Travel to Soweto
Every way to reach Soweto: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Soweto is reachable from 12 places across 1 country by 1 mode, on services run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 12m door to door. The nearest origin is 46 km away.
How people reach Soweto
Every mode that actually calls at Soweto, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 24 | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 882 km | 2 |
- 12Places you can arrive from
- 12Places 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, 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% |
Stations, airports and ports in Soweto
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Soweto
- Ikwezi
- Lawley
- Merafe
- Dobsonville Rea Vaya Bus Terminus (C1, C2, C6)
- Klipvalley Road Bus Station (T1, T2, T3)
The cheapest journeys into 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 14m | 46 km |
| Vanderbijlpark to Soweto train | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 49 km |
| Carletonville to Soweto train | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 47 km |
| Potchefstroom to Soweto train | €18.49 | 1h 35m | 90 km |
| Klerksdorp to Soweto train | €26.18 | 2h 1m | 135 km |
| Welkom to Soweto train | €39.39 | 2h 46m | 220 km |
| Bloemfontein to Soweto train | €59.19 | 3h 46m | 356 km |
| Botshabelo to Soweto train | €60.29 | 3h 52m | 352 km |
| Mdantsane to Soweto train | €123.53 | 7h 21m | 741 km |
| East London to Soweto train | €125.18 | 6h 43m | 750 km |
| Uitenhage to Soweto train | €141.14 | 7h 38m | 865 km |
| Port Elizabeth to Soweto train | €143.89 | 8h 39m | 882 km |
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.
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Popular trips to Soweto
Common questions about Travel to Soweto
How can I get to Soweto?
Soweto is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 12 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 Soweto?
The cheapest way into Soweto is by Train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 12 origins we sell into Soweto over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Soweto?
The fastest journey into Soweto is by Train, at 1h 12m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 46 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Soweto have?
Soweto has 5 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Ikwezi, Lawley, Merafe. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Soweto from within 200 km?
10 of the routes we sell into Soweto start within 200 km. The nearest is Vereeniging, 46 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 Soweto in South Africa?
Soweto connects to 12 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 882 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 train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Soweto is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Soweto
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Soweto, with free cancellation on most of it.
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