There are 9 ways to get from Polokwane to De Aar by bus, train, taxi, car, car train, or plane
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, taxi
best- Take the bus from Polokwane to Pretoriabus
- Take the train from Pretoria to Parktrain
- Take the bus from Park Station to Biuten Stbus
- Take the bus from Biuten St to Excel Garagebus
- Take the taxi from Excel Garage to De Aartaxi
15h 50mR 1,384–1,689Bus, taxi via Hanover
cheapest- Take the bus from Polokwane to Pretoriabus
- Take the bus from Pretoria to Hanoverbus
- Take the taxi from Hanover to De Aartaxi
15h 54mR 1,049–1,294Drive, car train
- Drive from Polokwane to Potchefstroomcar
- Take the cartrain from Potchefstroom to De Aarcartrain
17h 43mR 1,448–1,983Drive 1,037.1 km
- Drive from Polokwane to De Aarcar 1,037.1 km
11h 19mR 2,778–4,013Fly to Kimberley, bus, taxi
- Fly from Gateway International Airport (PTG) to Kimberley (KIM)plane PTG - KIM
- Take the bus from Tourist Info Center to Mark Stbus
- Take the taxi from Mark St to De Aartaxi
12h 13mR 3,102–8,887Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Polokwane to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Park Station to Mark Stbus
- Take the taxi from Mark St to De Aartaxi
16h 49mR 1,142–1,521Bus, taxi #2
- Take the bus from Polokwane to Pretoriabus
- Take the bus from Pretoria to Britstownbus
- Take the taxi from Britstown to De Aartaxi
18h 11mR 1,189–1,504Bus, taxi #3
- Take the bus from Polokwane to Midrandbus
- Take the bus from Midrand to Britstownbus
- Take the taxi from Britstown to De Aartaxi
19h 18mR 1,170–1,520Fly to Bram Fischer International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Gateway International Airport (PTG) to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)plane PTG - BFN
- Take the bus from Bloemfontein Tourist Ctr to Excel Garagebus
- Take the taxi from Excel Garage to De Aartaxi
9h 42mR 4,252–8,377
Gateway International Airport (PTG) to Kimberley (KIM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Polokwane to De Aar is to bus and taxi via Hanover which costs R 1 000 - R 1 300 and takes 15h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Polokwane to De Aar is to fly and bus and taxi which takes 9h 42m and costs R 4 200 - R 8 500.
The distance between Polokwane and De Aar is 1101 km. The road distance is 1037.1 km.
The best way to get from Polokwane to De Aar without a car is to bus and train and taxi which takes 15h 50m and costs R 1 300 - R 1 700.
It takes approximately 15h 50m to get from Polokwane to De Aar, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Polokwane to De Aar is 1037 km. It takes approximately 11h 19m to drive from Polokwane to De Aar.
There are 12+ hotels available in De Aar.
What companies run services between Polokwane, South Africa and De Aar, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Polokwane to De Aar. However, you can take the bus to Pretoria, walk to Pretoria, take the train to Park, walk to Park Station, take the bus to Biuten St, take the bus to Excel Garage, then take the taxi to De Aar. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Polokwane to De Aar via Potchefstroom in around 17h 43m.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Gateway International Airport to Kimberley via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 2,400–8,000
Flights from Gateway International Airport to Kimberley via Johannesburg, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 3,800–8,000
Flights from Gateway International Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 3,600–7,000
- Phone
- 0800 428 87246
- [email protected]
- Website
- gautrain.co.za
Train from Pretoria to Park
- Ave. Duration
- 39 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 Potchefstroom to De Aar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 290–310
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Polokwane to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 260–370
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Polokwane to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 260–370
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Polokwane to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 280–390
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Polokwane to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 260–370
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Park Station to Biuten St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 210–290
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 210–290
Bus from Biuten St to Excel Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 380–385
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 380–385
Bus from Tourist Info Center to Mark St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 210–290
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 210–290
Bus from Park Station to Mark St
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–650
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 500–650
Bus from Bloemfontein Tourist Ctr to Excel Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 240–310
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 240–310
- Phone
- +27 11 774 3333
- Website
- City to City
Bus from Pretoria to Hanover
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 330–380
- Website
- City to City
Bus from Bloemfontein Tourist Ctr to Excel Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 220–250
- Website
- City to City
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Park Station to Mark St
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 550–700
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Pretoria to Britstown
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 550–700
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Midrand to Britstown
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 550–700
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Bloemfontein Tourist Ctr to Excel Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 480–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Intercape
Bus from Polokwane to Midrand
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 250–380
- Website
- Intercape
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- R 360–550
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