Kimberley: 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.
Kimberley is a city of 142,089 people in South Africa (Northern Cape), 1,224 m (4,016 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Kimberley Airport (KIM), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Kimberley railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Kimberley runs from about 10 h 21 min a day in late June to 14 h 1 min in late December (computed for -28.73° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Kimberley is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Kimberley Airport (KIM), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,843 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Kimberley: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Kimberley railway station. Trains to Kimberley
Buses to Kimberley · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Evaton, 390 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Bloemfontein, 148 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Vereeniging, 387 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Welkom, 210 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Maseru, 272 km (Lesotho)
- Botshabelo, 200 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Vanderbijlpark, 377 km — buses · car rental
- Klerksdorp, 281 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Carletonville, 370 km — buses · car rental
- Potchefstroom, 321 km — buses · car rental
Twin towns and sister cities: Changsha.
Common questions
Which airport serves Kimberley?
Kimberley Airport (KIM), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre.
How big is Kimberley?
About 142,089 people live in Kimberley, across 90 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Kimberley in?
Africa/Johannesburg, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Kimberley?
The Rand (ZAR). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Kimberley?
Evaton (390 km), Bloemfontein (148 km), Vereeniging (387 km), Welkom (210 km), Maseru (272 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.