There are 3 ways to get from Gansbaai to Simon's Town by taxi, bus, train, or car
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Taxi, bus, train
best- Take the taxi from Gansbaai to Caledontaxi
- Take the bus from Caledon to Cape Townbus
- Take the train from Capetown to Fish Hoektrain
4h 57mR 867–1,083Drive 170.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Gansbaai to Simon's Towncar 170.2 km
2h 17mR 385–555Taxi
- Take the taxi from Gansbaai to Simon's Towntaxi 170.2 km
2h 17mR 850–1,100
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gansbaai to Simon's Town is to drive which costs R 380 - R 600 and takes 2h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Gansbaai to Simon's Town is to drive which takes 2h 17m and costs R 380 - R 600.
The distance between Gansbaai and Simon's Town is 232 km. The road distance is 170.2 km.
The best way to get from Gansbaai to Simon's Town without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 4h 57m and costs R 850 - R 1 100.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Gansbaai to Simon's Town, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Gansbaai to Simon's Town is 170 km. It takes approximately 2h 17m to drive from Gansbaai to Simon's Town.
There are 724+ hotels available in Simon's Town.
What companies run services between Gansbaai, South Africa and Simon's Town, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Gansbaai to Simon's Town. However, you can take the taxi to Caledon, take the bus to Cape Town, walk to Capetown, take the train to Fish Hoek, then take the train to Simon's Town. Alternatively, you can drive from Gansbaai to Simon's Town in around 2h 17m.
- Phone
- +27 11 013 6700
- [email protected]
- Website
- prasa.com
Train from Capetown to Fish Hoek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 11–13
- Website
- https://www.prasa.com/
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Caledon to Cape Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Estimated price
- R 380–1,100
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