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# How to get from Polokwane Local Municipality to Bloemfontein

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**Distance:** 660 km\
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## 2 ways to travel

660 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 1 Nov, 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 R4,600 cheaper than a cab and about as quick.

- [**Drive** best 8h 12m R640–850 Estimated 716 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Polokwane+Local+Municipality&to=Bloemfontein)
- [**Taxi** 8h 12m R4,250–6,400 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Polokwane+Local+Municipality&to=Bloemfontein)

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## 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 Polokwane Local Municipality to Bloemfontein?

The fastest way is by car: about 8h 12m door to door. The straight-line distance is 660 km.

What is the cheapest way from Polokwane Local Municipality to Bloemfontein?

Drive is the cheapest, from R640. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote.

How far is Bloemfontein from Polokwane Local Municipality by road?

About 716 km, roughly 8h 12m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around R640–850; tolls and parking are extra.

## In Bloemfontein

Judicial capital of South Africa

Bloemfontein, also known as Bloem, is the capital and the largest city of the Free State province in South Africa. It is often, and has been traditionally, referred to as the country's "judicial capital", as it hosts the Supreme Court of Appeal, alongside the legislative capital Cape Town and executive capital Pretoria. However, the highest court in South Africa, the Constitutional Court, has been in Johannesburg since 1994.

[The Bloemfontein guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/bloemfontein)

Worth your time

- Boyden Observatory Explore the southern skies under dark and clear Free State conditions.
- National Botanical Garden This 70-hectare park is home to about 400 species of plants, largely native to Free State and Northern Cape Provinces and Lesotho.
- National Women's Monument Monument commemorating the suffering of some 27,000 Boer women and children who died in British concentration camps during the Second Boer War.
- Anglo-Boer War Museum Museum dedicated to the Anglo-Boer Wars of 1899 to 1902.

From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA)

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