Travel cost
What you'll pay
Trips loaded on your Smart Card
REMEMBER: Trips on your Smart Card never expire and are valid until used.
GO GEORGE has a distance-based fare system, with the majority of routes in and around the main George urban area falling within the 0-15 km range. The current trip prices apply to this distance.
Smart Cards
GO GEORGE uses an automated fare collection system in the form of a Smart Card that can be loaded with trips. Trips will be deducted from your balance by holding the card in front of a scanner when you get on the bus. This is in line with other automatic fare systems like Gautrain and MyCiTi in Cape Town. Cashless systems make the bus service faster, safer and more convenient.
Do I have to pay again when I transfer to another bus?
Transfer to another bus to reach your destination is free as long as this happens within one hour from your first boarding. When you board the bus and tap your Smart Card, the card machine will automatically print you a transfer receipt which you must keep to show along with your card when you board a next bus. The time when the one-hour period for free transfer expires, will be printed on your receipt.
Top-up Vendors
Smart Card Kiosks – Buy your Smart Card here. Top up with trips
| Blanco Triangle | Blanco |
| Garden Route Mall bus terminus | Garden Route Mall |
| George Transport Hub | Cradock St |
| Next to Truns, Nelson Mandela Blvd | Thembalethu |
Top-up Vendors only - no Smart Card sales:
| Bus Stop Shop | 1250 Oudtshoorn Rd |
| Caltex Blanco | 15 Montagu St |
| Carlu Café | 15 Montagu St |
| Christelene Buys | 103 Klaasen Crescent |
| Ergo Trading | 49 Montagu St |
| George Superette | 50 Montagu St |
| J & R Stalletjie | 3848 Law St, Golden Valley |
| J Balie | 2532 Charlie Williams St |
| Millies Superette | George St |
| Sandy Lee Erasmus | 2793 Robyn Close |
| Ashlene Conradie | 63 Krogh St |
| Azazel’s Convenience Store | 5 Nelson Mandela Blvd |
| H Isaacs | 110 Bruce St |
| Louw Express | 54 Versveld St |
| Mandla Tickets | 115 Charlie Hugo St |
| Matty’s Busy Corner | 10 Setlaar St |
| Melisa Leander | 518 Florence Ntondini Cr |
| Qalinge Transport | 520 Florence Ntondini St |
| Sharivah Qalinge | 520 Florence St |
| Shoki Supermarket | 5 Nelson Mandela Blvd |
| Siphokazi Dingi | 132 Garcia Street, Lawaaikamp |
| Thembokuhle Mtebele | 226 Allen Vena St |
| Twenty 10 Corner Shop | 4 Borcherds St |
| Xoliswa Qampi | 176 Charlie Hugo St |
| Zizi Services | 76 Charlie Hugo St |
| African Restaurant & Take-away | 114 Cradock St |
| Arcade Superette | 71 Hibernia St |
| Archie’s Take Aways | 100 Hibernia St |
| Best Choice Supermarket | 82 York St |
| Biltong Warehouse | Harry Mann Centre, York St |
| Biltong Warehouse | Old Nedbank Bldg |
| Bismillah Cafe | 86 Market St |
