Trains to Port Elizabeth
60 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
60 places connect to Port Elizabeth by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €22.34. Origins run from 112 km away to 904 km, with a median of 647 km.
Arriving in Port Elizabeth
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
- 60Places you can arrive from
- 60Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
The train gets you into Port Elizabeth. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

Where to stay in Port Elizabeth
Sort by distance from Redhouse and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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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 | 4 | 7% | Grahamstown, 112 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 18 | 30% | Graaff Reinet, 215 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 38 | 63% | Wellington, 611 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Port Elizabeth that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 60 | 100% |
Rail operators
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 | None | None | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
Stations, airports and ports in Port Elizabeth
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Gqeberha
- Redhouse
- Sydenham
- North End
Leaving Port Elizabeth
Common questions about Trains to Port Elizabeth
Where can I travel to Port Elizabeth by Trains from?
60 places connect to Port Elizabeth by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 112 km away in a straight line and the furthest 904 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to Port Elizabeth cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into Port Elizabeth is €22.34 for one passenger, across 60 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 647 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to Port Elizabeth take?
The fastest Trains journey into Port Elizabeth is 1h 42m door to door. The median origin sits 647 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 Port Elizabeth?
1 operators run Trains services into Port Elizabeth on our network: 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 Port Elizabeth use?
Trains services into Port Elizabeth use 3 named terminals, among them Redhouse, Sydenham, North End. 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 Port Elizabeth
We cannot promise Redhouse still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Somewhere to drop the bags in Port Elizabeth?
Most of the points near Redhouse open before the first train and close after the last one.
Check Port Elizabeth on StasherOr try Bounce
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