Trains to Bloemfontein

42 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.

42 places connect to Bloemfontein by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 52 km away to 911 km, with a median of 367 km.

Checked 30 September 2026Priced for 30 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

Fares

Arriving in Bloemfontein

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Bloemfontein, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Botshabelo to Bloemfontein train€11.881h 17m52 km
Welkom to Bloemfontein train€23.441h 57m137 km
Klerksdorp to Bloemfontein train€42.142h 51m256 km
Johannesburg to Bloemfontein train€44.893h 20m371 km
Potchefstroom to Bloemfontein train€45.443h 3m281 km
Vanderbijlpark to Bloemfontein train€50.393h 23m312 km
Vereeniging to Bloemfontein train€51.493h 33m320 km
Evaton to Bloemfontein train€53.143h 38m330 km
Carletonville to Bloemfontein train€53.143h 25m328 km
Westonaria to Bloemfontein train€55.343h 28m342 km
Soweto to Bloemfontein train€57.543h 52m356 km
Roodepoort to Bloemfontein train€59.194h 3m367 km
Krugersdorp to Bloemfontein train€59.744h 3m371 km
Germiston to Bloemfontein train€60.294h 6m375 km
Randburg to Bloemfontein train€60.843h 50m380 km
Mdantsane to Bloemfontein train€71.844h 42m449 km
East London to Bloemfontein train€74.044h 45m462 km
Uitenhage to Bloemfontein train€82.845h 19m521 km
Port Elizabeth to Bloemfontein train€86.145h 13m541 km
Cape Town to Bloemfontein train€100.996h 58m911 km
Athlone to Bloemfontein train€106.497h 27m908 km
  • 42Places you can arrive from
  • 42Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 1Operators

That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Bloemfontein is not something we sell.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km410%Botshabelo, 52 km
200 to 600 km3481%Klerksdorp, 256 km
600 to 1,500 km410%Athlone, 908 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Bloemfontein that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
South Africa42100%
Carriers

Train operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Shosholoza MeylNoneNone140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Wi-Fi
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Bloemfontein

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Bloemfontein

Rail
  • Bloemfontein railway station
Leaving

Leaving Bloemfontein

Common questions about Trains to Bloemfontein

Where can I travel to Bloemfontein by Trains from?

42 places connect to Bloemfontein by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 52 km away in a straight line and the furthest 911 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.

How much does the Trains to Bloemfontein cost?

The cheapest Trains fare into Bloemfontein is €11.88 for one passenger, across 42 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 367 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.

How long does the Trains to Bloemfontein take?

The fastest Trains journey into Bloemfontein is 1h 17m door to door. The median origin sits 367 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.

Which operators run the Trains to Bloemfontein?

1 operators run Trains services into Bloemfontein on our network: Shosholoza Meyl. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue rather than a name we generated.

Which terminal does the Trains to Bloemfontein use?

Trains services into Bloemfontein use 1 named terminals, among them Bloemfontein railway station. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.

Where these numbers come from

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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door

Other ways to reach Bloemfontein

A day in Bloemfontein carrying a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Bloemfontein

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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