| BP Mini Market | 72 Hibernia St |
| Cell & Bed Collection | 84 Market St |
| Cradock Mini Market | 98 Cradock St |
| Family Superette | 53 Market St |
| Fashion City | Hibernia St |
| Fish & Spicy Take Away Shop | 86 Market St |
| Foodz | 8 Memorium St |
| George Minimarket | 112 Cradock St |
| Golden Shop 1 | 51 Hibernia St |
| Good and More | 114 Cradock St |
| Heavenly Sweets | 82 Market St |
| High Way Café | 115 Merriman St |
| Hot Spot Takeaways | Shop 29, Market St |
| Madiba Superette | George Arcade |
| Medina Take Away | 44 Market St |
| Merriman Café | Corner Merriman and Market St |
| Mini Supermarket | 62 Albert St |
| Oasis Water | Golden Harvest Centre, Cradock St |
| OBC Butchery | 42 Market St |
| Rock View Trading | 44 Market St |
| Salon Triomf | Shop 3, York Mall, York St |
| Smokers Hut | Shoprite parking, Market St |
| Signature 1 Liquor Store | Loundre Centre Shop 4E, 45 Hibernia St |
| Super Golden Shop | 151 Hibernia St |
| The Café | 95 Market St |
| Total Courtenay | 47 Courtenay St |
| Tuba Fashion | George Arcade, York St |
| Unique Cell & Gadgets | 102 Hibernia St |
| Unique Cellular | 80 Hibernia St |
| Deon Melow | 1 Van Rooyen St |
| Go Solly | 33 Swawel St |
| Linda Prins | 9 Mentz St |
| Oktober Transport Services | 73 Swawel St |
| Qnique Klainboo | 15 Elsie St |
| Uncle B’s | 14 Lynx St |
| Denneoord Multisave | Corner 8th Ave & Wellington St |
| Henmar’s Superette | Stockenström St |
| Lion’s Den | 82 Wellington St |
| Angie Tickets | 11973 Sardonyx St |
| Sharon Williams | 12203 Marble St |
| George Corner Super Mini Market | 2 York St |
| Henel Supermarket | 59 Hope St |
| Yorkers | 16 York St |
| Order & Time | 71 Formosa Dr |
| All in One Supermarket | 8448 Nelson Mandela Blvd |
| Bismilla Mini Market | 46 Nelson Mandela Blvd |
| Boeta’s Corner Shop | Nelson Mandela Blvd |
| BP Café Take Away | 7 Diamant St |
| Corner Tuck Shop Unity 20 | Abbatoir Rd |
| Die Kosblik | 1 Diamant St |
| Sasol | Nelson Mandela Blvd |
| Shoki Supermarket | 5 Nelson Mandela Blvd |
| Snow Dragon Best Buy | 5 Sandkraal Rd |
| Snow Dragon Wholesale | 2 Abbatoir Rd |
| Sunrise Supermarket | 7 Nelson Mandela Blvd |
| Why Not Take Aways | 2C Pearl St, Tamsui Industria |
| George Tobacco Home | PnP Centre, Knysna Rd |
| All in One Store | 57 Beach Rd |
| Alton Pedro | 6439 Roosmaryn Close |
| Alume Shop | 18 Fawn Ave, Delville Park |
| Bar One Shop One | 5342 Garnaalblom St |
| Bar One Shop One | 6857 Sierrissie St |
| Belair Café | 1 Flamink St |
| Berenece Manchest | 12784 Capernaum St |
| Blessing Shop | 17 Daffodil St |
| Blou Winkel (H Azad) | 5285 Protea St |
| Community Discount | 12054 Spinel St |
| Corner Café | 5536 Voëlnesvaring Dr |
| Customer Store | 69 Beukes St |
| Flyse Draai | 6454 Kanfer St |
| Future Ventures | 4691 Bougainvillea Dr, New Dawn Park |
