{"id":316846,"date":"2019-05-14T18:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=316846"},"modified":"2019-05-14T17:00:34","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T15:00:34","slug":"how-much-the-cost-of-riding-the-gautrain-has-changed-2011-vs-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/finance\/316846\/how-much-the-cost-of-riding-the-gautrain-has-changed-2011-vs-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Gautrain price increases: 2011 vs 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gautrain has published its updated fees which will take effect from 1 June 2019.<\/p>\n<p>As in previous years, the service has separate peak and off-peak fares &#8211; depending on the days and times that you travel.<\/p>\n<p>But, high peak fares (red fares) have been suspended for a trial period, with the possibility of these fares being reintroduced at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019 the most expensive one-way ticket is from Pretoria\/Hatfield to OR Tambo and will cost R192 &#8211; an increase of R9 for the same trip in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>This includes a new minimum requirement of R30 on your Gautrain card to use the service.<\/p>\n<p>The maximum Pay-As-You-Go value that can be loaded onto a Gautrain Card is R3,200.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the full 2019 price schedule below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Peak fares:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>indicated in orange are applied when you access the Gautrain between 06:00 and 08:30, between 15:30 and 18:00 on weekdays and all day on weekends and public holidays.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Off-peak fares:\u00a0<\/strong>indicated in green\u00a0are applied when you access the\u00a0Gautrain before 06:00, between 08:30 and 15:30 or after 18:00 on weekdays.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Peak times<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Gautrain-2019.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-316854 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Gautrain-2019.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1029\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Gautrain-2019.png 1029w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Gautrain-2019-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Gautrain-2019-768x496.png 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Gautrain-2019-1024x662.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1029px) 100vw, 1029px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>New single\/return product prices<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Return-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-316858 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Return-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Return-1.png 1020w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Return-1-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Return-1-768x396.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Return-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-316860 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Return-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1070\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Return-2.png 1070w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Return-2-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Return-2-768x395.png 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Return-2-1024x526.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Parking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Parking.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-316862\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Parking.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Parking.png 492w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Parking-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Historical Costs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"5ud37-0-0\">Since becoming operational in 2010, the Gautrain service has seen many ticket price changes<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"5ud37-1-0\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The first phase of the project, which launched in May 2010 only contained four stations \u2013 OR Tambo, Rhodesfield, Marlboro and Sandton.<\/p>\n<p>A second phase \u2013 completed in 2011 \u2013 connected Sandton to Park Station, and Midrand to Hatfield in Tshwane.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Gautrain-2011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198742 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Gautrain-2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Gautrain-2011.jpg 940w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Gautrain-2011-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Gautrain-2011-768x613.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Upon becoming fully operational in 2011,\u00a0it cost R105 to travel one way to the OR Tambo International Airport from Sandton, R125 from Pretoria, and R115 from Johannesburg Park Station.<\/p>\n<p>These fees were much cheaper when buying a monthly or weekly ticket.<\/p>\n<p>A monthly ticket from Hatfield to Park Station cost R39 per trip, while a single trip on a weekly ticket between Park Station and Hatfield cost R43.<\/p>\n<p>Commuters could pay R10 a day to park at stations if they were using the Gautrain and R80 a day if they were not.<\/p>\n<p>The cost of the required contactless card was R10.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/313768\/south-african-petrol-prices-could-reach-record-highs-with-more-increases-on-the-cards-dawie-roodt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South African petrol prices could reach record highs with more increases on the cards: Dawie Roodt<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gautrain has published its updated fees which will take effect from 1 June 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