Intercape Bus Tickets from Bloemfontein to Pretoria

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Intercape offers bus tickets from Bloemfontein to Pretoria, with 1-way prices having ranged from R280 to R1,500 during 2025:

  • The current cheapest one-way Intercape bus ticket from Bloemfontein to Pretoria is R280 in Saver class; taking Budgetliner EL-FORT-PTA; departing Bloemfontein at Fri 26 Sep 2025 00:55am ZA and arriving in Pretoria at Fri 26 Sep 2025 10:30am ZA (a duration of 9 hours 35 minutes).
    • For pensioners (60 and older), the current cheapest one-way Intercape bus ticket from Bloemfontein to Pretoria is R272 in Flexi class (with a 15% discount applied); taking Budgetliner EL-FORT-PTA; departing Bloemfontein on Fri 26 Sep 2025 00:55am ZA and arriving in Pretoria on Fri 26 Sep 2025 10:30am ZA (a duration of 9 hours 35 minutes).
  • Average one-way ticket prices are Saver: R390, Flexi: R444, Full Flexi: R512. Lower Flexi and Full Flexi fares may be achieved if any discounts are applicable.
    • For pensioners the average 1-way prices are: Saver: R390, Flexi: R377, Full Flexi: R435 (a 15% discount is applicable for pensioners who are 60 or older, ID proof needed - no discounts for saver class tickets).
  • Click here to understand the differences between Saver, Flexi and Full Flexi tickets (they have different luggage allowances and amendment fees); and Mainliner vs Sleepliner vs Budgetliner vs Big Sky Intercity coaches (e.g. Sleepliner and Big Sky Intercity offer 150-degree reclining seats).
  • Note: Some routes may involve multiple stops (e.g., via Pretoria or Harrismith). Check the booking engine for exact stop details.
The journey takes on average 7 hours and 51 minutes.

Intercape Prices & Schedule from Bloemfontein to Pretoria

All prices in South African Rand (ZAR).

