Cheapest€52.06
- CemAir CA392406:481h 5m07:53Bloemfontein BFNDurban DUR
Door to door 4h 15mCO2 119.8 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Travelling from Bloemfontein to Durban costs €52.06 at the cheapest and takes 4h 12m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 487 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 487 km
- Fastest
- 4h 12m
- Average
- 4h 14m
- Services per day
- 4
- Cheapest
- €52.06
- CO2 per passenger
- 119.8 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 30 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 15m | 1h 5m | 3h 10m | €57.96 | 119.8 kg | 1 |
- 4h 15mFastest, by Flight
- €57.96Cheapest, by Flight
- 119.8 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 487 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 30 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€127.39
- Shosholoza Meyl SM146407:302h 56m10:26Bloemfontein railway stationJohannesburg Park Station
- Shosholoza Meyl SM371511:543h 31m15:25Johannesburg Park StationDurban railway station
Changes at Johannesburg, with 88 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 8h 39mCO2 28.8 kgChanges 1Refundable
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Bloemfontein to Durban | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept | Fri25 Sept | Sat26 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €112.83 | €88.64 | €78.02 | €67.40 | €99.26 | €81.56 | €88.05 | €76.84 | €57.96 | €69.76 | €68.58 | €86.28 | €68.58 | €83.33 |
| Train | €246.19 | €217.04 | €207.14 | €169.74 | €198.89 | €182.39 | €231.34 | €133.44 | €125.19 | €115.84 | €148.29 | €159.29 | €162.59 | €171.39 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €52.06
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Durban. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
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When to book Bloemfontein to Durban
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €72.7190 days
- €45.5760 days
- €39.6745 days
- €52.6530 days
- €63.8621 days
- €83.3314 days
- €88.057 days
- €78.023 days
- €112.831 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €39.67.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 184 percent. The dearest point is €112.83, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €76.84Sun
- €60.32Mon
- €69.76Tue
- €67.40Wed
- €86.28Thu
- €68.58Fri
- €83.33Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €78.02Sept
- €55.01Oct
- €50.29Nov
- €44.39Dec
- €55.01Jan
- €42.03Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 25% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 75% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 487 km against 473 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Johannesburg, Germiston, East London. The gap between arriving and leaving is 88 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 11 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Bloemfontein at 06:48 and the last at 06:48, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Bloemfontein
Rail
- Bloemfontein railway station
Coach
- Intercape Bloemfontein
- Mini bus terminal
Air
- BFN
Durban
Rail
- Durban railway station
- Avoca
- Wests
Coach
- Durban Metro Bus Service
- Civic
Air
- DUR
Ferry
- Nelson Mandela Cruise Terminal
Durban is large, and the road in from DUR can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
Getting from DUR into Durban
Settled in advance, so the ride into Durban costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CemAir | €52.06 | 4h 12m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €36.50 | 70% |
| Taxes | €6.57 | 13% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 13% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €52.06 | 100% |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Durban?
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Bloemfontein to Durban
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Bloemfontein to Durban?
The fastest journey from Bloemfontein to Durban takes 4h 12m door to door, of which 1h 5m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 14m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Bloemfontein to Durban?
The cheapest fare from Bloemfontein to Durban is €52.06, checked on 12 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €68.58. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Bloemfontein to Durban?
The cheapest way from Bloemfontein to Durban is by flight, at €57.96 for one passenger on 30 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 15m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Bloemfontein to Durban?
Fares from Bloemfontein to Durban bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €39.67. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 184 percent, measured on 12 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Bloemfontein to Durban?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Bloemfontein to Durban, at €60.32. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 12 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Bloemfontein to Durban?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Bloemfontein to Durban, at €42.03 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Bloemfontein to Durban?
1 operators sell services from Bloemfontein to Durban across 1 mode: CemAir. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Bloemfontein to Durban?
25 percent of the services we sell from Bloemfontein to Durban are direct. The rest connect at Johannesburg, Germiston, East London, with about 88 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Bloemfontein to Durban use?
Services from Bloemfontein to Durban by flight leave from Bloemfontein BFN and arrive at Durban DUR. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Bloemfontein to Durban?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Bloemfontein to Durban allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Bloemfontein to Durban on 12 September 2026: 487 km of route against 473 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €52.06, and 4h 12m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends on the platform. What fills the days in Durban afterwards does not belong to us.
Anything to book in Durban before you go?
Day trips that leave Durban in the morning and cover a good part of South Africa by evening.
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- 5Countries
- 13Operators
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