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Cape Town → Pretoria rail route

Iconic Rail Route

Cape Town → Pretoria

1,600 km3 daysYear-round
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Route overview

Cape Town to Pretoria.

One of the world's great rail journeys, the Cape Town → Pretoria route covers 1,600 km over 3 days — moving slowly through landscape the highway can't show you.

  • Karoo plains
  • Kimberley diamond mine
  • Wineland vistas
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Along the route

Stops on the line.

  1. 1

    Cape Town

    Departure

  2. 2

    Matjiesfontein

    Waypoint

  3. 3

    Kimberley

    Waypoint

  4. 4

    Johannesburg

    Waypoint

  5. 5

    Pretoria

    Final stop

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Journeys on the Cape Town → Pretoria line.

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Rovos Rail

Mahogany-panelled suites, observation cars and a measured roll across the South African Karoo.

Cape Town → Pretoria 3 days
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