Travel cost
Trips loaded on your Smart Card
| 2, 4, 6 or 8 trips per transaction |
R10.50 per trip |
| 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60 trips per transaction |
R9.50 per trip |
| Cash trip bought on bus if you don’t have a Smart Card |
R13 |
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.
What if I don’t have a Smart Card?
For visitors to the city, as well as passengers who don’t usually make use of the bus service, a single trip can still be bought on the bus with cash, whereupon a printed receipt serving as a ticket, is issued. However, these trips cost more than the prepaid trips loaded onto the GO GEORGE Smart Card and will require the buyer to keep the right amount of cash handy. We encourage all passengers to purchase Smart Cards.
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 |
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| Garden Route Mall bus terminus |
Garden Route Mall |
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| George Transport Hub |
Cradock St |
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| Next to York Park glass building |
York St |
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| Caltex Blanco |
15 Montagu St |
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| New Life |
16 George Rd |
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| A1 Plastics |
72 Hibernia St |
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| Biltong Warehouse |
George Arcade, York St |
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| Biltong Warehouse |
Harry Mann Centre, York St |
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| Biltong Warehouse |
Hibernia St |
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| Captain’s Cabin |
Cradock St |
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| Central Store |
Hibernia St |
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| Follow me |
53 Hibernia St |
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| Fresh Stop on York |
Corner York St and Plattner Blvd |
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| Good and More |
114 Cradock St |
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| Madiba Superette |
George Arcade |
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| Merriman Café |
Corner Merriman & Market St |
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| Milk & Juice |
Cradock St |
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| Second Baby |
97 Merriman St |
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| Yorkers Superette |
16 York St |
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| Foodeez |
8 Memorium St |
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| Denneoord Multisave |
Corner 8th Ave & Wellington St |
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| Henmar Superette |
Stockenström St |
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| Biltong Warehouse |
Shop 5, Kirstenhof Bldg, Knysna Rd |
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| Computer Store |
Paddagat Centre, Knysna Rd |
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| Post @ George |
Corner 4th & Akasia St |
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| Engen Eco Stop |
Corner CJ Langenhoven- & Witfontein Rd |
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| Why Not Take Aways |
2C Pearl St, Tamsui Industria |
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| Belair Café |
1 Flamink St |
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| Browns Country Grocer |
40 Beach Rd |
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| Delville Park Superette |
Square Hill Dr |
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| Grasshopper Grasdienste / Manual Brown |
Roaming |
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| Green Haven |
Marigold Estate, 2 Protea Rd |
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| JR Butchery |
Section St |
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| MDA Shop |
4787 Primrose Crescent |
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| M Hasan Stores |
5093 Japonika St |
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| Sindwezama General Trading |
New Dawn Park |
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| Sommer So |
55 Rose St |
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| Sienna Morris |
Roaming vendor |
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| Poppie's Café |
27 Rose St |
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| Heinrich Cook |
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| Manual Brown |
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| Sipho Kaleni |
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Mobile vehicle locations
| Protea Road/Valk Crescent (close to butchery) |
Mondays, 09:00 – 11:30
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| Spar parking area, Beach Road |
Mondays, 16:30 – 19:00
Thursdays, 09:00 – 11:30
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| Olympic Street / Beach Road intersection |
Wednesdays, 06:00 – 08:30
Fridays, 06:00 – 08:30
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| Rosedale: opposite Divine Fish and Chips |
Tuesdays, 16:30 – 19:00
Saturdays, 13:00 – 16:00
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| Rosedale Supermarket |
Fridays, 09:00 – 11:30
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| Rosedale: near Eve Bus Stop |
Mondays, 06:00 – 08:30
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| Entrance to Syferfontein |
Saturdays, 09:00 – 12:00
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| Harmony Park: Corner Rose & Jacaranda/Aloe St |
Tuesdays, 16:30 – 19:00
Thursdays, 06:00 – 08:30
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| New Dawn Park: near Sierrissie bus stop |
Thursdays, 06:00 – 08:30
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| New Dawn Park Primary School |
Mondays, 13:00 – 16:00
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| Protea terminal (opposite Hypersave) |
Wednesdays, 13:00 – 16:00
Fridays, 16:30 – 19:00
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| Crystal Ave/Golden Valley Dr intersection |
Tuesdays, 06:00 – 08:30
Fridays, 16:30 – 19:00
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| Fortuin Street, near George Street intersection |
Thursdays, 16:30 – 19:00
Sundays, 13:00 – 16:00
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| George High School |
Tuesdays, 13:00 – 16:00
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| Highway Fisheries, Beer Street |
Wednesdays, 16:30 – 19:00
Fridays, 13:00 – 16:00
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| Rosa Café, O’Connell Street |
Tuesdays, 09:00 – 11:30
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| Protea Park/Lavalia: Docks Mission Church |
Sundays, 09:00 – 12:00
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| Busy Corner |
Thursdays, 09:00 – 11:30
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| In front of Golden Harvest Wholesale, Meul Street |
Mondays, 16:30 – 19:00
Wednesdays, 13:00 – 16:00
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| Conville Community Library |
Wednesdays, 09:00 – 11:30
Saturdays, 13:00 – 16:00
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| NMB & Main Intersection, near Cheap Foods |
Fridays, 06:00 – 08:30
Sundays, 13:00 – 16:00
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| Heidedal Primary School |
Tuesdays, 09:00 – 11:30
Thursdays, 13:00 – 16:00
Saturdays, 09:00 – 12:00
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| NMB & Thomas Intersection, near Boeta’s Cnr |
Mondays, 06:00 – 08:30
Wednesdays, 16:30 – 19:00
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| Life Community Services Centre, Fiskaal Street |
Mondays, 09:00 – 11:30
Thursdays, 16:30 – 19:00
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| Parkdene Secondary School |
Tuesdays, 06:00 – 08:30
Fridays, 13:00 – 16:00
Sundays, 09:00 – 12:00
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| George Hospital |
Mondays, 13:00 – 16:00
Fridays, 09:00 – 11:30
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| York Street Centre parking area, opposite Eden Technical High School |
Tuesdays, 13:00 – 16:00
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