| GGM Services | 6429 Sierrissie St |
| GMM Services | 6429 Sierrissie St |
| Green Haven | Marigold Estate, 2 Protea St |
| Haly Shop 2 | 20 North St |
| Hana Shop | 4848 Bougainvillea St |
| Harmony Park Café | 1 Back St |
| J Spaza | 10 Dikkop St |
| JN Lourens Game Shop | 5357 Garnaalblom St |
| Jonathan Martin | 56 Pikkewyn St |
| Kevin Winston Damons | 5 Kwartel Close |
| Kurt’s Trading | 3 Violet Close |
| Light of Life Chicken Cuisine | 3 Agter St |
| M Hasan Stores | 5093 Japonika St |
| Maria Shop | 12649 Erf 325, East Joseph Dr |
| Marrida Morrisna Leen | 5559 Crossandra St |
| Mlungisi Blou | 11 Muisvoël Cres |
| Money Save | 16 Aloe St |
| Nadia Claassen | 15 Hammerkop Cres |
| Necia Superette | 17 Section St |
| New Park Shop | 4818 Bougainvillea Dr |
| One Stop Shop | 56 Hibiscus St |
| Order And Time 2 | 71 Formosa Dr |
| Pacaltsdorp Butchery & Cafe | 140 Protea Rd |
| Red Door Shop | 5234 Sierrissie St |
| S Cash Store | 6392 Kamper St |
| Sally’s Corner | 4932 Sierrissie St |
| SaveMore | 6486 Protea Rd |
| SaveMore Tuckshop | 87 Mission St |
| SJA General | S279, Syferfontein |
| Smartie Town Shop | 18 Hibiscus St |
| Stalletjie & Snoepie | 12494 Aram Cresc |
| Surina’s Superette | 5048 Klokkiesblom St, New Dawn Park |
| Venus | 7 Memoir Ave |
| Busy Shop | 21360 Makriel St |
| Fabian Shop | 26 Setlaar St |
| Gemeenskapswinkel | 46 Main St |
| Golf Street Supermarket | 30 Golf St |
| Green Star Shop | 52 Apollo St |
| Hair Exquisite | 2 Scorpio St |
| J and B Takeaway | 21424 Main St |
| Mikes Supermarket | 39 Swan St |
| Mindre Meiring | 21 Kloof St |
| Mona Buys | 14 Swan St |
| Parkdene Multisave | Shop 2, Ballot St |
| Thandokuhle Somathaba | 21 Virgo St |
| Thomas Maxim | 29 Hercules St |
| Benjamin Potts | 22 Kapokblom St |
| E & L Cash Store | 23 Kalossie St |
| Jody’s Supermarket | 22 Kamelia St |
| Man of my City | 21 Kappertjie St |
| Walk With Faith | 6 Kosmos St |
| Alume Shop | R77 |
| Alshuime Jacobs | 8017 Abraham St |
| Brenton Platjies | 7853 Adam St |
| Candice Michaels | 8362 Juda Close |
| Community Shop No 2 | 7651 Isaac Cresc |
| Edward Wildemans | R125 Miranti St |
| Faiza De Kock | 12072 Babilon Ave |
| Go John | Op die Uitkyk, 7852 Adam St |
| Go-Riana | 7957 Adam St |
| Lolwam Transport | 8204 Rebecca Drive |
| Manuel Brown | 8048 Isaac Crescent, Rosedale (roaming vendor) |
| Mingi-Mingi | 12102 Babylon Ave |
| Mya | 12439 Canaan St |
| Rosedale One Stop | 7953 Adam St |
| Sentinel | 7721 Eve Cresc |
| SP General Services | 7857 Adam St |
| Tolo | 12756 Capernaum St |
| Vuurvliegies | 7692 Cain Cresc |
| Yvonne Sokutu | IL 10 Rosedale Informal Settlement |
| Carmen Mooi-Petersen | 73 Park St, Levalia |
| Cheap Foods | 9 Beer St |
| Go-Sherelene | 23030 Nieuwoudt St |
| Gurshwin Damons | 60 Francis St |
