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Shosholoza Meyl Premier Classe Trains  More »

Premier Classe trains have refurbished air-conditioned deluxe sleeper cars with more space than Tourist Class Shosholoza Meyl trains, no upper bunk beds and a special Premier Classe restaurant and lounge car.

The fare on Shosholoza Meyl Premier Classe trains includes a classy food and beverage schedule (alcoholic drinks and soft drinks extra) and starts with tea and coffee at the Premier Classe lounges of the Cape Town and Johannesburg train stations, welcome drinks and snacks, English breakfast in the mornings, four course luncheons and five course dinners in the restaurant and dining car, early morning tea/coffee compartment service on request and "High Tea" in the lounge car or your compartment in the afternoon. The Johannesburg - Cape Town Premier Classe train route operates a Health Spa car, a South African first.

Send your Car by Train to your holiday destination  More »
Shosholoza Meyl trains can transport your private motor car on routes between Johannesburg - Cape Town and Johannesburg - Durban *only. Car/vehicle transport fares are differentiated into two categories, namely sedan (up to 1.4m height) and 4x4 (over 1.4m height). Car transport fares also differ from month to month, in and out of season, while passengers booked on Shosholoza Meyl Tourist & Premier Classe trains with their cars will always take precedence over car only transportation. 

Safety & Security on Shosholoza Meyl trains  More »

Shosholoza Meyl Tourist Class and Premier Classe trains are perfectly safe to travel on, and can even be recommended for families and women travelling alone. Sleeping compartments have both a normal lock and a security lock which cannot be opened from the outside, and the train manager and his assistants take pride in looking after the safety of their passengers.  

People who tell you that 'trains in South Africa are unsafe' have probably never been on a Shosholoza Meyl Tourist Class (basic sleeper train) or Shosholoza Meyl Premier Classe (deluxe sleeper train) in South Africa, and are confusing these excellent and safe Shosholoza Meyl trains with the suburban Metro trains, that commute around the big cities, seen adversely reported on South African TV. It goes without saying that the high-end Premier Classe and Blue Train services are very safe. 

Johannesburg Park Station

You should really take advice before walking into the Johannesburg city centre. 

Johannesburg train station (Johannesburg Park Station) itself is relatively safe and well-patrolled with security guards and CCtv monitoring, but surrounding streets may not be. Kindly arrange a car to pick you up or drop you off at the train station entrance.