The calculated distance (air line) between Pietermaritzburg and Qacha’s Nek is approximately 108 miles respectively 173 kilometers.
By car or train, the actual journey to Qacha’s Nek is certainly longer, as only the direct route (as the crow flies) between Pietermaritzburg and Qacha’s Nek has been calculated here.
Air line (approximately)
173 kilometers
94 nautical miles