How do you combine Pietermaritzburg and Richmond?
Yes. Pietermaritzburg and Richmond combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow 2 days in Pietermaritzburg and a full day in Richmond, around 3 days in total.
How the two connect
Pietermaritzburg and Richmond are only about 31 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. The nearest airport to Pietermaritzburg is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), about 4 km away; for Richmond it is Richmond International Airport (RIC), about 14 km away, so you can fly into one and out of the other.
Suggested days
- Pietermaritzburg
- 2 days
- Richmond
- a full day
- Together
- 3 days · about 31 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Richmond
- Historic Trolley Tour
- Church Hill Food Tour with Discover Richmond Tours
- Richmond Downtown Walking Tour
- RVATukTuk Sightseeing Tour of Richmond
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.