There are 3 ways to get from Newcastle to Rustenburg by bus, train, car, shuttle, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from New Castle to Johannesburgbus
- Take the train from Park to Pretoriatrain
- Take the bus from Soshanguve to Rustenburgbus
9h 17mR 451–1,268Drive 410.7 km
- Drive from Newcastle to Rustenburgcar 410.7 km
5h 4mR 932–1,346Shuttle, fly, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from NewCastle to Pietermaritzburg
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane PZB - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Rustenburgtaxi
8h 5mR 4,613–6,253
Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newcastle to Rustenburg is to drive which costs R 900 - R 1 400 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Newcastle to Rustenburg is to drive which takes 5h 4m and costs R 900 - R 1 400.
The distance between Newcastle and Rustenburg is 489 km. The road distance is 410.7 km.
The best way to get from Newcastle to Rustenburg without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 17m and costs R 450 - R 1 300.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Newcastle to Rustenburg, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Newcastle to Rustenburg is 411 km. It takes approximately 5h 4m to drive from Newcastle to Rustenburg.
There are 153+ hotels available in Rustenburg.
What companies run services between Newcastle, South Africa and Rustenburg, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Newcastle to Rustenburg. However, you can take the bus to Johannesburg, walk to Park, take the train to Pretoria, take the train to Mabopane, walk to Soshanguve, then take the bus to Rustenburg. Alternatively, you can drive from Newcastle to Rustenburg in around 5h 4m.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–2,700
- 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
- R 75–100
- Schedules at
- gautrain.co.za
- Peak
- R 100
- Off-peak
- R 80
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from New Castle to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 240–310
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 240–310
- Phone
- +258 87 599 8555
- Website
- etragomz.com
Bus from Soshanguve to Rustenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 122–850
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
- Single
- R 122
- Phone
- 0861 33 44 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- citybug.co.za
Shuttle from NewCastle to Pietermaritzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 550–750
- Website
- https://citybug.co.za/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Estimated price
- R 2,300–2,800
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
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