Travel Info

Travel Related Information

Province:

 Northern Cape province
Routes: N1, N9, R717, R58, R36
Aerodrome: No airport – small aerodrome, private planes only.  Two (2) dirt runways (1000m+) running NS and EW.
GPS: FACB Coördinates
Latitude: S 30° 43′ 20″
Longitude: E 25° 05′ 78″

Two private landing strips are available near Colesberg:

  • Colesberg airstrip has dirt (sand) runways some 1120 m in length. (ICAO: FACB) Kingairs and equivalents can utilize this strip.

  • Gariep Dam airstrip has tarred (asphalt) runways some 1360 m in length. (ICAO: FAHV) BAe 900`s, Lear Jets and equivalents utilize this strip.

Tourist information: 

Information Office, Murray Str, Colesberg 9795.
Tel: (051) 753 0678 Fax: (051) 753 0678.

Where is Colesberg Situated?

The town of Colesberg is situated in the Great Karoo in the Northern Cape. It is on the N1 approximately halfway between Johannesburg and Cape Town at the foot of Coleskop. This makes it the ideal stop over place when travelling between Cape Town and Johannesburg.  Colesberg is also situated on the N9 on the Port Elizabeth Knysna Road.

Hanover southwest N1 74Km
Donkerpoort north N1 36Km
Trompsburg north N1 113Km
Bloemfontein north N1 226Km
Noupoort south N9 53Km
Middelburg south N9 93Km
Philippolis north R717 56Km
Norvalspont northeast R58 32Km
Petrusville west R369 90Km
Hopetown west R369 174Km

Distance and route from Colesberg to:

Place

Routes

Km

Beaufort West

N1

320

Bisho

R58 to Burgersdorp R56 to Molteno & N6

415

Bloemfontein

N1

210

Cape Town

N1

780

Durban

N1 to Winburg N5 to Harrismith then N3

890

East London

R58 to Burgersdorp R56 to Molteno and N6

525

Gaberone, Botswana

R369 to Hopetown N12 to Warrenton R49 to Zeerust N4 to Skilpadsnek Border Post

795

George

N9 with last stretch on N12

550

Harrismith

N1 to Winburg then N5

555

Johannesburg

N1

615

Kimberley

R369 to Hopetown then N12

370

Klerksdorp

R369 to Hopetown then N12

695

Kroonstad

N1

415

Ladysmith

N1

640

Mafikeng

R369 to Hopetown N12 to Warrenton then R49

635

Maseru, Lesotho

N1 to Bloemfontein then N8 to Maseru Bridge Border Post

325

Musina

N1

1135

Mmabatho

R369 to Hopetown N12 to Warrenton then R49

650

Nelspruit

N1

970

Oudtshoorn

N9 with last stretch on N12

515

Pietermaritzburg

N1 to Winburg N5 to Harrismith then N3

810

Polokwane

N1

960

Piet Retief

N1 to Winburg N5 to Harrismith N3 to Ladysmith N11 to Volksrust then R543

810

Port Elizabeth

N9 to Middelburg (Eastern Cape) then N10

450

Port St Johns

R58 to Burgersdorp R56 to Molteno , Maclear and N2 to Umtata , then R61

570

Pretoria

N1

675

Queenstown

R58 to Burgersdorp R56 to Molteno and N6

310

Rustenburg

N1 to Pretoria then N4

670

Springbok

N1 to Hanover N10 to Upington then N14

865

Umtata

R58 to Burgersdorp R56 to Molteno , Maclear then N2

540

Upington

N1 to Hanover then N10

560

Windhoek, Namibia

follow route either to Springbok and N7 to Vioolsdrif Border Post, or route to Upington and N10 to Nakop Border Post

1380

Witbank

N1 to Johannesburg then N12

750