Bus and Coach from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha: Compare all prices

Compare all timetables for the bus from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha

Here is a selection of the cheapest bus trips from the schedule from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha from various bus operators like Intercape, APM or Big Sky Intercity for the next days.

today

£42

tomorrow

£32

Wednesday

Thursday

£42

Friday

Saturday

£31

Sunday

£41

Cheapest bus trips today
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
APM	11h 20m	21:35	Plettenberg Bay	Coach Station	08:55	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£42	A Bus from APM goes from Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 15/12/2025 21:35:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 16/12/2025 08:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £42 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 20m
APM	11h 35m	21:35	Plettenberg Bay	Coach Station	09:10	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£42	A Bus from APM goes from Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 15/12/2025 21:35:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 16/12/2025 09:10:00. 50 Economy ticket for £42 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 35m
APM	10h 25m	23:15	Plettenberg Bay	Coach Station	09:40	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£42	A Bus from APM goes from Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 15/12/2025 23:15:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 16/12/2025 09:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £42 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 25m
Intercape	12h 50m	15:05	Plettenberg Bay	Shell Coach Station	03:55	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£69	A Bus from Intercape goes from Shell Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 15/12/2025 15:05:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 16/12/2025 03:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £69 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 50m
Intercape	12h 35m	15:05	Plettenberg Bay	Shell Coach Station	03:40	Mthatha	Shell Ultra City	Economy	£69	A Bus from Intercape goes from Shell Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 15/12/2025 15:05:00 to Shell Ultra City, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 16/12/2025 03:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £69 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 35m

Cheapest bus trips tomorrow
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
City to City	11h 40m	02:20	Plettenberg Bay	Coach Station	14:00	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£32	A Bus from City to City goes from Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 16/12/2025 02:20:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 16/12/2025 14:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £32 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 40m
Big Sky Intercity	12h 50m	15:05	Plettenberg Bay	Shell Coach Station	03:55	Mthatha	Station	Basic	£40	A Bus from Big Sky Intercity goes from Shell Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 16/12/2025 15:05:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 17/12/2025 03:55:00. 50 Basic ticket for £40 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 50m
APM	11h 20m	21:35	Plettenberg Bay	Coach Station	08:55	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£40	A Bus from APM goes from Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 16/12/2025 21:35:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 17/12/2025 08:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £40 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 20m
Intercity Xpress	10h 50m	02:15	Plettenberg Bay	Coach Station	13:05	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£46	A Bus from Intercity Xpress goes from Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 16/12/2025 02:15:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 16/12/2025 13:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £46 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 50m
Intercape	11h 35m	03:05	Plettenberg Bay	Shell Coach Station	14:40	Mthatha	Shell Ultra City	Basic	£46	A Bus from Intercape goes from Shell Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 16/12/2025 03:05:00 to Shell Ultra City, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 16/12/2025 14:40:00. 50 Basic ticket for £46 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 35m

Cheapest bus trips Thursday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
APM	11h 20m	21:35	Plettenberg Bay	Coach Station	08:55	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£42	A Bus from APM goes from Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 18/12/2025 21:35:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 19/12/2025 08:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £42 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 20m
Intercape	11h 10m	16:30	Plettenberg Bay	Shell Coach Station	03:40	Mthatha	Shell Ultra City	Basic	£43	A Bus from Intercape goes from Shell Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 18/12/2025 16:30:00 to Shell Ultra City, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 19/12/2025 03:40:00. 50 Basic ticket for £43 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 10m
Big Sky Intercity	12h 35m	15:05	Plettenberg Bay	Shell Coach Station	03:40	Mthatha	Shell Ultra City	Basic	£45	A Bus from Big Sky Intercity goes from Shell Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 18/12/2025 15:05:00 to Shell Ultra City, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 19/12/2025 03:40:00. 50 Basic ticket for £45 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 35m
Intercity Xpress	10h 50m	02:15	Plettenberg Bay	Coach Station	13:05	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£47	A Bus from Intercity Xpress goes from Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 18/12/2025 02:15:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 18/12/2025 13:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 50m
Eagle Liner	11h 35m	02:10	Plettenberg Bay	Coach Station	13:45	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£50	A Bus from Eagle Liner goes from Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 18/12/2025 02:10:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 18/12/2025 13:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £50 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 35m

