Car hire and driving in Brakpan
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 16 km (10 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Brakpan
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brakpan to Tokoza | South Africa | 28 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Brakpan to Thembisa | South Africa | 30 km (19 mi) | about 28 min |
| Brakpan to Johannesburg | South Africa | 33 km (20 mi) | about 30 min |
| Brakpan to Randburg | South Africa | 40 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Brakpan to Centurion | South Africa | 46 km (28 mi) | about 42 min |
| Brakpan to Roodepoort | South Africa | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Brakpan to Soweto | South Africa | 51 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Brakpan to Pretoria | South Africa | 58 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Brakpan to Evaton | South Africa | 61 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Brakpan to Krugersdorp | South Africa | 62 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Brakpan to Vereeniging | South Africa | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Brakpan to Randfontein | South Africa | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Brakpan to Cape Town | South Africa | 1,282 km (797 mi) | about 19 h 33 min |
| Brakpan to Durban | South Africa | 480 km (298 mi) | about 7 h 19 min |
| Brakpan to Gqeberha | South Africa | 899 km (558 mi) | about 13 h 42 min |
| Brakpan to Soshanguve | South Africa | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Brakpan to Pietermaritzburg | South Africa | 425 km (264 mi) | about 6 h 29 min |
| Brakpan to Bloemfontein | South Africa | 385 km (239 mi) | about 5 h 52 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 Brakpan?
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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.