai by bus, taxi, 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.
Bus, taxi (Greyhound)
best- Take the bus from Cape Town to Caledonbus
- Take the taxi from Caledon to Gansbaaitaxi
2h 42mR 1,163–1,468Drive 163.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Cape Town to Gansbaaicar 163.2 km
2h 1mR 435–629Taxi
- Take the taxi from Cape Town to Gansbaaitaxi 163.2 km
2h 1mR 1,600–2,000Train, taxi
- Take the train from Mutual to Chris Hanitrain T90
- Take the taxi from Chris Hani to Gansbaaitaxi
3h 4mR 1,320–1,625
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Gansbaai is to drive which costs R 430 - R 650 and takes 2h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Gansbaai is to drive which takes 2h 1m and costs R 430 - R 650.
The distance between Cape Town and Gansbaai is 196 km. The road distance is 163.2 km.
The best way to get from Cape Town to Gansbaai without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 2h 42m and costs R 1 100 - R 1 500.
It takes approximately 2h 42m to get from Cape Town to Gansbaai, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cape Town to Gansbaai is 163 km. It takes approximately 2h 1m to drive from Cape Town to Gansbaai.
There are 922+ hotels available in Gansbaai.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Gansbaai, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Cape Town to Gansbaai. However, you can take the bus to Caledon then take the taxi to Gansbaai. Alternatively, you can drive from Cape Town to Gansbaai in around 2h 1m.
- Phone
- +27 11 013 6700
- [email protected]
- Website
- PRASA
Train from Mutual to Chris Hani
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 10–14
- Website
- PRASA
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Cape Town to Caledon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Estimated price
- R 700–2,000
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Maxim Taxi
- Website
- taximaxim.com
Airport Taxi
- Website
- capetown-airport.co.za
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