Cape Town: MyCiTi Airport Service suspended as from 01 December 2022!

The City of Cape Town has announced that the MyCiTi Airport Service (A01 Airport <> Civic Centre route) will be suspended as from 01 December 2022. According to the City, the low number of passengers making use of the service between the MyCiTi Airport bus station right outside the main Airport terminal of Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and the Civic Centre in Cape Town's city centre as well as the 50,5% increase in the diesel price from 05 January 2022 to 02 November 2022 have necessitated the suspension. The buses operating on this route will instead be redeployed to the popular routes that connect Atlantis with Table View, Century City and the Cape Town CBD. The City of Cape Town will investigate more cost effective and innovative solutions to resume the MyCiTi Airport Service in the future. We'll keep you posted!

MyCiTi is Cape Town's version of bus rapid transit (BRT), a form of public transport service pioneered in South America and widely adopted in cities across the world.  

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Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022: Cape Town activates the Fan Walk as well as a free MyCiti shuttle service for ticket holders!

Cape Town is hosting Africa’s first ever Rugby World Cup Sevens from 09 September to 11 September 2022.  The eighth edition of the event, which will be contested by 24 men's and 16 women's teams, will take place at the DHL Stadium in Green Point. The City of Cape Town has announced that in an effort to minimise traffic congestion in the Green Point precinct, a free MyCiTi shuttle service for ticket holders to travel to the DHL Stadium will be introduced. Buses will depart from the Civic Centre and Thibault Square MyCiTi stations from 08:00 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. They will leave every 15 minutes or when full. Alternatively, rugby supporters can walk to the DHL Stadium via the Fan Walk which will be activated before the stadium gates open at 08:00. The Fan Walk extends from the City Centre along Waterkant Street, over the pedestrian bridge at Buitengracht and along Somerset Road, through the underpass at Green Point Circle to the stadium gates. 

Paid parking is also available at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (limited), Ryk Tulbagh Square, Picbel Parkade (Strand Street), Plein Park (Corporation Street) and the V&A Waterfront (limited parking). Additionally, a dedicated E-hailing service hub will be set up on Green Point Main Road between York and Wigtown roads.

Cape Town: MyCiti bus service has resumed its airport service!

MyCiti, the bus-based public transport system that has a network of routes across Cape Town, has resumed its airport route (A01) on 01 November 2021. The A01 route operates between the MyCiTi Airport bus station right outside the main Airport terminal and Civic Centre station in Cape Town's city centre with onward transfers every 30 minutes on weekdays from 05:00 to 21:30, and on weekends from 06:00 to 21:30. A single-trip card, which is valid for one journey, including transfers to other routes, currently costs R85/person. For more information on MyCiti's airport service, click here (pdf). 

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Cape Town: MyCiTi bus drivers embark on strike!

update (02 October 2018): Cape Town's MyCiTi bus service is gradually returning to normalcy.

update (29 October 2018): Cape Town's MyCiTi bus service is not operating at capacity due to the fact that some bus drivers are still participating in the unprotected strike that has now entered its third week.

Cape Town's MyCiTi bus service is currently disrupted due to an (illegal) strike by some bus drivers. As a result, only a few routes are currently operating. It is unclear for how long the strike will continue, and when the MyCiTi service will be able to resume normal operations. The City of Cape Town is monitoring the situation and will inform the public accordingly. We'll keep you posted!MyCiTi is Cape Town's bus rapid transit (BRT) service. Since its launch in May 2010 until August 2018, approximately 89,4 million passenger journeys were recorded on the MyCiTi service.

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Cape Town: New MyCiTi routes to tourist highlights!

Following a comprehensive review of the MyCiTi bus service, the City of Cape Town will introduce routes to new destinations as well as more direct routes with fewer transfers, and 29 new bus stops. These changes will take effect on 27 October 2018 and include new routes to several tourist highlights in Cape Town. These routes are:

• District Six <> Civic Centre
• Upper Kloof Street <> V&A Waterfront
• Civic Centre <> V&A Waterfront Silo
• Oranjezicht <> Sea Point

MyCiti is Cape Town's bus rapid transit (BRT) service. Since its launch in May 2010 until August 2018, approximately 89,4 million passenger journeys were recorded on the MyCiTi service.

