There are 7 ways to get from Piet Retief to Cape Town by car, plane, bus (Greyhound), shuttle, bus, 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.
Drive to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
best- Drive from Piet Retief to Nelspruit-Airport-MQPcar
- Fly from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MQP - CPT
7h 3mR 2,102–5,242Bus via Cape Town
cheapest- Take the bus from Piet Retief to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Cape Townbus
25h 2mR 704–972Bus
- Take the bus from Piet Retief to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Park Station to Cape Town Stnbus
24h 9mR 824–1,522Drive 1,591.5 km
- Drive from Piet Retief to Cape Towncar 1,591.5 km
19h 22mR 3,680–5,316Drive, shuttle to King Mswati III International Airport, fly to Capetown Airport
- Drive from Piet Retief to Manzinicar
- Take a shuttle bus from Manzini to King Mswati III International Airport
- Fly from King Mswati III International Airport to Capetown Airportplane
7hBus, train to Lanseria International Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
- Take the bus from Piet Retief to Johannesburgbus
- Take the train from Park to Pretoriatrain
- Fly from Lanseria International Airport (HLA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane HLA - CPT
11h 44mR 2,571–4,647Drive via Bellville 1,571 km
- Drive from Piet Retief to Bellvillecar 1,571 km
19h 54mR 3,691–5,310
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Piet Retief to Cape Town is to bus via Cape Town which costs R 700 - R 1 000 and takes 25h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Piet Retief to Cape Town is to drive and fly which takes 7h 3m and costs R 2 100 - R 5 500.
No, there is no direct bus from Piet Retief to Cape Town. However, there are services departing from Piet Retief and arriving at Cape Town Stn via Park Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 9m.
The distance between Piet Retief and Cape Town is 1838 km. The road distance is 1591.5 km.
The best way to get from Piet Retief to Cape Town without a car is to bus which takes 24h 9m and costs R 800 - R 1 600.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Piet Retief to Cape Town, including transfers.
Piet Retief to Cape Town bus services, operated by Eagle Liner, depart from Piet Retief station.
Piet Retief to Cape Town bus services, operated by Eagle Liner, arrive at Johannesburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Piet Retief to Cape Town is 1592 km. It takes approximately 19h 22m to drive from Piet Retief to Cape Town.
There are 8028+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Piet Retief, South Africa and Cape Town, South Africa?
You can take a bus from Piet Retief to Cape Town Stn via Park Station in around 24h 9m.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–3,900
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–3,900
Flights from Lanseria International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,100–2,600
Flights from Lanseria International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,100–2,600
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,100–4,100
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,100–4,100
- Phone
- 0800 428 87246
- [email protected]
- Website
- gautrain.co.za
Train from Park to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 38 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 Piet Retief to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 270–330
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 270–330
Bus from Park Station to Cape Town Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,200
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 850–1,200
Bus from Piet Retief to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 270–330
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 270–330
Bus from Piet Retief to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 270–330
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 270–330
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Park Station to Cape Town Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 600–800
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +268 7917 7323
- [email protected]
- Website
- Melula Travel
Shuttle from Manzini to King Mswati III International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 1,091
- Website
- Melula Travel
- 1-3 PAX
- R 1,091
- Phone
- +27 11 774 3333
- Website
- City to City
Bus from Johannesburg to Cape Town
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 430–650
- Website
- City to City
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