There are 7 ways to get from Pretoria to De Aar by bus, taxi, car, car train, plane, 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.
Bus, taxi via Hanover
best- Take the bus from Pretoria to Hanoverbus
- Take the taxi from Hanover to De Aartaxi
10h 41mR 788–925Drive, car train
cheapest- Drive from Pretoria to Potchefstroomcar
- Take the cartrain from Potchefstroom to De Aarcartrain
15h 16mR 685–880Drive 776.6 km
- Drive from Pretoria to De Aarcar 776.6 km
8h 51mR 1,780–2,571Taxi, fly to Kimberley, bus
- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Kimberley (KIM)plane JNB - KIM
- Take the bus from Tourist Info Center to Mark Stbus
- Take the taxi from Mark St to De Aartaxi
7h 13mR 3,384–5,747Train, bus, taxi
- 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
11h 18mR 1,120–1,325Bus, taxi (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Pretoria to Britstownbus
- Take the taxi from Britstown to De Aartaxi
12h 58mR 929–1,127Taxi, fly to Bram Fischer International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)plane JNB - BFN
- Take the bus from Bloemfontein Tourist Ctr to Excel Garagebus
- Take the taxi from Excel Garage to De Aartaxi
6h 56mR 2,494–5,447
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Kimberley (KIM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pretoria to De Aar is to drive and car train which costs R 650 - R 900 and takes 15h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Pretoria to De Aar is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 6h 56m and costs R 2 400 - R 5 500.
The distance between Pretoria and De Aar is 828 km. The road distance is 776.6 km.
The best way to get from Pretoria to De Aar without a car is to bus and taxi via Hanover which takes 10h 41m and costs R 750 - R 950.
It takes approximately 10h 41m to get from Pretoria to De Aar, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Pretoria to De Aar is 777 km. It takes approximately 8h 51m to drive from Pretoria to De Aar.
There are 11+ hotels available in De Aar.
What companies run services between Pretoria, South Africa and De Aar, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Pretoria to De Aar. However, you can take the bus to Hanover then take the taxi to De Aar. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Pretoria to De Aar via Potchefstroom in around 15h 16m.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kimberley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–3,200
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,000–4,300
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kimberley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,500–4,600
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–2,800
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 650–2,000
- 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
- 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
- +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
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
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 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 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 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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 Bloemfontein Tourist Ctr to Excel Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 480–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- R 360–1,300
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
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