Cape Town train fares
A single ticket costs R10 to R15 and a return R20 to R30, depending on how far you go. These are PRASA's fares from 1 August 2025.
| Zone | Single | Return | Weekly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 11 to 15 km | R10 | R20 | R60Mon to FriR75Mon to Sat |
| Zone 216 to 40 km | R12 | R24 | R70Mon to FriR80Mon to Sat |
| Zone 341 to 135 km | R14 | R28 | R80Mon to FriR100Mon to Sat |
| Zone 4over 135 km | R15 | R30 | R90Mon to FriR120Mon to Sat |
As PRASA announced them for 1 August 2025. Checked 26 October 2026. Confirm at the ticket office.
- Your zone
- It depends on how far you travel. We have no PRASA list of which station is in which zone yet, so ask at the ticket office.
- Off-peak
- 40% off between 09:00 and 14:00 (SAnews, quoting PRASA).
- Pensioners and military veterans
- Half price off-peak (Cape Argus).
- Scholars in full uniform
- Half price at all times (Cape Argus).
- Monthly ticket
- Not confirmed. PRASA lowered the monthly prices before they started, and we have not found PRASA's new figures.
- Zones 3 and 4
- Sources give different distances for these zones. The prices above are as announced.
Sources
- SAnews (government news agency): PRASA fare adjustments from 1 August 2025, 17 July 2025
- Time Out Cape Town: PRASA fare hike, what commuters need to know (the zone table), 21 July 2025
- Cape Argus: PRASA revises fare structure after public outcry (monthly tickets and concessions), August 2025
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