How to get fromRichards Bay to Harrismithby car, plane, or bus

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Drive 390.3 km
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1. Drive from Richards Bay to Harrismithcar 390.3 km
5h 42m
R 880–1,271
Fly, bus
1. Fly from Richards Bay (RCB) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane RCB - PZB
2. Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Harrismithbus
9h 50m
R 2,809–7,755

Richards Bay (RCB) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB) flights

8Weekly Planes

5h 17mAverage Duration

R 2,270Cheapest Price

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Distance: 390.3 km
Duration: 5h 42m

What companies run services between Richards Bay, South Africa and Harrismith, South Africa?

You can drive from Richards Bay to Harrismith in around 5h 42m.

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Harrismith, South Africa(opens in a new window)

Harrismith is a large town in the Free State province of South Africa. It was named for Sir Harry Smith, a 19th-century British governor and high commissioner of the Cape Colony. It is situated by the Wilge River, alongside the N3 highway, about midway between Johannesburg, about 275 km to the north-west, and Durban to the southeast. The town is located at the junction of the N5 highway, which continues westward towards the provincial capital Bloemfontein, some 340 km to the south-west. This important crossroads in South Africa's land trade routes is surrounded by mesas and buttes. It is located at the base of one of these called Platberg (i.e. "flat / flat-topped mountain" in Afrikaans).

Places to stay in Harrismith

Mountainview Inn(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

Platberg Self-catering(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Rose Garden Manor House(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Apple Orchard Cottage(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

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