There are 8 ways to get from Cape Town to Rustenburg by plane, car, bus (Greyhound), car train, bus, or train
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Fly to Johannesburg International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane CPT - JNB
- Drive from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Rustenburgcar
4h 13mR 1,574–3,470Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cape Town to Pretoriabus
- Take the bus from Soshanguve to Rustenburgbus
22h 52mR 562–1,514Bus via Johannesburg
- Take the bus from Cape Town Stn to Park Stationbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Pretoriabus
- Take the bus from Soshanguve to Rustenburgbus
21h 57mR 917–2,664Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Cape Town to Klerksdorpcartrain
- Drive from Klerksdorp to Rustenburgcar
36h 3mR 810–1,290Drive 1,482.5 km
- Drive from Cape Town to Rustenburgcar 1,482.5 km
15h 5mR 3,389–4,895Fly to Gaborone, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Gaborone (GBE)plane CPT - GBE
- Take the bus from Queens Rd to Rustenburgbus
6h 42mR 4,104–6,050Fly to Lanseria International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Lanseria International Airport (HLA)plane CPT - HLA
- Take the train from Pretoria to Mabopanetrain
- Take the bus from Soshanguve to Rustenburgbus
7h 29mR 2,258–5,189Bus #2
- Take the bus from Old Marine Dr to Paul Kruger & Scheiding Stbus
- Take the bus from Soshanguve to Rustenburgbus
24h 42mR 752–2,121
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Rustenburg is to car train and drive which costs R 800 - R 1 300 and takes 36h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Rustenburg is to fly and drive which takes 4h 13m and costs R 1 500 - R 3 500.
No, there is no direct bus from Cape Town to Rustenburg. However, there are services departing from Cape Town Stn and arriving at Rustenburg via Johannesburg and Soshanguve. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 57m.
The distance between Cape Town and Rustenburg is 1431 km. The road distance is 1482.5 km.
The best way to get from Cape Town to Rustenburg without a car is to bus via Johannesburg which takes 21h 57m and costs R 900 - R 2 700.
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Cape Town to Rustenburg, including transfers.
Cape Town to Rustenburg bus services, operated by Eagle Liner, depart from Cape Town Stn station.
Cape Town to Rustenburg bus services, operated by Eagle Liner, arrive at Park Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cape Town to Rustenburg is 1483 km. It takes approximately 15h 5m to drive from Cape Town to Rustenburg.
There are 155+ hotels available in Rustenburg.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Rustenburg, South Africa?
You can take a bus from Cape Town Stn to Rustenburg via Park Station, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Pretoria, Mabopane, and Soshanguve in around 21h 57m.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–2,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lanseria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–2,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lanseria International Airport via Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–2,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lanseria International Airport via Port Elizabeth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–2,700
- Phone
- 011 012 0231
- [email protected]
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Cape Town to Klerksdorp
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 430–690
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Economy (Sitter)
- R 430
- Sleeper (Tourist)
- R 690
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Cape Town Stn to Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,200
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 850–1,200
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