Intercape Bus Tickets from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth Cape

Intercape offers bus tickets from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth Cape, with 1-way prices having ranged from R340 to R1,950 during 2026:

• The current cheapest one-way Intercape bus ticket from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth Cape is R480 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 Port Elizabeth Cape at 07:45 on Sat 09 May 2026 (duration of 13 hours 15 minutes).
  • For pensioners (60 and older), the current cheapest one-way ticket is R459 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 Port Elizabeth Cape at 07:45 on Sat 09 May 2026 (duration of 13 hours 15 minutes).
• Average one-way ticket prices are Saver: R515, Flexi: R576, Full Flexi: R655. Lower Flexi and Full Flexi fares may be achieved if any discounts are applicable.
  • For pensioners the average 1-way prices are: Saver: R515, Flexi: R490, Full Flexi: R557.

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 Port Elizabeth Cape

Prices last checked and verified on: 2026-04-30 14:06:18

All prices in South African Rand (ZAR).

Price Statistics per Intercape pay class (Year 2026)

Intercape Routes from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth Cape

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

Travel Time Scheduled (Year 2026)

The quickest bus takes 11h 30m, slowest 13h 40m, average 12h 26m.

Departures vary from 6:00am to 7:00pm. Arrivals from 5:40am to 7:40pm.