There are 4 ways to get from Pretoria to Vaal River 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 Kimberley (KIM)plane JNB - KIM
- Take the taxi from Kimberley (KIM) to Vaal Rivertaxi
3h 50mR 3,390–5,992Bus, taxi (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Pretoria to Hopetownbus
- Take the taxi from Hopetown to Vaal Rivertaxi
12h 59mR 1,189–1,466Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Pretoria to Parktrain
- Take the bus from Park Station to Caltex Oranjerus Garagebus
- Take the taxi from Caltex Oranjerus Garage to Vaal Rivertaxi
11h 12mR 1,190–1,450Drive 650.1 km
- Drive from Pretoria to Vaal Rivercar 650.1 km
8h 18mR 1,468–2,121
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Kimberley (KIM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pretoria to Vaal River is to bus and taxi which costs R 1 100 - R 1 500 and takes 12h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Pretoria to Vaal River is to taxi and fly which takes 3h 50m and costs R 3 300 - R 6 000.
The distance between Pretoria and Vaal River is 627 km. The road distance is 650.1 km.
The best way to get from Pretoria to Vaal River without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 11h 12m and costs R 1 100 - R 1 500.
It takes approximately 3h 50m to get from Pretoria to Vaal River, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Pretoria to Vaal River is 650 km. It takes approximately 8h 18m to drive from Pretoria to Vaal River.
There are seven+ hotels available in Vaal River.
What companies run services between Pretoria, South Africa and Vaal River, Northern Cape, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Pretoria to Vaal River. However, you can take the taxi to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB airport, fly to Kimberley (KIM), then take the taxi to Vaal River. Alternatively, you can take the train to Park, walk to Park Station, take the bus to Caltex Oranjerus Garage, then take the taxi to Vaal River.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kimberley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–3,900
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kimberley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,600–3,300
- 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 Park Station to Caltex Oranjerus Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–550
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 460–550
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Pretoria to Hopetown
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–700
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Estimated price
- R 650–1,100
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
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