There are 8 ways to get from Sandton to Blyde River Canyon by plane, taxi, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Johannesburg International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)plane JNB - MQP
- Take the taxi from Nelspruit-Airport-MQP to Blyde River Canyontaxi
3h 31mR 2,733–5,353Drive 412.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Sandton to Blyde River Canyoncar 412.8 km
5h 1mR 935–1,350Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Sandton to Pretoriatrain
- Take the bus from Pretoria to Acornhoekbus
- Take the taxi from Acornhoek to Blyde River Canyontaxi
11h 10mR 1,569–2,136Shuttle, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Sandton to Hoedspruit
- Take the taxi from Hoedspruit to Blyde River Canyontaxi
7h 3mR 7,650–7,850Fly Johannesburg International Airport to Hoedspruit, taxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Hoedspruit (HDS)plane JNB - HDS
- Take the taxi from Hoedspruit (HDS) to Blyde River Canyontaxi
3h 44mR 3,683–6,553Fly Johannesburg International Airport to Skukuza Airport, taxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Skukuza Airport (SZK)plane JNB - SZK
- Take the taxi from Skukuza Airport (SZK) to Blyde River Canyontaxi
3h 49mR 4,683–5,953Fly Johannesburg Airport to Sabi Sand Reserve Airport, taxi
- Fly from Johannesburg Airport to Sabi Sand Reserve Airportplane
- Take the taxi from Sabi Sand Reserve Airport to Blyde River Canyontaxi
5h 6mFly Johannesburg International Airport to Londolozi Airport, taxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Londolozi Airport (LDZ)plane JNB - LDZ
- Take the taxi from Londolozi Airport (LDZ) to Blyde River Canyontaxi
5h 5mR 2,483–6,053
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sandton to Blyde River Canyon is to drive which costs R 900 - R 1 400 and takes 5h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Sandton to Blyde River Canyon is to fly and taxi which takes 3h 31m and costs R 2 700 - R 5 500.
The distance between Sandton and Blyde River Canyon is 456 km. The road distance is 412.8 km.
The best way to get from Sandton to Blyde River Canyon without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 11h 10m and costs R 1 500 - R 2 200.
It takes approximately 3h 31m to get from Sandton to Blyde River Canyon, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Sandton to Blyde River Canyon is 413 km. It takes approximately 5h 1m to drive from Sandton to Blyde River Canyon.
There are 19+ hotels available in Blyde River Canyon.
What companies run services between Sandton, South Africa and Blyde River Canyon, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Sandton to Blyde River Canyon. However, you can take the taxi to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB airport, fly to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP), then take the taxi to Blyde River Canyon. Alternatively, you can take the train to Pretoria, walk to Pretoria, take the bus to Acornhoek, then take the taxi to Blyde River Canyon.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,500–3,300
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Hoedspruit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,200–4,400
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Skukuza Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,700–3,500
- Website
- fedair.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Londolozi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 500–3,600
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 750–1,800
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Hoedspruit
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,200–6,000
- Phone
- 0800 428 87246
- [email protected]
- Website
- gautrain.co.za
Train from Sandton to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 65–86
- Schedules at
- gautrain.co.za
- Peak
- R 86
- Off-peak
- R 69
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Pretoria to Acornhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 400–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 79 429 5869
- [email protected]
- Website
- shuttleking.co.za
Shuttle from Sandton to Hoedspruit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 6,750
- Book at
- shuttleking.co.za
- 1-3 Passengers
- R 6,750
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Estimated price
- R 900–2,000
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