How much is the bus ticket from Colesberg to Cape Town?

The cheapest bus tickets from Colesberg to Cape Town start from $21. The average price for this route is around $51. Busbud recommends that you book your tickets in advance for a better chance to get the lowest possible price.

How long is the bus ride from Colesberg to Cape Town?

The average bus trip duration from Colesberg to Cape Town is 10h 5m, covering a distance of 435 miles (701 km). The quickest bus can get you there in 8h 55m and is operated by Flexi City Connect .

Which bus companies service the Colesberg to Cape Town route?

Several major bus companies operate on this route with 26 buses available per day, including services from Intercape , Greyhound South Africa , Eagle Liner , APM WC , Big Sky , Atlantic , Flexi City Connect .

What is the earliest and latest departure time for the bus from Colesberg to Cape Town?

The earliest bus departs from Colesberg to Cape Town at 12:30am. And the latest bus departs at 11:45pm.

What are the CO₂ emissions for the bus trip from Colesberg to Cape Town?

A bus trip from Colesberg to Cape Town generates an estimated 18 kg of CO₂, making it a highly eco-friendly travel option and recommended mode of travel by Busbud.

What is the best bus company from Colesberg to Cape Town?

According to Busbud customers, the highest-rated bus company on this route is Intercape , with an average rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 45204 reviews.

Which bus company has the best Wi-Fi from Colesberg to Cape Town?

Based on reviews on Busbud, the bus company Big Sky has the best Wi-Fi rating with a score of 1.5.

Which bus company has the most timely service from Colesberg to Cape Town?

According to Busbud traveller reviews, the most timely bus company on this route is Big Sky , with a punctuality rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars.

Which bus company has the cleanest buses from Colesberg to Cape Town?

According to Busbud traveller reviews, the bus company with the cleanest buses on this route is Big Sky , with a cleanliness rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars.

Bus Colesberg to Cape Town from $19 | Refundable Tickets

Next bus departures

Next departures for Colesberg to Cape Town on January 4
Vehicle type	Departure time	Departure location	Trip duration	Arrival time	Arrival location	Recommended
Bus	11:30pm	Colesberg - Engen 1 stop (N1)	9h 50m	9:20am	Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road)	Cheapest
Bus	11:30pm	Colesberg - Engen 1 stop (N1)	9h 50m	9:20am	Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road)	Fastest
Bus	11:30pm	Colesberg - Engen 1 stop (N1)	9h 50m	9:20am	Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road)	No tags
Bus	11:30pm	Colesberg - Engen 1 stop (N1)	10h 30m	10:00am	Unit 2 Intercape Office, Old Marine Drive (Cape Town Station)	No tags
Bus	11:30pm	Colesberg - Engen 1 stop (N1)	10h 30m	10:00am	Unit 2 Intercape Office, Old Marine Drive (Cape Town Station)	No tags

Next departures for Colesberg to Cape Town on January 5
Vehicle type	Departure time	Departure location	Trip duration	Arrival time	Arrival location	Recommended
Bus	4:45am	COLESBERG - MERINO 1 STOP	9h 35m	2:20pm	Train Station, 1 Old Marine Dr.	Cheapest
Bus	9:45pm	COLESBERG	9h 10m	6:55am	Bellville - 8 Mabel St.	Fastest
Bus	1:55am	Colesberg - Engen 1 stop (N1)	10h 5m	12:00pm	Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road)	No tags
Bus	3:35am	Colesberg - Engen 1 stop (N1)	9h 25m	1:00pm	Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road)	No tags
Bus	9:45pm	COLESBERG	9h 45m	7:30am	Cape Town, 1 Old Marine Drive	No tags

Next departures for Colesberg to Cape Town on January 6
Vehicle type	Departure time	Departure location	Trip duration	Arrival time	Arrival location	Recommended
Bus	1:25am	Shell	10h 35m	12:00pm	Cape Town Bus Station - 1 Old Marine Drive	Cheapest
Bus	9:45pm	COLESBERG	9h 10m	6:55am	Bellville - 8 Mabel St.	Fastest
Bus	12:30am	Colesberg - Engen 1 stop (N1)	9h 45m	10:15am	Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road)	No tags
Bus	1:55am	Colesberg - Engen 1 stop (N1)	10h 5m	12:00pm	Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road)	No tags
Bus	3:30am	COLESBERG	11h	2:30pm	Cape Town, 1 Old Marine Drive	No tags

