There are 7 ways to get from Grahamstown to Welkom by bus (Greyhound), car, bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Grahamstown to Bloemfonteinbus
- Take the bus from Bloemfontein to Welkombus
10h 9mR 859–1,127Bus via Welkom
cheapest- Take the bus from Grahamstown to Bloemfonteinbus
- Take the bus from Bloemfontein to Welkombus
10h 35mR 609–817Drive 730.7 km
- Drive from Grahamstown to Welkomcar 730.7 km
9h 51mR 1,645–2,377Bus to Port Elizabeth, fly to Bram Fischer International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Grahamstown to Port Elizabethbus
- Fly from Port Elizabeth (PLZ) to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)plane PLZ - BFN
- Take the bus from Bloemfontein to Welkombus
9h 21mR 3,044–7,731Bus via Idutywa
- Take the bus from Grahamstown to Idutywabus
- Take the bus from Idutywa to Welkombus 17210
15h 58mR 782–1,081Bus to East London, fly to Bram Fischer International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Grahamstown to East London Windmillbus
- Fly from East London (ELS) to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)plane ELS - BFN
- Take the bus from Bloemfontein to Welkombus
10h 16mR 3,194–6,118Bus to Port Elizabeth, fly to Lanseria International Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from Grahamstown to Port Elizabethbus
- Fly from Port Elizabeth (PLZ) to Lanseria International Airport (HLA)plane PLZ - HLA
- Take the train from Pretoria to Parktrain
- Take the bus from Park Station to Biuten Stbus
10h 28mR 2,481–4,006
Port Elizabeth (PLZ) to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grahamstown to Welkom is to bus via Welkom which costs R 600 - R 850 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Grahamstown to Welkom is to bus and fly which takes 9h 21m and costs R 3 000 - R 8 000.
No, there is no direct bus from Grahamstown to Welkom. However, there are services departing from Grahamstown and arriving at Welkom via Bloemfontein. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 9m.
The distance between Grahamstown and Welkom is 736 km. The road distance is 730.7 km.
The best way to get from Grahamstown to Welkom without a car is to bus which takes 10h 9m and costs R 850 - R 1 200.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Grahamstown to Welkom, including transfers.
Grahamstown to Welkom bus services, operated by Vilamora Tours, depart from Grahamstown station.
Grahamstown to Welkom bus services, operated by Vilamora Tours, arrive at Bloemfontein station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grahamstown to Welkom is 731 km. It takes approximately 9h 51m to drive from Grahamstown to Welkom.
There are 87+ hotels available in Welkom.
What companies run services between Grahamstown, South Africa and Welkom, South Africa?
You can take a bus from Grahamstown to Welkom via Bloemfontein in around 10h 9m.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Bram Fischer International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 2,100–4,400
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Bram Fischer International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 2,100–4,400
Flights from East London to Bram Fischer International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 2,100–4,400
Flights from East London to Bram Fischer International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 2,100–4,400
Flights from East London to Bram Fischer International Airport via Durban, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 2,100–4,400
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Lanseria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 950–1,800
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Bram Fischer International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,100–8,000
Flights from East London to Bram Fischer International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,100–11,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Bram Fischer International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 2,100–6,500
Flights from East London to Bram Fischer International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 4,000–8,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from East London to Bram Fischer International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 4,000–8,000
- Phone
- 0800 428 87246
- [email protected]
- Website
- gautrain.co.za
Train from Pretoria to Park
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 75–100
- Schedules at
- gautrain.co.za
- Peak
- R 100
- Off-peak
- R 80
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- [email protected]
- Website
- vila-mora.co.za
Bus from Grahamstown to Bloemfontein
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 390–550
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
Bus from Grahamstown to Port Elizabeth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 310–430
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
Bus from Grahamstown to Bloemfontein
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 390–550
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
Bus from Grahamstown to Port Elizabeth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 310–430
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Bloemfontein to Welkom
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Bloemfontein to Welkom
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Idutywa to Welkom
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–700
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Grahamstown to East London Windmill
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Bloemfontein to Welkom
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 11 774 3333
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Bloemfontein to Welkom
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 210–290
- Website
- https://res.prasa.com/citytocity/booking
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Grahamstown to Idutywa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 280–390
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Grahamstown to East London Windmill
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 240–340
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Park Station to Biuten St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 210–290
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 210–290
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