Car hire and driving in Mokopane
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 PTG means 60 km (37 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Mokopane
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mokopane to Polokwane | South Africa | 57 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Mokopane to Somaroboro | South Africa | 129 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 58 min |
| Mokopane to Hammanskraal | South Africa | 153 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 20 min |
| Mokopane to Soshanguve | South Africa | 169 km (105 mi) | about 2 h 35 min |
| Mokopane to Mabopane | South Africa | 175 km (108 mi) | about 2 h 40 min |
| Mokopane to Middelburg | South Africa | 182 km (113 mi) | about 2 h 46 min |
| Mokopane to Emalahleni | South Africa | 188 km (117 mi) | about 2 h 52 min |
| Mokopane to Pretoria | South Africa | 191 km (119 mi) | about 2 h 55 min |
| Mokopane to Brits | South Africa | 203 km (126 mi) | about 3 h 5 min |
| Mokopane to Centurion | South Africa | 203 km (126 mi) | about 3 h 6 min |
| Mokopane to Thohoyandou | South Africa | 205 km (127 mi) | about 3 h 7 min |
| Mokopane to Thembisa | South Africa | 215 km (134 mi) | about 3 h 17 min |
| Mokopane to Johannesburg | South Africa | 244 km (151 mi) | about 3 h 43 min |
| Mokopane to Cape Town | South Africa | 1,491 km (927 mi) | about 22 h 45 min |
| Mokopane to Durban | South Africa | 661 km (411 mi) | about 10 h 5 min |
| Mokopane to Soweto | South Africa | 258 km (160 mi) | about 3 h 56 min |
| Mokopane to Gqeberha | South Africa | 1,135 km (705 mi) | about 17 h 18 min |
| Mokopane to Pietermaritzburg | South Africa | 618 km (384 mi) | about 9 h 26 min |
| Mokopane to Evaton | South Africa | 285 km (177 mi) | about 4 h 21 min |
| Mokopane to Benoni | South Africa | 232 km (144 mi) | about 3 h 33 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 Mokopane?
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.