Cape Town: MyCiti bus service is suspended​ until further notice!

update (15 May 2018): Cape Town's MyCiti bus service has resumed operations earlier today.

The City of Cape Town just announced that the city's MyCiti bus service is suspended until further notice. This is due to a nationwide strike, over a wage dispute, affecting the entire bus industry across South Africa.



MyCiti is Cape Town's bus rapid transit (BRT) service. Founded in 2010, it has 42 stations and 760 stops in many areas of the Mother City.

Get on a MyCiti bus to Cape Town’s past!

The City of Cape Town's Transport and Urban Development Authority has produced a fold-out heritage map with information about 20 sites of interest that are easily accessible via the MyCiTi bus routes. Many of these sites are clustered in Cape Town's city centre and surrounds, with others along scenic routes to the West Coast and Hout Bay. Residents and tourists can get a myconnect card and load a Day Pass for R94. This will allow unlimited travel on all MyCiTi routes at any time, or they can load a R39 OPT1 package, which allows unlimited travel outside the weekday morning and afternoon peak. Monthly Pass users can simply hop on the bus and enjoy the sites. 

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You can access the MyCiTi heritage map free of charge at all MyCiTi stations and participating retailers, or they can get copy here.

Cape Town: MyCiti's free Table Mountain shuttle to operate later!

MyCiti, Cape Town's high-quality bus-based transit system, is set to change the schedule of the free 110 Table Mountain route, which connects the bottom of Tafelberg Road with the Lower Cableway Station. Effective 01 September 2017, the buses on the route will operate later, so that locals and visitors can make the most of the longer days and warmer evenings on top of Cape Town's famous landmark.

Direction: to Upper Tafelberg

• 07:30 - 08:40 > every 15 minutes
• 08:50 - 18:05 > every 20 minutes
• 18:05 - 18:50 > every 15 minutes

Direction: to Lower Tafelberg

• 07:37 - 08:40 > every 15 minutes
• 08:40 - 18:00 > every 20 minutes
• 18:00 - 19:00 > every 15 minutes

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Cape Town: Travel free with MyCiti on 19 March 2017!

MyCiTi, the high-quality bus-based transit system in Cape Town, offers free transport on all routes all day long on 19 March 2017. Passengers do not need a myconnect card to travel on the bus on this day and they can make as many trips as they wish, on any bus and on any route for as long as the service is operational.

screenshot via https://myciti.org.za

Cape Town: MyCiTi launches free WiFi offering!

MyCiTi, the high-quality bus-based transit system in Cape Town, has launched a pilot phase of free WiFi provision on 10 of its buses. The new service provides each passenger with 50MB of data free every day from any WiFi enabled device (smartphone, tablet, laptop) as well as with free value-added content, such as news, weather and other multimedia, over and above the daily 50MB data limit. Once the daily cap is reached, passengers can purchase additional data using a credit card. Users who have an existing internet account at home that includes access to public WiFi hotspots, such as AlwaysOn, G-Connect and MWEB, can simply log in for internet access.



All 10 MyCiTi buses equipped with the new WiFi service have "WiFi available here" signs. If you want to use the free WiFi service, enable WiFi on your device, connect to "Vast", and choose "Complimentary Access". You will be required to complete a short registration form the first time you access the WiFi.

Cape Town: Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company & MyCiti launch free park-and-ride service!

Cape Town's Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company and MyCiti, the city's bus rapid transit system, have teamed up and are now offering a free shuttle service between the Lower Tafelberg Bus Stop at Kloof Nek and the Cableway entrance (Route 110). Table Mountain visitors are encouraged to park their vehicles at the free parking at the bottom of Tafelberg Road or use the MyCiti service from the CBD or Camps Bay up to the Kloof Nek stop using their myconnect or single trip cards.

The service will operate daily from 07:00 in summer (07:30 in winter) from Kloof Nek with the last shuttle departing the Lower Cable Station at 19:00 from the Cableway Station in summer (18:45 in winter). Buses depart every 20 min.