Next departures for Colesberg to Cape Town on January 7
Vehicle type	Departure time	Departure location	Trip duration	Arrival time	Arrival location	Recommended
Bus	1:25am	Shell	10h 35m	12:00pm	Cape Town Bus Station - 1 Old Marine Drive	Cheapest
Bus	9:45pm	COLESBERG	9h 10m	6:55am	Bellville - 8 Mabel St.	Fastest
Bus	12:30am	Colesberg - Engen 1 stop (N1)	9h 45m	10:15am	Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road)	No tags
Bus	1:55am	Colesberg - Engen 1 stop (N1)	10h 5m	12:00pm	Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road)	No tags
Bus	3:30am	COLESBERG	11h	2:30pm	Cape Town, 1 Old Marine Drive	No tags

Next departures for Colesberg to Cape Town on January 8
Vehicle type	Departure time	Departure location	Trip duration	Arrival time	Arrival location	Recommended
Bus	1:25am	Shell	10h 35m	12:00pm	Cape Town Bus Station - 1 Old Marine Drive	Cheapest
Bus	9:45pm	COLESBERG	9h 10m	6:55am	Bellville - 8 Mabel St.	Fastest
Bus	12:30am	Colesberg - Engen 1 stop (N1)	9h 45m	10:15am	Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road)	No tags
Bus	1:55am	Colesberg - Engen 1 stop (N1)	10h 5m	12:00pm	Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road)	No tags
Bus	3:30am	COLESBERG	11h	2:30pm	Cape Town, 1 Old Marine Drive	No tags

Next departures for Colesberg to Cape Town on January 9
Vehicle type	Departure time	Departure location	Trip duration	Arrival time	Arrival location	Recommended
Bus	1:25am	Shell	10h 35m	12:00pm	Cape Town Bus Station - 1 Old Marine Drive	Cheapest
Bus	9:45pm	COLESBERG	9h 10m	6:55am	Bellville - 8 Mabel St.	Fastest
Bus	12:30am	Colesberg - Engen 1 stop (N1)	9h 45m	10:15am	Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road)	No tags
Bus	1:55am	Colesberg - Engen 1 stop (N1)	10h 5m	12:00pm	Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road)	No tags
Bus	3:30am	COLESBERG	11h	2:30pm	Cape Town, 1 Old Marine Drive	No tags

Last refresh of the prices: Yesterday at 4:44 PM SAST.

Get from Colesberg to Cape Town

This route is served by bus only

The journey takes about 10 hours 5 minutes and with fares starting at just $21, it presents an excellent value for a comfortable ride.

26bus per day

10h 5mAverage Duration

435 milesDistance

18kgCO₂ emissions

Where are the popular stops in Colesberg and Cape Town?

Stops in Colesberg

A
Colesberg - Engen 1 stop (N1)
Engen One Stop N1, Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Stops in Cape Town

A
Bellville - 8 Mabel St.
8 Mabel St, Oakdale, Cape Town, 7530, South Africa
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B
Bus Station - Old Marine Drive
Old Marine Drive Unit 11, Long Distance Bus Facility, Cape Town Station
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C
Bus Station - Civic Centre
1 Old Marine Dr, Foreshore, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
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D
Civic Centre
8001,, Foreshore, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
E
Bellville
8 Mabel St, Oakdale, Cape Town, 7530, South Africa
F
Bellville - Oakdale
Caltex Garage,, 140 Durban Road,, Oakdale,, Bellville ,, Cape Town

Compare bus companies

Intercape

3.5/545,236 reviews

Staff4.3

Timeliness3.1

Cleanliness4.1

Wifi1.2

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Intercape Mainliner Colesberg Cape Town recent customer reviews

I didn't enjoy my trip with mainline it arrived 2 hours late and the bus was leaking and it was cold.

Sivuyisekile K.

April 8, 2024

The bus was cancelled without advising me and the call centre then lied saying they tried to contact me. I have NO record of this on any device or platform.

Anna B.

January 23, 2021

The bus only stopped at one refreshment stop in Laingsberg. Never let passenger disembark at Beaufort West nd the toilet on the bus is not even clean.

Felicity H.

January 11, 2021

Greyhound South Africa

3/59,332 reviews

Staff4.1

Timeliness3.1

Cleanliness4

Wifi1.3

According to customer reviews, the bus is very comfortable. However, there have been complaints about delays in arrival times. Some customers had to wait for several hours past their scheduled departure time. Additionally, a few reviews mentioned the presence of cockroaches on the bus and requested that this issue be addressed promptly.

Greyhound Colesberg Cape Town recent customer reviews

The bus was very comfortable, but there were cockroaches in the bus. Please do something about the roaches.

Moloko M.

January 23, 2023

The bus is very comfortable but I just hope in future that the bus will be more on time my bus time was for 23:55 and came at 04:00 am had to wait 4 hours

Barry S.

August 11, 2022

Enjoyed every minute of it

Mapuleng G.