Cheapest bus trips Saturday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
City to City	11h 40m	02:20	Plettenberg Bay	Coach Station	14:00	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£31	A Bus from City to City goes from Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 20/12/2025 02:20:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 20/12/2025 14:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £31 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 40m
APM	11h 20m	21:35	Plettenberg Bay	Coach Station	08:55	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£35	A Bus from APM goes from Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 20/12/2025 21:35:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 21/12/2025 08:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £35 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 20m
Eagle Liner	11h 15m	02:10	Plettenberg Bay	Coach Station	13:25	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£50	A Bus from Eagle Liner goes from Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 20/12/2025 02:10:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 20/12/2025 13:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £50 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 15m
Intercity Xpress	10h 35m	02:15	Plettenberg Bay	Coach Station	12:50	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£50	A Bus from Intercity Xpress goes from Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 20/12/2025 02:15:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 20/12/2025 12:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £50 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 35m
Intercape	11h 35m	03:05	Plettenberg Bay	Shell Coach Station	14:40	Mthatha	Shell Ultra City	Economy	£62	A Bus from Intercape goes from Shell Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 20/12/2025 03:05:00 to Shell Ultra City, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 20/12/2025 14:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £62 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 35m

Cheapest bus trips Sunday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
Big Sky Intercity	12h 35m	15:05	Plettenberg Bay	Shell Coach Station	03:40	Mthatha	Shell Ultra City	Basic	£41	A Bus from Big Sky Intercity goes from Shell Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 21/12/2025 15:05:00 to Shell Ultra City, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 22/12/2025 03:40:00. 50 Basic ticket for £41 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 35m
APM	11h 20m	21:35	Plettenberg Bay	Coach Station	08:55	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£42	A Bus from APM goes from Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 21/12/2025 21:35:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 22/12/2025 08:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £42 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 20m
Intercape	11h 35m	03:05	Plettenberg Bay	Shell Coach Station	14:40	Mthatha	Shell Ultra City	Basic	£44	A Bus from Intercape goes from Shell Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 21/12/2025 03:05:00 to Shell Ultra City, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 21/12/2025 14:40:00. 50 Basic ticket for £44 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 35m
Intercity Xpress	10h 50m	02:15	Plettenberg Bay	Coach Station	13:05	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£47	A Bus from Intercity Xpress goes from Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 21/12/2025 02:15:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 21/12/2025 13:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 50m
Eagle Liner	11h 15m	02:10	Plettenberg Bay	Coach Station	13:25	Mthatha	Tembuland Gas Station	Economy	£50	A Bus from Eagle Liner goes from Coach Station, Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) at 21/12/2025 02:10:00 to Tembuland Gas Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 21/12/2025 13:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £50 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 15m

Best Price Offer: The price for the cheapest coach from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha is £23 on 30/12/2025. Flexible travellers save on ticket prices.

Frequency of bus connections between Plettenberg Bay and Mthatha

See here how frequent the connections between Plettenberg Bay and Mthatha are, during different times and days of the week.

Tuesday is the busiest day, with more than 38 daily coaches from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha. Monday has instead the fewest connections, with only 11 daily coaches between Plettenberg Bay and Mthatha.

The busiest time of the day is the Night, with 76 coaches from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha, while Evening sees the fewest connections between Plettenberg Bay and Mthatha, with 18 offers.

Facts about coaches from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha

Compare all providers like Intercape, APM and Big Sky Intercity that travel 29 times every day by bus from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha in one click! Book your bus ticket from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha starting from £23!

Cheapest Bus	£23
Fastest Bus	10h 25m
Earliest Coach	15:05
Latest Coach	23:15
Daily Bus Connections	29 Ø
Distance	575.1 km
Coach Companies	Intercape, APM, Big Sky Intercity, Eagle Liner, Intercity Xpress and City to City

Cheapest coach connections from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha

Every day, 29 buses from 6 coach companies leave Plettenberg Bay for Mthatha: in the table below, you will find the cheapest prices for a bus ticket for this route, starting from 15/12/2025 and for the following days.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday 15/12

£31

Tuesday 16/12

£32

Wednesday 17/12

Thursday 18/12

£53

Friday 19/12

Saturday 20/12

£31

Sunday 21/12

£56

Monday 22/12

£42

Tuesday 23/12

£31

Wednesday 24/12

Thursday 25/12

Friday 26/12

Saturday 27/12

Sunday 28/12

£31

Monday 29/12

£30

Tuesday 30/12

£23

Wednesday 31/12

Thursday 01/01

Friday 02/01

Saturday 03/01

£24

Sunday 04/01

Monday 05/01

Tuesday 06/01

Wednesday 07/01

Thursday 08/01

Friday 09/01

Saturday 10/01

Sunday 11/01

The cheapest time to travel from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha

See here on which day and which time of the day you can find the cheapest bus ticket from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha, for the next 30 days.

