Shosholoza Meyl
We sell 1728 Trains routes operated by Shosholoza Meyl, on their fares and their conditions.
Shosholoza Meyl runs 1,728 routes we sell across 1 country, calling at 58 places. The cheapest fare is €11.88. A median route runs 283 km, about 2h 1m at the carrier's typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.
What Shosholoza Meyl runs
- 1,728Routes we sell
- 58Places served
- 1Countries
- 283 kmMedian route
- 1,032 kmLongest route
- A typical journey
- The median Shosholoza Meyl route we sell is 283 km, which is about 2h 1m 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 9.3 kg over a median route.
- Where it runs
- Routes in 1 country on our network.
- Busiest places
- Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg, Uitenhage, Germiston, Bloemfontein, Botshabelo, Welkom, East London
Routes operated by Shosholoza Meyl
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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 | 636 | 37% | Atlantis, 40 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 724 | 42% | Welkom, 205 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 368 | 21% | Kariega, 604 km |
On board
Common questions about Shosholoza Meyl
What does Shosholoza Meyl run?
Shosholoza Meyl runs 1728 of the Trains routes we sell, calling at 58 places across 1 country 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 Shosholoza Meyl tickets cost?
The cheapest Shosholoza Meyl fare we sell is €11.88 for one passenger, across NaN routes The median route runs 283 km in a straight line. Fares include taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the figure here is the figure at checkout.
Are Shosholoza Meyl tickets refundable?
Shosholoza Meyl fares are refundable up to two hours before departure and can be changed at no charge, across all NaN 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 Shosholoza Meyl service?
Shosholoza Meyl publishes Power outlets, Wi-Fi across its fleet, on the NaN routes we sell. A median journey with this carrier runs about 2h 1m, which is long enough for the difference between a carrier with power outlets and one without to matter.
What is the longest route Shosholoza Meyl runs?
The longest Shosholoza Meyl route we sell runs from Cape Town to Welkom, 1,032 km in a straight line. A median journey with this carrier takes about 2h 1m at their typical cruising speed, so the long routes are considerably more than that.
Where does Shosholoza Meyl operate?
Shosholoza Meyl is based in South Africa and runs routes we sell in 1 country The places it calls at most often are Gqeberha, Johannesburg, Kariega. 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
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.
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