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Private transfer car for the Maputo to Marloth Park drive

Maputo and Marloth Park · ~2–3 hours

Maputo to Marloth Park transfers

A Maputo to Marloth Park transfer is a private, door-to-door car journey between the Mozambican capital and the wildlife town on Kruger’s southern edge — your own vehicle and driver for the roughly 120 km run across the Ressano Garcia–Lebombo border, with no changes and no shared seats. Leave Marloth Park after breakfast and you can be in Maputo for lunch.

$220 ≈ 14,000 MZN

Per private vehicle · one way · same price in either direction. We confirm the fare before you book.

Request your transfer on WhatsApp
  • A private car with driver — just your group, from your door to your door
  • Collected at your house or lodge in Marloth Park, or anywhere in Maputo
  • Both directions, same $220 — Maputo to Marloth Park or back to Maputo
  • Fuel and tolls included — the fare we agree is the whole fare, nothing added on the road

Staying somewhere that needs a 4x4? You must tell us when you book. Our standard transfer cars aren’t 4x4s — we have 4x4s and will gladly arrange one, but we don’t run the houses and lodges, so we can’t know which access tracks need one. Check with your host and let us know.

No changes, no timetable

How the Maputo–Marloth Park
transfer works.

Booking the Maputo–Marloth Park transfer takes one WhatsApp message — no terminal, no connections, no changing vehicles at the border. Here’s how it goes.

  1. 1

    You tell us the date and direction

    Your travel date, which way you’re going, and where to collect you — a hotel in Maputo, or the name of your house or lodge in Marloth Park. A sentence is enough to start.

  2. 2

    We confirm and quote it

    We check availability and send a fixed $220 fare for the whole car — no per-seat maths and no surprises at the border.

  3. 3

    We collect you and drive

    Your driver picks you up at the door, crosses at Ressano Garcia–Lebombo, and drops you at the other door — Maputo to Marloth Park, or Marloth Park back to Maputo.

The route

How to get from Maputo to Marloth Park.

The drive from Maputo to Marloth Park is about 120 km: west out of the city on the EN4 to the Ressano Garcia border, through Komatipoort — the first town on the South African side, a few minutes past the border post — and on along the Crocodile River to Marloth Park. Allow two to three hours door to door. Just under two of those are driving; the rest is the border, which is why nobody who has done it quotes you a single tidy number.

It runs the same in reverse. Marloth Park to Maputo is the identical private, door-to-door service for the same $220 — the usual reason being a flight out of Maputo, or the start of the Mozambique half of a trip after a week on Kruger’s doorstep.

Heading for the park gates or an airport instead? We drive Maputo to Kruger’s Crocodile Bridge gate, Kruger Mpumalanga International and Nelspruit too.

Planning the Mozambican half of the trip? See our full list of private transfers and the visas and entry guide — then let us handle the road.

The other end of the drive

Why Marloth Park and Maputo pair so well.

Marloth Park is a holiday town inside a wildlife conservancy in Mpumalanga, on the south bank of the Crocodile River directly across from Kruger National Park. There are no fences between the houses and the bush, so zebra, kudu, wildebeest, impala and warthog wander between the stands, and Kruger’s Crocodile Bridge gate is about 20 km down the road.

Marloth Park is also under 40 minutes from the Lebombo border post. That makes it the easiest bush-to-beach hinge in the region: a week of game drives on one side, then a morning’s drive to Maputo and the start of the coast on the other. Going north from Maputo? We run the road all the way up to Tofo and Vilanculos.

The border is the one part of the day worth planning. The Ressano Garcia–Lebombo crossing is not open around the clock for most of the year, extending to 24 hours only over the Easter and mid-December to mid-January peaks — and hours are adjusted from time to time, so confirm them with South Africa’s Border Management Authority close to your date. We set your departure so you reach the post well inside its hours, and your driver handles the vehicle paperwork on both sides.

No surprises

What's sorted before you set off.

