There are 6 ways to get from Heidelberg to Rustenburg by train, plane, car, or bus
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Johannesburg International Airport, drive
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane FRA - JNB
- Drive from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Rustenburgcar
15h 32mR 6,028–14,765Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane STR - JNB
- Drive from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Rustenburgcar
19h 4mR 6,209–19,835Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane MUC - JNB
- Drive from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Rustenburgcar
18h 6mR 6,779–21,155Train to Frankfurt, fly to Gaborone, bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Gaborone (GBE)plane FRA - GBE
- Take the bus from Queens Rd to Rustenburgbus
20h 41mR 7,008–20,845Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane NUE - JNB
- Drive from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Rustenburgcar
20h 53mR 7,908–23,800Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane ZRH - JNB
- Drive from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Rustenburgcar
19h 21mR 6,988–19,165
Frankfurt (FRA) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Rustenburg is to train and fly and drive which costs R 7 000 - R 20 000 and takes 19h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Rustenburg is to train and fly and drive which takes 15h 32m and costs R 6 000 - R 15 000.
The distance between Heidelberg and Rustenburg is 8922 km.
It takes approximately 15h 32m to get from Heidelberg to Rustenburg, including transfers.
There are 155+ hotels available in Rustenburg.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Rustenburg, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Heidelberg to Rustenburg. However, you can take the train to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB), then drive to Rustenburg. Alternatively, you can take the train to Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Flughafen/Messe, walk to Stuttgart Airport (STR) airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB), then drive to Rustenburg.
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Gaborone via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–17,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 240–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 300–1,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 300–1,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 750–3,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 240–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 290–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 750–3,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 850–3,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +258 87 599 8555
- Website
- etragomz.com
Bus from Queens Rd to Rustenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 308–900
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
- Single
- R 308
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