Travel to Mthatha
Every way to reach Mthatha: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Mthatha is reachable from 4 places across 1 country by 2 modes, on services run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €19.59 and the fastest takes 1h 39m door to door. The nearest origin is 102 km away.
How people reach Mthatha
Every mode that actually calls at Mthatha, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 6 | €19.59 | 1h 39m | 179 km | 1 |
| Flight | 1 | €70.35 | 4h 29m | 603 km | 1 |
- 4Places you can arrive from
- 4Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
The train gets you into Mthatha. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Mthatha for the night the train gets in
Sort by distance from Intercape 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, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 6 | 86% | Butterworth, 102 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 1 | 14% | Johannesburg, 603 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Mthatha that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Mthatha
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Mthatha
- Intercape
- UTT
UTT is not in Mthatha, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from UTT into Mthatha?
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into Mthatha
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butterworth to Mthatha train | €19.59 | 1h 39m | 102 km |
| East London to Mthatha train | €32.24 | 2h 19m | 179 km |
| Mdantsane to Mthatha train | €32.24 | 2h 21m | 177 km |
| Johannesburg to Mthatha flight | €70.35 | 4h 29m | 603 km |
We cannot promise Intercape still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Baggage storage near Intercape
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular trips to Mthatha
Common questions about Travel to Mthatha
How can I get to Mthatha?
Mthatha is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 4 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 2 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Mthatha?
The cheapest way into Mthatha is by Train, from €19.59 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 4 origins we sell into Mthatha over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Mthatha?
The fastest journey into Mthatha is by Train, at 1h 39m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 102 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Mthatha have?
Mthatha has 2 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are UTT. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Mthatha from within 200 km?
6 of the routes we sell into Mthatha start within 200 km. The nearest is Butterworth, 102 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Mthatha in South Africa?
Mthatha connects to 4 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 603 km away in a straight line. South Africa routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
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, Distances
Elsewhere in South Africa
The wider region
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Mthatha are the half people leave until last.
Day trips out of Mthatha and across South Africa
Day trips that leave Mthatha in the morning and cover a good part of South Africa by evening.
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