Intercape Bus Tickets from Bloemfontein to Port Elizabeth Cape

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Intercape offers bus tickets from Bloemfontein to Port Elizabeth Cape, with 1-way prices having ranged from R360 to R1,400 during 2026:

  • The current cheapest one-way Intercape bus ticket from Bloemfontein to Port Elizabeth Cape is R550 in Saver class on a Big Sky Intercity coach; taking Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-FORTB-CA scheduled to depart Bloemfontein at 08:30 on Mon 27 Apr 2026 and scheduled to arrive in Port Elizabeth Cape at 19:05 on Mon 27 Apr 2026 (duration of 10 hours 35 minutes).
    • For pensioners (60 and older), the current cheapest one-way ticket is R519 in Flexi class (with a 15% discount applied); taking Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-FORTB-CA departing Bloemfontein at 08:30 on Mon 27 Apr 2026 and arriving in Port Elizabeth Cape at 19:05 on Mon 27 Apr 2026 (duration of 10 hours 35 minutes).
  • Average one-way ticket prices are Saver: R540, Flexi: R601, Full Flexi: R682. Lower Flexi and Full Flexi fares may be achieved if any discounts are applicable.
    • For pensioners the average 1-way prices are: Saver: R540, Flexi: R511, Full Flexi: R580.
  • Understand the differences between Saver, Flexi and Full Flexi tickets.
The journey takes on average 10 hours and 0 minutes.

Intercape Prices & Schedule from Bloemfontein to Port Elizabeth Cape

Prices last checked and verified on: 2026-04-19 11:52:41

All prices in South African Rand (ZAR).

RouteCoach TypeDepart (BLOEMFONTEIN - Intercape Office, Park Road (Tourist Centre))Arrive (PORT ELIZABETH CAPE - Intercape office, 336 Cape Road, Newton park 6055(Next to Nandos))Full Flexi (ZAR)Flexi (ZAR)Saver (ZAR)
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-FORTB-CABig Sky IntercityFri 24 Apr 2026 08:30am ZAFri 24 Apr 2026 7:05pm ZA700640580
Mainliner PTA-QT-PEFri 24 Apr 2026 7:50pm ZASat 25 Apr 2026 06:40am ZA720640580
Sleepliner PTA-BLM-PESleeplinerFri 24 Apr 2026 11:10pm ZASat 25 Apr 2026 07:20am ZA780700640
Mainliner PTA-FORT-GRH-PEFri 24 Apr 2026 11:55pm ZASat 25 Apr 2026 09:45am ZA720640580
Big Sky Intercity Express Big Sky PTA-GRF-PEBig Sky IntercityFri 24 Apr 2026 11:55pm ZASat 25 Apr 2026 09:00am ZA700620560
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-FORTB-CABig Sky IntercitySat 25 Apr 2026 08:30am ZASat 25 Apr 2026 7:05pm ZA820760700
Mainliner PTA-QT-PESat 25 Apr 2026 7:50pm ZASun 26 Apr 2026 06:40am ZA760680620
Sleepliner PTA-BLM-PESleeplinerSat 25 Apr 2026 11:10pm ZASun 26 Apr 2026 07:20am ZA780700640
Mainliner PTA-FORT-GRH-PESat 25 Apr 2026 11:55pm ZASun 26 Apr 2026 09:45am ZA760680620
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-FORTB-CABig Sky IntercitySun 26 Apr 2026 08:30am ZASun 26 Apr 2026 7:05pm ZA710650590
Mainliner PTA-QT-PESun 26 Apr 2026 7:50pm ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 06:40am ZA720640580
Sleepliner PTA-BLM-PESleeplinerSun 26 Apr 2026 11:10pm ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 07:20am ZA780700640
Mainliner PTA-FORT-GRH-PESun 26 Apr 2026 11:55pm ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 09:45am ZA720640580
Big Sky Intercity Express Big Sky PTA-GRF-PEBig Sky IntercitySun 26 Apr 2026 11:55pm ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 09:00am ZA700620560
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-FORTB-CABig Sky IntercityMon 27 Apr 2026 08:30am ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 7:05pm ZA670610550
Mainliner PTA-QT-PEMon 27 Apr 2026 7:50pm ZATue 28 Apr 2026 06:40am ZA720640580
Sleepliner PTA-BLM-PESleeplinerMon 27 Apr 2026 11:10pm ZATue 28 Apr 2026 07:20am ZA780700640
Mainliner PTA-FORT-GRH-PEMon 27 Apr 2026 11:55pm ZATue 28 Apr 2026 09:45am ZA720640580
Big Sky Intercity Express Big Sky PTA-GRF-PEBig Sky IntercityMon 27 Apr 2026 11:55pm ZATue 28 Apr 2026 09:00am ZA700620560

Price Statistics per Intercape pay class (Year 2026)

Ticket TypeLowest PriceHighest PriceAverage Price
Saver3601,360540
Flexi4201,360601
Full Flexi4501,400682

Intercape Routes from Bloemfontein to Port Elizabeth Cape

  • Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-FORTB-CA
  • Mainliner PTA-QT-PE
  • Sleepliner PTA-BLM-PE
  • Express PTA-QT-PE
  • Mainliner PTA-GRH-PE
  • Big Sky Intercity Express Big Sky PTA-GRF-PE
  • Intercape Bus
  • Sleepliner
  • Mainliner PTA-FORT-GRH-PE

Travel Time Scheduled (Year 2026)

The quickest bus takes 8h 10m, slowest 10h 50m, average 10h 0m.

Departures vary from 8:30am to 11:55pm. Arrivals from 6:40am to 7:20pm.

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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: Port Elizabeth Cape

Address: Intercape office, 336 Cape Road, Newton park 6055 (Next to Nandos)

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: -33.94846667

Longitude: 25.55937874

Uber Availability: Available.

Need a safe ride from the station?

Get a ZAR 50 Discount Off Your First 5 Trips

Location: View Port Elizabeth Cape 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 Port Elizabeth Cape to Bloemfontein

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

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