Newcastle: 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.
Newcastle is a city of 404,838 people in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal), 1,195 m (3,921 ft) above sea level. Our booking partner lists 76 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Newcastle runs from about 10 h 26 min a day in late June to 13 h 57 min in late December (computed for -27.76° 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 Newcastle in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Newcastle · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 76 places to stay in Newcastle. Of the 48 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (27), and 1 are five-star. Across 45 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.3 out of 10. Guests have left 10,714 reviews in total.
Hotels in Newcastle: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Johannesburg, 255 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Durban, 257 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Pretoria, 283 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Soweto, 264 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Maputo, 330 km (Mozambique)
- Matola, 320 km (Mozambique)
- Soshanguve, 313 km — buses · car rental
- Pietermaritzburg, 212 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Evaton, 247 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Benoni, 237 km — buses · car rental
Twin towns and sister cities: Zibo, Nanchang.
Common questions
How big is Newcastle?
About 404,838 people live in Newcastle, across 76 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Newcastle in?
Africa/Johannesburg, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Newcastle?
The Rand (ZAR). Traffic drives on the left.
How many hotels are there in Newcastle?
Our booking partner lists 76 places to stay in Newcastle, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Newcastle?
Johannesburg (255 km), Durban (257 km), Pretoria (283 km), Soweto (264 km), Maputo (330 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 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.