Travel to Pietermaritzburg
Every way to reach Pietermaritzburg: 2 modes compared, with fares.
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Pietermaritzburg is reachable from 14 places across 1 country by 2 modes, on services run by 3 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 15m door to door. The nearest origin is 53 km away.
How people reach Pietermaritzburg
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 28 | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 444 km | 1 |
| Flight | 2 | €41.44 | 4h 10m | 444 km | 2 |
- €11.88 to €41.44Fare range
- 14Places you can arrive from
- 1Countries
- 3Operators
€11.88 to €41.44 for one passenger across the 2 routes priced below, all of them on October 5, 2026. A single figure hides which end of that a journey sits at. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
The train gets you into Pietermaritzburg. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Pietermaritzburg for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 8 | 27% | Pinetown, 53 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 22 | 73% | Vryheid, 209 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 30 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg
- Pietermaritzburg railway station
- Hilton train station
- Bus Station Pietermaritzburg
- Buses to Underburg
- PZB
The fare from PZB into Pietermaritzburg is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
A car waiting when you land in Pietermaritzburg
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The cheapest journeys into Pietermaritzburg
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durban to Pietermaritzburg train | €11.88 | 1h 22m | 67 km |
| Pinetown to Pietermaritzburg train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 53 km |
| Ntuzuma to Pietermaritzburg train | €11.88 | 1h 19m | 55 km |
| Ladysmith to Pietermaritzburg train | €19.04 | 1h 56m | 132 km |
| Newcastle to Pietermaritzburg train | €28.94 | 2h 35m | 212 km |
| Vryheid to Pietermaritzburg train | €28.94 | 2h 40m | 209 km |
| Johannesburg to Pietermaritzburg flight | €41.44 | 4h 10m | 444 km |
| Johannesburg to Pietermaritzburg train | €47.64 | 3h 48m | 444 km |
| eMbalenhle to Pietermaritzburg train | €49.29 | 3h 43m | 367 km |
| Nigel to Pietermaritzburg train | €53.14 | 3h 54m | 401 km |
| Springs to Pietermaritzburg train | €55.89 | 4h 15m | 422 km |
| Brakpan to Pietermaritzburg train | €56.44 | 4h 6m | 425 km |
| Benoni to Pietermaritzburg train | €57.54 | 4h 32m | 432 km |
| Boksburg to Pietermaritzburg train | €57.54 | 4h 16m | 433 km |
| Germiston to Pietermaritzburg train | €57.54 | 4h 22m | 435 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Pietermaritzburg railway station
Most of the points near Pietermaritzburg railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Pietermaritzburg
Common questions about Travel to Pietermaritzburg
How can I get to Pietermaritzburg?
Pietermaritzburg is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 14 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 3 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 Pietermaritzburg?
The cheapest way into Pietermaritzburg is by train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 14 origins we sell into Pietermaritzburg over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Pietermaritzburg?
The fastest journey into Pietermaritzburg is by train, at 1h 15m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 53 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Pietermaritzburg have?
Pietermaritzburg has 5 named terminals on our network, including 2 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Pietermaritzburg railway station, Hilton train station, PZB. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Pietermaritzburg from within 200 km?
8 of the routes we sell into Pietermaritzburg start within 200 km. The nearest is Pinetown, 53 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 Pietermaritzburg in South Africa?
Pietermaritzburg connects to 14 places on our network across 1 country the furthest of them 444 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
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
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Elsewhere in South Africa
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Pietermaritzburg is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Pietermaritzburg and across South Africa
Day trips that leave Pietermaritzburg in the morning and cover a good part of South Africa by evening.
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