Durban to Soweto runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €93.36, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 6h 43m over 897 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €93.36, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€93.36
- 161%Moves across the booking window
161%When it runs, leaving Durban
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €268.00Thu24
- about €219.62Fri25
- about €209.00Sat26
- about €178.91Sun27
- about €145.28Mon28
- about €181.86Tue29
- about €162.39Wed30
- about €151.77Thu1
- about €152.95Fri2
- about €168.88Sat3
- about €123.45Sun4
- about €124.04Mon5
- about €116.37Tue6
- about €112.24Wed7
- about €135.84Thu8
- about €124.04Fri9
- about €121.68Sat10
- about €131.12Sun11
- about €95.72Mon12
- about €93.36Tue13
- about €106.34Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Soweto. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Soweto for the night the flight gets in
Sort by distance from Ikwezi and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Durban to Soweto
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €110.4790 days
- €102.8060 days
- €106.9345 days
- €118.7330 days
- €106.3421 days
- €112.2414 days
- €162.397 days
- €209.003 days
- €268.001 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €102.80.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 161 percent. The dearest point is €268.00, 1 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Durban to Soweto 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
897 km
506 km as the crow flies, 77% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
3,338,026 → 1,695,047
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
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 897 km against 506 km in a straight line, a detour of 77 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Bloemfontein. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Ikwezi
Most of the points near Ikwezi open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Durban to Soweto
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 Durban to Soweto?
The fastest journey from Durban to Soweto takes 6h 43m door to door, of which 4h 2m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 6h 56m, 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 Durban to Soweto?
The cheapest fare from Durban to Soweto is €93.36, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €135.84. 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 Durban to Soweto?
The cheapest way from Durban to Soweto is by flight, at €93.36 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 6h 50m 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 Durban to Soweto?
Fares from Durban to Soweto bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €102.80. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 161 percent, measured on 23 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Durban to Soweto?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Durban to Soweto, at €112.24. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 23 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Durban to Soweto?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Durban to Soweto, at €79.20 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 Durban to Soweto?
2 operators sell services from Durban to Soweto across 1 mode: 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 Durban to Soweto?
0 percent of the services we sell from Durban to Soweto are direct. The rest connect at Bloemfontein, with about 51 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 Durban to Soweto use?
Services from Durban to Soweto by flight leave from King Shaka International Airport DUR and arrive at Ikwezi. 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 Durban to Soweto?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Durban to Soweto 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 Durban to Soweto on 23 September 2026: 897 km of route against 506 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €93.36, and 6h 43m 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 Soweto is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Soweto and across South Africa
Day trips that leave Soweto in the morning and cover a good part of South Africa by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Durban reaches 42 places in 8 countries on services we hold, over distances from 38 to 7,049 km. Soweto reaches 14 places in 1 countries, from 46 to 882 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Durban
- 42Places you can leave for
- 8Countries
- 13Operators
8
13Arriving in Soweto
Leaving Soweto
- 14Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators