Trains to George
30 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
30 places connect to George by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 47 km away to 472 km, with a median of 332 km.
Arriving in George
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oudtshoorn to George train | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 47 km |
| Cape Town to George train | €43.79 | 3h 19m | 373 km |
| Graaff Reinet to George train | €43.79 | 3h 12m | 271 km |
| Uitenhage to George train | €44.34 | 3h 6m | 272 km |
| Worcester to George train | €45.44 | 3h 16m | 281 km |
| Port Elizabeth to George train | €47.09 | 3h 4m | 291 km |
| Paarl to George train | €52.04 | 3h 30m | 323 km |
| Wellington to George train | €52.04 | 3h 29m | 321 km |
| Stellenbosch to George train | €53.69 | 3h 23m | 332 km |
| Kraaifontein to George train | €55.89 | 3h 49m | 346 km |
| Athlone to George train | €58.64 | 3h 38m | 365 km |
| Atlantis to George train | €59.74 | 3h 58m | 370 km |
| Makhanda to George train | €61.94 | 4h 6m | 384 km |
| Fort Beaufort to George train | €65.79 | 4h 8m | 409 km |
| Queenstown to George train | €75.14 | 4h 50m | 472 km |
- 30Places you can arrive from
- 30Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
The train gets you into George. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A room in George for the night the train gets in
Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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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 | 2 | 7% | Oudtshoorn, 47 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 28 | 93% | Graaff Reinet, 271 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into George that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 30 | 100% |
Train operators
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 | None | None | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
Stations, airports and ports in George
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
George
- George railway station
Leaving George
Common questions about Trains to George
Where can I travel to George by Trains from?
30 places connect to George by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 47 km away in a straight line and the furthest 472 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to George cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into George is €11.88 for one passenger, across 30 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 332 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to George take?
The fastest Trains journey into George is 1h 13m door to door. The median origin sits 332 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 George?
1 operators run Trains services into George 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 George use?
Trains services into George use 1 named terminals, among them George 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 George
Check-in is at three and you will be in George well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage near George 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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