Book Intercape Bus Specials

Gauteng to Cape from R540 one-way either way (from R510 for pensioners) on some dates up to 2 Oct 2025 on a Budgetliner coach:

Opening special for the Durban to Maputo route, of R440 one-way from the 29th September 2025; for saver class tickets on a Mainliner coach.

Sign up to the new Intercape loyalty program during September and you may ibe one of 3 lucky winners of 1000 points.

Use Payflex to pay for your Intercape bus ticket in instalments (only flexi and full flexi class tickets) before 22 September 2025 & stand a chance to win a share of more than R30k of vouchers. Ts&Cs apply.

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Gauteng to Cape from R540 one-way:

Cape to Gauteng from R540 one-way:

PE to Cape Town from R380

From R380 one-way (R374 for pensioners) for a saver class ticket on some dates up to 29 September 2025 (limited availability) on a Big Sky Intercity coach on the following routes (R420 one-way for the return direction):

Intercape single-decker bus on Old Marine Drive just before the Cape Town bus station

The longer you take to book the greater the chances of prices changing.

Cape Town - Durban Beach

From R640 one-way on saver class (Big Sky Intercity coach) and pensioners (60 years or older) from R595 1-way on flexi class:

Gaborone KFC voucher

Deal started on 12 June 2025: Buy your Intercape bus ticket at the Gaborone office (Botswana) and receive a free time limited KFC voucher (redeemable at any of Gaborone's Kentucky Fried Chickens). There's limited availability of vouchers. The Intercape Gaborone office is at the Kudu Shell Garage at the Main Mall. Here's some options for one-way saver class Intercape bus tickets on a mainliner coach on the GAB-PTA route:

Purchase your next Intercape ticket at the Gaborone office and receive a free KFC voucher

Windhoek booking vouchers

Buy your bus ticket at the Intercape offices in the Wernhill Shopping Centre in Windhoek, Namibia, and receive a Hungry Lion voucher for NAD30.

New loyalty program

Track, earn and redeem awards through Intercape's new loyalty program which started on 1 Sep 2025::

Points can only be earned when booking through Intercape's website, the official Intercape app, Intercape offices and through the Intercape Contact Centre.

Intercape points can be redeemed by logging into the Intercape website or Intercape official App.

Old Intercape loyalty points needed to be redeemed before 15 August 2025, so they have expired.

Return trip discount of 5%

Not sure whether this is still available.mDon't book your outbound and return trips as two single bookings; rather book them together as a return trip and Intercape may give you a 5% return trip discount for tickets which qualify..

Intercape return trip discount of 5 percent applied

Uitenhage to Durban Beach route deals (sold out)

Bus deals are from R440* one-way on some of the next few days for:

Sold out or very limited availability (usually only for same day travel when there is availability).

Bus Deals From PE (Intercape Office on the corner of Fleming & North Union St)

Bus Deals From PE CAPE (Intercape Office at 336 Cape Road, Newton Park)

Bus Deals From East London

Bus Deals From Grahamstown

Bus Deals From Uitenhage

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Cheapest specials are last-minute deals but...

The best specials are often last-minute deals on buses departing today or tomorrow, which Intercape are trying to fill. However; it's difficult to predict when there'll be a last-minute special and thus risky to rely on it.

Whilst intercity bus pricing isn't as dynamic as airline ticket pricing, the aim of the bus companies is to have full buses, and availability does eventually run out, and on popular dates (e.g. people travelling for holidays) this can happen quite early. It's best to book at least 3 weeks before your travel date; and 3 months before if you are travelling on popular dates. As you approach the travel date the cheapest tickets (saver options sell out), and you may have to pay more for your ticket, or worst-case scenario there may be no availability left.

Vodapay 14% extra value

Vodapay app users get fourteen percent extra when they buy a voucher via the Vodapay app to purchase a bus ticket with Intercape (also via the app). With a Vodapay Cash Advance you can also travel now and pay later for the bus ticket. Terms and Conditions apply.

Vodacom Red Core contracts

Up to ten percent discounts off Intercape coaches (also pp to 10% off Europcar and Sixt Car Rentals; up to 20% off Protea Hotels by Marriott​)

1Voucher competitions

Payment for Intercape bus tickets can also be made using 1Voucher; who run regular competition - click here to join their WhatsApp group and keep abreast of what competitions are currently running.

Option to pay for an Intercape bus ticket booking process by selecting a 1 For You voucher.

1 For You Vouchers are available at FLASH, PEP, Shoprite/Checkers, Ackermans and USAVE. When you make your Intercape bus ticket booking, you'll need to type in your 1 For You Voucher's 16 digit number (type it in as one cont.inuous number, without any spaces or dashes between the numbers).

