Travel to Johannesburg
Every way to reach Johannesburg: 3 modes compared, with fares.
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Johannesburg is reachable from 104 places across 45 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 46 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin is 41 km away.
How people reach Johannesburg
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 62 | €11.88 | 1h 9m | 894 km | 3 |
| Coach | 12 | €10.07 | 1h 28m | 150 km | 1 |
| Flight | 149 | €34.95 | 3h 56m | 13,566 km | 42 |
- €10.07 to €34.95Fare range
- 104Places you can arrive from
- 45Countries
- 46Operators
€10.07 to €34.95 for one passenger across the 3 routes priced below, all of them on 10 October 2026. A single figure hides which end of that a journey sits at. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
The train gets you into Johannesburg. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Johannesburg for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 42 | 19% | Centurion, 41 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 49 | 22% | Welkom, 236 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 44 | 20% | Mthatha, 603 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 88 | 39% | Lubumbashi, 1618 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 103 | 58% |
| Botswana | 6 | 3% |
| Mozambique | 6 | 3% |
| Zambia | 6 | 3% |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 3% |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2% |
| Angola | 4 | 2% |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 4 | 2% |
| Congo - Brazzaville | 4 | 2% |
| Germany | 4 | 2% |
| Madagascar | 4 | 2% |
| Malawi | 4 | 2% |
| Namibia | 4 | 2% |
| Tanzania | 4 | 2% |
| United States | 4 | 2% |
| Australia | 2 | 1% |
| Brazil | 2 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1% |
| Egypt | 2 | 1% |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
- Johannesburg Park Station
- Dube
- Angus
- Johannesburg Metrobus Depot
- Power House Station
- JNB
- HLA
Johannesburg is large, and the road in from JNB can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Johannesburg
Settled in advance, so the ride into Johannesburg costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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The cheapest journeys into Johannesburg
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centurion to Johannesburg bus | €10.07 | 1h 28m | 41 km |
| Etwatwa to Johannesburg bus | €10.07 | 1h 32m | 42 km |
| Nigel to Johannesburg bus | €10.07 | 1h 37m | 50 km |
| eMbalenhle to Johannesburg bus | €11.73 | 2h 40m | 108 km |
| Pretoria to Johannesburg train | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 53 km |
| Centurion to Johannesburg train | €11.88 | 1h 9m | 41 km |
| Evaton to Johannesburg train | €11.88 | 1h 10m | 42 km |
| Vereeniging to Johannesburg train | €11.88 | 1h 16m | 54 km |
| Vanderbijlpark to Johannesburg train | €11.88 | 1h 19m | 60 km |
| Westonaria to Johannesburg train | €11.88 | 1h 10m | 41 km |
| Etwatwa to Johannesburg train | €11.88 | 1h 10m | 42 km |
| Nigel to Johannesburg train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 50 km |
| Carletonville to Johannesburg train | €11.89 | 1h 21m | 67 km |
| Emalahleni to Johannesburg bus | €12.83 | 2h 41m | 124 km |
| Middelburg to Johannesburg bus | €14.48 | 3h 12m | 150 km |
| Soshanguve to Johannesburg train | €16.29 | 1h 32m | 81 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Johannesburg Park Station
Most of the points near Johannesburg Park Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Popular journeys to Johannesburg
Common questions about Travel to Johannesburg
How can I get to Johannesburg?
Johannesburg is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 104 places, across 45 countries, on services run by 46 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 Johannesburg?
The cheapest way into Johannesburg is by coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 104 origins we sell into Johannesburg over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Johannesburg?
The fastest journey into Johannesburg is by train, at 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 41 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Johannesburg have?
Johannesburg has 7 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 2 airports. Among them are Johannesburg Park Station, Dube, Angus. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Johannesburg from within 200 km?
42 of the routes we sell into Johannesburg start within 200 km. The nearest is Centurion, 41 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 Johannesburg in South Africa?
Johannesburg connects to 104 places on our network across 45 countries the furthest of them 13,566 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
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
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 Johannesburg is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Johannesburg and across South Africa
Day trips that leave Johannesburg in the morning and cover a good part of South Africa by evening.
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