Cheapest€98.24
- Shosholoza Meyl SM112606:306h 4m12:34StellenboschQueenstown station
Door to door 6h 48mCO2 29.6 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Stellenbosch to Queenstown costs €98.24 at the cheapest and takes 6h 47m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 898 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 898 km
- Fastest
- 6h 47m
- Average
- 7h 18m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €98.24
- CO2 per passenger
- 29.6 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 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 6h 48m | 6h 4m | 44m | €115.84 | 29.6 kg | 5 |
- 6h 48mFastest, by Train
- €115.84Cheapest, by Train
- 29.6 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 898 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
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.
Checking the live timetables.
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 Stellenbosch to Queenstown | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 | SunSep 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €196.69 | €187.89 | €155.99 | €218.14 | €177.44 | €191.19 | €148.29 | €130.69 | €115.84 | €159.84 | €169.74 | €142.79 | €175.24 | €136.74 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €98.24
The train gets you into Queenstown. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Looking for somewhere to stay in Queenstown?
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Stellenbosch to Queenstown
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €116.9490 days
- €121.8960 days
- €83.9445 days
- €81.7330 days
- €113.0821 days
- €136.7414 days
- €148.297 days
- €155.993 days
- €196.691 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €81.73.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 141 percent. The most expensive point is €196.69, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 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 30 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.
- €136.74Sun
- €130.69Mon
- €115.84Tue
- €155.99Wed
- €169.74Thu
- €142.79Fri
- €175.24Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €187.89Sep
- €116.39Oct
- €97.69Nov
- €99.34Dec
- €107.58Jan
- €79.53Feb
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
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 898 km against 781 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Oudtshoorn, Worcester, George, Graaff Reinet. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 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.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Stellenbosch at 06:30 and the last at 07:30, across 5 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.
Stellenbosch
Rail
- Stellenbosch
- Du Toit
- Koelenhof
Bus
- Stellenbosch Taxi Rank
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shosholoza Meyl | €98.24 | 6h 47m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
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 | €87.50 | 89% |
| Taxes | €8.75 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €98.24 | 100% |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Queenstown?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
Check Queenstown on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Stellenbosch to Queenstown
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 Stellenbosch to Queenstown?
The fastest journey from Stellenbosch to Queenstown takes 6h 47m door to door, of which 6h 4m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 7h 18m, 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 Stellenbosch to Queenstown?
The cheapest fare from Stellenbosch to Queenstown is €98.24, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €154.89. 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 Stellenbosch to Queenstown?
The cheapest way from Stellenbosch to Queenstown is by train, at €115.84 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 6h 48m 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 Stellenbosch to Queenstown?
Fares from Stellenbosch to Queenstown bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €81.73. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 141 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Stellenbosch to Queenstown?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Stellenbosch to Queenstown, at €115.84. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 13, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Stellenbosch to Queenstown?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Stellenbosch to Queenstown, at €79.53 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 Stellenbosch to Queenstown?
1 operators sell services from Stellenbosch to Queenstown across 1 mode: 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 Stellenbosch to Queenstown?
20 percent of the services we sell from Stellenbosch to Queenstown are direct. The rest connect at Oudtshoorn, Worcester, George, Graaff Reinet, with about 50 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 Stellenbosch to Queenstown use?
Services from Stellenbosch to Queenstown by train leave from Stellenbosch and arrive at Queenstown 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 Stellenbosch to Queenstown?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Stellenbosch to Queenstown 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
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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 Stellenbosch to Queenstown on September 13, 2026: 898 km of route against 781 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €98.24, and 6h 47m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Queenstown is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Queenstown
Day trips that leave Queenstown in the morning and cover a good part of South Africa by evening.
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Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch to Cape TownStellenbosch to WorcesterStellenbosch to AtlantisStellenbosch to GeorgeStellenbosch to Port ElizabethStellenbosch to UitenhageStellenbosch to MakhandaStellenbosch to OudtshoornStellenbosch to Graaff ReinetStellenbosch to Fort BeaufortStellenbosch to MalmesburyStellenbosch to Ceres
Arriving in Queenstown
Leaving Queenstown
- 15Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
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