Car hire and driving in Boksburg
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In South Africa traffic drives on the left. Picking up at JNB means 8 km (5 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Boksburg
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boksburg to Randburg | South Africa | 29 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Boksburg to Nigel | South Africa | 33 km (20 mi) | about 30 min |
| Boksburg to Roodepoort | South Africa | 39 km (24 mi) | about 36 min |
| Boksburg to Centurion | South Africa | 40 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Boksburg to Soweto | South Africa | 40 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Boksburg to Krugersdorp | South Africa | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Boksburg to Pretoria | South Africa | 52 km (33 mi) | about 48 min |
| Boksburg to Evaton | South Africa | 54 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Boksburg to Randfontein | South Africa | 56 km (35 mi) | about 51 min |
| Boksburg to Vereeniging | South Africa | 61 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Boksburg to Westonaria | South Africa | 62 km (39 mi) | about 57 min |
| Boksburg to Vanderbijlpark | South Africa | 70 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Boksburg to Cape Town | South Africa | 1,276 km (793 mi) | about 19 h 28 min |
| Boksburg to Durban | South Africa | 488 km (303 mi) | about 7 h 27 min |
| Boksburg to Gqeberha | South Africa | 898 km (558 mi) | about 13 h 42 min |
| Boksburg to Soshanguve | South Africa | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
| Boksburg to Pietermaritzburg | South Africa | 433 km (269 mi) | about 6 h 36 min |
| Boksburg to Bloemfontein | South Africa | 381 km (237 mi) | about 5 h 49 min |
| Boksburg to East London | South Africa | 757 km (471 mi) | about 11 h 33 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Boksburg?
The left, as everywhere in South Africa.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.