Shosholoza Meyl offers car transport by train for private motor cars on rail routes Johannesburg - Cape Town and Johannesburg - Durban on car transport rail coaches attached to Tourist Class and Premier Classe long distance sleeper trains. Booking car transport by rail is easy! Simply complete the booking form below and we will reply via Email with a quotation, confirming car delivery and collection times, car transport date availability, car transport train timetable and car transport fares.
Standard passenger cars up to 1.4m height are classified as
sedan and can be transported on car transport rail coaches
attached to Tourist Class and Premier Classe trains.
Johannesburg - Cape Town =
R 2850 ea/one way
Johannesburg - Durban
= R 1290 ea/once a week
Late model hatch backs i.e. Clio 3, Yaris, Smart, Athos...
exceeding 1.4m height are transported in 4x4 car transport rail
coaches attached to Shosholoza Meyl Premier Classe trains.
Johannesburg - Cape Town = R
3810 ea/one way
Johannesburg - Durban
= R 1290 ea/once a week
4x4's, SUV's, Bakkies, small bakkies with canopy, Kombis and
Estate cars over 1.4m height are transported by rail exclusively
on Shosholoza Meyl Premier Classe trains.
Johannesburg - Cape Town =
R 3810 ea/one way
Johannesburg - Durban
= R 1290 ea/once a week
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