Travel to Pretoria

Every way to reach Pretoria: 1 modes compared, with fares.

Pretoria is reachable from 12 places across 1 country by 1 mode, on services run by 3 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin is 41 km away.

Checked October 2, 2026Priced for October 2, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Pretoria

Every mode that actually calls at Pretoria, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.

One row per mode that actually calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Train24€11.881h 9m242 km3
  • 12Places you can arrive from
  • 12Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 3Operators

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Pretoria is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Looking for somewhere to stay in Pretoria?

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, 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 km2292%Alexandra, 41 km
200 to 600 km28%Polokwane, 242 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Pretoria 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 Africa24100%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Pretoria

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Pretoria

Rail
  • Pretoria-Wes
  • Pretoria-Noord
  • Pretoria railway station
Bus
  • Hatfield
  • Pretoria Gautrain Bus Station
Fares

The cheapest journeys into Pretoria

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

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Pretoria, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Johannesburg to Pretoria train€11.881h 14m53 km
Boksburg to Pretoria train€11.881h 14m52 km
Randburg to Pretoria train€11.881h 10m43 km
Germiston to Pretoria train€11.881h 16m54 km
Alexandra to Pretoria train€11.881h 9m41 km
Edenvale to Pretoria train€11.881h 12m44 km
Benoni to Pretoria train€11.881h 17m51 km
Brakpan to Pretoria train€11.881h 19m58 km
Springs to Pretoria train€11.881h 19m60 km
Emalahleni to Pretoria train€18.491h 43m106 km
Middelburg to Pretoria train€22.341h 53m128 km
Polokwane to Pretoria train€40.492h 58m242 km

A day in Pretoria hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Pretoria-Wes

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Popular trips to Pretoria

Common questions about Travel to Pretoria

How can I get to Pretoria?

Pretoria is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 12 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 Pretoria?

The cheapest way into Pretoria is by Train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 12 origins we sell into Pretoria over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.

What is the fastest way to get to Pretoria?

The fastest journey into Pretoria is by Train, at 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 41 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.

Which stations and airports does Pretoria have?

Pretoria has 5 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Pretoria-Wes, Pretoria-Noord, Pretoria railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where can I travel to Pretoria from within 200 km?

22 of the routes we sell into Pretoria start within 200 km. The nearest is Alexandra, 41 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 Pretoria in South Africa?

Pretoria connects to 12 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 242 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

Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Pretoria afterward does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Pretoria before you go?

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Pretoria, with free cancellation on most of it.

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