Bus schedule and prices for travel from Bloemfontein to Pretoria
Route Coach Type Depart (Bloemfontein - Intercape Office, Park Road (Tourist Centre)) Arrive (Pretoria - Intercape Office, C/O Paul Kruger and Scheiding Street (Pretoria Station)) Full Flexi (ZAR) Flexi (ZAR) Saver (ZAR)
Budgetliner MTH-QT-PTABudgetlinerFri 26 Sep 2025 00:30am ZAFri 26 Sep 2025 09:45am ZA450390330
Express Budgetliner MTH-ENG-PTABudgetlinerFri 26 Sep 2025 00:30am ZAFri 26 Sep 2025 07:00am ZA390340300
Budgetliner EL-FORT-PTABudgetlinerFri 26 Sep 2025 00:55am ZAFri 26 Sep 2025 10:30am ZA360320280
Sleepliner EL-BLM-PTASleeplinerFri 26 Sep 2025 01:10am ZAFri 26 Sep 2025 08:20am ZA460400360
Express Mainliner CA-BLM-PTAMainlinerFri 26 Sep 2025 02:40am ZAFri 26 Sep 2025 10:00am ZA420360300
Mainliner PE-GRH-PTAMainlinerFri 26 Sep 2025 03:00am ZAFri 26 Sep 2025 09:55am ZA480400340
Big Sky Intercity Express Big Sky PE-GRF-PTABig Sky IntercityFri 26 Sep 2025 03:00am ZAFri 26 Sep 2025 09:30am ZA540480440
Sleepliner PE-BLM-PTASleeplinerFri 26 Sep 2025 03:05am ZAFri 26 Sep 2025 10:45am ZA520460420
Sleepliner PLT-BLM-PTASleeplinerFri 26 Sep 2025 03:50am ZAFri 26 Sep 2025 11:05am ZA630530470
Big Sky Intercity BIG SKY NDBN-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercityFri 26 Sep 2025 05:15am ZAFri 26 Sep 2025 4:25pm ZA400360300
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-JHB-MALEBig Sky IntercityFri 26 Sep 2025 06:30am ZAFri 26 Sep 2025 2:30pm ZA420380320
Big Sky Intercity Express Big Sky CA-BLM-PTABig Sky IntercityFri 26 Sep 2025 06:40am ZAFri 26 Sep 2025 2:00pm ZA440390350
Sleepliner CA-BLM-PTASleeplinerFri 26 Sep 2025 07:30am ZAFri 26 Sep 2025 2:30pm ZA560480420
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercityFri 26 Sep 2025 7:30pm ZASat 27 Sep 2025 07:25am ZA420380320
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-WLK-PTABig Sky IntercityFri 26 Sep 2025 11:00pm ZASat 27 Sep 2025 06:15am ZA440380340
Express Mainliner MTH-QT-PTAMainlinerFri 26 Sep 2025 11:15pm ZASat 27 Sep 2025 06:30am ZA380320310
Mainliner PE-QT-PTAMainlinerFri 26 Sep 2025 11:55pm ZASat 27 Sep 2025 09:00am ZA450390330
Sleepliner CA-BLM-PTASleeplinerFri 26 Sep 2025 11:55pm ZASat 27 Sep 2025 07:15am ZA540460400
Budgetliner MTH-QT-PTABudgetlinerSat 27 Sep 2025 00:30am ZASat 27 Sep 2025 09:45am ZA420360300
Express Budgetliner MTH-ENG-PTABudgetlinerSat 27 Sep 2025 00:30am ZASat 27 Sep 2025 07:00am ZA390340300
Budgetliner EL-FORT-PTABudgetlinerSat 27 Sep 2025 00:55am ZASat 27 Sep 2025 10:30am ZA360320280
Sleepliner EL-BLM-PTASleeplinerSat 27 Sep 2025 01:10am ZASat 27 Sep 2025 08:20am ZA460400360
Express Mainliner CA-BLM-PTAMainlinerSat 27 Sep 2025 02:40am ZASat 27 Sep 2025 10:00am ZA420360300
Mainliner PE-GRH-PTAMainlinerSat 27 Sep 2025 03:00am ZASat 27 Sep 2025 09:55am ZA440360320
Big Sky Intercity Express Big Sky PE-GRF-PTABig Sky IntercitySat 27 Sep 2025 03:00am ZASat 27 Sep 2025 09:30am ZA480420380
Sleepliner PE-BLM-PTASleeplinerSat 27 Sep 2025 03:05am ZASat 27 Sep 2025 10:45am ZA460400360
Sleepliner PLT-BLM-PTASleeplinerSat 27 Sep 2025 03:50am ZASat 27 Sep 2025 11:05am ZA850750690
Big Sky Intercity BIG SKY NDBN-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercitySat 27 Sep 2025 05:15am ZASat 27 Sep 2025 4:25pm ZA400360300
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-JHB-MALEBig Sky IntercitySat 27 Sep 2025 06:30am ZASat 27 Sep 2025 2:30pm ZA420380320
Big Sky Intercity Express Big Sky CA-BLM-PTABig Sky IntercitySat 27 Sep 2025 06:40am ZASat 27 Sep 2025 2:00pm ZA440390350
Sleepliner CA-BLM-PTASleeplinerSat 27 Sep 2025 07:30am ZASat 27 Sep 2025 2:30pm ZA540440380
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercitySat 27 Sep 2025 7:30pm ZASun 28 Sep 2025 07:25am ZA420380320
Mainliner PE-QT-PTAMainlinerSat 27 Sep 2025 11:55pm ZASun 28 Sep 2025 09:00am ZA450390330
Sleepliner CA-BLM-PTASleeplinerSat 27 Sep 2025 11:55pm ZASun 28 Sep 2025 07:15am ZA550490450
Budgetliner MTH-QT-PTABudgetlinerSun 28 Sep 2025 00:30am ZASun 28 Sep 2025 09:45am ZA480420360
Sleepliner EL-BLM-PTASleeplinerSun 28 Sep 2025 01:10am ZASun 28 Sep 2025 08:20am ZA440380340
Express Mainliner CA-BLM-PTAMainlinerSun 28 Sep 2025 02:40am ZASun 28 Sep 2025 10:00am ZA420360300
Mainliner PE-GRH-PTAMainlinerSun 28 Sep 2025 03:00am ZASun 28 Sep 2025 09:55am ZA480400340
Sleepliner PE-BLM-PTASleeplinerSun 28 Sep 2025 03:05am ZASun 28 Sep 2025 10:45am ZA520460420
