Intercape Bus Tickets from Bloemfontein to Carltonville

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Intercape offers bus tickets from Bloemfontein to Carltonville, with 1-way prices having ranged from R270 to R1,310 during 2026:

  • The current cheapest one-way Intercape bus ticket from Bloemfontein to Carltonville is R450 in Saver class on a Big Sky Intercity coach; taking Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-KIM-PTA scheduled to depart Bloemfontein at 19:30 on Sat 25 Apr 2026 and scheduled to arrive in Carltonville at 05:05 on Sun 26 Apr 2026 (duration of 9 hours 35 minutes).
    • For pensioners (60 and older), the current cheapest one-way ticket is R404 in Flexi class (with a 15% discount applied); taking Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-KIM-PTA departing Bloemfontein at 19:30 on Sat 25 Apr 2026 and arriving in Carltonville at 05:05 on Sun 26 Apr 2026 (duration of 9 hours 35 minutes).
  • Average one-way ticket prices are Saver: R479, Flexi: R508, Full Flexi: R539. Lower Flexi and Full Flexi fares may be achieved if any discounts are applicable.
    • For pensioners the average 1-way prices are: Saver: R479, Flexi: R432, Full Flexi: R458.
  • Understand the differences between Saver, Flexi and Full Flexi tickets.
The journey takes on average 7 hours and 49 minutes.

Intercape Prices & Schedule from Bloemfontein to Carltonville

Prices last checked and verified on: 2026-04-19 11:52:42

All prices in South African Rand (ZAR).

RouteCoach TypeDepart (BLOEMFONTEIN - Intercape Office, Park Road (Tourist Centre))Arrive (CARLTONVILLE - Engen Garage, Fochville Crossing (N12 Convenience Centre))Full Flexi (ZAR)Flexi (ZAR)Saver (ZAR)
Budgetliner MTH-QT-PTAFri 24 Apr 2026 12:30am ZAFri 24 Apr 2026 07:00am ZA580551522
Big Sky Intercity BIG SKY NDBN-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercityFri 24 Apr 2026 06:15am ZAFri 24 Apr 2026 2:50pm ZA540513486
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercityFri 24 Apr 2026 7:30pm ZASat 25 Apr 2026 05:05am ZA620540480
Mainliner PE-QT-PTAFri 24 Apr 2026 11:55pm ZASat 25 Apr 2026 06:30am ZA620589558
Budgetliner MTH-QT-PTASat 25 Apr 2026 12:30am ZASat 25 Apr 2026 07:00am ZA580551522
Big Sky Intercity BIG SKY NDBN-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercitySat 25 Apr 2026 06:15am ZASat 25 Apr 2026 2:50pm ZA540513486
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercitySat 25 Apr 2026 7:30pm ZASun 26 Apr 2026 05:05am ZA500475450
Mainliner PE-QT-PTASat 25 Apr 2026 11:55pm ZASun 26 Apr 2026 06:30am ZA580551522
Big Sky Intercity BIG SKY NDBN-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercitySun 26 Apr 2026 06:15am ZASun 26 Apr 2026 2:50pm ZA540513486
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercitySun 26 Apr 2026 7:30pm ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 05:05am ZA500475450
Mainliner PE-QT-PTASun 26 Apr 2026 11:55pm ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 06:30am ZA580551522
Budgetliner MTH-QT-PTAMon 27 Apr 2026 12:30am ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 07:00am ZA580551522
Big Sky Intercity BIG SKY NDBN-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercityMon 27 Apr 2026 06:15am ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 2:50pm ZA540513486
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercityMon 27 Apr 2026 7:30pm ZATue 28 Apr 2026 05:05am ZA500475450
Mainliner PE-QT-PTAMon 27 Apr 2026 11:55pm ZATue 28 Apr 2026 06:30am ZA580551522
Budgetliner MTH-QT-PTATue 28 Apr 2026 12:30am ZATue 28 Apr 2026 07:00am ZA580551522
Big Sky Intercity BIG SKY NDBN-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercityTue 28 Apr 2026 06:15am ZATue 28 Apr 2026 2:50pm ZA540513486

Price Statistics per Intercape pay class (Year 2026)

Ticket TypeLowest PriceHighest PriceAverage Price
Saver2701,250479
Flexi2851,250508
Full Flexi3001,310539

Intercape Routes from Bloemfontein to Carltonville

  • Budgetliner MTH-QT-PTA
  • Budgetliner EL-FORT-PTA
  • Big Sky Intercity BIG SKY NDBN-KIM-PTA
  • Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-MAHI-PTA
  • Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-KIM-PTA
  • Mainliner PE-QT-PTA
  • Intercape Bus

Travel Time Scheduled (Year 2026)

The quickest bus takes 6h 30m, slowest 12h 20m, average 7h 49m.

Departures vary from 12:30am to 11:55pm. Arrivals from 5:05am to 7:20pm.

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Bus Route Map

Intercape Bus Route Locations & Safety Ratings

From: Bloemfontein

Address: Intercape Office, Park Road (Tourist Centre). Be extra vigilant if arriving at night. Do not walk from the station to your hotel at night, even if it looks close on the map. Use Uber.

Province: Free State

Safety Rating: 4/10

Generally safe with 24/7 staff, good lighting, and often CCTV. Standard travel precautions apply.

Contact: Phone Intercape at 021-3804400 or phone Big Sky Intercity at 087-8218218

Latitude: -29.1200605

Longitude: 26.2069933

Uber Availability: Available.

Need a safe ride from the station?

Get a ZAR 50 Discount Off Your First 5 Trips

Location: View Bloemfontein on Google Maps

To: Carltonville

Address: Engen Garage, Fochville Crossing (N12 Convenience Centre)

Province: Gauteng

Safety Rating: 4/10

Generally safe with 24/7 staff, good lighting, and often CCTV. Standard travel precautions apply.

Contact: Phone Intercape at 021-3804400 or phone Big Sky Intercity at 087-8218218

Latitude: -26.4946937

Longitude: 27.4917653

Uber Availability: Available.

Need a safe ride from the station?

Get a ZAR 50 Discount Off Your First 5 Trips

Location: View Carltonville on Google Maps

General Safety considerations

Please check the specific safety ratings for your departure and arrival stations above. Many bus stops have safety issues; it is better to arrive at bus stops while the sun is still shining (nighttime is always riskier), with weekdays generally being safer than weekends. Do not display valuables, keep them safe and out of sight. Plan in advance how you will get from your final Intercape bus stop to your destination so as to minimise time at the bus stop.

Why so slow?

You may be wondering why the journeys take so long. Part of the reason is that Intercape have a self-imposed speed limit of 95km/h on national roads and 40km/h on mountain passes - this is for safety reasons. Speed kills.

Intercape Bus Tickets from Carltonville to Bloemfontein

What about the return journey? View prices and departure times for Intercape buses travelling from Carltonville to Bloemfontein.

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