Trains to Cape Town
40 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
40 places connect to Cape Town by Trains, across 1 country, run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 40 km away to 1,032 km, with a median of 486 km.
Arriving in Cape Town
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
- 40Places you can arrive from
- 40Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
Cape Town sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
Rooms within reach of Cape Town railway station
Sort by distance from Cape Town railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 16 | 40% | Atlantis, 40 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 6 | 15% | Oudtshoorn, 351 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 18 | 45% | Kariega, 645 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Cape Town that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 40 | 100% |
Train operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
Stations, airports and ports in Cape Town
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Cape Town
- Cape Town railway station
- Langa
- Parow
Leaving Cape Town
Common questions about Trains to Cape Town
Where can I travel to Cape Town by Trains from?
40 places connect to Cape Town by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 40 km away in a straight line and the furthest 1,032 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to Cape Town cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into Cape Town is €11.88 for one passenger, across 40 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 486 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to Cape Town take?
The fastest Trains journey into Cape Town is 1h 9m door to door. The median origin sits 486 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 Cape Town?
2 operators run Trains services into Cape Town on our network: Metrorail, 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 Cape Town use?
Trains services into Cape Town use 3 named terminals, among them Cape Town railway station, Langa, Parow. 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 Cape Town
A day in Cape Town carrying a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Left luggage near Cape Town railway station
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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