Located 9
kms form Gold Reef Place Guest House,transfer arranged HERE for R50.00 one way.
Accommodation from R290.00 per night and includes breakfast at this 3 star guest house.
Park Station - Johannesburg Railway.
Located 9
kms form Gold Reef Place Guest House,
transfer arranged
HERE for R50.00 one way.
Accommodation from R290.00 per night and includes breakfast at this 3 star guest
house.
Getting around By Rail:
Shosholoza Mehl (tel: 011 774 4555; website:
www.spoornet.co.za/shosholozameyl) is South Africa’s passenger train
operator. Johannesburg’s station is in the Park City Transit Center on Rissik
Street, Braamfontein. This is the city’s main long distance rail and coach
terminus, 1km (0.5 miles) from the center of town. Facilities include ATMs,
fast-food restaurants, travel information and left luggage.
Rail services: There are eight daily trains that criss-cross the country and
services from Johannesburg go to and from Musina on the Zimbabwe border, Durban,
East London, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. These are cheap, but very slow and
most journeys go overnight. Between Johannesburg and Cape Town, for example,
takes 26 hours. Simple accommodation is provided in compartments with four or
six berths and there’s a snack bar. Children under four years of age travel
free. Children aged four to 12 years pay half fare. There are no trains direct
to neighboring countries but the Komati Express runs via Nelspruit
to Komatipoort on the Mozambique border, from where minibuses run to Maputo.
The Premier Classe train (tel: 011 774 4555; website:
www.premierclasse.co.za) runs between Johannesburg and Cape Town twice a
week. This is a little nicer than the regular train with a formal dining car and
extras such as gowns and toiletries. The Blue Train (tel: 012 334 8459;
website:
www.bluetrain.co.za) and the Pride of Africa (tel: 012 315 8242;
website:
www.rovas.co.za) offer luxurious cabins with baths and digital
entertainment, and gourmet food and fine wines in the elaborate dining cars.
Often dubbed 5-star hotels on wheels, they both run between Pretoria and Cape
Town via Johannesburg.
Transport to the city: Although the station is extremely central, it is an
area where muggings of tourists are common - visitors are advised to use the
metered taxis or shuttle buses available from the transit center.
