Car hire and driving in Brits
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 HLA means 37 km (23 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Brits
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brits to Mabopane | South Africa | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Brits to Soshanguve | South Africa | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Brits to Pretoria | South Africa | 43 km (26 mi) | about 39 min |
| Brits to Centurion | South Africa | 48 km (30 mi) | about 44 min |
| Brits to Krugersdorp | South Africa | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Brits to Rustenburg | South Africa | 54 km (34 mi) | about 49 min |
| Brits to Randburg | South Africa | 56 km (35 mi) | about 51 min |
| Brits to Hammanskraal | South Africa | 57 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Brits to Roodepoort | South Africa | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Brits to Thembisa | South Africa | 60 km (37 mi) | about 55 min |
| Brits to Randfontein | South Africa | 62 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Brits to Johannesburg | South Africa | 68 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Brits to Cape Town | South Africa | 1,289 km (801 mi) | about 19 h 40 min |
| Brits to Durban | South Africa | 568 km (353 mi) | about 8 h 40 min |
| Brits to Soweto | South Africa | 71 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| Brits to Gqeberha | South Africa | 949 km (590 mi) | about 14 h 28 min |
| Brits to Pietermaritzburg | South Africa | 512 km (318 mi) | about 7 h 49 min |
| Brits to Evaton | South Africa | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Brits to Benoni | South Africa | 82 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 15 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 Brits?
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.