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Distance from Johannesburg to Richards Bay

Distance between Johannesburg and Richards Bay is 487 kilometers (303 miles).
Driving distance from Johannesburg to Richards Bay is 631 kilometers (392 miles).

air 487 km
air 303 miles
car 631 km
car 392 miles

Distance Map Between Johannesburg and Richards Bay

Johannesburg, Pretoria, South AfricaRichards Bay, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa = 303 miles = 487 km.

How far is it between Johannesburg and Richards Bay

Johannesburg is located in South Africa with (-26.2023,28.0436) coordinates and Richards Bay is located in South Africa with (-28.783,32.0377) coordinates. The calculated flying distance from Johannesburg to Richards Bay is equal to 303 miles which is equal to 487 km.

If you want to go by car, the driving distance between Johannesburg and Richards Bay is 631.11 km. If you ride your car with an average speed of 112 kilometers/hour (70 miles/h), travel time will be 05 hours 38 minutes. Please check the avg. speed travel time table on the right for various options.
Difference between fly and go by a car is 144 km.

City/PlaceLatitude and LongitudeGPS Coordinates
Johannesburg -26.2023, 28.0436 26° 12´ 8.1720'' S
28° 2´ 37.0680'' E
Richards Bay -28.783, 32.0377 28° 46´ 58.8360'' S
32° 2´ 15.6480'' E

Estimated Travel Time Between Johannesburg and Richards Bay

Average SpeedTravel Time
30 mph (48 km/h) 13 hours 08 minutes
40 mph (64 km/h) 09 hours 51 minutes
50 mph (80 km/h) 07 hours 53 minutes
60 mph (97 km/h) 06 hours 30 minutes
70 mph (112 km/h) 05 hours 38 minutes
75 mph (120 km/h) 05 hours 15 minutes
Recent Comments
Maposa M 2019-02-15 04:30:24

well calculated and the journey will be easier

Kenneth 2018-09-20 14:55:56

Need shorter route from JHB to Richards bay

Charlie 2017-02-11 03:36:07

Need shorter route from Johannesburg to Richards bay, breakdown of citi or area by area

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