1 For You Vouchers can also be used to pay for Intercape bus tickets booked through JustGo and Quickbus.

Cape Town - Eastern Cape Deals (sold out)

Very limited availability - often it is only available for travel on the same day or the next day after a booking is made (Intercape are likely to run it like this until the end date of the special, 15 Sep 2025).

Eastern Cape to Cape Town sale (no current availability):

This "East to West" sale focuses on bus trips from the Eastern Cape to Cape Town; it runs until 30 Sep 2025; but has very limited availability - often it is only available for travel on the same day or the next day after a booking is made. Watch this space.

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Intercape bus discounts - listed are the scholar discount, student discount, senior citizen discount, childrens discount and group discounts

If you're not aware of and not taking advantage of these discounts you're losing out. In addition to Intercape's standard deals, you can go even cheaper if you use Sanlam Reality, FNB ebucks and SouthAfrica.TO's vouchers for reviews.

Convert PnP Smartshopper points

Get a R100 Intercape voucher by switching R50 worth of Smart Shopper points

Up 2 two PnP Smartshopper Intercape vouchers can be used per ticket in 90 days; the vouchers are redeemed by purchasing Intercape bus tickets at Pick 'n Pay stores. Subject to availability.

Write about your bus trip & earn vouchers | Vouchers for Reviews

Our readers are our writers. If you book a ride via SouthAfrica.TO, email a writeup of your trip and proof of booking to rob@southafrica.to, and we will send you a voucher to discount your next bus ride booked through us. The better you write and the more quality the photos you share, the bigger the voucher you'll receive. Click here to book.

Discounts & Special Rates

Intercape offers continuous bus ticket discounts for the youth, groups, students, seniors, and the SA National Defence Force - SANDF (only on flexi class and full flexi class tickets, there are no discounts on saver tickets). Correctional Services and the SAPS are considered to be a part of the SANDF for the purp[oses of obtaining the discount..

Group discounts:

Child discounts:

Child holding an adults hand and an Intercape bus, with text saying that children 11 years or younger qualify for a youth discount

Use the booking engine at the top of this page to make your Intercape bus ticket reservation, when you get to the "Discount" item in the booking process (see image below), ensure that you have selected "Child under 12 (15% if with adult)" if you want that discount to be applied.

Intercape booking entry with Child under 12(15% if with adult) selected

If you have a baby 18 months or younger travelling on your lap for free, then use the booking engine at the top of this page to make your reservation; ensure that when you get the entry entitled "Travelling with Baby on lap?" (see image below) that you fill in "Yes", and provide the name iof the baby travelling on your lap, as well as the name and contact number of a family member not travelling with you. book 2 seats

Although this is an option, our advice to a mother traveling with an infant is to rather book and pay for 2 seats (at the back of the bus) so that there is more space for the infant to sleep and for the bags with baby-stuff in them. in that way you get more space for the baby to sleep and for the bags carrying baby necessities. The back row seats offer the most privacy.

 

Student discount: If you are a student, you can get a 5% discount. You must have a student ID which shows that you are registered at a tertiary educational institution; and produce it at the point of purchase and on the day of departure.

Intercape bus indicating students discount of 5 percent with student showing ID

Pensioner discount: Up to 15 percent senior discounts if you are 60 year old or older. Pensioners need to produce your identification document at the point of purchase and on the day of departure, proving their age.

An Intercape bus leaving Johannesburg with a senior citizen holding his ID and text saying that if you are 60 years old or older, the Intercape pensioner discount = 15%

To take advantage of these discounts you need to join Intercape's Loyalty Program; phone 021-380-4400 to get your loyalty club number, then click here to register - you'll need to fill in a form that looks like this:Form to fill in for registration for Intercape's loyalty club

 

SA National Defense Force

Up to 10 percent discount. You'll need to produce official identification documents at the point of purchase of Intercape bus tickets, proving that you are a member of the SANDF.

Old Shoprite Intercape Specials

Keep on eye out on the Shoprite and Intercape Facebook pages; every now and then they comine to offer deals only available via Shoprite and Checkers Money Market counters. For instance n this 2017 special; SANDF and SAP members could get double their usual discount if they booked their Intercape bus tickets at a Shoprite or Checkers Money Market counter (no longer available - let's hope it happens again).

Intercape bus with military boots - double SANDF and SAP bus ticket discounts

Medical Aids

Discovery

Intercape is a partner in Discovery's Vitality program, sometimes offering rewards and discounts on Intercape bus tickets to Discovery's Vitality members (Vitality members can spend their Discovery Miles on travel expenses, including sometimes intercity bus tickets booked with Intercape). Intercape benefits from the partnership by attracting customers through the Vitality program.  Discovery miles can also be spent on contiki, Europcar rentals, the Gautrain, roadtrip, Tempest Car Hire and World Leisure Holidays.

