Distance from Richards Bay to Soweto (South Africa)

The distance between Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal and Soweto, Gauteng is 498 kilometers (309 miles).

Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

From Richards Bay to Soweto, the straight-line distance is 498 kilometers, heading northwest. Richards Bay is at only 9 meters above sea level, while Soweto is at 1,632 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 14-16 hours
Car 10-12 hours
Helicopter 2-3 hours
Airplane 45-60 minutes
Speed Time
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Richards Bay, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 28.783° S 32.0377° E

Elevation: 9 m (30 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Richards Bay Airport (RCB)
  • Prince Mangosuthu Buthelez Airport (ULD)
  • Zulu Inyala Airport (PZL)
  • King Shaka International Airport (DUR)
  • Mkuze Airport (MZQ)
Soweto, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 26.2678° S 27.8585° E

Elevation: 1,632 m (5,354 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Rand Airport (QRA)
  • Lanseria International Airport (HLA)
  • O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)
  • Grand Central Airport (GCJ)
  • Waterkloof Air Force Base (WKF)

Other distances from Richards Bay

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Richards Bay to Johannesburg 487 km
From Richards Bay to Cape Town 1,414 km
From Richards Bay to Pretoria 509 km
From Richards Bay to Durban 154 km
From Richards Bay to Soweto 498 km

Other distances from Soweto

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Soweto to Johannesburg 20 km
From Soweto to Cape Town 1,243 km
From Soweto to Pretoria 67 km
From Soweto to Durban 505 km
From Soweto to Pietermaritzburg 447 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of South Africa that are at equal or similar distances as between Richards Bay and Soweto.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Lisbon, Portugal Valladolid, Spain 498 km
Toronto, Canada Laval, Canada 498 km
Bengaluru, India Hyderabad, India 497 km
Bogotá, Colombia Montería, Colombia 499 km
Houston, United States Reynosa, Mexico 499 km
Accra, Ghana Ibadan, Nigeria 497 km
Las Vegas, United States Ensenada, Mexico 496 km
Madrid, Spain Gibraltar, Gibraltar 496 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic San Juan, Puerto Rico 495 km
Tijuana, Mexico Mesa, United States 495 km
Phoenix, United States Hermosillo, Mexico 495 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Manchester, United Kingdom 495 km
Navi Mumbai, India Indore, India 502 km
Ahmedabad, India Bhopal, India 494 km
Toronto, Canada Montréal, Canada 503 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Cardiff, United Kingdom 493 km
Paris, France Birmingham, United Kingdom 503 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Bristol, United Kingdom 503 km
Columbus, United States Brampton, Canada 493 km
Auckland, New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand 493 km

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