Blue Train Journey: Pretoria to Cape Town
3 days
The Blue Train route between Pretoria and Cape Town is a 31-hour journey of 1600 kilometres (994 miles), through some of the most diverse and spectacular scenery offered by the African sub-continent. On the Southbound journey, the train departs from Pretoria at 16:00 and arrives in Cape Town at 10h30 two days later. En route to Cape Town there is a stopover and excursion in Kimberley, where we take a step back in time to the days of the diamond rush.
