Intercape Bus Tickets from Durban Beach to Johannesburg

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Intercape offers bus tickets from Durban Beach to Johannesburg, with 1-way prices having ranged from R260 to R1,420 during 2026:

  • The current cheapest one-way Intercape bus ticket from Durban Beach to Johannesburg is R370 in Saver class; taking Express Mainliner DBN-PTA scheduled to depart Durban Beach at 06:45 on Tue 28 Apr 2026 and scheduled to arrive in Johannesburg at 15:30 on Tue 28 Apr 2026 (duration of 8 hours 45 minutes).
    • For pensioners (60 and older), the current cheapest one-way ticket is R366 in Flexi class (with a 15% discount applied); taking Express Mainliner DBN-PTA departing Durban Beach at 06:45 on Tue 28 Apr 2026 and arriving in Johannesburg at 15:30 on Tue 28 Apr 2026 (duration of 8 hours 45 minutes).
  • Average one-way ticket prices are Saver: R439, Flexi: R499, Full Flexi: R565. Lower Flexi and Full Flexi fares may be achieved if any discounts are applicable.
    • For pensioners the average 1-way prices are: Saver: R439, Flexi: R424, Full Flexi: R480.
  • Understand the differences between Saver, Flexi and Full Flexi tickets.
The journey takes on average 11 hours and 3 minutes.

Intercape Prices & Schedule from Durban Beach to Johannesburg

Prices last checked and verified on: 2026-04-20 10:37:09

All prices in South African Rand (ZAR).

RouteCoach TypeDepart (DURBAN BEACH - Intercape Office, O.R Tambo Parade (opposite Tropicana Hotel))Arrive (JOHANNESBURG - Intercape Office, C/O Rissik and Wolmarans Street (Johannesburg Station))Full Flexi (ZAR)Flexi (ZAR)Saver (ZAR)
Express Mainliner DBN-PTASat 25 Apr 2026 06:45am ZASat 25 Apr 2026 3:30pm ZA560480420
Mainliner DBN-VRG-PTASat 25 Apr 2026 07:15am ZASat 25 Apr 2026 5:45pm ZA620520460
Express Mainliner DBN-PTASat 25 Apr 2026 07:45am ZASat 25 Apr 2026 5:05pm ZA660560500
Big Sky Intercity BIG SKY NDBN-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercitySat 25 Apr 2026 6:45pm ZASun 26 Apr 2026 4:00pm ZA900840780
Mainliner DBN-VRG-PTASat 25 Apr 2026 7:15pm ZASun 26 Apr 2026 06:00am ZA660560500
Express Mainliner DBN-PTASun 26 Apr 2026 06:45am ZASun 26 Apr 2026 3:30pm ZA560480420
Mainliner DBN-VRG-PTASun 26 Apr 2026 07:15am ZASun 26 Apr 2026 5:45pm ZA580480420
Express Mainliner DBN-PTASun 26 Apr 2026 07:45am ZASun 26 Apr 2026 5:05pm ZA600500440
Mainliner DBN-PTASun 26 Apr 2026 10:00am ZASun 26 Apr 2026 7:05pm ZA620540480
Big Sky Intercity BIG SKY NDBN-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercitySun 26 Apr 2026 6:45pm ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 4:00pm ZA900840780
Mainliner DBN-VRG-PTASun 26 Apr 2026 7:15pm ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 06:00am ZA700600540
Express Mainliner DBN-PTASun 26 Apr 2026 7:45pm ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 04:20am ZA660580520
Express Mainliner DBN-PTAMon 27 Apr 2026 06:45am ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 3:30pm ZA740660600
Mainliner DBN-VRG-PTAMon 27 Apr 2026 07:15am ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 5:45pm ZA900800740
Express Mainliner DBN-PTAMon 27 Apr 2026 07:45am ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 5:05pm ZA840740680
Mainliner DBN-PTAMon 27 Apr 2026 10:00am ZAMon 27 Apr 2026 7:05pm ZA760660600
Big Sky Intercity BIG SKY NDBN-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercityMon 27 Apr 2026 6:45pm ZATue 28 Apr 2026 4:00pm ZA900840780
Mainliner DBN-VRG-PTAMon 27 Apr 2026 7:15pm ZATue 28 Apr 2026 06:00am ZA660560500
Express Mainliner DBN-PTAMon 27 Apr 2026 7:45pm ZATue 28 Apr 2026 04:20am ZA620540480
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky DBN-HRS-PTABig Sky IntercityMon 27 Apr 2026 9:15pm ZATue 28 Apr 2026 06:15am ZA620540480
Express Mainliner DBN-PTATue 28 Apr 2026 06:45am ZATue 28 Apr 2026 3:30pm ZA490430370
Mainliner DBN-VRG-PTATue 28 Apr 2026 07:15am ZATue 28 Apr 2026 5:45pm ZA520460400
Express Mainliner DBN-PTATue 28 Apr 2026 07:45am ZATue 28 Apr 2026 5:05pm ZA550490430
Big Sky Intercity BIG SKY NDBN-KIM-PTABig Sky IntercityTue 28 Apr 2026 6:45pm ZAWed 29 Apr 2026 4:00pm ZA870810750
Mainliner DBN-VRG-PTATue 28 Apr 2026 7:15pm ZAWed 29 Apr 2026 06:00am ZA500440380
Big Sky Intercity Big Sky DBN-HRS-PTABig Sky IntercityTue 28 Apr 2026 9:15pm ZAWed 29 Apr 2026 06:15am ZA500440380

Price Statistics per Intercape pay class (Year 2026)

Ticket TypeLowest PriceHighest PriceAverage Price
Saver2601,220439
Flexi3001,320499
Full Flexi3401,420565

Intercape Routes from Durban Beach to Johannesburg

  • Express Mainliner DBN-PTA
  • Big Sky Intercity BIG SKY NDBN-KIM-PTA
  • Mainliner DBN-VRG-PTA
  • Mainliner NDBN-LDY-PTA
  • Big Sky Intercity Big Sky DBN-HRS-PTA
  • Big Sky Intercity Express Big Sky DBN-PTA
  • Mainliner DBN-PTA
  • Mainliner DBN-HRS-PTA
  • Intercape Bus
  • Budgetliner DBN-PTA

Travel Time Scheduled (Year 2026)

The quickest bus takes 8h 30m, slowest 21h 15m, average 11h 3m.

Departures vary from 6:45am to 9:45pm. Arrivals from 4:00am to 7:05pm.

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Intercape Bus Route Locations & Safety Ratings

From: Durban Beach

Address: Intercape Office opposite the Gooderson Tropicana Hotel at 85 O.R Tambo Parade, South Beach

Province: KwaZulu-Natal

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: -29.856787

Longitude: 31.0391282

Uber Availability: Available.

Need a safe ride from the station?

Get a ZAR 50 Discount Off Your First 5 Trips

Location: View Durban Beach 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.

Need a safe ride from the station?

Get a ZAR 50 Discount Off Your First 5 Trips

Location: View Johannesburg on Google Maps

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 Durban Beach

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

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