Intercape Bus Tickets from De Rust to Johannesburg

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Intercape offers bus tickets from De Rust to Johannesburg, with 1-way prices having ranged from R460 to R1,600 during 2026:

  • The current cheapest one-way Intercape bus ticket from De Rust to Johannesburg is R680 in Saver class; taking Mainliner PLT-KIM-PTA scheduled to depart De Rust at 18:35 on Mon 27 Apr 2026 and scheduled to arrive in Johannesburg at 09:45 on Tue 28 Apr 2026 (duration of 15 hours 10 minutes).
    • For pensioners (60 and older), the current cheapest one-way ticket is R629 in Flexi class (with a 15% discount applied); taking Mainliner PLT-KIM-PTA departing De Rust at 18:35 on Mon 27 Apr 2026 and arriving in Johannesburg at 09:45 on Tue 28 Apr 2026 (duration of 15 hours 10 minutes).
  • Average one-way ticket prices are Saver: R698, Flexi: R761, Full Flexi: R841. Lower Flexi and Full Flexi fares may be achieved if any discounts are applicable.
    • For pensioners the average 1-way prices are: Saver: R698, Flexi: R647, Full Flexi: R715.
  • Understand the differences between Saver, Flexi and Full Flexi tickets.
The journey takes on average 15 hours and 12 minutes.

Intercape Prices & Schedule from De Rust to Johannesburg

Prices last checked and verified on: 2026-04-19 19:20:57

All prices in South African Rand (ZAR).

RouteCoach TypeDepart (DE RUST - Quest Garage, 10 Schoeman Street)Arrive (JOHANNESBURG - Intercape Office, C/O Rissik and Wolmarans Street (Johannesburg Station))Full Flexi (ZAR)Flexi (ZAR)Saver (ZAR)
Sleepliner PLT-BLM-PTASleeplinerFri 24 Apr 2026 6:35pm ZASat 25 Apr 2026 09:50am ZA880800740
Mainliner PLT-KIM-PTAFri 24 Apr 2026 6:35pm ZASat 25 Apr 2026 09:45am ZA840760700
Sleepliner PLT-BLM-PTASleeplinerSat 25 Apr 2026 6:35pm ZASun 26 Apr 2026 09:50am ZA830750690
Mainliner PLT-KIM-PTASat 25 Apr 2026 6:35pm ZASun 26 Apr 2026 09:45am ZA830750690
Sleepliner PLT-BLM-PTASleeplinerSun 26 Apr 2026 6:35pm ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 09:50am ZA900820760
Mainliner PLT-KIM-PTASun 26 Apr 2026 6:35pm ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 09:45am ZA830750690
Sleepliner PLT-BLM-PTASleeplinerMon 27 Apr 2026 6:35pm ZATue 28 Apr 2026 09:50am ZA940860800
Mainliner PLT-KIM-PTAMon 27 Apr 2026 6:35pm ZATue 28 Apr 2026 09:45am ZA820740680

Price Statistics per Intercape pay class (Year 2026)

Ticket TypeLowest PriceHighest PriceAverage Price
Saver4601,400698
Flexi5501,500761
Full Flexi6501,600841

Intercape Routes from De Rust to Johannesburg

  • Sleepliner PLT-BLM-PTA
  • Sleepliner PLT-KIM-PTA
  • Mainliner PLT-KIM-PTA

Travel Time Scheduled (Year 2026)

The quickest bus takes 15h 10m, slowest 15h 15m, average 15h 12m.

Departures vary from 6:35pm to 6:35pm. Arrivals from 9:45am to 9:50am.

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Intercape Bus Route Locations & Safety Ratings

From: De Rust

Address: Quest Garage, 10 Schoeman Street

Province: Western 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: -33.4890167

Longitude: 22.5314092

Uber Availability: Not Available

Location: View De Rust on Google Maps

To: Johannesburg

Address: Intercape Office at Johannesburg Park Station - Park City Transit Centre - on the corner of Wolmarans and Rissik St in the Johannesburg CBD

Province: Gauteng

Safety Rating: 2/10

Extremely busy transport hub. Very high risk of pickpocketing and scams outside the terminal. Do not walk outside alone, use e-hailing from inside the designated areas.

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

Latitude: -26.19704997

Longitude: 28.04221218

Uber Availability: Available.

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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 Johannesburg to De Rust

What about the return journey? View prices and departure times for Intercape buses travelling from Johannesburg to De Rust.

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