Premier Classe Fares & Reservations

Safety & Security on Shosholoza Meyl Premier Classe trains

Shosholoza Meyl Premier Classe trains are perfectly safe to travel on, and can certainly be recommended for families and even 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 great pride in looking after the safety and well-being of their Premium Classe train passengers.  

People who tell you that 'trains in South Africa are unsafe' have probably never been on one of these deluxe trains, and are certainly confusing these excellent and safe Shosholoza Meyl Premier Classe trains with the suburban Metro trains around the big cities, which they see adversely reported on South African TV news.

Car Transport - Take your Car with you on Holiday

Shosholoza Meyl Premier Classe trains can transport your private motor car on routes between Johannesburg - Cape Town and Johannesburg - Durban *only. The car/vehicle transport fare is 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 Premier Classe trains with their cars will always take precedence over car only transportation.  More »

Johannesburg Park Station & Premier Classe lounge

Johannesburg Park Station itself is 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 Johannesburg train station entrance.

While in the train station, Premier Classe passengers enjoy the use of the Premier Classe lounge where check-in is stress free. While you sip complementary refreshments, your luggage will be portered to your coupé or compartment.

Premier Classe Cuisine

The cuisine on Premier Classe trains is lovingly and professionally prepared with the freshest delectable and tasteful fare of South African ingredients.

Presented with fine elegance and gracious charm, four course luncheons and five course dinners are accompanied by a fine selection of South African wines. All meals are taken in the luxurious air-conditioned Premier Classe dining car at set meal times.

Premier Classe Lounge Car

Catering for almost anything from a Bloody Mary to an ice-cold soft drink, whatever your taste in refreshment, the elegant interior of the Premier Classe lounge car and bar coach will quench your thirst for style and relaxation.

There is plenty of lounge seating, a large Flat Screen TV and the ambience is accompanied by on-board music, which reflects the moods as the day turns to night.

Premier Classe Compartments

As you lounge in the comfort of Premier Classe, your thoughts will probably travel faster than the carriage. From here the countryside passes by at a pace comfortable enough for contemplation.

The lights of sleepy towns twinkle upon the horizon and then retreat softly into the night as your Premier Classe journey passes them by, peaceful and sedate, waiting for the first rays of dawn.

Premier Classe trains have refurbished air-conditioned luxury sleeper cars with single-berth coupés, two passengers per 2-berth coupé and families per 4-berth compartment.

Premier Classe Conference Coach

Should you journey be one requiring the mixture of business with pleasure, the professional yet relaxed ambience of the Premier Classe conference coach will make concentration simple. Professional facilities such as conference tables and chairs, a microphone and presentation screen will make hard work seem remarkably easy.