Pretoria to Durban runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €58.63, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 29m over 601 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €58.63, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 13, 2026
€58.63
- 202%Moves across the booking window
202%When it runs, leaving Pretoria
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
4
0%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €176.89Wed23
- about €193.94Thu24
- about €140.59Fri25
- about €135.09Sat26
- about €127.39Sun27
- about €96.04Mon28
- about €121.34Tue29
- about €102.09Wed30
- about €92.74Thu1
- about €89.99Fri2
- about €104.29Sat3
- about €83.94Sun4
- about €74.59Mon5
- about €72.93Tue6
- about €80.63Wed7
- about €85.04Thu8
- about €70.73Fri9
- about €84.48Sat10
- about €88.33Sun11
- about €59.18Mon12
- about €58.63Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Durban. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Durban for the night the train gets in
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When to book Pretoria to Durban
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €71.2890 days
- €67.4360 days
- €66.8845 days
- €89.4430 days
- €58.6321 days
- €72.9314 days
- €121.347 days
- €140.593 days
- €176.891 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €58.63.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 202 percent. The most expensive point is €176.89, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 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 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Pretoria to Durban and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
601 km
536 km as the crow flies, 12% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
2,112,693 → 3,338,026
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 601 km against 536 km in a straight line, a detour of 12 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Boksburg, Springs, Brakpan, Benoni. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Durban is large, and the road in from DUR can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Durban
Settled in advance, so the ride into Durban costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Durban railway station
Most of the points near Durban railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Pretoria to Durban
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 Pretoria to Durban?
The fastest journey from Pretoria to Durban takes 5h 29m door to door, of which 3h 59m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 6h 26m, 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 Pretoria to Durban?
The cheapest fare from Pretoria to Durban is €58.63, as of September 22, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €100.44. 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 Pretoria to Durban?
The cheapest way from Pretoria to Durban is by train, at €58.63 for one passenger on October 13, 2026. That journey takes 5h 37m 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 Pretoria to Durban?
Fares from Pretoria to Durban bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €58.63. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 202 percent, measured on September 22, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Pretoria to Durban?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Pretoria to Durban, at €72.93. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 22, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Pretoria to Durban?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Pretoria to Durban, at €50.93 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 Pretoria to Durban?
2 operators sell services from Pretoria to Durban across 1 mode: Bombela Consession, Shosholoza Meyl. 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 Pretoria to Durban?
0 percent of the services we sell from Pretoria to Durban are direct. The rest connect at Boksburg, Springs, Brakpan, Benoni, with about 45 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 Pretoria to Durban use?
Services from Pretoria to Durban by train leave from Pretoria-Wes and arrive at Durban railway station. Allow about 44m 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 Pretoria to Durban?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Pretoria to Durban 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
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.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Pretoria to Durban on September 22, 2026: 601 km of route against 536 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €58.63, and 5h 29m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Durban a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Durban and across South Africa
Day trips that leave Durban in the morning and cover a good part of South Africa by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Pretoria reaches 44 places in 6 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 1,308 km. Durban reaches 42 places in 8 countries, from 38 to 7,049 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Pretoria
- 44Places you can leave for
- 6Countries
- 3Operators
6
3Arriving in Durban
Leaving Durban
- 42Places you can leave for
- 8Countries
- 13Operators