Trains to Welkom

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

42 places connect to Welkom by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €21.24. Origins run from 125 km away to 1,032 km, with a median of 231 km.

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

Fares

Arriving in Welkom

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

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Welkom, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Klerksdorp to Welkom train€21.241h 57m125 km
Bloemfontein to Welkom train€23.441h 53m137 km
Botshabelo to Welkom train€24.541h 56m143 km
Potchefstroom to Welkom train€24.541h 56m145 km
Vanderbijlpark to Welkom train€29.492h 16m178 km
Vereeniging to Welkom train€31.142h 18m187 km
Carletonville to Welkom train€31.692h 19m191 km
Evaton to Welkom train€32.242h 19m195 km
Westonaria to Welkom train€33.892h 24m205 km
Soweto to Welkom train€36.092h 36m220 km
Roodepoort to Welkom train€37.742h 48m231 km
Krugersdorp to Welkom train€38.292h 50m234 km
Johannesburg to Welkom train€38.842h 41m236 km
Germiston to Welkom train€39.392h 48m241 km
Randburg to Welkom train€39.942h 45m244 km
Mdantsane to Welkom train€88.895h 23m560 km
East London to Welkom train€90.545h 27m571 km
Uitenhage to Welkom train€102.095h 49m655 km
Port Elizabeth to Welkom train€104.846h 2m674 km
Cape Town to Welkom train€141.699h 24m1,032 km
Athlone to Welkom train€158.199h 28m1,029 km
  • 42Places you can arrive from
  • 42Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 1Operators

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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 km1638%Klerksdorp, 125 km
200 to 600 km1843%Westonaria, 205 km
600 to 1,500 km819%Kariega, 655 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Welkom 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 Africa42100%
Carriers

Rail operators

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

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Shosholoza MeylNoneNone140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
Leaving

Leaving Welkom

Common questions about Trains to Welkom

Where can I travel to Welkom by Trains from?

42 places connect to Welkom by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 125 km away in a straight line and the furthest 1,032 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.

How much does the Trains to Welkom cost?

The cheapest Trains fare into Welkom is €21.24 for one passenger, across 42 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 231 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.

How long does the Trains to Welkom take?

The fastest Trains journey into Welkom is 1h 53m door to door. The median origin sits 231 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 Welkom?

1 operators run Trains services into Welkom 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.

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 Welkom

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

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