Kei Rail

Kei Rail

We sell 20 Trains routes operated by Kei Rail, on their fares and their conditions.

East LondonEast LondonMthathaMthatha

Kei Rail runs 20 routes we sell across 1 country, calling at 4 places. The cheapest fare is €15.19. A median route runs 102 km, about 44m at the carrier's typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.

Checked September 29, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Profile

What Kei Rail runs

  • 20Routes we sell
  • 4Places served
  • 1Countries
  • 102 kmMedian route
  • 179 kmLongest route
A typical journey
The median Kei Rail route we sell is 102 km, which is about 44m at their typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.
Fare conditions
Fares on this carrier are refundable up to two hours before departure, and changeable at no charge.
On board
This carrier publishes Power outlets, Wi-Fi across its fleet.
Carbon per passenger
About 33 grams per passenger kilometer, which is roughly 3.4 kg over a median route.
Where it runs
Routes in 1 countries on our network.
Busiest places
Butterworth, Mthatha, East London, Mdantsane
Routes

Routes operated by Kei Rail

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Routes operated by Kei Rail, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey we sell on each.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Butterworth to Mdantsane train€15.191h 27m76 km
Mdantsane to Butterworth train€15.191h 26m76 km
Butterworth to East London train€15.741h 28m79 km
East London to Butterworth train€15.741h 29m79 km
Butterworth to Mthatha train€19.591h 36m102 km
Mthatha to Butterworth train€19.591h 43m102 km
Mthatha to Mdantsane train€28.942h 24m177 km
Mthatha to East London train€29.492h 19m179 km
Mdantsane to Mthatha train€29.492h 17m177 km
East London to Mthatha train€30.042h 12m179 km

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into East London is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of East London railway station

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

Partner links. We do not sell accommodation. We earn a commission when a booking completes, and it never changes what you pay.

Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km20100%Butterworth, 76 km

On board

Common questions about Kei Rail

What does Kei Rail run?

Kei Rail runs 20 of the Trains routes we sell, calling at 4 places across 1 countries. Those routes come from the published operator catalog rather than from a list we wrote, so a route only appears here if the carrier actually serves it.

How much do Kei Rail tickets cost?

The cheapest Kei Rail fare we sell is €15.19 for one passenger, across 20 routes. The median route runs 102 km in a straight line. Fares include taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the figure here is the figure at checkout.

Are Kei Rail tickets refundable?

Kei Rail fares are refundable up to two hours before departure and can be changed at no charge, across all 20 routes we sell. The condition is shown again on the offer and once more before you pay, because it is the thing travelers most often get wrong.

What is on board an Kei Rail service?

Kei Rail publishes Power outlets, Wi-Fi across its fleet, on the 20 routes we sell. A median journey with this carrier runs about 44m, which is long enough for the difference between a carrier with power outlets and one without to matter.

What is the longest route Kei Rail runs?

The longest Kei Rail route we sell runs from East London to Mthatha, 179 km in a straight line. A median journey with this carrier takes about 44m at their typical cruising speed, so the long routes are considerably more than that.

Where does Kei Rail operate?

Kei Rail is based in South Africa and runs routes we sell in 1 countries. The places it calls at most often are Butterworth, Mthatha, East London. Those are computed from the routes in the catalog rather than from anything the carrier tells us about its own network.

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 modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Fares, Carbon, Catchment

Other Trains operators

A day in East London hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near East London railway station

Most of the points near East London railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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