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| Operated by | Vehicle type | Departure time | Departure location | Trip duration | Arrival time | Arrival location | Recommended | Price and booking link |
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 | Pietermaritzburg - Intercape Office, Burger Street (opposite McDonalds) | Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road) | Cheapest | |||||
 | Pietermaritzburg - Intercape Office, Burger Street (opposite McDonalds) | Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road) | Fastest | |||||
| Pietermaritzburg - Intercape Office, Burger Street (opposite McDonalds) | Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road) | No tags | |||||
 | Pietermaritzburg - Intercape Office, Burger Street (opposite McDonalds) | Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road) | No tags | |||||
| Pietermaritzburg - Intercape Office, Burger Street (opposite McDonalds) | Bellville - Intercape Office, 8 Mabel Street (turnoff from Durban Road) | No tags |
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Get from Pietermaritzburg to Cape Town
The journey takes about 1 day, 2 hours 55 minutes and with fares starting at just $45, it presents an excellent value for a comfortable ride.
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Price is for a one-way ticket for one passenger and based on past searches.
The cheapest trip from Pietermaritzburg to Cape Town was searched and found on Nov 2, 2025 with a price of $41To save money and be sure you have the best seat, it's a good idea to buy your bus tickets from Pietermaritzburg to Cape Town, as early as possible.
You can expect to pay from $41 to $60 for a bus ticket from Pietermaritzburg to Cape Town based on the last 2 days. You can expect to find the cheapest price for the trip at $41 which is on 2025-11-02.
Usually Big Sky 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.
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Make friends with the driver. They usually know a lot about your destination and may even recommend which side of the bus to sit on to get the best views on the road between Pietermaritzburg and Cape Town!
Start sightseeing the minute your bus leaves the station. If you're on the night bus from Pietermaritzburg to Cape Town, get comfy and count the stars.
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Popular Buses Connecting Pietermaritzburg
Buses Leaving from Pietermaritzburg
- Bus from Pietermaritzburg to Johannesburg
- Bus Pietermaritzburg - Bloemfontein
- Pietermaritzburg - Durban
- Bus from Pietermaritzburg to East London
- Bus Pietermaritzburg - Port Elizabeth
- Pietermaritzburg - Mthatha
- Bus from Pietermaritzburg to Pretoria
- Bus Pietermaritzburg - Cape Town
- Pietermaritzburg - Midrand
- Bus from Pietermaritzburg to Vereeniging
- Bus Pietermaritzburg - Newcastle
- Pietermaritzburg - Kimberley
- Bus from Pietermaritzburg to Ladysmith
- Bus Pietermaritzburg - Port Shepstone
- Pietermaritzburg - Kokstad
Buses Going to Pietermaritzburg
- Bus from Pretoria to Pietermaritzburg
- Bus Cape Town - Pietermaritzburg
- Bloemfontein - Pietermaritzburg
- Bus from Durban to Pietermaritzburg
- Bus Richmond - Pietermaritzburg
- Mthatha - Pietermaritzburg
- Bus from East London to Pietermaritzburg
- Bus Midrand - Pietermaritzburg
- Port Elizabeth - Pietermaritzburg
- Bus from Harrismith to Pietermaritzburg
- Bus Benoni - Pietermaritzburg
- Vereeniging - Pietermaritzburg
- Bus from Newcastle to Pietermaritzburg
- Bus Kokstad - Pietermaritzburg
- Kimberley - Pietermaritzburg
Popular Buses Connecting Cape Town
Buses Leaving from Cape Town
- Bus from Cape Town to George
- Bus Cape Town - Bloemfontein
- Cape Town - Somerset West
- Bus from Cape Town to Windhoek
- Bus Cape Town - Harare
- Cape Town - Springbok
- Bus from Cape Town to Butterworth
- Bus Cape Town - King William’s Town
- Cape Town - Idutywa
- Bus from Cape Town to Ngcobo
- Bus Cape Town - Cofimvaba
- Cape Town - Mount Frere
- Bus from Cape Town to Mossel Bay
- Bus Cape Town - Kimberley
- Cape Town - Pietermaritzburg
Buses Going to Cape Town
- Bus from Bellville to Cape Town
- Bus Heidelberg - Cape Town
- Mossel Bay - Cape Town
- Bus from Knysna to Cape Town
- Bus Worcester - Cape Town
- Ashton - Cape Town
- Bus from Queenstown to Cape Town
- Bus Bloemfontein - Cape Town
- Ngcobo - Cape Town
- Bus from Butterworth to Cape Town
- Bus King William’s Town - Cape Town
- Idutywa - Cape Town
- Bus from Peddie to Cape Town
- Bus Kimberley - Cape Town
- Riversdale - Cape Town
Popular routes in this country
- Bus from Cape Town to Mthatha
- Bus Johannesburg - Mthatha
- Port Elizabeth - Johannesburg
- Bus from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town
- Bus Durban - Cape Town
- Bloemfontein - Johannesburg
- Bus from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth
- Bus East London - Johannesburg
- East London - Cape Town
- Bus from Johannesburg to Matatiele
- Bus Johannesburg - East London
- Cape Town - Durban
- Bus from Cape Town to Pretoria
- Bus Cape Town - East London
- Johannesburg - Pietermaritzburg