Cheapest€67.99
- CemAir CA136606:481h 18m08:06Bloemfontein BFNGeorge GRJ
Door to door 4h 28mCO2 163.3 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Bloemfontein to George costs €67.99 at the cheapest and takes 4h 25m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 664 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 664 km
- Fastest
- 4h 25m
- Average
- 4h 29m
- Services per day
- 3
- Cheapest
- €67.99
- CO2 per passenger
- 163.3 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 30, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 28m | 1h 18m | 3h 10m | €76.25 | 163.3 kg | 1 |
- 4h 28mFastest, by Flight
- €76.25Cheapest, by Flight
- 163.3 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 664 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€126.29
- Shosholoza Meyl SM946607:304h 43m12:13Bloemfontein railway stationDe Mist
- Shosholoza Meyl SM701113:242h 15m15:39De MistGeorge railway station
Changes at Kariega, with 71 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 8h 53mCO2 30.1 kgChanges 1Refundable
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Bloemfontein to George | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €146.46 | €144.10 | €131.12 | €96.90 | €85.69 | €88.64 | €131.71 | €88.05 | €95.13 | €101.62 | €76.25 | €91.59 | €90.41 | €114.01 |
| Train | €297.89 | €313.29 | €237.39 | €208.24 | €184.59 | €188.99 | €223.09 | €158.19 | €210.44 | €155.44 | €141.14 | €124.09 | €173.04 | €180.74 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €67.99
The flight gets you into George. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in George
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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When to book Bloemfontein to George
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €78.6190 days
- €52.6560 days
- €67.4045 days
- €83.9230 days
- €89.2321 days
- €114.0114 days
- €131.717 days
- €131.123 days
- €146.461 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €52.65.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 178 percent. The most expensive point is €146.46, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €101.62Sun
- €79.20Mon
- €85.69Tue
- €88.64Wed
- €114.01Thu
- €88.05Fri
- €95.13Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €85.69Sep
- €72.12Oct
- €65.04Nov
- €57.37Dec
- €72.12Jan
- €54.42Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 664 km against 645 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Kariega, Gqeberha. The gap between arriving and leaving is 71 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Bloemfontein at 06:48 and the last at 06:48, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Bloemfontein
Rail
- Bloemfontein railway station
Bus
- Intercape Bloemfontein
- Mini bus terminal
Air
- BFN
George
Rail
- George railway station
Bus
- George Station
- Intercape
Air
- GRJ
Landing at GRJ after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from GRJ into George
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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Who runs this route
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CemAir | €67.99 | 4h 25m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €50.00 | 74% |
| Taxes | €9.00 | 13% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 10% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €67.99 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in George well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Where to leave your bags in George
Most of the points near George railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
Check George on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Bloemfontein to George
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Bloemfontein to George?
The fastest journey from Bloemfontein to George takes 4h 25m door to door, of which 1h 18m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 29m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Bloemfontein to George?
The cheapest fare from Bloemfontein to George is €67.99, checked on September 30, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €90.41. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Bloemfontein to George?
The cheapest way from Bloemfontein to George is by Flight, at €76.25 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 4h 28m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Bloemfontein to George?
Fares from Bloemfontein to George bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €52.65. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 178 percent, measured on September 30, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Bloemfontein to George?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Bloemfontein to George, at €79.20. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 30, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Bloemfontein to George?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Bloemfontein to George, at €54.42 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Bloemfontein to George?
1 operators sell services from Bloemfontein to George across 1 modes: CemAir. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Bloemfontein to George?
33 percent of the services we sell from Bloemfontein to George are direct. The rest connect at Kariega, Gqeberha, with about 71 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Bloemfontein to George use?
Services from Bloemfontein to George by Flight leave from Bloemfontein BFN and arrive at George GRJ. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Bloemfontein to George?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Bloemfontein to George allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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 Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Bloemfontein to George on September 10, 2026: 664 km of route against 645 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €67.99, and 4h 25m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in George is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in George
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
See George on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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Other ways to make this journey
Arriving in George
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