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How to get fromPilgrims Rest to Cape Townby taxi, plane, bus, car, or car train

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There are 7 ways to get from Pilgrims Rest to Cape Town by taxi, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Taxi to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Pilgrims Rest to Nelspruit-Airport-MQPtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane MQP - CPT
    4h 27m
    R 2,534–4,940

  2. Drive, car train

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Pilgrims Rest to Potchefstroomcar car
    2. Take the car train from Potchefstroom to Cape Towncartrain train
    40h 52m
    R 1,530–2,289

  3. Taxi, bus via Johannesburg

    1. Take the taxi from Pilgrims Rest to Hazyviewtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Hazyview to Nelspruitbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Nelspruit to Johannesburgbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Park Station to Cape Town Stnbus bus
    25h 38m
    R 1,872–2,960

  4. Drive 1,763.9 km

    1. Drive from Pilgrims Rest to Cape Towncar car 1,763.9 km
    17h 56m
    R 3,988–5,761

  5. Taxi to Skukuza Airport, fly

    1. Take the taxi from Pilgrims Rest to Skukuza Airport (SZK)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Skukuza Airport (SZK) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane SZK - CPT
    5h 10m
    R 5,743–7,088

  6. Taxi to Hoedspruit, fly

    1. Take the taxi from Pilgrims Rest to Hoedspruit (HDS)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Hoedspruit (HDS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane HDS - CPT
    5h 51m
    R 3,568–6,553

  7. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Pilgrims Rest to Hazyviewtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Hazyview to Pretoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paul Kruger & Scheiding St to Old Marine Drbus bus
    29h 13m
    R 1,572–2,650

Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights

Calendar42Weekly Planes
Duration3h 33mAverage Duration
TicketR 1,283Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from Pilgrims Rest to Cape Town.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 1,648 km
  • Duration: 4h 27m

What companies run services between Pilgrims Rest, South Africa and Cape Town, South Africa?

There is no direct connection from Pilgrims Rest to Cape Town. However, you can take the taxi to Nelspruit-Airport-MQP airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Cape Town. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Hazyview, take the bus to Nelspruit, take the bus to Johannesburg, walk to Park Station, then take the bus to Cape Town Stn.

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