Corridors
Cross-border freight routes from South Africa
Tauna Logistics runs full truckload road freight out of Centurion into five Southern African corridors. Each lane below sets out the border posts we use, indicative transit times, the cargo it suits, and the documentation you will need before a truck loads.
Zimbabwe
Johannesburg to Harare
Full truckload road freight from Johannesburg and Centurion to Harare, Zimbabwe via Beitbridge. Indicative 2-4 day transit for bulk cargo, machinery, and construction materials.
- Distance
- ~1 120 km
- Indicative transit
- 2 - 4 days
Botswana
Johannesburg to Gaborone
Full truckload road freight from Johannesburg and Centurion to Gaborone, Botswana via Skilpadshek and Tlokweng. Short-haul cross-border FTL, typically 1-2 days.
- Distance
- ~360 km
- Indicative transit
- 1 - 2 days
Zambia
Johannesburg to Lusaka
Full truckload road freight from Johannesburg and Centurion to Lusaka, Zambia via Beitbridge and Chirundu, or via Kazungula. Indicative 4-6 day transit.
- Distance
- ~1 600 km
- Indicative transit
- 4 - 6 days
Mozambique
Johannesburg to Beira
Full truckload road freight from Johannesburg and Centurion to Beira, Mozambique via the Beira Corridor. Port-linked cross-border FTL for project and bulk cargo.
- Distance
- ~1 900 km
- Indicative transit
- 4 - 6 days
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Johannesburg to Lubumbashi
Full truckload road freight from Johannesburg and Centurion to Lubumbashi, DRC via Kasumbalesa. Long-haul mining and project cargo on the Copperbelt corridor.
- Distance
- ~2 600 km
- Indicative transit
- 7 - 10 days
Not seeing your destination?
These are our regular corridors, not the limit of where we go. We also run onward destinations including Francistown, Bulawayo, Ndola, Kitwe, and Maputo. Tell us the origin, destination, cargo, and mass and we will tell you honestly whether it is a lane we should be quoting.
Request a quoteDistances and transit times on these pages are indicative one-way figures from our Centurion base. Actual transit depends on border clearance, seasonal congestion, cargo type, and permit lead times. We quote a range per load and confirm it in writing.