{"id":94891,"date":"2019-11-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/travelstart-buses\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:56:07","slug":"travelstart-buses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/travelstart-buses\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit the Road with Travelstart Buses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hot off the tarmac, <strong>Travelstart buses is an online bus booking platform<\/strong> that brings the convenience of booking bus tickets online together with a wide selection of the best bus carriers and routes available in Africa, both nationally and regionally.<\/p>\n<p>Compare bus ticket prices from top bus companies on one platform &#8211; be it an <strong>Intercape<\/strong> bus booking, <strong>Citiliner<\/strong> or <strong>Eldo coaches<\/strong> booking or the best <strong>Greyhound<\/strong> bus tickets on offer, Travelstart has your road trip covered. Whether one-way or return, you can also book bus tickets for up to ten passengers at once.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the flexibility of finding the <strong>bus tickets that are best for you<\/strong> &#8211; filter results according to your budget, preferred bus company or coach class. Make a budget-savvy selection with the Saver option or splash out on a Luxury ticket. Flexi and Full Flexi tickets will leave you with a bit more room to move if your plans are likely to change.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-79519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Blog_Introducing-Travelstart-Buses.jpg\" alt=\"Travelstart buses\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are an array of bus routes and ticket types to choose from when booking on Travelstart buses. One of the more <strong>popular routes<\/strong> amongst South African travellers includes Johannesburg to Durban, while travellers venturing regionally favour the route between Johannesburg to Harare, Zimbabwe. Search for tickets to and from popular cities like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/cheap-flights-to-cape-town\">Cape Town<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/cheap-flights-to-johannesburg\">Johannesburg<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/cheap-flights-to-durban\">Durban<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/cheap-flights-to-east-london\">East London<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/cheap-flights-to-namibia\">Namibia<\/a> and other neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n<p>Search, book and pay for those cheap bus tickets with easy payment options and have your ticket sent straight to your inbox. Pay at the time of booking your <strong>bus tickets online with your credit card<\/strong> &#8211; Visa, American Express and MasterCard are accepted &#8211; or pop into your nearest Pick n Pay store to make payment.<\/p>\n<p>What are you waiting for? The freedom of the open road awaits! <strong>Search and book the cheapest fares<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/bus.travelstart.co.za\/\">Travelstart buses<\/a> and while you\u2019re there, you can complete your trip with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/\">cheap flights<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/hotel.travelstart.com\/\">hotel booking<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/cars.travelstart.co.za\/#\/searchcars\">car hire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>All information on this blog page was correct at the time of publishing and may change at any time without prior notice. Travelstart will not be held liable for loss or inconvenience resulting from the use of out-dated or incorrectly noted information.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hot off the tarmac, Travelstart buses is an online bus booking platform that brings the convenience of booking bus tickets online together with a wide selection of the best bus carriers and routes available in Africa, both nationally and regionally. 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