Johannesburg to Cape Town by bus or train

You want to get on the cheapest bus or train from Johannesburg to Cape Town. Here's a list of past surveys of bus, coach & train prices.

								Shosholoza Meyl
date	Baz Bus	City to City	Greyhound	Intercape	Eldo Coaches	SA Roadlink	Translux	Econ- omy class	Tourist Class	Premier Classe	Blue Train
Eldo Coaches was the cheapest option for travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town.
28 Oct 2016	2480	560	735	610	399	-	610	440	690	312	21170
Shosholoza Meyl and Eldo Coaches offered the cheapest rates for travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town for the Darling Wild Flower Show.
16 Sep 2016	2480	560	735	600		-	610	440	690	3120	21170
The cheapest way to travel to Cape Town for the Winelands Bridal Fair was with Shosholoza Meyl and Eldo Coaches.
05 Aug 2016	2480	560	735	550		-	610	440	690	3120	17010
Shosholoza Meyl had the cheapest rates for travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town for the Robin Hood Show.
24 Jun 2016	2480	590	900	680		-	680	440	690	3120	17010
The cheapest mode of transport to travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town was by train, with Shosholoza Meyl's economy class fares.
13 May 2016	2480	500	735	500		-	610	440	690	3120	17010
Shosholoza Meyl and Eldo Coaches offered the cheapest land travel options for the Cape Town Jazz Festival.
01 Apr 2016	2480	530	735	720		-	720	440	690	3120	17010
The cheapest option to travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town was offered by Shosholoza Meyl and Eldo Coaches.
19 Feb 2016	2480	560	650	-		-	610	440	690	3120	17010
Shosholoza Meyl offered the cheapest rates for travel from johannesburg to Cape Town for the Singin' In The Rain show.
08 Jan 2016	2480	910	1220	800		-	830	440	690	3120	15465
The cheapest travel option from Johannesburg to Cape Town for the Slowfood Christmas Market in Stellenbosch was offered by Shosholoza Meyl.
27 Nov 2015	2480	530	595	600		-	580	440	690	3120	15465
Shosholoza Meyl and Eldo Coaches offered the cheapest travel prices from Johannesburg to Cape Town for the Robertson Wine on the River festival.
16 Oct 2015	2180	530	730	620		-	580	440	690	3 120	19 245
City to City offered the cheapest land travel option on the Johannesburg to Cape Town route for the Mi Casa concert.
04 Sep 2015	2180	530	730	580		-	580	-	690	3 120	19 245
The cheapest option to travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town for West Side Story was offered by Shosholoza Meyl and City to City.
24 Jul 2015	2180	530	725	610		-	580	400	630	2 840	15 465
The cheapest option to travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town for the Winter in Calitzdorp festival was offered by Shosholoza Meyl and City to City.
12 Jun 2015	2180	530	725	630		-	580	400	630	2840	15 465
Shosholoza Meyl and City to City were the cheapest options for travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town on Worker's Day.
01 May 2015	2180	580	725	740		-	630	400	630	2840	15 465
City to City was the cheapest option for travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town for the Human Right's Day weekend.
20 Mar 2015	2180	550	715	600		-	600	-	-	-	15 465
Shosholoza Meyl and City to City were the cheapest options from Johannesburg to Cape Town for the Hands on Harvest Festival.
06 Feb 2015	2180	550	705	600		-	600	400	630	2840	15 465
Shosholoza Meyl and City to City were the cheapest options from JHB to CPT for the Brian Boswell Circus.
26 Dec 2014	2180	640	1100	830		-	760	400	630	2840	13015
Shosholoza Meyl and City to City were the cheapest options from JHB to CPT for the Bierfest Cape Town.
14 Nov 2014	1780	530	705	620		-	630	400	630	2840	16065
In this survey of travel prices from Johannesburg to Cape Town for Rocking the Daisies, Shosholoza Meyl was the cheapest.