One car, the whole way
Your group in one private vehicle between Maputo and Marloth Park — no terminals, no changes, no swapping vehicles at the border.
Door to door
Collected at your hotel in Maputo or your house or lodge in Marloth Park, and dropped at the other door. Tell us the name and we'll find it.
A driver who knows the border
Someone who runs the Ressano Garcia–Lebombo crossing regularly and handles the vehicle paperwork on both sides, so the queue is the only thing you wait for.
Fixed $220 fare
Agreed on WhatsApp before you travel — the same price in either direction, with no per-seat charges or surprises at the end. Fuel and the road tolls are included.

Before you ask

The questions we get most.

How much is a transfer from Maputo to Marloth Park?
A private Maputo–Marloth Park transfer is $220 (≈ 14,000 MZN) per vehicle, one way — and the same $220 from Marloth Park back to Maputo. It's a fixed price for the whole car, not per person, and it doesn't change with where we collect you in Maputo. Message us with your date and direction and we'll confirm it.
How long does it take to drive from Maputo to Marloth Park?
Allow two to three hours door to door. The road is about 120 km and just under two hours of actual driving; the Ressano Garcia–Lebombo border is the part that varies, and a busy morning can add an hour on its own. We build the border into the timing rather than pretending it isn't there.
Is it possible to travel from South Africa to Mozambique by car?
Yes — and from Marloth Park it's one of the shortest cross-border drives there is. Marloth Park sits under 40 minutes from the Lebombo border post, and Maputo is a little over an hour beyond it on the paved EN4. A private transfer means one car and one driver the whole way, with the vehicle paperwork handled for you.
What documents do I need to cross the border?
Your passport, and a visa if your nationality needs one for the country you're entering — check your own requirements before you travel, because no driver can cross a border on your behalf. Our visas and entry guide covers the Mozambican side. Your driver handles the vehicle's documents on both sides.
What time does the border open?
The Ressano Garcia/Lebombo crossing is not open around the clock for most of the year — it runs on set daytime hours, and extends to 24 hours over the Easter and mid-December to mid-January peaks. Hours do change, so confirm them with South Africa's Border Management Authority close to your travel date. We plan your departure to reach the border well inside its opening hours, with margin.
In which province is Marloth Park?
Marloth Park is in Mpumalanga, South Africa, in the Nkomazi municipality — on the south bank of the Crocodile River, directly across from Kruger National Park, between Malelane and Komatipoort. It's about 30 km from the Lebombo border post into Mozambique.
What is Marloth Park like?
Marloth Park is a holiday and residential town inside a wildlife conservancy, with no fences between the houses and the bush — so zebra, kudu, wildebeest, impala and warthog wander past the stands. Kruger is just across the Crocodile River, and the Crocodile Bridge gate is about 20 km away, which is why so many people base a Kruger holiday there.
Can you collect us from our house or lodge in Marloth Park?
Yes — the transfer is door to door, so tell us the name or address of your house or lodge when you message. Our standard cars aren't 4x4s, so if your place sits at the end of a rough or sandy track, check with your host and tell us: we'll send a 4x4 and confirm the fare before you book.
Are you also driving to Komatipoort or other places near the border?
Tell us exactly where you're staying and we'll confirm it. Komatipoort is the last town before the border on the South African side, and we also run private transfers from Maputo to the Kruger gates, Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport and Nelspruit.
How many people and how much luggage can you take?
The price on this page is for a standard car — not a 4x4 — carrying up to four passengers and their luggage. If you're a bigger group, or bringing a lot of bags, just say so when you message: we'll put you in a larger vehicle or send a second car, and confirm the fare before you book.
Is it dangerous to drive at night in Mozambique?
We wouldn't recommend tourists driving themselves at night: the roads are unfamiliar, lighting is limited, and animals and pedestrians share the roadside after dark. Our drivers are local and very experienced with night driving, so a late flight or an early start is no problem.

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