Intercape Bus Tickets from Cape Town to Knysna

Intercape offers bus tickets from Cape Town to Knysna, with 1-way prices having ranged from R324 to R1,800 during 2026:

• The current cheapest one-way Intercape bus ticket from Cape Town to Knysna is R405 in Saver class on a Mainliner coach; taking Mainliner CA-PE-EL scheduled to depart Cape Town at 18:30 on Fri 08 May 2026 and scheduled to arrive in Knysna at 02:50 on Sat 09 May 2026 (duration of 8 hours 20 minutes).
  • For pensioners (60 and older), the current cheapest one-way ticket is R364 in Flexi class (with a 15% discount applied); taking Mainliner CA-PE-EL departing Cape Town at 18:30 on Fri 08 May 2026 and arriving in Knysna at 02:50 on Sat 09 May 2026 (duration of 8 hours 20 minutes).
• Average one-way ticket prices are Saver: R495, Flexi: R525, Full Flexi: R557. Lower Flexi and Full Flexi fares may be achieved if any discounts are applicable.
  • For pensioners the average 1-way prices are: Saver: R495, Flexi: R446, Full Flexi: R473.

Intercape Ticket Classes Explained: Saver vs Flexi vs Full Flexi

Understand the exact differences in allowances, amendment fees, and cancellation policies before making your booking.

Intercape Prices & Schedule from Cape Town to Knysna

Prices last checked and verified on: 2026-04-30 14:05:40

All prices in South African Rand (ZAR).

Price Statistics per Intercape pay class (Year 2026)

Intercape Routes from Cape Town to Knysna

• Big Sky Intercity Big Sky CA-PE-DBN
• Big Sky Intercity Big Sky CA-CBS-PE
• Mainliner DCA-PE-DBN
• Mainliner CA-PE-DBN
• Mainliner CA-PE-MTH
• Mainliner CA-PE-EL
• Budgetliner BCA-ALICE-EL
• Big Sky Intercity Big Sky CA-FORTB-BLM
• Intercape Bus

Travel Time Scheduled (Year 2026)

The quickest bus takes 7h 40m, slowest 8h 45m, average 8h 15m.

Departures vary from 6:00am to 7:00pm. Arrivals from 1:50am to 3:50pm.