Sleepliner PLT-BLM-PTASleeplinerSun 28 Sep 2025 03:50am ZASun 28 Sep 2025 11:05am ZA620520460
Big Sky Intercity BIG SKY NDBN-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercitySun 28 Sep 2025 05:15am ZASun 28 Sep 2025 4:25pm ZA400360300
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-WLK-PTABig Sky IntercitySun 28 Sep 2025 06:30am ZASun 28 Sep 2025 2:15pm ZA420380320
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-JHB-MALEBig Sky IntercitySun 28 Sep 2025 06:30am ZASun 28 Sep 2025 2:30pm ZA420380320
Big Sky Intercity Express Big Sky CA-BLM-PTABig Sky IntercitySun 28 Sep 2025 06:40am ZASun 28 Sep 2025 2:00pm ZA440390350
Sleepliner CA-BLM-PTASleeplinerSun 28 Sep 2025 07:30am ZASun 28 Sep 2025 2:30pm ZA560520520
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-WLK-PTABig Sky IntercitySun 28 Sep 2025 3:30pm ZASun 28 Sep 2025 11:00pm ZA420380320
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercitySun 28 Sep 2025 7:30pm ZAMon 29 Sep 2025 07:25am ZA440400340
Express Mainliner MTH-QT-PTAMainlinerSun 28 Sep 2025 11:15pm ZAMon 29 Sep 2025 06:30am ZA670610540
Mainliner PE-QT-PTAMainlinerSun 28 Sep 2025 11:55pm ZAMon 29 Sep 2025 09:00am ZA520440380
Sleepliner CA-BLM-PTASleeplinerSun 28 Sep 2025 11:55pm ZAMon 29 Sep 2025 07:15am ZA560500460
Budgetliner MTH-QT-PTABudgetlinerMon 29 Sep 2025 00:30am ZAMon 29 Sep 2025 09:45am ZA420360300
Express Budgetliner MTH-ENG-PTABudgetlinerMon 29 Sep 2025 00:30am ZAMon 29 Sep 2025 07:00am ZA390340300
Budgetliner EL-FORT-PTABudgetlinerMon 29 Sep 2025 00:55am ZAMon 29 Sep 2025 10:30am ZA390350310
Sleepliner EL-BLM-PTASleeplinerMon 29 Sep 2025 01:10am ZAMon 29 Sep 2025 08:20am ZA460400360
Express Mainliner CA-BLM-PTAMainlinerMon 29 Sep 2025 02:40am ZAMon 29 Sep 2025 10:00am ZA420360300
Mainliner PE-GRH-PTAMainlinerMon 29 Sep 2025 03:00am ZAMon 29 Sep 2025 09:55am ZA510430370
Big Sky Intercity Express Big Sky PE-GRF-PTABig Sky IntercityMon 29 Sep 2025 03:00am ZAMon 29 Sep 2025 09:30am ZA480420380
Sleepliner PE-BLM-PTASleeplinerMon 29 Sep 2025 03:05am ZAMon 29 Sep 2025 10:45am ZA520460420
Sleepliner PLT-BLM-PTASleeplinerMon 29 Sep 2025 03:50am ZAMon 29 Sep 2025 11:05am ZA640540480
Big Sky Intercity BIG SKY NDBN-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercityMon 29 Sep 2025 05:15am ZAMon 29 Sep 2025 4:25pm ZA440380320
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-JHB-MALEBig Sky IntercityMon 29 Sep 2025 06:30am ZAMon 29 Sep 2025 2:30pm ZA420380320
Big Sky Intercity Express Big Sky CA-BLM-PTABig Sky IntercityMon 29 Sep 2025 06:40am ZAMon 29 Sep 2025 2:00pm ZA440390350
Sleepliner CA-BLM-PTASleeplinerMon 29 Sep 2025 07:30am ZAMon 29 Sep 2025 2:30pm ZA590510470
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercityMon 29 Sep 2025 7:30pm ZATue 30 Sep 2025 07:25am ZA430390330
Express Mainliner MTH-QT-PTAMainlinerMon 29 Sep 2025 11:15pm ZATue 30 Sep 2025 06:30am ZA380320310
Mainliner PE-QT-PTAMainlinerMon 29 Sep 2025 11:55pm ZATue 30 Sep 2025 09:00am ZA600540480
Sleepliner CA-BLM-PTASleeplinerMon 29 Sep 2025 11:55pm ZATue 30 Sep 2025 07:15am ZA640580540
Budgetliner MTH-QT-PTABudgetlinerTue 30 Sep 2025 00:30am ZATue 30 Sep 2025 09:45am ZA420360300
Express Budgetliner MTH-ENG-PTABudgetlinerTue 30 Sep 2025 00:30am ZATue 30 Sep 2025 07:00am ZA390340300
Budgetliner EL-FORT-PTABudgetlinerTue 30 Sep 2025 00:55am ZATue 30 Sep 2025 10:30am ZA360320280
Sleepliner EL-BLM-PTASleeplinerTue 30 Sep 2025 01:10am ZATue 30 Sep 2025 08:20am ZA460400360
Express Mainliner CA-BLM-PTAMainlinerTue 30 Sep 2025 02:40am ZATue 30 Sep 2025 10:00am ZA450390330
Mainliner PE-GRH-PTAMainlinerTue 30 Sep 2025 03:00am ZATue 30 Sep 2025 09:55am ZA450390360
Big Sky Intercity Express Big Sky PE-GRF-PTABig Sky IntercityTue 30 Sep 2025 03:00am ZATue 30 Sep 2025 09:30am ZA480420380
Sleepliner PE-BLM-PTASleeplinerTue 30 Sep 2025 03:05am ZATue 30 Sep 2025 10:45am ZA440380340
Sleepliner PLT-BLM-PTASleeplinerTue 30 Sep 2025 03:50am ZATue 30 Sep 2025 11:05am ZA600500440
Big Sky Intercity BIG SKY NDBN-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercityTue 30 Sep 2025 05:15am ZATue 30 Sep 2025 4:25pm ZA550510450
Big Sky Intercity Express Big Sky CA-BLM-PTABig Sky IntercityTue 30 Sep 2025 06:40am ZATue 30 Sep 2025 2:00pm ZA440390350
Sleepliner CA-BLM-PTASleeplinerTue 30 Sep 2025 07:30am ZATue 30 Sep 2025 2:30pm ZA590510470

