There are 5 ways to get from OR Tambo District Municipality to Polokwane by taxi, plane, bus, train, car, or car train
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Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from OR Tambo District Municipality to Mthatha Airport (UTT)taxi
- Fly from Mthatha Airport (UTT) to Gateway International Airport (PTG)plane UTT - PTG
8h 30mR 3,811–10,492Taxi, bus
cheapest- Take the taxi from OR Tambo District Municipality to Tsolotaxi
- Take the bus from Tsolo to Pretoriabus
- Take the bus from Pretoria to Polokwanebus
19h 51mR 1,082–1,497Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from OR Tambo District Municipality to Qumbutaxi
- Take the bus from Qumbu to Johannesburgbus
- Take the train from Park to Pretoriatrain
- Take the bus from Pretoria to Polokwanebus
19h 29mR 1,268–1,678Drive, car train
- Drive from OR Tambo District Municipality to Moltenocar
- Take the cartrain from Molteno to Germistoncartrain
- Drive from Germiston to Polokwanecar
21h 33mR 1,728–2,631Drive 1,145.9 km
- Drive from OR Tambo District Municipality to Polokwanecar 1,145.9 km
14h 26mR 2,600–3,755
Mthatha Airport (UTT) to Gateway International Airport (PTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from OR Tambo District Municipality to Polokwane is to taxi and bus which costs R 1 000 - R 1 500 and takes 19h 51m.
The fastest way to get from OR Tambo District Municipality to Polokwane is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 30m and costs R 3 800 - R 11 000.
The distance between OR Tambo District Municipality and Polokwane is 915 km. The road distance is 1145.9 km.
The best way to get from OR Tambo District Municipality to Polokwane without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 19h 29m and costs R 1 200 - R 1 700.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from OR Tambo District Municipality to Polokwane, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between OR Tambo District Municipality to Polokwane is 1146 km. It takes approximately 14h 26m to drive from OR Tambo District Municipality to Polokwane.
There are 270+ hotels available in Polokwane.
What companies run services between OR Tambo District Municipality, South Africa and Polokwane, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from OR Tambo District Municipality to Polokwane. However, you can take the taxi to Mthatha Airport (UTT) airport, fly to Gateway International Airport (PTG), then take the taxi to Polokwane. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Qumbu, take the bus to Johannesburg, walk to Park, take the train to Pretoria, walk to Pretoria, then take the bus to Polokwane.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Mthatha Airport to Gateway International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 3,400–10,000
- 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
- 011 012 0231
- [email protected]
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Molteno to Germiston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 300–480
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Tourist (Sleeper)
- R 480
- Economy (Sitter)
- R 300
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Qumbu to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 540–700
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Full Flexi
- R 680
- Flexi
- R 600
- Saver
- R 540
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Pretoria to Polokwane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 280–390
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Pretoria to Polokwane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 280–390
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Tsolo to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–750
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Estimated price
- R 300–490
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