| Joyce Liquor | 30 Truter St |
| Mello’s | 36 George Moore St |
| Monica Mgonose | 20396 Spandiel St |
| Myeen Supermarket | 57 Kondor St |
| One Stop Supermarket | 38 Beer St |
| Raza Shop | 17 Hick St |
| Safe Rose Supermark | 10 O’Connell St |
| Akhy’s Ticket Venda | House 2940, 23rd Street, Zone 7 |
| Anathi Mapapa | 7576b Emandleni St |
| Andisiwe Botique | 6275 Tawule St |
| Andy | 453 Matroos St |
| Anele Belwana | 1986 Vulindela St, Zone 6 |
| Azad Super Market | 4288 29th St |
| Balwa Tickets | 8305 Zone 6 |
| Betta Peter | 939 Ncamazana St, Zone 3 |
| Busisiwe Mshuta | 3596 Tabata St, Zone 6 |
| Chumasande | 10983 Asazani, Zone 6 |
| Daluxolo Mzimkulu | 9869 Silvertown Zone 6 |
| Funeka Ntshamba | 5138 Qheba St |
| Gabby Takeaways | 6817 Mahle St, Zone 9 |
| H Azad Supermarket | c/o Ngcakani and Tshetu St |
| Lamla Viti | 9711 Silvertown St |
| Lehlokas Centre | 2698 Portion 42, Zone 6 |
| Lemohang Kolo | 8072 Makaza Street, Zone 6 |
| Lumko Trading | 6036 Sampisi St, Zone |
| Lunathi Stamper | 3751 Lukhanyou Str, Zone 6 |
| Mahluko Bus Top-Ups | 10420 Asazani, Zone 6 |
| Mandleya Sithole | 3596 Tabata St |
| Maria Shop | 5268 Mbewu St |
| Miles Store | House 4639, Zone 8 |
| Mirriam Nodatini Ngini | 3119 Zone 7 |
| Mtungwa GO GEORGE Vendor | 7536 Emandleni St, Ramaphosa |
| Nizole Nalithemba | 4395 32nd St, Zone 8 |
| Nombulelo Nyabaza | 9158 Silvertown Zone 6 |
| Nontsikilelo Ngwane-Gevile | 10386 Zone 6 |
| Nosiphiwo Veronica Dingi NOSIPHIWO | 3577 Empolweni St |
| Nwabisa Mpoza | 2749 Zone 6 |
| Phumeza Petros | 5594 Dick St, Zone 9 |
| Playtime Wizard | 2177 Ngcakeni Rd |
| Puma Thembalethu | Cnr Nelson Mandela Blvd and Ngcakani St |
| Sakhingomso | House no. 8250 Zone 5 |
| Seka | 1092 Ncamazana St, Zone 3 |
| Sincela | 9524 Silvertown |
| Sindele Toko | 318 Notshokovu St |
| Siphokazi Dayimani | TRA56 Asazani, Zone 6 |
| Siyanda Pakade | 5422 Tyolara Zone 9 |
| Thabo Mzilikazi | 1541 Enkululekweni St |
| Tshepo Ngcobo | 7474 Luxolo St, Zone 4 |
| Vatiswa Mxhuma | RI 99 Robben Island, Zone 6 |
| Vuyelwa Mpisani | 1320 Ngcakani St, Zone 5 |
| Xolilizwe Manyana | 4358 35th St, Zone 8 |
| Xoliswa Magqazana | 5327 Tabata St |
| Zanele Mgudlulwa | 74 Mdongwe Area |
| Zameka Manyala | 4835 Liwani St |
| Zee Transport | 3683 Zone 6 |
| Zimaswa Sole | House 9711, Zone 6 |
| Zintle Mcaleni | 3628 Nobuhle St |
| Zintle Nombanga | CC34 Tabata St |
| Zukiswa Bobani | 2561 Mayibuye St |
| Zuqaqambe | 1431 Ngcakani St |
| Zwayi’s | E227, Zone 7 |
Top-up Roaming Vendors - no Smart Card sales:
Mobile kiosk locations
Daily schedule:
Jonga Circle, Thembalethu
06:00-09:00 and 16:00-19:00
Cheapfoods, Nelson Mandela Blvd
09:30-11:30 and 13:00-15:30
Hypersave, Pacaltsdorp
06:00-08:30 and 13:00-15:30
Eve Stop, Rosedale
09:00-11:30 and 16:00-19:00