Luxury Train from Pretoria to Cape Town 2025/2026
Blue Train and Rovos Rail bookings made on this page via SA Travel Online (a licensed reseller) qualify for:
- A free transfer between the hotel and the train station.
- A free mountain hiking experience in Cape Town.
- No booking fee.
- Earn our unique travel vouchers for reviews (simply email your review and photos of your train trip and we'll send you a voucher to discount the cost of your next Rovos Rail or Blue Train trip).
Note that luxury trains depart from Pretoria in Gauteng, there are no departures from Johannesburg to Cape Town.
Rovos Rail Departures (Pretoria to Cape Town)
Availability and prices subject to change. PPS stands for Per Person Sharing - multiply by 2 if there are 2 people sharing a suite and multiply by 1.5 to get the price for a solo traveller. Note that some of the prices may only be applicable if you are a SA resident (South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho, ESwatini, Zimbabwe and Namibia). Email rob@southafrica.to to firm up a booking.
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*Price per person sharing, subject to availability and change. Single supplement applies for odd-numbered groups.
Cape Town to Pretoria with Blue Train
Departure dates and prices:
- JUL 2025: 10, 17, 24 from R36,325*pps
- AUG 2025: 14, 21, 28 from R36,325*pps
- SEP 2025: 11, 18, 25 from R36,325*pps
- OCT 2025: 9, 16, 23, 30 from R44,800*pps
- NOV 2025: 6, 13 from R44,800*pps
- NOV 2025: 20 from R36,325*pps
- DEC 2025: 4, 11, 18 from R36,325*pps
Pretoria to Cape Town with Blue Train
Departure dates and prices:
- JUL 2025: 7, 14, 21 from R36,325*pps
- AUG 2025: 11, 18, 25 from R36,325*pps
- SEP 2025: 8, 15, 22 from R44,800*pps
- OCT 2025: 6, 13, 20, 27 from R44,800*pps
- NOV 2025: 3, 10, from R44,800*pps
- NOV 2025: 17 from R36,325*pps
- DEC 2025: 1, 8, 15 from R36,325*pps
Cape Town with Rovos Rail
Here is a link to a detailed itinerary:
The Rovos Rail Group owns St James Guesthouses in Cape Town consisting of:
- St James Homestead
- 94 Main Road, St James, Cape Town
- Corner Ley Road & Main Road
- Opposite Danger Beach
- Next to St James Seaforth Hotel
- St James Manor
- 108 Main Road, St James, Cape Town
- Corner Hillrise Road & Main Road
- Between Dalebrooke tidal pool and Danger Beach
Email guesthouses@rovos.co.za to make a reservation (or phone 021-788-4543)
Cape Town address : Rovos Rail Lounge, 1 Adderley St, Paul Sauer Building,
- Durban address : Durban Station Lounge, Jelf Taylor Crescent, Stamford Hill
Overnighting in Cape Town and Pretoria
It's advised to book a night at a hotel in Cape Town and Pretoria at the start or end of your trip (so that you don't miss your connecting flight/train):
- List of hotels in Cape Town for luxury train travel.
- List of hotels in Pretoria for luxury train travel.
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