Distance from Richards Bay to Welkom (South Africa)

The distance between Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal and Welkom, Free State is 527 kilometers (328 miles).

Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Welkom, Free State, South Africa

From Richards Bay to Welkom, the straight-line distance is 527 kilometers, heading west. Richards Bay is at only 9 meters above sea level, while Welkom is at 1,376 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 14-16 hours
Car 12-14 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)
Welkom, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 27.9774° S 26.7351° E

Elevation: 1,376 m (4,514 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Welkom Airport (WEL)
  • P C Pelser Airport (KXE)
  • Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)
  • Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport (FCB)
  • Potchefstroom Aerodrome (PCF)

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 Welkom

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Welkom to Johannesburg 236 km
From Welkom to Cape Town 1,032 km
From Welkom to Pretoria 286 km
From Welkom to Durban 468 km
From Welkom to Soweto 220 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 Welkom.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Columbus, United States Washington, United States 527 km
Saltillo, Mexico Irapuato, Mexico 527 km
Barquisimeto, Venezuela Bucaramanga, Colombia 526 km
Mississauga, Canada Montréal, Canada 528 km
Manhattan, United States Montréal, Canada 526 km
Ottawa, Canada The Bronx, United States 528 km
Brampton, Canada Laval, Canada 525 km
Miami, United States Jacksonville, United States 525 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Bristol, United Kingdom 525 km
Brussels, Belgium Bradford, United Kingdom 529 km
Charlotte, United States Washington, United States 529 km
The Bronx, United States Laval, Canada 525 km
Medellín, Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia 530 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 530 km
Berlin, Germany Vienna, Austria 524 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Guadalupe, Mexico 524 km
Surat, India Bhopal, India 524 km
Brampton, Canada Montréal, Canada 531 km

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