Price Statistics per Intercape pay class (Year 2025)

Ticket Type Lowest Price Highest Price Average Price
Saver 280 1,400 390
Flexi 300 1,400 444
Full Flexi 330 1,500 512

Intercape Routes from Bloemfontein to Pretoria

  • Budgetliner MTH-QT-PTA
  • Express Budgetliner MTH-ENG-PTA
  • Budgetliner EL-FORT-PTA
  • Sleepliner EL-BLM-PTA
  • Express Mainliner CA-BLM-PTA
  • Mainliner PE-GRH-PTA
  • Big Sky Intercity Express Big Sky PE-GRF-PTA
  • Sleepliner PE-BLM-PTA
  • Sleepliner PLT-BLM-PTA
  • Big Sky Intercity BIG SKY NDBN-KIM-PTA
  • Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-JHB-MALE
  • Big Sky Intercity Express Big Sky CA-BLM-PTA
  • Sleepliner CA-BLM-PTA
  • Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-KIM-PTA
  • Big Sky Intercity Big Sky BLM-WLK-PTA
  • Express Mainliner MTH-QT-PTA
  • Mainliner PE-QT-PTA
  • Express MTH-ENG-PTA
  • EL-BLM-PTA
  • Express Budgetliner CA-BLM-PTA
  • Express Mainliner EL-FORT-PTA
  • Express Big Sky PE-GRF-PTA
  • PE-BLM-PTA
  • PLT-BLM-PTA
  • Mainliner NDBN-KIM-PTA
  • Big Sky BLM-JHB-MALE
  • CA-BLM-PTA
  • Express Big Sky CA-BLM-PTA
  • Mainliner PE-FORT-POT-PTA
  • Big Sky BLM-WLK-PTA
  • Express CA-BLM-PTA
  • Big Sky BLM-KIM-PTA
  • CA-BLM-PTA low on available seats
  • Sleepliner Express CA-BLM-PTA
  • Express CA-BLM-PTA

Travel Time Scheduled from Bloemfontein to Pretoria (Year 2025)

The quickest Intercape bus from Bloemfontein to Pretoria is scheduled to take 5 hours and 50 minutes, whilst the slowest takes 11 hours and 55 minutes; on average the travel time is 7 hours and 51 minutes.

Scheduled departure times from Bloemfontein vary from as early as 12:30am, to as late as 11:55pm. Scheduled arrival times at Pretoria vary from 6:15am to 11:00pm.

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Intercape Bus Route Locations

From: Bloemfontein

Address: Intercape Office, Park Road (Tourist Centre)

Province: Free State

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

Latitude: -29.1200605

Longitude: 26.2069933

Uber Availability: Available. Schedule your ride in advance, once you have a good idea of your likely arrival time. Try Uber with a R50 discount off your first 5 trips! Use this link to get started. If you have never used Ubereats before then use promo code eats-robb3998ue at the checkout of Ubereats to get a R50 discount on your first two orders of minimum R100 each for delivery.

Location: View on Google Maps

To: Pretoria

Address: Intercape Office at Pretoria Station's Luxury Coach Terminal - on the corner of Scheiding and Paul Kruger Street

Province: Gauteng

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

Latitude: -25.7571741

Longitude: 28.1868882

Uber Availability: Available. Schedule your ride in advance, once you have a good idea of your likely arrival time. Try Uber with a R50 discount off your first 5 trips! Use this link to get started. If you have never used Ubereats before then use promo code eats-robb3998ue at the checkout of Ubereats to get a R50 discount on your first two orders of minimum R100 each for delivery.

Location: View on Google Maps

Safety considerations

Many bus stops have safety issues; it is better to arrive at bus stops while the sun is still shining (nighttime is riskier), with weekdays 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 wonder why the journey times 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.

Intercape Bus Tickets from Pretoria to Bloemfontein

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