Trains to Mthatha
6 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
6 places connect to Mthatha by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €20.69. Origins run from 102 km away to 179 km, with a median of 177 km.
Arriving in Mthatha
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butterworth to Mthatha train | €20.69 | 1h 37m | 102 km |
| Mdantsane to Mthatha train | €31.14 | 2h 23m | 177 km |
| East London to Mthatha train | €31.69 | 2h 15m | 179 km |
- 6Places you can arrive from
- 6Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
The train gets you into Mthatha. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A room in Mthatha for the night the train gets in
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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 | 6 | 100% | Butterworth, 102 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Mthatha that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kei Rail | None | None | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
Stations, airports and ports in Mthatha
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Mthatha
- Intercape
Leaving Mthatha
Common questions about Trains to Mthatha
Where can I travel to Mthatha by Trains from?
6 places connect to Mthatha by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 102 km away in a straight line and the furthest 179 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to Mthatha cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into Mthatha is €20.69 for one passenger, across 6 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 177 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to Mthatha take?
The fastest Trains journey into Mthatha is 1h 37m door to door. The median origin sits 177 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 Mthatha?
1 operators run Trains services into Mthatha on our network: Kei Rail. 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 Mthatha use?
Trains services into Mthatha use 1 named terminals, among them Intercape. 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 Mthatha
We cannot promise Intercape still has a left luggage office, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage near Intercape
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
Check Mthatha on StasherOr try Bounce
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