Ermelo: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Ermelo is a city of 100,324 people in South Africa (Mpumalanga), 1,700 m (5,577 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Ermelo runs from about 10 h 31 min a day in late June to 13 h 51 min in late December (computed for -26.53° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Ermelo in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Ermelo · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Johannesburg, 197 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Durban, 384 km — buses · car rental
- Pretoria, 200 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Soweto, 214 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Maputo, 267 km (Mozambique)
- Matola, 255 km (Mozambique)
- Soshanguve, 222 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Pietermaritzburg, 345 km — buses · car rental
- Evaton, 212 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Benoni, 170 km — buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
How big is Ermelo?
About 100,324 people live in Ermelo (GeoNames).
What time zone is Ermelo in?
Africa/Johannesburg, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Ermelo?
The Rand (ZAR). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Ermelo?
Johannesburg (197 km), Durban (384 km), Pretoria (200 km), Soweto (214 km), Maputo (267 km).
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.