How to get fromPietermaritzburg to Free Stateby plane, taxi, bus (Greyhound), car, bus, or car train

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There are 6 ways to get from Pietermaritzburg to Free State by plane, taxi, bus (Greyhound), car, bus, or car train

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Fly, taxi
best
1. Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane PZB - JNB
2. Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Sasolburgtaxi
2h 12m
R 3,227–4,632
Bus via Welkom
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Johannesburgbus
2. Take the bus from Park Station to Biuten Stbus
3. Take the bus from Welkom to Bloemfonteinbus
13h 7m
R 710–1,075
Bus
1. Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Vereenigingbus
2. Take the bus from Vereeniging to Bloemfonteinbus
12h 41m
R 752–1,004
Drive 556.9 km
1. Drive from Pietermaritzburg to Bloemfonteincar 556.9 km
6h 30m
R 1,255–1,813
Bus #2 (Greyhound)
1. Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Mthathabus 17202 / ...
2. Take the bus from Mthatha to Bloemfonteinbus 17210
16h 45m
R 891–1,340
Drive, car train
1. Drive from Pietermaritzburg to Theunissencar
2. Take the car train from Theunissen to Bloemfonteincartrain 74013
7h 15m
R 1,168–1,657

Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights

25Weekly Planes

1h 5mAverage Duration

R 1,777Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Pietermaritzburg to Free State.

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Distance: 543.6 km
Duration: 2h 12m

What companies run services between Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and Free State, South Africa?

You can take a bus from Pietermaritzburg to Bloemfontein via Vereeniging and Vereeniging in around 12h 41m.

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Bloemfontein(opens in a new window), South Africa(opens in a new window)

Bloemfontein, also known as Bloem, is the capital and the largest city of the Free State province in South Africa. It is often, and has been traditionally, referred to as the country's "judicial capital", alongside the legislative capital Cape Town and administrative capital Pretoria, although the highest court in South Africa, the Constitutional Court, has been in Johannesburg since 1994.

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