--- title: "Johannesburg to Clarens – 2 ways by car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Johannesburg to Clarens is 260 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/johannesburg-to-clarens" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/johannesburg-to-clarens.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Johannesburg to Clarens [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Johannesburg&to=Clarens) [Clarens to Johannesburg](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/clarens-to-johannesburg) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 260 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 0\ 2 ways, Tue 27 Oct\ ## 2 ways to travel 260 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 27 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best R1,900 cheaper than a cab and about as quick. - [**Drive** best 4h 30m R270–360 Estimated 302 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Johannesburg&to=Clarens) - [**Taxi** 4h 30m R1,790–2,690 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Johannesburg&to=Clarens) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from South Africa; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in South Africa** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.zaf.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Johannesburg to Clarens? The fastest way is by car: about 4h 30m door to door. The straight-line distance is 260 km. What is the cheapest way from Johannesburg to Clarens? Drive is the cheapest, from R270. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How far is Clarens from Johannesburg by road? About 302 km, roughly 4h 30m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around R270–360; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Clarens Place in Free State, South Africa Clarens is a scenic small town situated in the foothills of the Maluti Mountains in the Free State province of South Africa and nicknamed the "Jewel of the Eastern Free State". It was established in 1912 and named after the town of Clarens in Switzerland where exiled Paul Kruger spent his last days. It is situated 336 km from Johannesburg, 284 km from Bloemfontein, 389 km from Durban, and is a popular weekend tourist destination. [The Clarens guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/clarens) [Hotels in Clarens Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/johannesburg-to-clarens, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt