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Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn. From €74.47, fastest 5h 21m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €74.47 and €124.64, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 5h 21m over 882 km, on services run by 2 operators across 2 modes.

Checked 22 September 2026Priced for 7 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 0 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.

Typical fares · Priced for 7 October 2026

€74.47 to €124.64

  • 132%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Bloemfontein

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 07:30First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 2Services per day
  • 0%Run direct

Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €156.49Wed23
  2. about €164.75Thu24
  3. about €165.93Fri25
  4. about €148.82Sat26
  5. about €116.37Sun27
  6. about €105.15Mon28
  7. about €125.81Tue29
  8. about €115.78Wed30
  9. about €114.59Thu1
  10. about €121.67Fri2
  11. about €124.04Sat3
  12. about €88.04Sun4
  13. about €98.07Mon5
  14. about €89.81Tue6
  15. about €74.47Wed7
  16. about €101.02Thu8
  17. about €102.20Fri9
  18. about €81.55Sat10
  19. about €90.40Sun11
  20. about €78.60Mon12
  21. about €76.24Tue13

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The flight gets you into Oudtshoorn. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Oudtshoorn for the night the flight gets in

The search opens on Oudtshoorn with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.

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Booking window

When to book Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €90.9990 days
  2. €71.5260 days
  3. €82.7345 days
  4. €96.3030 days
  5. €76.2421 days
  6. €89.8114 days
  7. €125.817 days
  8. €165.933 days
  9. €156.491 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €71.52.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 132 percent. The dearest point is €165.93, 3 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€165.93€71.52137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

882 km

627 km as the crow flies, 41% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.

Who lives at each end

556,63773,694

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

NamibiaJohannesburgJohannesburgCape TownCape TownDurbanDurbanPort ElizabethPort ElizabethEvatonEvatonEast LondonEast LondonWelkomWelkomNewcastleNewcastleRichards BayRichards BayMthathaMthathaKwaDukuzaKwaDukuzaLadysmithLadysmithKimberleyKimberleyMpumalangaMpumalangaQueenstownQueenstownStandertonStandertonBloemfonteinBloemfonteinOudtshoornOudtshoornMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 882 km against 627 km in a straight line, a detour of 41 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Gqeberha, George, Kariega. The gap between arriving and leaving is 66 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 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.

Who runs this route

Oudtshoorn is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Oudtshoorn

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 Oudtshoorn

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 Oudtshoorn?

The fastest journey from Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn takes 5h 21m door to door, of which 1h 44m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 7h 57m, 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 Oudtshoorn?

The cheapest fare from Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn is €74.47, as of 22 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €142.24. 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 Oudtshoorn?

The cheapest way from Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn is by flight, at €74.47 for one passenger on 7 October 2026. That journey takes 5h 21m 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.

What is the fastest way to get from Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn?

The fastest way from Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn is by flight, at 5h 21m door to door. Only 1h 44m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 37m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €74.47.

When should I book Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn?

Fares from Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €71.52. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 132 percent, measured on 22 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn, at €89.81. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 22 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 Oudtshoorn?

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn, at €66.21 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 Oudtshoorn?

2 operators sell services from Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn across 2 modes: CemAir, Shosholoza Meyl. 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 Oudtshoorn?

0 percent of the services we sell from Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn are direct. The rest connect at Gqeberha, George, Kariega, with about 66 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn produce?

Travelling from Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn by train produces about 31.8 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 140.6 kg, roughly 4 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn use?

Services from Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn by flight leave from Bram Fischer International Airport BFN and arrive at Oudtshoorn station. Allow about 1h 57m 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 Oudtshoorn?

1 of the 2 operators we sell from Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn 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

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.

Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Bloemfontein to Oudtshoorn on 22 September 2026: 882 km of route against 627 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €74.47, and 5h 21m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Oudtshoorn is somebody else's catalogue.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Oudtshoorn and across South Africa

Day trips that leave Oudtshoorn in the morning and cover a good part of South Africa by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Bloemfontein reaches 39 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 52 to 911 km. Oudtshoorn reaches 18 places in 1 countries, from 47 to 1,047 km.

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Leaving Bloemfontein

  • 39Places you can leave for
  • 2Countries
  • 6Operators

Arriving in Oudtshoorn

Leaving Oudtshoorn

  • 18Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 1Operators

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