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Travel

TRAVEL BY ROAD
south-africa-map
From Johannesburg:
N1 South to Bloemfontein and on to Colesberg, then N9 to Middleburg and N10 to Cradock

From Cape Town:
N1 North to Beaufort West, then N9 through Graff-Reinett then turn off onto the N10 to Cradock

From KZN:
– From Durban:

N2 South to Port Shepstone, then inland to Kokstad.

From Pietermaritzburg:
R617 to Underberg – Franklin – Kokstad

From Kokstad
R56 to Cedarville – Matatiele – Mount Fletcher – Maclear – Ugie – Elliot
Indwe – Dordrecht – Molteno
R390 to Steynsburg – Hofmeyr – Cradock

OR
R56 to Cedarville – Matatiele – Mount Fletcher – Maclear – Ugie – Elliot
Then 7 km after Elliot turn left onto the
R359 to Cala – Lady Frere   At T-Junction turn left onto the
R392 to Queenstown.    After Queenstown, turn left onto the
R61   to Tarkastad – Cradock

OR
Stay on the N2 and travel through Umtata to East London, and then to Queenstown (on the N6)
From Queenstown to Cradock on the R61
Distances by road :
from Durban – 806 km
from Cape Town – 811 km
from Johannesburg – 811 km
from Bloemfontein – 384 km
from Port Elizabeth – 251 km
from East London – 289 km

Most International flights land at R.O. Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg).
From O.R.Tambo, you would need to connect on a domestic flight to Port Elizabeth, and travel by road to Cradock (N10) (approx 3 hours drive).
There are a number of car hire companies at the Port Elizabeth airport.

Travel safe and remember:   “All roads lead to Cradock!”