Autopax, which runs City to City and Translux Buses, is in business rescue. Tranlux Bus offers luxury coach trips on its large network of stops throughout South Africa and its neighbouring countries. The Translux bus offers daily stops at 100 destinations in South Africa and other major cities in Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi.
Much like travelling through the skies, Translux offers passengers on board entertainment via a central screen, reclining seats and on-board toilet facilies. These all add to a pleasant travel experience on a budget.
Book your Translux bus ticket online right here!
12 April 2017. Amidst driver strikes for many bus companies (e.g. Putco, Buscor, Golden Arrow and Mgqibelo); it was at first thought that Translux wouldn't be impacted; as the company is not part of Cobeo (Commuter Bus Employers Organisation) or Sabea (SA Bus Employers' Association); however it appears that Translux buses too are not operating.
10 April 2017. Autopax, the owner of City to City and Translux, has its 8 bus contract with the Gauteng transport department renewed for the 6 months from 1 April 2017 until 30 Sep 2017.
2016. Translux shifted to using RIVERBED as their advertising agency (along with City-to-City). RIVERBED is a owned by Monalisa Zwambila (a black female).
5 January 2016: A couple travelling on a Translux coach from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth has come forth with photographs to prove that the coach was infested with cockroaches. The couple reportedly travelled with the coach company on the 28th of December 2015 and was seriously disappointed with the hygiene of the coaches and the way their serious complaints were dealt with. Translux has responded saying that cockroaches are a year-round problem which they try to manage with frequent fumigations, but this isn't as effective during the festive season when more passengers are travelling and bringing their own food and beverages on board. Translux says this is a problem all long haul coaches struggle with. Best bring your can of Doom!
9 January 2014: A Translux bus from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg takes 28 hours, after the coach broke down near Colesburg.
In September 2010: Translux South Africa sponsored the Ke Nako bus for the Spring Music Break. This is the bus that carried football teams around during the Fifa World Cup. It has flat screen TVs, reclining leather seats, 4 fridges and a microwave.
ABD ABERDEEN
AWL ALIWAL - NOORD
AHT ASHTON
BFU BEAUFORT-WEST
BLE BELLVILLE
BEM BETHLEHEM
BET BETRAMS
BFN BLOEMFONTEIN
BHR BLOEMHOF
BDF BRANDFORT VALENCIA GARDEN LODG
BSC BRITSTOWN
BWH BUTTERWORTH
CLN CALEDON
CPT CAPE TOWN STATION
CTC CATHCART BUS STOP
CLJ COLESBERG
CDO CRADOCK
DUT DURBAN CHARTERS
DUR DURBAN STATION
EL1 EAST LONDON STATION
ELS EAST LONDON WINDMILL
ELI ELIM
ECT ESTCOURT
FRS FISH RIVER SUN
FBF FORT BEAUFORT
GRJ GEORGE
GIY GIYANI
GRT GRAAFF-REINET
GHO GRAHAMSTOWN CONFERENCE CENTRE
HNR HANOVER
HRS HARRISMITH
HBS HEIDELBERG (CPT)
HPQ HOPETOWN
HDR HUMANSDORP
ITY IDUTYWA
JTR JAMESTOWN
JSV JANSENVILLE
JNB JOHANNESBURG PARK CITY STATION
KI2 KIMBERLEY INFORMATION CENTRE B
KIM KIMBERLEY SHELL ULTRA CITY
KWT KINGWILLIAMS TOWN
KLD KLERKSDORP FLAMWOOD WALK SHOPP
KYL KNYSNA
KD2 KOKSTAD REGENT SHOPPING COMPLE
KDX KOKSTAD WIMPY BAR
KTR KOMATIPOORT BORDER RSA & RESAN
KRK KRANSKOP ENGEN ONE STOP GARAGE
KRO KROONSTAD
KVP KROONVAL PLAZA
LGR LAINGSBURG
LEV LEVUBU
LTT LOUIS TRICHARDT
MLL MALAMULELE
MER MALELANE
MPL MAPHALULE
MPM MAPUTO
MTK MATOKS
MAT MATOLA
MGK MIDDELBURG (CPT)
MQR MIDRAND
PTR MOKOPANE
MXX MONTROSE
MKI MOOKETSI
MSB MOSSELBAY VOORBAAI JACK-CALTEX
MAF MOUNT AYLIFF ENGEN GARAGE
