Car hire and driving in Mabopane
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 50 km (31 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Mabopane
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mabopane to Hammanskraal | South Africa | 25 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Mabopane to Pretoria | South Africa | 29 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Mabopane to Brits | South Africa | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Mabopane to Centurion | South Africa | 41 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Mabopane to Thembisa | South Africa | 57 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Mabopane to Randburg | South Africa | 65 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Mabopane to Krugersdorp | South Africa | 70 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Mabopane to Roodepoort | South Africa | 75 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Mabopane to Johannesburg | South Africa | 77 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Mabopane to Etwatwa | South Africa | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 12 min |
| Mabopane to Somaroboro | South Africa | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 13 min |
| Mabopane to Benoni | South Africa | 80 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 13 min |
| Mabopane to Cape Town | South Africa | 1,319 km (819 mi) | about 20 h 7 min |
| Mabopane to Durban | South Africa | 565 km (351 mi) | about 8 h 37 min |
| Mabopane to Soweto | South Africa | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Mabopane to Gqeberha | South Africa | 969 km (602 mi) | about 14 h 47 min |
| Mabopane to Pietermaritzburg | South Africa | 511 km (318 mi) | about 7 h 48 min |
| Mabopane to Evaton | South Africa | 116 km (72 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Mabopane to Bloemfontein | South Africa | 441 km (274 mi) | about 6 h 44 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 Mabopane?
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.