Trains to Soweto
24 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
24 places connect to Soweto by Trains, across 1 country, run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 46 km away to 882 km, with a median of 286 km.
Arriving in Soweto
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vereeniging to Soweto train | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 46 km |
| Vanderbijlpark to Soweto train | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 49 km |
| Carletonville to Soweto train | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 47 km |
| Potchefstroom to Soweto train | €14.64 | 1h 38m | 90 km |
| Klerksdorp to Soweto train | €21.24 | 1h 54m | 135 km |
| Welkom to Soweto train | €33.34 | 2h 41m | 220 km |
| Botshabelo to Soweto train | €52.04 | 3h 33m | 352 km |
| Bloemfontein to Soweto train | €53.14 | 3h 42m | 356 km |
| Mdantsane to Soweto train | €107.59 | 6h 29m | 741 km |
| East London to Soweto train | €109.24 | 7h 11m | 750 km |
| Uitenhage to Soweto train | €125.74 | 7h 54m | 865 km |
| Port Elizabeth to Soweto train | €127.94 | 7h 39m | 882 km |
- 24Places you can arrive from
- 24Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
The train gets you into Soweto. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Soweto
Sort by distance from Ikwezi 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 | 10 | 42% | Vereeniging, 46 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 6 | 25% | Welkom, 220 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 8 | 33% | Mdantsane, 741 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Soweto that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 24 | 100% |
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
Stations, airports and ports in Soweto
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Soweto
- Ikwezi
- Lawley
- Merafe
Leaving Soweto
Common questions about Trains to Soweto
Where can I travel to Soweto by Trains from?
24 places connect to Soweto by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 46 km away in a straight line and the furthest 882 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to Soweto cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into Soweto is €11.88 for one passenger, across 24 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 286 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to Soweto take?
The fastest Trains journey into Soweto is 1h 11m door to door. The median origin sits 286 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 Soweto?
2 operators run Trains services into Soweto on our network: Metrorail, 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 Soweto use?
Trains services into Soweto use 3 named terminals, among them Ikwezi, Lawley, Merafe. 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 Soweto
We cannot promise Ikwezi still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Where to leave your bags in Soweto
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
Check Soweto on StasherOr try Bounce
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