There are 5 ways to get from Standerton to Pietermaritzburg by car, plane, taxi, shuttle, bus, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, fly
best- Drive from Standerton to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBcar
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane JNB - PZB
2h 53mR 2,093–3,261Car train
cheapest- Take the car train from Standerton to Pietermaritzburgcartrain
15hR 153–323Taxi, shuttle, bus
- Take the taxi from Standerton to Volksrusttaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Volksrust to Ladysmith
- Take the bus from Ladysmith to Pietermaritzburgbus
7h 8mR 1,908–2,370Drive 394.7 km
- Drive from Standerton to Pietermaritzburgcar 394.7 km
4h 57mR 892–1,288Taxi, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Standerton to Amersfoorttaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Amersfoort to Pietermaritzburg
6h 44mR 1,507–1,871
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Standerton to Pietermaritzburg is to car train which costs R 150 - R 330 and takes 15h.
The fastest way to get from Standerton to Pietermaritzburg is to drive and fly which takes 2h 53m and costs R 2 000 - R 3 300.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Standerton and arriving at Pietermaritzburg. Services depart once a week, and operate Sunday. The journey takes approximately 15h.
The distance between Standerton and Pietermaritzburg is 610 km. The road distance is 394.7 km.
The best way to get from Standerton to Pietermaritzburg without a car is to taxi and shuttle and bus which takes 7h 8m and costs R 1 900 - R 2 400.
It takes approximately 2h 53m to get from Standerton to Pietermaritzburg, including transfers.
Standerton to Pietermaritzburg train services, operated by Shosholoza Meyl, depart from Standerton station.
Standerton to Pietermaritzburg train services, operated by Shosholoza Meyl, arrive at Pietermaritzburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Standerton to Pietermaritzburg is 395 km. It takes approximately 4h 57m to drive from Standerton to Pietermaritzburg.
There are 306+ hotels available in Pietermaritzburg.
What companies run services between Standerton, South Africa and Pietermaritzburg, South Africa?
Shosholoza Meyl operates a vehicle from Standerton to Pietermaritzburg once a week. Tickets cost R 153–323 and the journey takes 15h.
- 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
- 011 012 0231
- [email protected]
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Standerton to Pietermaritzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 153–323
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Economy (Sitter)
- R 153
- Sleeper (Tourist)
- R 323
- Phone
- 0861 33 44 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- citybug.co.za
Shuttle from Volksrust to Ladysmith
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–650
- Website
- https://citybug.co.za/
Shuttle from Amersfoort to Pietermaritzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 600–800
- Website
- https://citybug.co.za/
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Ladysmith to Pietermaritzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- R 900–1,200
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