Travel to Windhoek
Every way to reach Windhoek: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Windhoek is reachable from 9 places across 6 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 8 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €48.19 and the fastest takes 2h 58m door to door. The nearest origin is 263 km away.
How people reach Windhoek
Every mode that actually calls at Windhoek, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 4 | €48.19 | 2h 58m | 268 km | 1 |
| Flight | 13 | €110.47 | 4h 51m | 6,488 km | 7 |
- 9Places you can arrive from
- 9Places you can leave for
- 6Countries
- 8Operators
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Windhoek is not something we sell.
Where to stay in Windhoek
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 to 600 km | 4 | 24% | Swakopmund, 263 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 8 | 47% | Lubango, 930 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 5 | 29% | Luanda, 1580 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Windhoek that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Windhoek
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Windhoek
- Windhoek Railway Station
- Intercape Windhoek Depot
- Windhoek Central Bus Station
- WDH
The fare from WDH into Windhoek is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
Getting from WDH into Windhoek?
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 Windhoek
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swakopmund to Windhoek train | €48.19 | 2h 58m | 263 km |
| Walvis Bay to Windhoek train | €48.74 | 2h 59m | 268 km |
| Lubango to Windhoek flight | €110.47 | 4h 51m | 930 km |
| Johannesburg to Windhoek flight | €128.76 | 5h 11m | 1,181 km |
| Cape Town to Windhoek flight | €133.48 | 5h 15m | 1,271 km |
| Luanda to Windhoek flight | €181.86 | 5h 49m | 1,580 km |
| Lusaka to Windhoek flight | €187.17 | 5h 39m | 1,420 km |
| Addis Ababa to Windhoek flight | €462.70 | 9h 4m | 4,231 km |
| Doha to Windhoek flight | €778.35 | 12h 50m | 6,488 km |
We cannot promise Windhoek Railway Station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Windhoek?
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 Windhoek
Common questions about Travel to Windhoek
How can I get to Windhoek?
Windhoek is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 9 places, across 6 countries, on services run by 8 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 Windhoek?
The cheapest way into Windhoek is by Train, from €48.19 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 9 origins we sell into Windhoek over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Windhoek?
The fastest journey into Windhoek is by Train, at 2h 58m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 263 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Windhoek have?
Windhoek has 4 named terminals on our network, including 1 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Windhoek Railway Station, WDH. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where else can I go from Windhoek in Namibia?
Windhoek connects to 9 places on our network across 6 countries, the furthest of them 6,488 km away in a straight line. Namibia 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 Namibia
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Windhoek is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Windhoek
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Windhoek, with free cancellation on most of it.
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Plan a trip from here
Tell Ori how long you have and it will chain real legs out of this city, priced and timed.