Car hire and driving in Carletonville
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 71 km (44 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Carletonville
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carletonville to Westonaria | South Africa | 25 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Carletonville to Randfontein | South Africa | 36 km (22 mi) | about 33 min |
| Carletonville to Soweto | South Africa | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Carletonville to Krugersdorp | South Africa | 49 km (30 mi) | about 44 min |
| Carletonville to Evaton | South Africa | 49 km (30 mi) | about 45 min |
| Carletonville to Potchefstroom | South Africa | 49 km (31 mi) | about 45 min |
| Carletonville to Roodepoort | South Africa | 52 km (32 mi) | about 48 min |
| Carletonville to Vanderbijlpark | South Africa | 59 km (36 mi) | about 54 min |
| Carletonville to Vereeniging | South Africa | 63 km (39 mi) | about 58 min |
| Carletonville to Sasolburg | South Africa | 65 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Carletonville to Johannesburg | South Africa | 67 km (41 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Carletonville to Randburg | South Africa | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Carletonville to Cape Town | South Africa | 1,204 km (748 mi) | about 18 h 22 min |
| Carletonville to Durban | South Africa | 527 km (328 mi) | about 8 h 2 min |
| Carletonville to Pretoria | South Africa | 105 km (65 mi) | about 1 h 36 min |
| Carletonville to Gqeberha | South Africa | 862 km (536 mi) | about 13 h 9 min |
| Carletonville to Soshanguve | South Africa | 121 km (75 mi) | about 1 h 51 min |
| Carletonville to Pietermaritzburg | South Africa | 466 km (290 mi) | about 7 h 7 min |
| Carletonville to Benoni | South Africa | 94 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 26 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 Carletonville?
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.