There are 4 ways to get from Johannesburg to Lobatse by plane, car, bus, taxi, 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.
Fly, drive
best- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Gaborone (GBE)plane JNB - GBE
- Drive from Gaborone (GBE) to Lobatsecar
2h 20m$126–190Train, bus, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Park to Pretoriatrain
- Take the bus from Soshanguve to Zeerustbus
- Drive from Zeerust to Lobatsecar
6h 52m$31–75Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Gaboronebus
- Take the taxi from Ramotswa to Lobatsetaxi
6h 50m$140–194Drive 292.2 km
- Drive from Johannesburg to Lobatsecar 292.2 km
4h 13m$41–59
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Gaborone (GBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Johannesburg to Lobatse is to drive which costs $40 - $60 and takes 4h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Johannesburg to Lobatse is to fly and drive which takes 2h 20m and costs $120 - $190.
The distance between Johannesburg and Lobatse is 397 km. The road distance is 292.2 km.
The best way to get from Johannesburg to Lobatse without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 6h 50m and costs $140 - $200.
It takes approximately 2h 20m to get from Johannesburg to Lobatse, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Johannesburg to Lobatse is 292 km. It takes approximately 4h 13m to drive from Johannesburg to Lobatse.
There are six+ hotels available in Lobatse.
What companies run services between Johannesburg, South Africa and Lobatse, South East, Botswana?
There is no direct connection from Johannesburg to Lobatse. However, you can take the taxi to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB airport, fly to Gaborone (GBE), then drive to Lobatse. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Gaborone, take the bus to Ramotswa, then take the taxi to Lobatse.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–440
- Website
- airbotswana.co.bw
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Phone
- 0800 428 87246
- [email protected]
- Website
- gautrain.co.za
Train from Park to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- gautrain.co.za
- Peak
- $7
- Off-peak
- $5
- Phone
- +267 3995921/20
- Website
- monnakgotla.co.bw
Bus from Johannesburg to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–32
- Schedules at
- monnakgotla.co.bw
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Intercape
Bus from Johannesburg to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–41
- Website
- Intercape
- Saver
- $41
- Flexi
- $35
- Full Flexi
- $32
- Phone
- +258 87 599 8555
- Website
- etragomz.com
Bus from Soshanguve to Zeerust
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–55
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
- Single
- $18
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
Gifa's Transport
- Phone
- +267 71 861 638
- Website
- cab-gaborone.com
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