Intercape Bus Tickets from Cape Town to Mthatha

Intercape offers bus tickets from Cape Town to Mthatha, with 1-way prices having ranged from R440 to R1,530 during 2025:

• The current cheapest one-way Intercape bus ticket from Cape Town to Mthatha is R600 in Saver class; taking Budgetliner CA-QT-MTH; departing Cape Town at Wed 18 Jun 2025 5:30pm ZA and arriving in Mthatha at Thu 19 Jun 2025 11:15am ZA (a duration of 17 hours 45 minutes).
  • For pensioners (60 and older), the current cheapest one-way Intercape bus ticket from Cape Town to Mthatha is R561 in Flexi class (with a 15% discount applied); taking Express Budgetliner CA-QT-MTH; departing Cape Town on Sat 21 Jun 2025 7:30pm ZA and arriving in Mthatha on Sun 22 Jun 2025 11:40am ZA (a duration of 16 hours 10 minutes).
• Average one-way ticket prices are Saver: R636, Flexi: R697, Full Flexi: R775. Lower Flexi and Full Flexi fares may be achieved if any discounts are applicable.
  • For pensioners the average 1-way prices are: Saver: R636, Flexi: R592, Full Flexi: R659 (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 seats recline the furthest).

Intercape Prices & Schedule from Cape Town to Mthatha

All prices in South African Rand (ZAR).

Price Statistics per Intercape pay class (Year 2025)

Intercape Routes from Cape Town to Mthatha

• Big Sky CA-PE-DBN
• Mainliner DCA-PE-DBN
• Mainliner CA-PE-DBN
• Mainliner NCA-FORT-EL-MTH
• Mainliner CA-PE-MTH
• Express Mainliner CA-QT-MTH
• Express Budgetliner CA-QT-MTH
• Mainliner CA-KOK-MAT
• Budgetliner CA-QT-MTH
• Big Sky NCA-QT-DBN
• Mainliner CA-PE-MTH low on available seats

Travel Time Scheduled from Cape Town to Mthatha (Year 2025)

The quickest Intercape bus from Cape Town to Mthatha is scheduled to take 16 hours and 10 minutes, whilst the slowest takes 21 hours and 40 minutes; on average the travel time is 18 hours and 37 minutes.

Scheduled departure times from Cape Town vary from as early as 6:00am, to as late as 7:30pm. Scheduled arrival times at Mthatha vary from 3:40am to 2:40pm.