Kei Rail
We sell 20 Trains routes operated by Kei Rail, on their fares and their conditions.
Kei Rail runs 20 routes we sell across 1 country, calling at 4 places. The cheapest fare is €12.44. A median route runs 102 km, about 44m at the carrier's typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.
What Kei Rail runs
- 20Routes we sell
- 4Places served
- 1Countries
- 102 kmMedian route
- 179 kmLongest route
- A typical journey
- The median Kei Rail route we sell is 102 km, which is about 44m at their typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.
- Fare conditions
- Fares on this carrier are refundable up to two hours before departure, and changeable at no charge.
- On board
- This carrier publishes Power sockets, Wi-Fi across its fleet.
- Carbon per passenger
- About 33 grams per passenger kilometre, which is roughly 3.4 kg over a median route.
- Where it runs
- Routes in 1 country on our network.
- Busiest places
- Butterworth, Mthatha, East London, Mdantsane
Routes operated by Kei Rail
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butterworth to Mdantsane train | €12.44 | 1h 26m | 76 km |
| Mdantsane to Butterworth train | €12.44 | 1h 25m | 76 km |
| Butterworth to East London train | €12.99 | 1h 29m | 79 km |
| East London to Butterworth train | €12.99 | 1h 29m | 79 km |
| Butterworth to Mthatha train | €16.29 | 1h 43m | 102 km |
| Mthatha to Butterworth train | €16.29 | 1h 37m | 102 km |
| East London to Mthatha train | €26.74 | 2h 17m | 179 km |
| Mthatha to East London train | €26.74 | 2h 15m | 179 km |
| Mdantsane to Mthatha train | €26.74 | 2h 12m | 177 km |
| Mthatha to Mdantsane train | €26.74 | 2h 11m | 177 km |
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 20 | 100% | Butterworth, 76 km |
On board
Common questions about Kei Rail
What does Kei Rail run?
Kei Rail runs 20 of the Trains routes we sell, calling at 4 places across 1 country Those routes come from the published operator catalogue rather than from a list we wrote, so a route only appears here if the carrier actually serves it.
How much do Kei Rail tickets cost?
The cheapest Kei Rail fare we sell is €12.44 for one passenger, across 20 routes The median route runs 102 km in a straight line. Fares include taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the figure here is the figure at checkout.
Are Kei Rail tickets refundable?
Kei Rail fares are refundable up to two hours before departure and can be changed at no charge, across all 20 routes we sell. The condition is shown again on the offer and once more before you pay, because it is the thing travellers most often get wrong.
What is on board an Kei Rail service?
Kei Rail publishes Power sockets, Wi-Fi across its fleet, on the 20 routes we sell. A median journey with this carrier runs about 44m, which is long enough for the difference between a carrier with power sockets and one without to matter.
What is the longest route Kei Rail runs?
The longest Kei Rail route we sell runs from East London to Mthatha, 179 km in a straight line. A median journey with this carrier takes about 44m at their typical cruising speed, so the long routes are considerably more than that.
Where does Kei Rail operate?
Kei Rail is based in South Africa and runs routes we sell in 1 country The places it calls at most often are Butterworth, Mthatha, East London. Those are computed from the routes in the catalogue rather than from anything the carrier tells us about its own network.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
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