How to Get to Kruger Park

Most visitors to Kruger are self-drive visitors. The Kruger Park can be reach by road or air (and cars can be rented at the airports)

Please also consult the Kruger Park Map for location of restcamps.

By Road
National access roads to all entrance gates are tarred. Distances from Johannesburg to each gate are given below.

Since entrance gates and restcamp gates are closed at night, allow sufficient travelling time to ensure timeous arrival at your restcamp. Please see consult the distance and time table from the various entrance gates to the individual restcamps.

Gates opening and closing times:

Gate Times	Jan	Feb	Mar	April	May	June	Jul	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
Entrance Gates Open	05:30	05:30	05:30	06:00	06:00	06:00	06:00	06:00	06:00	05:30	05:30	05:30
Camp Gates Open	04:30	05:30	05:30	06:00	06:00	06:00	06:00	06:00	06:00	05:30	04:30	04:30
All Gates Close	18:30	18:30	18:00	18:00	17:30	17:30	17:30	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:30	18:30

Latecomers at entrance gates will be refused entry.

However, late entry escorts (at a fee) are available at the following gates for the camp in brackets only. This is only available until 21:00. Escorts depart every half hour until this time:
Paul Kruger (Skukuza)
Numbi (Pretoriuskop)
Malelane (Berg-en-Dal and Malelane)
Crocodile Bridge gate (Crocodile Bridge Camp)
Punda Maria gate (Punda Maria Camp)
Orpen gate (Orpen Camp)
No late admission at Phabeni, Phalaborwa and Pafuri gates.

Gate Security will phone camp duty phone when there are guests and transport is arranged. If guests advise in advance, then trips can be better planned. Fee is currently R150,00 per vehicle.

Travelling Time From Johannesburg

Gate	Route	Approx. Distance from Johannesburg
Crocodile Bridge	N4 via Witbank & Nelspruit to Komatipoort	475 km
Malelane	N4 via Witbank & Nelspruit to Malelane	428 km
Numbi	N4 to Nelspruit, R40 to White River, R538/R539 to Numbi	411 km
Phabeni	N4 to Nelpruit, R40 to Hazyview, turn right to Kruger & Phabeni gates and after 10km right to gate	460 km
Paul Kruger	N4 to Nelpruit, R40 to Hazyview, turn right to gate, or	460 km
Paul Kruger	N4 to Belfast, R540 to Lydenburg via Dullstroom, R37 to Sabie, R536 to Hazyview, on to gate	470 km
Orpen	N4 to Belfast, R540 to Lydenburg via Dullstroom, R36 and R531 to Orpen via Ohrigstad, JG strijdom Tunnel and Klaserie.	490 km
Phalaborwa	N1 to Pietersburg, R71 to Phalaborwa via Tzaneen	490 km
Punda Maria	N1 to Louis Trichardt, R524 to Punda Maria	550 km
Pafuri	N1 to Louis Trichardt, on to Messina, but turn right at R525	600 km