Travel to Athlone
Every way to reach Athlone: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Athlone is reachable from 18 places across 1 country by 2 modes, on services run by 3 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin is 45 km away.
How people reach Athlone
Every mode that actually calls at Athlone, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 36 | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 1,029 km | 2 |
| Coach | 2 | €10.07 | 1h 30m | 45 km | 1 |
- 18Places you can arrive from
- 18Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 3Operators
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Athlone is not something we sell.
Where to sleep in Athlone
Sort by distance from Pentech 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, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 14 | 37% | Atlantis, 45 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 6 | 16% | Oudtshoorn, 344 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 18 | 47% | Kariega, 637 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Athlone that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 38 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Athlone
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Athlone
- Pentech
- Mandalay
- Stikland
- Mitchells Plain
The cheapest journeys into Athlone
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis to Athlone bus | €10.07 | 1h 30m | 45 km |
| Atlantis to Athlone train | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 45 km |
| Paarl to Athlone train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 51 km |
| Wellington to Athlone train | €11.89 | 1h 17m | 59 km |
| Malmesbury to Athlone train | €14.09 | 1h 22m | 60 km |
| Worcester to Athlone train | €17.39 | 1h 34m | 94 km |
| Ceres to Athlone train | €21.77 | 1h 39m | 100 km |
| Oudtshoorn to Athlone train | €56.99 | 3h 45m | 344 km |
| George to Athlone train | €60.84 | 4h 3m | 365 km |
| Graaff Reinet to Athlone train | €95.49 | 5h 25m | 593 km |
| Uitenhage to Athlone train | €103.19 | 6h 6m | 637 km |
| Port Elizabeth to Athlone train | €106.49 | 5h 52m | 656 km |
| Makhanda to Athlone train | €120.24 | 7h 1m | 747 km |
| Fort Beaufort to Athlone train | €122.99 | 7h 1m | 766 km |
| Queenstown to Athlone train | €130.14 | 7h 25m | 814 km |
| East London to Athlone train | €157.64 | 8h 32m | 879 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Athlone well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Athlone?
Most of the points near Pentech open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Popular journeys to Athlone
Common questions about Travel to Athlone
How can I get to Athlone?
Athlone is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 18 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 3 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Athlone?
The cheapest way into Athlone is by coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 18 origins we sell into Athlone over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Athlone?
The fastest journey into Athlone is by train, at 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 45 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Athlone have?
Athlone has 4 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Pentech, Mandalay, Stikland. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Athlone from within 200 km?
14 of the routes we sell into Athlone start within 200 km. The nearest is Atlantis, 45 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Athlone in South Africa?
Athlone connects to 18 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 1,029 km away in a straight line. South Africa routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
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, Distances
Elsewhere in South Africa
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Athlone is somebody else's catalogue.
Things to do in Athlone
Day trips that leave Athlone in the morning and cover a good part of South Africa by evening.
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