There are 5 ways to get from Lydenburg to Richards Bay by taxi, shuttle, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, shuttle, bus
best- Take the taxi from Lydenburg to Belfasttaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Belfast to Ermelo
- Take the bus from Ermelo to Richards Baybus
11h 4mR 1,843–2,430Drive 591 km
cheapest- Drive from Lydenburg to Richards Baycar 591 km
8h 11mR 1,584–2,287Taxi to Hoedspruit, fly to Richards Bay
- Take the taxi from Lydenburg to Hoedspruit (HDS)taxi
- Fly from Hoedspruit (HDS) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane HDS - RCB
8h 4mR 4,512–8,651Taxi to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, fly to Richards Bay
- Take the taxi from Lydenburg to Nelspruit-Airport-MQPtaxi
- Fly from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane MQP - RCB
5h 46mR 4,463–8,503Taxi to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Lydenburg to Nelspruit-Airport-MQPtaxi
- Fly from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane MQP - DUR
- Take the bus from Durban to Richards Baybus
8h 23mR 4,018–6,598
Hoedspruit (HDS) to Richards Bay (RCB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lydenburg to Richards Bay is to drive which costs R 1 500 - R 2 300 and takes 8h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Lydenburg to Richards Bay is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 46m and costs R 4 400 - R 8 500.
The distance between Lydenburg and Richards Bay is 633 km. The road distance is 591 km.
The best way to get from Lydenburg to Richards Bay without a car is to taxi and shuttle and bus which takes 11h 4m and costs R 1 800 - R 2 500.
It takes approximately 11h 4m to get from Lydenburg to Richards Bay, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lydenburg to Richards Bay is 591 km. It takes approximately 8h 11m to drive from Lydenburg to Richards Bay.
There are 194+ hotels available in Richards Bay.
What companies run services between Lydenburg, South Africa and Richards Bay, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Lydenburg to Richards Bay. However, you can take the taxi to Belfast, take the shuttle to Ermelo, walk to Ermelo, take the bus to Richards Bay, then take the taxi to Richards Bay. Alternatively, you can drive from Lydenburg to Richards Bay in around 8h 11m.
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Hoedspruit to Richards Bay via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 2,700–6,500
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to Richards Bay via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,500–6,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to King Shaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,400–7,000
- Phone
- 087 537 1444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citybug Shuttle
Shuttle from Belfast to Ermelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–650
- Website
- Citybug Shuttle
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Ermelo to Richards Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 230–460
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 350–370
Bus from Durban to Richards Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–250
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 140–250
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Intercape
Bus from Durban to Richards Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–180
- Website
- Intercape
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–2,100
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