There are 7 ways to get from Gaborone to Blyde River Canyon by plane, taxi, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Gaborone (GBE) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)plane GBE - MQP
- Take the taxi from Nelspruit-Airport-MQP to Blyde River Canyontaxi
5h 21mR 5,427–6,923Drive 645.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Gaborone to Blyde River Canyoncar 645.4 km
11h 31mR 1,461–2,110Bus, taxi via Mbombela
- Take the bus from Gaborone to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Nelspruitbus
- Take the bus from Nelspruit to Acornhoekbus
- Take the taxi from Acornhoek to Blyde River Canyontaxi
15h 8mR 2,113–3,120Shuttle, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Gaborone to Lanseria Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Lanseria to Hoedspruit
- Take the taxi from Hoedspruit to Blyde River Canyontaxi
12h 44mR 13,911–14,850Fly to Hoedspruit, taxi
- Fly from Gaborone (GBE) to Hoedspruit (HDS)plane GBE - HDS
- Take the taxi from Hoedspruit (HDS) to Blyde River Canyontaxi
5h 55mR 5,627–14,023Fly to Skukuza Airport, taxi
- Fly from Gaborone (GBE) to Skukuza Airport (SZK)plane GBE - SZK
- Take the taxi from Skukuza Airport (SZK) to Blyde River Canyontaxi
5h 50mR 6,227–14,623Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Queens Rd to Soshanguvebus
- Take the bus from Pretoria to Acornhoekbus
- Take the taxi from Acornhoek to Blyde River Canyontaxi
16h 25mR 1,942–2,976
Gaborone (GBE) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gaborone to Blyde River Canyon is to drive which costs R 1 400 - R 2 200 and takes 11h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Gaborone to Blyde River Canyon is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 21m and costs R 5 000 - R 7 000.
The distance between Gaborone and Blyde River Canyon is 677 km. The road distance is 645.4 km.
The best way to get from Gaborone to Blyde River Canyon without a car is to bus and taxi via Mbombela which takes 15h 8m and costs R 2 100 - R 3 200.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Gaborone to Blyde River Canyon, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Gaborone to Blyde River Canyon is 645 km. It takes approximately 11h 31m to drive from Gaborone to Blyde River Canyon.
There are 19+ hotels available in Blyde River Canyon.
What companies run services between Gaborone, Botswana and Blyde River Canyon, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Gaborone to Blyde River Canyon. However, you can take the taxi to Gaborone (GBE) airport, fly to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP), then take the taxi to Blyde River Canyon. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Johannesburg, take the bus to Nelspruit, take the bus to Acornhoek, then take the taxi to Blyde River Canyon.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Gaborone to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 3,800–4,600
Flights from Gaborone to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 3,800–4,600
Flights from Gaborone to Hoedspruit via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,000–12,000
Flights from Gaborone to Hoedspruit via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–16,000
Flights from Gaborone to Skukuza Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,100–12,000
- Phone
- +267 3995921/20
- Website
- monnakgotla.co.bw
Bus from Gaborone to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–500
- Schedules at
- monnakgotla.co.bw
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Gaborone to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 270–660
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Saver
- R 660
- Flexi
- R 560
- Full Flexi
- R 500
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Nelspruit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 280–460
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Nelspruit to Acornhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Pretoria to Acornhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 400–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 82 805 7919
- [email protected]
- Website
- africanshuttle.com
Shuttle from Gaborone to Lanseria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–7,000
- Website
- https://www.africanshuttle.com/
- Sedan Vehicle
- R 6,000–7,000
- From
- R 7,000
- Phone
- +27 79 429 5869
- [email protected]
- Website
- shuttleking.co.za
Shuttle from Lanseria to Hoedspruit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 6,750
- Book at
- shuttleking.co.za
- 1-3 Passengers
- R 6,750
- Phone
- +258 87 599 8555
- Website
- etragomz.com
Bus from Queens Rd to Soshanguve
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 430–950
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
- Single
- R 430
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Estimated price
- R 900–2,000
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