Trains to Durban

26 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.

26 places connect to Durban by Trains, across 1 country, run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 64 km away to 501 km, with a median of 456 km.

Checked September 30, 2026Priced for September 30, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Fares

Arriving in Durban

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

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Durban, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
KwaDukuza to Durban train€11.881h 20m64 km
Pietermaritzburg to Durban train€12.441h 23m67 km
Ladysmith to Durban train€31.142h 21m189 km
Vryheid to Durban train€38.292h 40m233 km
Newcastle to Durban train€42.143h257 km
Johannesburg to Durban train€56.444h 16m501 km
eMbalenhle to Durban train€66.894h 9m417 km
Nigel to Durban train€72.394h 49m456 km
Springs to Durban train€75.144h 49m477 km
Brakpan to Durban train€75.694h 41m480 km
Benoni to Durban train€76.794h 35m487 km
Boksburg to Durban train€76.794h 40m488 km
Germiston to Durban train€77.345h 7m491 km
  • 26Places you can arrive from
  • 26Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 2Operators

The trip ends at Durban railway station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

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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 km623%KwaDukuza, 64 km
200 to 600 km2077%Vryheid, 233 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Durban that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
South Africa26100%
Carriers

Rail operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

  • PRASA
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Durban

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Durban

Rail
  • Durban railway station
  • Avoca
  • Wests
Leaving

Leaving Durban

Common questions about Trains to Durban

Where can I travel to Durban by Trains from?

26 places connect to Durban by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 64 km away in a straight line and the furthest 501 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.

How much does the Trains to Durban cost?

The cheapest Trains fare into Durban is €11.88 for one passenger, across 26 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 456 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.

How long does the Trains to Durban take?

The fastest Trains journey into Durban is 1h 20m door to door. The median origin sits 456 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.

Which operators run the Trains to Durban?

2 operators run Trains services into Durban on our network: PRASA, Shosholoza Meyl. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalog rather than a name we generated.

Which terminal does the Trains to Durban use?

Trains services into Durban use 3 named terminals, among them Durban railway station, Avoca, Wests. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.

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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door

Other ways to reach Durban

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

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Durban railway station

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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