Cape Town: MyCiti introduces Table Mountain shuttle

Great news for travellers visiting Cape Town. The operator of the cableway up Table Mountain, Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, has partnered with the City of Cape Town to operate a MyCiTi shuttle service between the top of Kloof Nek Road and the Cableway’s Lower Station. The buses will operate daily from 07:00 in summer (07:30 in winter), with the last shuttle departing the Lower Cable Station at 19:00.

To Table Mountain:

• take the Route 106 or Route 107 to Camps Bay to to the top of Kloof Nek Road
• disembark at the Lower Tafelberg stop situated at the Kloof Nek Road/Tafelberg Road intersection
• cross Kloof Nek Road by using the new signalised pedestrian crossing
• board the Route 110-bus to the Upper Tafelberg stop
• disembark at the cableway station

From Table Mountain:

• bord the Route 110-bus at the Upper Tafelberg stop
• disembark at the Lower Tafelberg stop situated at the Kloof Nek Road/Tafelberg Road intersection
• take the Route 106 or Route 107

Fares during peak hours (weekdays 06:30 - 08:30 & 16:00 - 18:00):

• R6,30 oneway (Mover)
• R8,90 oneway (Standard)

Fares outside peak hours (outside peak hours on a weekday, or any time on weekends and public holidays):

• R4,80 oneway (Mover)
• R6,80 oneway (Standard)

Everyone over four years needs a so-called myconnect card to travel with Cape Town's MyCiti buses. myconnect cards are availale for R35 from MyCiTi station kiosks and participating retailers. More info >>

Cape Town: MyCiti fares to increase from 01 July 2013

update (30 July 2013): MyCiTi will introduce a new distance-based fare system, on 3 August 2013, with several options for saving money. [more]

The City of Cape Town has announced that the MyCiTi bus fares will increase on 01 July 2013. The for travellers most important service, the service between Civic Center and Cape Town International Airport (CTIA), will increase from currently R57.00 to R62.00 for adults and from R28.10 to R30.30 for children aged four to 11 years old. The new fares between the V&A Waterfront and CTIA via Thibault Square and Greenpoint will be sightly higher. The MyCiTi bus tariff for a trip on the main route between the Civic Centre and Table View will increase from R10.60 to R11.50 and the fare for a trip on an area service will rise from R5.30 to R5.80. For an overview on MyCiTi's routes in Cape Town, click here! Safe travels!

screenshot via capetown.gov.za (pdf)

If you don't want to rely on public transport on your way to or from Cape Town International Airport (CTIA), we recommend using these services: CTIA > Cape Town or Cape Town > CTIA.

Cape Town: MyCiti bus service launched

The inaugural service of Cape Town’s MyCiTi bus transport system has officially been launched. The first phase, which was introduced on 09 May 2011, runs between Table View and the city centre and signalled a milestone for the transformation of public transport in Cape Town.

The launch, which is phased, is outlined below:

• Since Monday 9 May 2011, MyCiTi buses are running along the red trunk route on the R27 between the Table View and Civic Centre bus stations. They will not stop at any of the stations in between. The service will run between 09:00 and 15:00 from Monday to Friday. Buses will depart on an hourly basis from the Civic Centre and Table View stations. Tickets for the service will cost R10,00 per trip.
• On Saturday 14 May 2011, the full trunk service started operating with the buses stopping at all stations along the trunk route.The interim inner-city feeder route, called the Gardens-Civic Centre-Waterfront route, will also begin operating. This route will run between the Civic Centre and Green Point, the Waterfront, the Loop and Long Street areas and Gardens. Tickets for the feeder routes will cost R5,00 per trip, but travel on the feeder routes is free when used in conjunction with a trunk route trip, which costs R10,00.
• Over the weekend of Saturday 21 May and Sunday 22 May 2011, all of the Table View feeder services will also start operating. These will cover Big Bay, Table View, Parklands and Blaauwberg – also linking up to the trunk service.

red trunk route

Tickets for the MyCiti serrice commence with a flat fare structure of R5 for a feeder trip in the Table View area and on the Gardens-Civic-Waterfront route and R10 for the trunk route between Table View and Civic Centre in Cape Town. The maximum fare for a trip is R10. Users of the trunk route service will be able to access free feeder services at either end of the journey. For example, someone living in Big Bay or Parklands and working in the Gardens could travel the entire route for R10 each way. Tickets will be available for sale on the buses and at MyCiTi stations.