May 11, 2025

Eagle Liner

3/510,898 reviews

Staff3.7

Timeliness2.4

Cleanliness3.6

Wifi0.8

Users have shared mixed experiences with the service. They appreciate the overall pleasant travel experience, but some noted issues with punctuality and occasional unprofessional behavior from personnel. While these concerns were mentioned in multiple reviews, they did not overshadow the generally positive feedback about their trips.

Eagle Liner Colesberg Cape Town recent customer reviews

What I enjoyed was access to the bathroom and the staff. What I didn't enjoy was their service is terrible. It was suppose to have arrived at 1:25am and get to Cape Town around 11am. It got to Colesberg at 03:54 and got to Cape Town 14:32. Unacceptable. The cold air of the air-conditioner was opened throughout the trip.

Michael Xolelani B.

December 15, 2025

My trip with eagle liner was not bad I don’t want to lie it was nice BUT the only thing that was not cool was time y’all lack on time keeping cause departure time was at 20:20 but I waited for half an hour for the bus. Please fix that it’s not the first time.

Moleboheng M.

November 5, 2024

The experience was horrible, I was traveling from Colesburg to Cape town, firstly the bus was originally booked for 20:20pm Sunday, but for me to receive a text Sunday morning about the bus only leaving at 02:35am due to technical problems, but then it got to us at 03:16am, as if that was all, on the way just before the tunnel, it stopped in the middle of nowhere with people including drivers, getting water from the mountain with small bottles

Sandi L.

October 22, 2024

APM WC

2/52,989 reviews

Staff2.7

Timeliness1.2

Cleanliness2.8

Wifi0.5

Big Sky

3.5/53,316 reviews

Staff4.4

Timeliness3.3

Cleanliness4.1

Wifi1.5

Atlantic

1/58 reviews

Staff1.3

Timeliness1

Cleanliness2.5

Wifi0

Flexi City Connect

2.5/5147 reviews

Staff3.4

Timeliness1.4

Cleanliness3.4

Wifi1

ZA bus companies:FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Greyhound, ALSA, Intercape, Trenitalia, Big Sky

Frequently asked questions about traveling from Colesberg to Cape Town by bus

Please note that schedules, routes, or operator details shown here may be updated or vary at the time of your trip.

How much is the bus ticket from Colesberg to Cape Town?
The cheapest bus tickets from Colesberg to Cape Town start from $21. The average price for this route is around $51. Busbud recommends that you book your tickets in advance for a better chance to get the lowest possible price.
How long is the bus ride from Colesberg to Cape Town?
The average bus trip duration from Colesberg to Cape Town is 10h 5m, covering a distance of 435 miles (701 km). The quickest bus can get you there in 8h 55m and is operated by Flexi City Connect.
Which bus companies service the Colesberg to Cape Town route?
Several major bus companies operate on this route with 26 buses available per day, including services from Intercape, Greyhound South Africa, Eagle Liner, APM WC, Big Sky, Atlantic, Flexi City Connect.
What is the earliest and latest departure time for the bus from Colesberg to Cape Town?
The earliest bus departs from Colesberg to Cape Town at 12:30am. And the latest bus departs at 11:45pm.
What are the CO₂ emissions for the bus trip from Colesberg to Cape Town?
A bus trip from Colesberg to Cape Town generates an estimated 18 kg of CO₂, making it a highly eco-friendly travel option and recommended mode of travel by Busbud.
What is the best bus company from Colesberg to Cape Town?
According to Busbud customers, the highest-rated bus company on this route is Intercape, with an average rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 45204 reviews.
Which bus company has the best Wi-Fi from Colesberg to Cape Town?
Based on reviews on Busbud, the bus company Big Sky has the best Wi-Fi rating with a score of 1.5.
Which bus company has the most timely service from Colesberg to Cape Town?
According to Busbud traveller reviews, the most timely bus company on this route is Big Sky, with a punctuality rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars.
Which bus company has the cleanest buses from Colesberg to Cape Town?
According to Busbud traveller reviews, the bus company with the cleanest buses on this route is Big Sky, with a cleanliness rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars.

Find cheapest prices for buses

Price is for a one-way ticket for one passenger and based on past searches.

Best price found

01/03

$55

01/04

$52

Today

$44

01/06

$39

01/07

$29

01/08

$29

01/09

$29

01/10

$42

The cheapest trip from Colesberg to Cape Town was searched and found on Jan 7, 2026 with a price of $29

To save money and be sure you have the best seat, it's a good idea to buy your bus tickets from Colesberg to Cape Town, as early as possible.

You can expect to pay from $29 to $112 for a bus ticket from Colesberg to Cape Town based on the last 2 days. You can expect to find the cheapest price for the trip at $29 which is on 2026-01-07.

Usually Intercape will charge you higher prices for tickets closer to the departure date. To find the best prices, you should be flexible on your date of travel.