Cheapest€53.69
- Shosholoza Meyl SM859706:303h 32m10:02MdantsaneBotshabelo station
Door to door 4h 16mCO2 15.9 kgChanges 0Refundable
Travelling from Mdantsane to Botshabelo costs €53.69 at the cheapest and takes 4h 4m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 483 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 483 km
- Fastest
- 4h 4m
- Average
- 4h 17m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €53.69
- CO2 per passenger
- 15.9 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 28 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 4h 16m | 3h 32m | 44m | €63.04 | 15.9 kg | 5 |
- 4h 16mFastest, by Train
- €63.04Cheapest, by Train
- 15.9 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 483 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
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.
No live timetable for this journey yet.
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 Mdantsane to Botshabelo | Fri11 Sept | Sat12 Sept | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €133.99 | €120.79 | €119.14 | €87.24 | €82.84 | €108.69 | €133.44 | €82.84 | €83.39 | €80.64 | €71.29 | €63.04 | €95.49 | €92.19 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €53.69
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Botshabelo is not something we sell.
A room in Botshabelo for the night the train gets in
The search opens on Botshabelo with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.
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When to book Mdantsane to Botshabelo
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €54.7990 days
- €52.5960 days
- €53.6945 days
- €65.2430 days
- €77.3421 days
- €92.1914 days
- €133.447 days
- €119.143 days
- €133.991 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €52.59.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 155 percent. The dearest point is €133.99, 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €80.64Sun
- €71.29Mon
- €63.04Tue
- €95.49Wed
- €92.19Thu
- €88.89Fri
- €93.29Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €82.84Sept
- €65.79Oct
- €53.69Nov
- €54.24Dec
- €65.79Jan
- €55.34Feb
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
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 483 km against 420 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Kariega, Welkom, Bloemfontein, Gqeberha. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Mdantsane at 06:30 and the last at 07:30, across 5 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.
Mdantsane
Rail
- Mdantsane
- Egerton
- Mtsotso
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shosholoza Meyl | €53.69 | 4h 4m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
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 | €47.00 | 88% |
| Taxes | €4.70 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €53.69 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Botshabelo well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Botshabelo?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Mdantsane to Botshabelo
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 Mdantsane to Botshabelo?
The fastest journey from Mdantsane to Botshabelo takes 4h 4m door to door, of which 3h 32m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 4h 17m, 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 Mdantsane to Botshabelo?
The cheapest fare from Mdantsane to Botshabelo is €53.69, checked on 28 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €83.39. 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 Mdantsane to Botshabelo?
The cheapest way from Mdantsane to Botshabelo is by Train, at €63.04 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 16m 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 Mdantsane to Botshabelo?
Fares from Mdantsane to Botshabelo bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €52.59. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 155 percent, measured on 28 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Mdantsane to Botshabelo?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Mdantsane to Botshabelo, at €63.04. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 28 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Mdantsane to Botshabelo?
November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Mdantsane to Botshabelo, at €53.69 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 Mdantsane to Botshabelo?
1 operators sell services from Mdantsane to Botshabelo across 1 modes: 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 Mdantsane to Botshabelo?
20 percent of the services we sell from Mdantsane to Botshabelo are direct. The rest connect at Kariega, Welkom, Bloemfontein, Gqeberha, with about 50 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 Mdantsane to Botshabelo use?
Services from Mdantsane to Botshabelo by Train leave from Mdantsane and arrive at Botshabelo station. Allow about 44m 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 Mdantsane to Botshabelo?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Mdantsane to Botshabelo 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
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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 Mdantsane to Botshabelo on 10 September 2026: 483 km of route against 420 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €53.69, and 4h 4m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Botshabelo are the half people leave until last.
Day trips out of Botshabelo and across South Africa
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Botshabelo, with free cancellation on most of it.
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Other ways to make this journey
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Leaving Botshabelo
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- 1Countries
- 1Operators
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