Intercape Bus Tickets from Bloemfontein to Jamestown

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Intercape offers bus tickets from Bloemfontein to Jamestown, with 1-way prices having ranged from R270 to R1,300 during 2026:

  • The current cheapest one-way Intercape bus ticket from Bloemfontein to Jamestown is R396 in Saver class; taking Express Mainliner PTA-QT-MTH scheduled to depart Bloemfontein at 01:45 on Mon 27 Apr 2026 and scheduled to arrive in Jamestown at 04:35 on Mon 27 Apr 2026 (duration of 2 hours 50 minutes).
    • For pensioners (60 and older), the current cheapest one-way ticket is R355 in Flexi class (with a 15% discount applied); taking Express Mainliner PTA-QT-MTH departing Bloemfontein at 01:45 on Mon 27 Apr 2026 and arriving in Jamestown at 04:35 on Mon 27 Apr 2026 (duration of 2 hours 50 minutes).
  • Average one-way ticket prices are Saver: R433, Flexi: R458, Full Flexi: R484. Lower Flexi and Full Flexi fares may be achieved if any discounts are applicable.
    • For pensioners the average 1-way prices are: Saver: R433, Flexi: R389, Full Flexi: R411.
  • Understand the differences between Saver, Flexi and Full Flexi tickets.
The journey takes on average 3 hours and 22 minutes.

Intercape Prices & Schedule from Bloemfontein to Jamestown

Prices last checked and verified on: 2026-04-19 11:17:59

All prices in South African Rand (ZAR).

RouteCoach TypeDepart (BLOEMFONTEIN - Intercape Office, Park Road (Tourist Centre))Arrive (JAMESTOWN - Skulpspruit Energy VP Garage (N6))Full Flexi (ZAR)Flexi (ZAR)Saver (ZAR)
Mainliner PTA-BLM-ELFri 24 Apr 2026 12:40am ZAFri 24 Apr 2026 03:50am ZA530504477
Budgetliner PTA-QT-MTHFri 24 Apr 2026 01:00am ZAFri 24 Apr 2026 04:35am ZA470447423
Express Budgetliner PTA-ENG-MTHFri 24 Apr 2026 01:10am ZAFri 24 Apr 2026 04:25am ZA580551522
Express Mainliner PTA-QT-MTHFri 24 Apr 2026 01:45am ZAFri 24 Apr 2026 04:35am ZA820740680
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-FORTB-CABig Sky IntercityFri 24 Apr 2026 08:30am ZAFri 24 Apr 2026 12:25pm ZA700665630
Mainliner PTA-QT-PEFri 24 Apr 2026 7:50pm ZAFri 24 Apr 2026 11:10pm ZA450428405
Mainliner PTA-FORT-GRH-PEFri 24 Apr 2026 11:55pm ZASat 25 Apr 2026 03:05am ZA470447423
Mainliner PTA-BLM-ELSat 25 Apr 2026 12:40am ZASat 25 Apr 2026 03:50am ZA530504477
Budgetliner PTA-QT-MTHSat 25 Apr 2026 01:00am ZASat 25 Apr 2026 04:35am ZA470447423
Express Budgetliner PTA-ENG-MTHSat 25 Apr 2026 01:10am ZASat 25 Apr 2026 04:25am ZA580551522
Express Mainliner PTA-QT-MTHSat 25 Apr 2026 01:45am ZASat 25 Apr 2026 04:35am ZA820740680
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-FORTB-CABig Sky IntercitySat 25 Apr 2026 08:30am ZASat 25 Apr 2026 12:25pm ZA820779738
Mainliner PTA-QT-PESat 25 Apr 2026 7:50pm ZASat 25 Apr 2026 11:10pm ZA490466441
Mainliner PTA-FORT-GRH-PESat 25 Apr 2026 11:55pm ZASun 26 Apr 2026 03:05am ZA510485459
Mainliner PTA-BLM-ELSun 26 Apr 2026 12:40am ZASun 26 Apr 2026 03:50am ZA530504477
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-FORTB-CABig Sky IntercitySun 26 Apr 2026 08:30am ZASun 26 Apr 2026 12:25pm ZA710675639
Mainliner PTA-QT-PESun 26 Apr 2026 7:50pm ZASun 26 Apr 2026 11:10pm ZA450428405
Mainliner PTA-FORT-GRH-PESun 26 Apr 2026 11:55pm ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 03:05am ZA470447423
Mainliner PTA-BLM-ELMon 27 Apr 2026 12:40am ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 03:50am ZA570542513
Budgetliner PTA-QT-MTHMon 27 Apr 2026 01:00am ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 04:35am ZA470447423
Express Budgetliner PTA-ENG-MTHMon 27 Apr 2026 01:10am ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 04:25am ZA580551522
Express Mainliner PTA-QT-MTHMon 27 Apr 2026 01:45am ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 04:35am ZA440418396
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-FORTB-CABig Sky IntercityMon 27 Apr 2026 08:30am ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 12:25pm ZA670637603
Mainliner PTA-QT-PEMon 27 Apr 2026 7:50pm ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 11:10pm ZA450428405
Mainliner PTA-FORT-GRH-PEMon 27 Apr 2026 11:55pm ZATue 28 Apr 2026 03:05am ZA470447423
Mainliner PTA-BLM-ELTue 28 Apr 2026 12:40am ZATue 28 Apr 2026 03:50am ZA530504477
Budgetliner PTA-QT-MTHTue 28 Apr 2026 01:00am ZATue 28 Apr 2026 04:35am ZA470447423
Express Budgetliner PTA-ENG-MTHTue 28 Apr 2026 01:10am ZATue 28 Apr 2026 04:25am ZA580551522
Express Mainliner PTA-QT-MTHTue 28 Apr 2026 01:45am ZATue 28 Apr 2026 04:35am ZA440418396

Price Statistics per Intercape pay class (Year 2026)

Ticket TypeLowest PriceHighest PriceAverage Price
Saver2701,100433
Flexi2851,200458
Full Flexi3001,300484

Intercape Routes from Bloemfontein to Jamestown

  • Mainliner PTA-BLM-EL
  • Budgetliner PTA-QT-MTH
  • Express Budgetliner PTA-ENG-MTH
  • Budgetliner PTA-FORT-EL
  • Express Mainliner PTA-QT-MTH
  • Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-FORTB-CA
  • Mainliner PTA-QT-PE
  • Express Budgetliner PTA-QT-MTH
  • Express PTA-QT-PE
  • Mainliner PTA-GRH-PE
  • Mainliner PTA-FORT-GRH-PE

Travel Time Scheduled (Year 2026)

The quickest bus takes 2h 50m, slowest 3h 55m, average 3h 22m.

Departures vary from 12:30am to 11:55pm. Arrivals from 2:55am to 11:10pm.

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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.

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Location: View Bloemfontein on Google Maps

To: Jamestown

Address: Skulpspruit Energy VP Garage (N6)

Province: Eastern Cape

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: -31.1195361

Longitude: 26.8066419

Uber Availability: Not Available

Location: View Jamestown 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 Jamestown to Bloemfontein

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

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