There are 3 ways to get from Pretoria to Bulawayo by taxi, plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane JNB - BUQ
2h 13m$260–406Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Pretoria to Parktrain North-South
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Bulawayobus
17h 10m$40–61Drive 799.2 km
- Drive from Pretoria to Bulawayocar 799.2 km
7h 50m$146–211
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Bulawayo (BUQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pretoria to Bulawayo is to train and bus which costs $40 - $65 and takes 17h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Pretoria to Bulawayo is to taxi and fly which takes 2h 13m and costs $260 - $410.
The distance between Pretoria and Bulawayo is 754 km. The road distance is 799.2 km.
The best way to get from Pretoria to Bulawayo without a car is to train and bus which takes 17h 10m and costs $40 - $65.
It takes approximately 2h 13m to get from Pretoria to Bulawayo, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Pretoria to Bulawayo is 799 km. It takes approximately 7h 50m to drive from Pretoria to Bulawayo.
There are 113+ hotels available in Bulawayo.
What companies run services between Pretoria, South Africa and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe?
There is no direct connection from Pretoria to Bulawayo. However, you can take the taxi to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB airport, fly to Bulawayo (BUQ), then take the taxi to Bulawayo. Alternatively, you can take a train from Pretoria to Bulawayo via Park and Johannesburg in around 17h 10m.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–310
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Phone
- 0800 428 87246
- [email protected]
- Website
- gautrain.co.za
Train from Pretoria to Park
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- gautrain.co.za
- Peak
- $7
- Off-peak
- $5
- Phone
- +263 71 3800001
- [email protected]
- Website
- bravotours.co.zw
Bus from Johannesburg to Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $50–65
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
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