Queenstown: 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.
Queenstown is a city of 118,599 people in South Africa (Eastern Cape), 1,081 m (3,547 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Open Queenstown in Google Maps
Daylight in Queenstown runs from about 10 h 6 min a day in late June to 14 h 17 min in late December (computed for -31.9° 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 Queenstown in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Queenstown · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Gqeberha, 258 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bloemfontein, 315 km — buses · car rental
- East London, 158 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Maseru, 293 km (Lesotho)
- Botshabelo, 293 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kariega, 248 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Mdantsane, 143 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Mthatha, 184 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bhisho, 118 km — buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
How big is Queenstown?
About 118,599 people live in Queenstown, across 71 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Queenstown in?
Africa/Johannesburg, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Queenstown?
The Rand (ZAR). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Queenstown?
Gqeberha (258 km), Bloemfontein (315 km), East London (158 km), Maseru (293 km), Botshabelo (293 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.