MFS MOUNT FRERE
NLP NELSPRUIT PROMENADE HOTEL
NWT NOUPOORT
OUH OUDSHOORN
PAH PAARL
PYR PARYS
PHW PHALABORWA
PZB PIETERMARITZBURG
PIN PINETOWN
PLB PLETTENBERGBAY
PTG POLOKWANE
PTC POLOKWANE CONNECT
PL2 PORT ELIZAB. STATION
PLZ PORT ELIZABETH
PHR PORT SHEPSTONE
PCM POTCHEFSTROOM
PRY PRETORIA STATION, LUXURY COACH
QT1 QUEENSTOWN SHELL ULTRA CITY
QTN QUEENSTOWN STATION
QMU QUMBU SHELL GARAGE
RBG REDDERSBURG
RCM RICHMOND
RDS RIVERSDALE
RSO RIVIERSONDEREND
ROR ROBERTSON
RXL ROUXVILLE
SFD SEDGEFIELD
SEN SENEKAL
SEY SEYMOUR
SBA SIBASA CALTEX GARAGE
SMX SMITHFIELD
SSW SOMERSET-WES
SHC STELLENBOSCH
STF STILFONTEIN
SSR STORMSRIVIER
STM STUTTERHEIM BUS STOP
DB2 SWC DURBAN ORDINANCE ROAD & SO
PS2 SWC PORT SHEPSTONE BEDFORD CEN
WCS SWC WILD COAST SUN
SWD SWELLENDAM
TAS TARKASTAD
THN THEUNISSEN
THH THOHOYANDOU MIRCHIE COMPLEX
THO THOHOYANDOU MIRICHIE COMPLEX
TSR THREE SISTERS
TOW TOUWSRIVIER
TSH TSHAKUMA
TOL TSOLO MAGISTRATE OFFICE
TZN TZANEEN CALTEX GARAGE
TZ2 TZANEEN OASIS MALL
UTH UITENHAGE
UT2 UMTATA CALTEX GARAGE
UTT UMTATA SHELL ULTRA CITY
UT1 UMTATA STATION
UMM UMZIMKHULU
VDB VANDERBIJLPARK
VER VEREENIGING
VCW VICTORIA WEST
VRF VREDEFORT
WAR WARRENTON
WEL WELKOM TRANSLUX - WELKOM
WTS WHITTLESEA
WLD WILDERNESS
WIR WITBANK
WMD WOLMARANSTAD
WOR WORCESTER
Since the 1st April 2014 Translux have stopped supplying free snack packs on board its coaches. However, there it still stops regularly along the route, where you can order food.
Translux has a fleet of double-decker and single-decker busses, equiped with:
Air conditioning
Audio and visual entertainment
Heaters
On-board toilet facilities
Reading lights
Reclining seats
Click here to book online.
Call Centre Tel: 087-743-2120 (standard call rates apply)
(note that 0861 589 282, the old toll-free number was deactivated)
Tel: +27 (011) 774-3333
Fax: +27 (011) 774-3831
translux@apx.co.za
P.O. Box 1907
Pretoria
0001
East London Station |
043 700 1015 |
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East London Windmill |
043 743 7893 |
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King Williams Town |
043 643 4163 |
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Mthatha |
047 531 0875 |
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Queenstown: |
045 808 2065 |
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041 392 1304 |
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Tourism Centre |
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011 773 8056 |
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012 315 3476 |
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031 361 7670 |
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Pietermaritzburg |
033 345 0165 |
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Mokopane |
015 491 8457 |
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015 295 5548 |
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013 755 1453 |
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Adderley Street |
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044 801 8282 |
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044 382 1407 |
You can book a Translux Bus ticket at www.res.prasa.com/translux (you can also make City to City bus reservations at the Translux website).
Translux (and City to City) are brand names used for luxury coach operations of Autopax Passenger Services (Pty) Ltd. Autopax in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Prasa (the Passenger rail agency of South Africa), which is owned by the South African government. Autopax is a member of the Southern African Bus Operators Association.
Shoprite, Checkers, Checkers Hyper and Computicket are corporate agents of Translux.