There are 5 ways to get from Ficksburg to Richards Bay by car, plane, taxi, shuttle, 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 to Maseru, fly
best- Drive from Ficksburg to Maseru (MSU)car
- Fly from Maseru (MSU) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane MSU - RCB
5h 51mR 3,819–10,448Drive 561.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Ficksburg to Richards Baycar 561.2 km
8hR 1,302–1,881Taxi, shuttle, bus
- Take the taxi from Ficksburg to Winburgtaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Winburg to Kroonstad
- Take the bus from Shell Ultra City to Park Stationbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Richards Baybus
20h 2mR 2,213–3,417Taxi to Bram Fischer International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Ficksburg to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)taxi
- Fly from Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane BFN - RCB
5h 36mR 5,180–6,986Drive, shuttle, bus
- Drive from Ficksburg to Maserucar
- Take a shuttle bus from Maseru to Johannesburg Airport
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Richards Baybus
20h 44mR 6,543–10,145
Maseru (MSU) to Richards Bay (RCB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ficksburg to Richards Bay is to drive which costs R 1 300 - R 1 900 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Ficksburg to Richards Bay is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 36m and costs R 5 000 - R 7 000.
The distance between Ficksburg and Richards Bay is 560 km. The road distance is 561.2 km.
The best way to get from Ficksburg to Richards Bay without a car is to taxi and shuttle and bus which takes 20h 2m and costs R 2 200 - R 3 500.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Ficksburg to Richards Bay, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ficksburg to Richards Bay is 561 km. It takes approximately 8h to drive from Ficksburg to Richards Bay.
There are 190+ hotels available in Richards Bay.
What companies run services between Ficksburg, South Africa and Richards Bay, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Ficksburg to Richards Bay. However, you can drive to Maseru (MSU) airport, fly to Richards Bay (RCB), then take the taxi to Richards Bay. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Winburg, take the shuttle to Kroonstad, walk to Shell Ultra City, take the bus to Park Station, then take the bus to Richards Bay.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Maseru to Richards Bay via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 3,500–10,000
Flights from Bram Fischer International Airport to Richards Bay via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 2,600–8,500
- Phone
- 0861 33 44 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citybug Shuttle
Shuttle from Winburg to Kroonstad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 500–650
- Website
- Citybug Shuttle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–2,500
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