Travel cost

Trips loaded on your Smart Card

1 trip per transaction R12.00
2, 4, 6 or 8 trips per transaction R11.00 per trip
10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60 trips per transaction R10.00 per trip

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 ticket 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.

Read more about the use of the Smart Card here.

Top-up Vendors

Blanco Triangle Blanco
Garden Route Mall bus terminus Garden Route Mall
George Transport Hub Cradock St
Next to York Park glass building York St
Caltex Blanco 15 Montagu St
Millies George St
New Life 16 George Rd
A1 Plastics 72 Hibernia St
Biltong Warehouse George Arcade, York St
Biltong Warehouse Harry Mann Centre, York St
Biltong Warehouse York St
Central Store Hibernia St
Follow me 53 Hibernia St
Fresh Stop on York Corner York St and Plattner Blvd
Good and More 114 Cradock St
Madiba Superette George Arcade
Merriman Café Corner Merriman & Market St
Milk & Juice Cradock St
Yorkers Superette 16 York St
Foodeez 8 Memorium St
Denneoord Multisave Corner 8th Ave & Wellington St
Biltong Warehouse Shop 5, Kirstenhof Bldg, Knysna Rd
Computer Store Paddagat Centre, Knysna Rd
Post @ George Corner 4th & Akasia St
Why Not Take Aways 2C Pearl St, Tamsui Industria
Mamun Supermarket Sandkraal Rd
Belair Café 1 Flamink St
Browns Country Grocer 40 Beach Rd
Grasshopper Grasdienste / Manual Brown Roaming
Green Haven Marigold Estate, 2 Protea Rd
JR Butchery Section St
MDA Shop 4787 Primrose Crescent
M Hasan Stores 5093 Japonika St
Sommer So 55 Rose St
E & L Superette 23 Kalossie St
Family Shop 30 Golf St
Community Vendor 57 Apollo St
Manuel Brown

Mobile vehicle locations

Protea Road/Valk Crescent (close to butchery) Mondays, 09:00 – 11:30
Spar parking area, Beach Road Mondays, 16:30 – 19:00 Thursdays, 09:00 – 11:30
Olympic Street / Beach Road intersection Fridays, 06:00 – 08:30
Rosedale: opposite Divine Fish and Chips Tuesdays, 16:30 – 19:00 Saturdays, 13:00 – 16:00
Rosedale Supermarket Fridays, 09:00 – 11:30
Rosedale: near Eve Bus Stop Mondays, 06:00 – 08:30
Entrance to Syferfontein Saturdays, 09:00 – 12:00
Harmony Park: Corner Rose & Jacaranda/Aloe St Tuesdays, 16:30 – 19:00 Thursdays, 06:00 – 08:30
New Dawn Park Primary School Mondays, 13:00 – 16:00
Protea terminal (opposite Hypersave) Wednesdays, 13:00 – 16:00 Fridays, 16:30 – 19:00
Crystal Ave/Golden Valley Dr intersection Tuesdays, 06:00 – 08:30 Fridays, 16:30 – 19:00
Fortuin Street, near George Street intersection Thursdays, 16:30 – 19:00 Sundays, 13:00 – 16:00
George High School Tuesdays, 13:00 – 16:00
Highway Fisheries, Beer Street Wednesdays, 16:30 – 19:00 Fridays, 13:00 – 16:00
Rosa Café, O’Connell Street Tuesdays, 09:00 – 11:30
Protea Park/Lavalia: Docks Mission Church Sundays, 09:00 – 12:00
Busy Corner Thursdays, 09:00 – 11:30
In front of Golden Harvest Wholesale, Meul Street Mondays, 16:30 – 19:00 Wednesdays, 13:00 – 16:00
Conville Community Library Wednesdays, 09:00 – 11:30 Saturdays, 13:00 – 16:00
NMB & Main Intersection, near Cheap Foods Fridays, 06:00 – 08:30 Sundays, 13:00 – 16:00
Heidedal Primary School Tuesdays, 09:00 – 11:30 Thursdays, 13:00 – 16:00 Saturdays, 09:00 – 12:00
NMB & Thomas Intersection, near Boeta’s Cnr Mondays, 06:00 – 08:30 Wednesdays, 16:30 – 19:00
Life Community Services Centre, Fiskaal Street Mondays, 09:00 – 11:30 Thursdays, 16:30 – 19:00
Parkdene Secondary School Tuesdays, 06:00 – 08:30 Wednesdays, 06:00 – 08:30 Thursdays, 06:00 – 08:30 Fridays, 13:00 – 16:00 Sundays, 09:00 – 12:00
George Hospital Mondays, 13:00 – 16:00 Fridays, 09:00 – 11:30
York Street Centre parking area, opposite Eden Technical High School Tuesdays, 13:00 – 16:00