There are 9 ways to get from Kimberley to Grahamstown by plane, bus, taxi, car train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kimberley to Port Elizabeth, bus
best- Fly from Kimberley (KIM) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)plane KIM - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstownbus
6h 58mR 3,433–7,085Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Long St to Park Stationbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Grahamstownbus
21h 2mR 865–1,338Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Kimberley to Three Sistersbus
- Take the bus from Three Sisters to Colesbergbus
- Take the bus from Colesberg to Middleburgbus
- Take the bus from Middleburg to Cookhousebus
- Take the taxi from Cookhouse to Grahamstowntaxi
16h 12mR 3,145–4,325Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Kimberley to De Aarcartrain
- Drive from De Aar to Grahamstowncar
10h 33mR 1,098–1,556Fly Kimberley to East London, bus
- Fly from Kimberley (KIM) to East London (ELS)plane KIM - ELS
- Take the bus from East London to Grahamstownbus
7h 17mR 3,703–5,465Taxi to Bram Fischer International Airport, fly to Port Elizabeth, bus
- Take the taxi from Kimberley to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)taxi
- Fly from Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)plane BFN - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstownbus
8h 49mR 3,778–8,411Taxi to Bram Fischer International Airport, fly to East London, bus
- Take the taxi from Kimberley to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)taxi
- Fly from Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) to East London (ELS)plane BFN - ELS
- Take the bus from East London to Grahamstownbus
9h 3mR 4,848–6,791Bus via Bhisho
- Take the bus from Long St to Park Stationbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to King William's Townbus
- Take the bus from King William's Town to Grahamstownbus
24h 23mR 1,345–2,038Drive 671.4 km
- Drive from Kimberley to Grahamstowncar 671.4 km
10h 1mR 1,524–2,201
Kimberley (KIM) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kimberley to Grahamstown is to bus which costs R 850 - R 1 400 and takes 21h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Kimberley to Grahamstown is to fly and bus which takes 6h 58m and costs R 3 400 - R 7 500.
No, there is no direct bus from Kimberley to Grahamstown. However, there are services departing from Long St and arriving at Grahamstown via Johannesburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 2m.
The distance between Kimberley and Grahamstown is 723 km. The road distance is 671.4 km.
The best way to get from Kimberley to Grahamstown without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 16h 12m and costs R 3 100 - R 4 400.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Kimberley to Grahamstown, including transfers.
Kimberley to Grahamstown bus services, operated by Eagle Liner, depart from Long St station.
Kimberley to Grahamstown bus services, operated by Eagle Liner, arrive at Park Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kimberley to Grahamstown is 671 km. It takes approximately 10h 1m to drive from Kimberley to Grahamstown.
There are 69+ hotels available in Grahamstown.
What companies run services between Kimberley, South Africa and Grahamstown, South Africa?
You can take a bus from Long St to Grahamstown via Johannesburg in around 21h 2m.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Kimberley to Port Elizabeth via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 2,600–6,500
Flights from Kimberley to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–3,400
Flights from Kimberley to East London via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–3,700
Flights from Bram Fischer International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 1,800–3,600
Flights from Bram Fischer International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 1,800–3,600
Flights from Bram Fischer International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 2,100–4,100
Flights from Bram Fischer International Airport to East London via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 2,100–4,100
- Phone
- 011 012 0231
- [email protected]
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Kimberley to De Aar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 145–160
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 310–430
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 310–430
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from Johannesburg to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–700
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Estimated price
- R 1,500–1,900
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
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