03 Oct 2014	1780	600	695	680		-	720	400	630	2840	16065
In this week's survey, Shosholoza Meyl and City to City offered the cheapest prices for travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town for the Rocky Horror Show.
22 Aug 2014	1780	530	695	590		-	630	400	630	2840	13015
Shosholoza Meyl offered the cheapest travel option from Johannesburg to Cape Town for the Franschhoek Bastille Festival.
11 July 2014	1780	600	850	680		-	720	360	600	2650	13015
The cheapest way to get from Johannesburg to Cape Town for the Cape Town Good Food and Wine Show is on Shosholoza Meyl at R360 per person. Prices are one way and may have changed already.
30 May 2014	1780	560	665	480		499	600	360	600	2650	13015
Shosholoza Meyl's tourist class tickets for the Johannesburg to Cape Town route over the easter weekend are sold out but passengers can still purchase economy class tickets for this period.
18 Apr 2014	1780	560	910	730		-	650	360	-	2650	13015
We compared the prices of buses and trains for travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town for the Cape Argus Cycle Tour. Shosholoza Meyl offered the cheapest prices when we checked.
07 Mar 2014	1780	540	655	600		-	630	360	600	2650	13015
The cheapest travel option we found from Johannesburg to Cape Town for the Stelenbosch Wine Festival was offered by Shosholoza Meyl.
24 Jan 2014	1780	480	655	560		599	580	360	600	2650	13015
With the start of the festive season, bus prices have shown a steep increase since the last survey done on this route. The cheapest travel option continues to be Shosholoza Meyl's economy class train.
13 Dec 2013	1780	630	655	1100		1000	760	360	-	2650	12280
Shosholoza Meyl and City to City were the cheapest options for travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town when we checked.
01 Nov 2013	1780	450	655	560		-	560	360	600	2650	15155
The cheapest option for travel to Cape Town for the Hermanus Whale Festival was offered by Shosholoza Meyl. The 20th of September 2013 marks the beginning of the September school holidays as well as being the Heritage Day public holiday weekend, which is why we have seen an increase in bus fares.
20 Sep 2013	1480	480	675	650		-	560	360	600	2650	15155
Shosholoza Meyl's economy class train was the cheapest travel option when we compared prices from Johannesburg to Cape Town on Women's Day.
09 Aug 2013	1480	450	655	590		-	520	360	600	2650	12280
We have seen an increase in Shosholoza Meyl's train fares on the Johannesburg to Cape Town route this week. Their economy class prices continue to be the cheapest option on this route despite this increase.
28 June 2013	1480	560	645	630		450	700	360	600	2650	12280
Shosholoza Meyl offers travellers from Johannesburg to Cape Town the cheapest fares for the Franschhoek Literary Festival.
17 May 2013	1480	450	645	550		-	560	340	560	2500	11585
This week, we see an increase in bus prices at the end of the school holidays.
05 Apr 2013	1270	560	755	680		-	700	340	560	2500	11585
Shosholoza Meyl's economy class train is the cheapest travel option for passengers travelling from Johannesburg to Cape Town.
22 Feb 2013	1270	400	640	740		550	500	340	560	2500	11585
Shosholoza Meyl's tourist class train is fully booked until the third week of January. Travellers can still make use of the economy class fares on this route, however.
11 Jan 2013	1270	620	800	750		699	760	340	560	2500	11585
Airlines have begun increasing their airfares ahead of the holiday season, so overland travel becomes increasingly valuable to those looking for the cheapest options of travel between Johannesburg and Cape Town.
30 Nov 2012	1270	465	620	600		499	615	340	-	2500	11585
Overall, the bus fares have increased this week on the Johannesburg to Cape Town route. Shosholoza Meyl train prices have remained constant however.
19 Oct 2012	1270	530	620	540		499	500	340	560	2500	11585
Kulula from Lanseria offered the cheapest airfares on this route. Shosholoza Meyl has the best travel prices on this route.