Momentum Multiply discounts

Up to 45 percent in savings by booking Intercape bus tickets via the Multiply app:

Sanlam Reality Discounts

If you're a member of Sanlam Reality or have Sanlam Wealth Bonus Benefits, you may be eligible for a reduced price on two Intercape bus tickets a year. Book by phoning 0860 732 548/9 or book online by clicking here (you will need to enter your Sanlam Reality membership number) or log in on the Sanlam Reality website and follow the instructions to book online or WhatsApp Intercape Bus on 021 380 4400:

Absa Rewards Travel

Absa rewards travel don't currently provide a way to book buses; only flights, car rentals (Avis) and accommodation..

Ebucks deal - earn up to R150 back

When you book your Intercape bus ticket in South Africa in person at Intercape bus ticketing offices or online at www.intercape.co.za and pay with a:

If you use the  FNB's Aspire credit card to buy your bus ticket via the FNB app you can get R50 off the bus fare.

If you use Quickbus to make a booking, your QuickBus discount depends on the type of account, your eBucks reward level and your remaining Annual Discount Savings balance (once depleted there are no further discounts until the next 1 July):

EdgarsClub Intercape discounts

Check at point of purchase that these EdgarsClub deals still apply:

Intercape Budgetliner and Big Sky Intercity

Keep costs down by travelling on:

These are both parts of the Intercape group, giving you a genuine Intercape experience but at a lower price.

Intercape bus Black Friday Specials

If the date is close to Black Friday, then hang on before buying your bus tickets until the day. Intercape usually take part in this retail extravaganza, providing extra discounted deals on Black Friday.

Specials from Mozambique

There are no current Intercape specials from Mozambique. Click here to see a list of routes and find prices of Intercape from Maputo.

Specials from Zimbabwe

Intercape is researching the possibility of restarting its cross-border intercity bus service to Zimbabwe.

Archived competitions

(info retained for historical interest alone)

Women's Day competition - enter by 31 Aug 2025

Share a post on Facebook telling everybody about the woman who inspires you (and tag her) and include the hashtags: #Intercape #tropicanahotel #LaVitaSpa #ZeePhotography and stand a chance to win 2 Return bus Travel Tickets with Intercape; a 2-Night Stay at the Tropicana Hotel; a Photo shoot with Zeephotography; a 5-Hour pamper session at La Vita Spa. Terms and Conditions apply.

Nedbank Direct EFT Competition

Buy an Intercape bus ticket for R500 or more before 30 July 2025 and use Nedbank Direct EFT through Ozow to make your payment and you'll be entered into the draw to possibly win 1 of 25 R1,000 Avo vouchers. Ts & Cs apply.

Intercape - select payment method - Ozow internet banking, Payflex and Snapscan

 

Vodapay Mandela Day competition

How are you sharing joy with VodaPay? Perhaps by gifting ugogo a surprise trip with an Intercape voucher? Share a screenshot of a VodaPay feature that helps you create a positive impact.

Vodapay win R1000 in your Vodapay wallet

Payflex referral competition

If you are using Payflex to pay for your Intercape bus ticket in instalments (or even for other purposes), they were running a deal for South Africans until 14 July 2025 where if you shared your unique Payflex referral link with your people by 14 July 2025; each successful new sign-up from your peeps to Payflex earned you both an entry into the draw for a competition to win a car - a Volkswagen Polo Vivo. Ts & Cs applied.

Archived specials

(info retained for historical interest alone - you wont be able to book these prices!)

Pretoria to Cape Town

Pretoria to Cape Town from R580 one-way for a saver class ticket on a Budgetliner coach on the route from Pretoria to Cape Town via Bloemfontein (PTA-BLM-CA); on 30 June 2025. Very limited availability. Wont last long.

Hot May Bonanza deals (ended 13 June 2025)

Intercape ran countrywide specials in South Africa until "Friday the 13th" June 2025:

Intercape bus ticket special from Johannesburg to Cape Town from R480 one-way in June 2025

Intercape May 2025 bonanza deals from JHB to Oudtshoorn, George, Gqeberha(PE) and Cape Town

This is not a complete list; see all routes with Intercape from Cape Town.

Intercape May bonanza travel offers from CPT

Intercape May bonanza travel offers from Gqeberha (PE) to DBN, CPT and JHB

At last, Intercape special prices between Cape Town and the Eastern Cape; subject to availability for travel dates up to 30 Sep 2025. The cheapest fares are on Intercape's Budgetliner coaches, and for the saver class category of bus tickets:

Intercape prices from Cape Town to East London in May 2025

 

Intercape specials - frequent traveller, student, senior citizen (pensioner), SANDF and SAP, children and family discounts

 

 

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