There are 3 ways to get from Emalahleni to Richards Bay by car, plane, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, fly
best- Drive from Emalahleni to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBcar
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane JNB - RCB
2h 47mR 1,966–3,716Drive 545.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Emalahleni to Richards Baycar 545.8 km
6h 57mR 1,251–1,807Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Emalahleni to Bethaltaxi
- Take the bus from Bethal to Richards Baybus
9h 9mR 1,260–1,724
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Richards Bay (RCB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Emalahleni to Richards Bay is to drive which costs R 1 200 - R 1 900 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Emalahleni to Richards Bay is to drive and fly which takes 2h 47m and costs R 1 900 - R 3 800.
The distance between Emalahleni and Richards Bay is 613 km. The road distance is 545.8 km.
The best way to get from Emalahleni to Richards Bay without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 9h 9m and costs R 1 200 - R 1 800.
It takes approximately 2h 47m to get from Emalahleni to Richards Bay, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Emalahleni to Richards Bay is 546 km. It takes approximately 6h 57m to drive from Emalahleni to Richards Bay.
There are 197+ hotels available in Richards Bay.
What companies run services between Emalahleni, South Africa and Richards Bay, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Emalahleni to Richards Bay. However, you can drive to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB airport, fly to Richards Bay (RCB), then take the taxi to Richards Bay. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Bethal, take the bus to Richards Bay, then take the taxi to Richards Bay.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Richards Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,600–3,200
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Richards Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–4,500
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Bethal to Richards Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 270–550
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 395–410
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