Travel to Welkom
Every way to reach Welkom: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Welkom is reachable from 21 places across 1 country by 1 mode, on services run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €21.79 and the fastest takes 1h 47m door to door. The nearest origin is 125 km away.
How people reach Welkom
Every mode that actually calls at Welkom, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 42 | €21.79 | 1h 47m | 1,032 km | 1 |
- 21Places you can arrive from
- 21Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
The train gets you into Welkom. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

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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 | 16 | 38% | Klerksdorp, 125 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 18 | 43% | Westonaria, 205 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 8 | 19% | Kariega, 655 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Welkom that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 42 | 100% |
The cheapest journeys into Welkom
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klerksdorp to Welkom train | €21.79 | 1h 47m | 125 km |
| Bloemfontein to Welkom train | €23.99 | 1h 57m | 137 km |
| Botshabelo to Welkom train | €25.09 | 1h 59m | 143 km |
| Potchefstroom to Welkom train | €25.09 | 1h 59m | 145 km |
| Vanderbijlpark to Welkom train | €30.59 | 2h 17m | 178 km |
| Vereeniging to Welkom train | €31.69 | 2h 22m | 187 km |
| Carletonville to Welkom train | €32.24 | 2h 31m | 191 km |
| Evaton to Welkom train | €32.79 | 2h 27m | 195 km |
| Westonaria to Welkom train | €34.44 | 2h 33m | 205 km |
| Soweto to Welkom train | €37.19 | 2h 33m | 220 km |
| Roodepoort to Welkom train | €38.84 | 2h 40m | 231 km |
| Krugersdorp to Welkom train | €39.39 | 2h 49m | 234 km |
| Johannesburg to Welkom train | €39.94 | 2h 38m | 236 km |
| Germiston to Welkom train | €39.94 | 2h 58m | 241 km |
| Randburg to Welkom train | €41.03 | 2h 43m | 244 km |
| Mdantsane to Welkom train | €91.09 | 5h 26m | 560 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Welkom?
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 Welkom
Common questions about Travel to Welkom
How can I get to Welkom?
Welkom is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 21 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 1 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 Welkom?
The cheapest way into Welkom is by Train, from €21.79 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 21 origins we sell into Welkom over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Welkom?
The fastest journey into Welkom is by Train, at 1h 47m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 125 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Where can I travel to Welkom from within 200 km?
16 of the routes we sell into Welkom start within 200 km. The nearest is Klerksdorp, 125 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 Welkom in South Africa?
Welkom connects to 21 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 1,032 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 Welkom are the half people leave until last.

Day trips out of Welkom and across South Africa
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Welkom, with free cancellation on most of it.
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