The calculated distance (air line) between Pietermaritzburg and Phuthaditjhaba is approximately 122 miles respectively 196 kilometers.
By car or train, the actual journey to Phuthaditjhaba is certainly longer, as only the direct route (as the crow flies) between Pietermaritzburg and Phuthaditjhaba has been calculated here.
Air line (approximately)
196 kilometers
106 nautical miles