Trains to Makhanda
30 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
30 places connect to Makhanda by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 60 km away to 754 km, with a median of 658 km.
Arriving in Makhanda
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Beaufort to Makhanda train | €11.88 | 1h 18m | 60 km |
| Port Elizabeth to Makhanda train | €17.94 | 1h 46m | 112 km |
| Uitenhage to Makhanda train | €18.49 | 1h 50m | 116 km |
| Queenstown to Makhanda train | €25.09 | 2h 15m | 160 km |
| Graaff Reinet to Makhanda train | €33.34 | 2h 35m | 221 km |
| George to Makhanda train | €56.99 | 3h 48m | 384 km |
| Oudtshoorn to Makhanda train | €59.74 | 4h 19m | 403 km |
| Worcester to Makhanda train | €96.04 | 5h 51m | 658 km |
| Wellington to Makhanda train | €101.54 | 6h 31m | 698 km |
| Paarl to Makhanda train | €102.09 | 6h 15m | 702 km |
| Stellenbosch to Makhanda train | €103.74 | 6h 54m | 713 km |
| Kraaifontein to Makhanda train | €105.39 | 6h 36m | 726 km |
| Athlone to Makhanda train | €108.69 | 6h 42m | 747 km |
| Atlantis to Makhanda train | €108.69 | 6h 54m | 747 km |
| Cape Town to Makhanda train | €109.79 | 6h 52m | 754 km |
- 30Places you can arrive from
- 30Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
The train gets you into Makhanda. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

Where to stay in Makhanda
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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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 | 8 | 27% | Fort Beaufort, 60 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 6 | 20% | Graaff Reinet, 221 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 16 | 53% | Worcester, 658 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Makhanda that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 30 | 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 Makhanda
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Grahamstown
- Atherstone Railway Station
Leaving Makhanda
Common questions about Trains to Makhanda
Where can I travel to Makhanda by Trains from?
30 places connect to Makhanda by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 60 km away in a straight line and the furthest 754 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to Makhanda cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into Makhanda is €11.88 for one passenger, across 30 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 658 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to Makhanda take?
The fastest Trains journey into Makhanda is 1h 18m door to door. The median origin sits 658 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 Makhanda?
1 operators run Trains services into Makhanda 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 Makhanda use?
Trains services into Makhanda use 1 named terminals, among them Atherstone Railway Station. 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 Makhanda
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Atherstone Railway Station
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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