There are 4 ways to get from Pretoria to Pietermaritzburg by taxi, plane, train, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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 Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane JNB - PZB
1h 44mR 2,566–3,723Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Pretoria to Parktrain North-South
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Pietermaritzburgbus
7h 49mR 370–600Drive 530.8 km
- Drive from Pretoria to Pietermaritzburgcar 530.8 km
6h 6mR 1,202–1,736Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Pretoria to Pietermaritzburgbus
8hR 370–700
Pretoria to Pietermaritzburg by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pretoria to Pietermaritzburg is to train and bus which costs R 370 - R 600 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Pretoria to Pietermaritzburg is to taxi and fly which takes 1h 44m and costs R 2 500 - R 3 800.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Pretoria and arriving at Pietermaritzburg. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h.
The distance between Pretoria and Pietermaritzburg is 499 km. The road distance is 530.8 km.
The best way to get from Pretoria to Pietermaritzburg without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 49m and costs R 370 - R 600.
It takes approximately 1h 44m to get from Pretoria to Pietermaritzburg, including transfers.
Pretoria to Pietermaritzburg bus services, operated by Greyhound ZA, depart from Pretoria station.
Pretoria to Pietermaritzburg bus services, operated by Greyhound ZA, arrive at Pietermaritzburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pretoria to Pietermaritzburg is 531 km. It takes approximately 6h 6m to drive from Pretoria to Pietermaritzburg.
There are 309+ hotels available in Pietermaritzburg.
What companies run services between Pretoria, South Africa and Pietermaritzburg, South Africa?
Greyhound ZA operates a bus from Pretoria to Pietermaritzburg 4 times a day. Tickets cost R 370–700 and the journey takes 8h.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Pietermaritzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–2,700
- 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
- R 75–100
- Schedules at
- gautrain.co.za
- Peak
- R 100
- Off-peak
- R 80
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Johannesburg to Pietermaritzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 290–500
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 400–420
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Pretoria to Pietermaritzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 370–700
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,000
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
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