07 Sep 2012	1270	450	620	490		-	600	340	560	2500	11585
Shozoloza Meyl remains the cheapest overland travel option on this route.
27 July 2012	1270	450	620	540		450	500	340	-	2500	11585
The bus fares have remained constant on this route. Shosholoza Meyl will be having two trains on this route, one for economy class and one for tourist class.
15 June 2012	1270	450	620	530		-	600	340	560	2500	11585
Overall the bus fares have decreased on this route. Shosholoza Meyl released their prices for 2012 on the 1st April. The prices for each class increased slightly on this route.
4 May 2012	1270	450	620	540		350	600	340	560	2500	11585
The overland prices have increased since our last survey. This could have something to do with the schools holidays starting on the 23rd March in certain provinces.
23 Mar 2012	1270	530	690	660		399	640	260	430	2210	11585
Prices have both increased and decreased with Shosholoza Meyl remaining constant and having the cheapest overland price.
10 Feb 2012	1270	430	535	535		-	530	260	450	2210	10930
Shosholoza Meyl is cheapest overland and Kulula offers the cheapest flight.
18 Nov 2011	1270	380	600	500		399	475	260	430	2210	10930
Shosholoza Meyl is cheapest as usual from Joburg to the mother city.
7 Oct 2011	1470	400	620	680		450	500	260	430	2210	13485
Good to see that Intercape's prices have come down a bit.
26 Aug 2011	1470	380	575	500		499	475	260	430	2210	10930
I was amazed to see Kulula airline were cheaper than the Intercape bus from Johannesburg to Cape Town. Bus rices have risen, probably due to the 15th July being near the end of South African school holidays.
15 Jul 2011	1470	430	600	780		500	530	260	430	2210	10930
Eek, I hate seeing the price of Shosholoza Meyl economy class going up, as that is the cheapest way of getting from Joburg to Cape Town, and so this will hit the poorest hard.
3 Jun 2011	1470	380	575	655		500	475	260	430	2210	16930
15 Apr 2011	1460	400	620	630		300	400	210	430	2210
4 Mar 2011	1460	380	565	580		-	420	210	520	-
21 Jan 2011	1460	420	565	510		699	550	300	-
10 Dec 2010	1460	420	605	800		699	550	300	-
29 Oct 2010	1460	380	560	510		599	400	290	470
17 Sep 2010	1460	460	560	490		350	550	290	470
25 Jun 2010	1350	400	610	750		350	520	280	-
14 May 2010	1350	380	560	420		-	460	170	370
2 Apr 2010	1350	400	600	590		399	520	330	630
19 Feb 2010	1350	380	560	450		299	400	180	340
8 Jan 2010	1350	400	600	680		399	520	340	620
27 Nov 2009	1350	380	560	420		450	400	180	340
16 Oct 2009	1350	380	560	420		350	400	230	430
4 Sep 2009	1350	380	490	430		-	400	230	430
24 Jul 2009	1250	380	490	420		499	450	270	510
12 Jun 2009	1250	380	490	530		399	450	270	510
1 May 2009	1250	380	510	510		399	450	180	340
20 Mar 2009	1250	380	450	420		-	450	210	350
6 Feb 2009	1250	380	450	510		399	450	150	280
26 Dec 2008	1250	420	450	620		599	550	280	500
14 Nov 2008	1250	380	450	500		399	450	150	280
3 Oct 2008	1250	390	450	540		499	500	-	350
22 Aug 2008	1250	380	450	499		299	460	-
11 Jul 2008	1070	-	-	505		499	-
30 May 2008	1070	360	440	330		399	450
18 Apr 2008	1070	310	420	330		399	400
7 Mar 2008	-	310	420	330		299	400
25 Jan 2008	1020	290	420	390		399	340

Johannesburg to Cape Town by bus or train

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