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Guide · Business travel

Getting to Sandton, Sunninghill and Woodmead offices from Rivonia

By Greg Walker-Deemin · Updated October 2026

Most of our guests come to Johannesburg for work. Rivonia sits between Sandton and the office parks of Sunninghill and Woodmead, so you sleep on a quiet, leafy street and still reach your meetings quickly. Here is how far everything is, and the best way to get there.

How far is it?

From the lodge toOff-peakMorning rush
Sandton CBD and Gautrain Sandton (8 km)20 min30 min
Gautrain Marlboro (10 km)15 min25 min
Sunninghill office parks10 min20 min
Woodmead office parks10 min20 min
Lanseria Airport (21 km)30 min50 min
OR Tambo Airport (27 km)25 min50 min

Times are by car. The Gautrain Sandton station is in the Sandton CBD.

Your options

  • Uber or Bolt: they pick up at the lodge.
  • A hire car: we have secure parking on site.
  • Our own drivers: for company guests, we can arrange a driver to your meetings or a regular office shuttle, on request.
  • Gautrain: Sandton station is 8 km away and Marlboro 10 km, for trains to Pretoria, central Johannesburg and OR Tambo.

Tips for a working week

  • Breakfast starts at 7:00 on weekdays (7:30 at weekends). Early meeting? Order breakfast to go by 10:00 the day before.
  • Allow about 30 minutes to Sandton in the morning rush, 20 minutes the rest of the day. Sunninghill and Woodmead are closer: 10 to 20 minutes.
  • Staying a week or more? You get 5% off every 7 nights, up to 15%, and a free one-way airport transfer for stays of 4 nights or more.
  • Need an invoice for your company? We issue VAT invoices.

Booking for a team, or on a regular basis? See our corporate stays.

Sitatunga transfer minibus and sedan at the lodge
Our own vehicles take company guests to meetings, on request.

Questions about getting to work

8 km: about 20 minutes off-peak and 30 minutes in the morning rush. Sunninghill and Woodmead are 10 to 20 minutes away.

Yes, we have secure parking on site.

For company guests, yes: a driver to your meetings or a regular office shuttle, on request. WhatsApp us on +27 72 595 7796.

7:00 to 9:30 on weekdays and 7:30 to 10:00 at weekends. Leaving early? We make breakfast to go; order it by 10:00 the day before.

Stay with us

Travelling for work? Sitatunga is a 4-star, family-run guest house in Rivonia, 8 km from Sandton, with fast Wi-Fi and a desk in every room. Check availability or ask for corporate rates.