With a price starting from £23, Tuesday is the cheapest day for a coach from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha. Thursday instead is the most expensive day with prices starting from £42.

Night is the cheapest day time for bus tickets from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha, with £23. Afternoon is the most expensive time of the day with prices starting from £40.

How to save money travelling from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha

Travel can be expensive, but it doesn't need to be! Do you want to avoid paying a terrible price for your trip? Then follow these quick steps to save money:

Book the ticket from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha in advance! The earlier you book, the cheaper usually the price is. Also, you will be sure to have a place on the bus from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha, compared instead if you buy it at the last moment, or directly at the station.

If you can, avoid travelling at peak times. Instead of weekend, try travelling during the week. Travelling in the evening or at night it’s also cheaper, and later coaches from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha are also emptier.

All bus stations and stops in Plettenberg Bay and Mthatha

The map below shows you where to find all the bus stations in Plettenberg Bay and Mthatha.

Coach Station

Gibb Street

Shell Coach Station

Marine Way 1

Shell Ultra City

Nelson Mandela Drive N2

Station

Nelson Mandela Drive 33

Chatam St. & Sutherland St.

Tembuland Gas Station

Momelezi Road 3

Compare the bus with other modes of transport

The bus is often the cheapest mode of transport, while other modes like train or flight are faster. Looking for quicker alternatives to travel from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha? Compare all modes of transports from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha.

Service and Comfort on the bus from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha

Want to know which seat classes are available on the coaches from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha? Or which bus companies serve the route Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha? Below you will find answers to your questions.

FAQs about the Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha bus

How much does a Plettenberg Bay - Mthatha coach trip cost?

This depends on, among other things, the day and travel time. The cheapest ticket for the Plettenberg Bay - Mthatha bus trip is available from £23 and takes 11h 40m. Compare offers and save money!

How much could I save by comparing buses from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha?

The connection Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha is offered by 6 companies with ticket prices ranging from £23 to £90. Therefore, we suggest booking your ticket as soon as possible to ensure you will get the cheapest ticket price.

How many connections are available for the Plettenberg Bay - Mthatha route on average every day?

Each day, the bus route from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha is offered by roughly 29 busses. By using our search, you can compare bus schedules and find your ideal trip.

How long does a bus to Mthatha from Plettenberg Bay take?

The quickest coach from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha is provided by APM and takes 10h 25m. Coach tickets for this connection cost £42. However, keep in mind that the connection can take longer due to traffic.

What time is the first bus from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha?

The earliest bus to Mthatha departs from Plettenberg Bay at 15:05. In this context, information about departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

What time is the last coach from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha?

The latest bus to Mthatha departs from Plettenberg Bay at 23:15. Please note that departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

Which bus companies serve the Plettenberg Bay - Mthatha route?

Passengers looking to travel from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha can travel with Intercape, APM and Big Sky Intercity. Compare all available bus tickets with our search to book the trip that works best for you.

Is there a direct bus between Plettenberg Bay and Mthatha?

You can check all the direct connections between Plettenberg Bay and Mthatha by using our search and looking at the Changes section in our filters. These are some of the companies which offer a direct bus: Intercape, APM and Big Sky Intercity.

What can I take with me on the bus to Mthatha from Plettenberg Bay?

Depending on which provider you travel with, what you are allowed to bring with you can vary. Generally, you can take a suitcase and hand luggage with you on the bus for the Plettenberg Bay Mthatha bus route free of charge. Simply use our search to find a coach that is best suited to your needs for your planned travel date.

What equipment is available for the Plettenberg Bay Mthatha bus route?

The equipment on board differs depending on the provider. However, many long-distance buses have WiFi so you can tell your friends your exact location during the journey. To make travelling even more pleasant, air conditioning systems provide ventilation. It is best to use our search to get precise information about the equipment of the bus from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha on your planned travel date.

How does CheckMyBus find the best bus deals from Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha?

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Available seat classes which are offered on the bus route Plettenberg Bay to Mthatha

Basic

Name referring to the typical seat you will find with companies that don’t distinguish between different classes.

Economy

The cheapest option available for your ticket, it usually comes with reclinable seats and AC.

More bus routes to Plettenberg Bay and to Mthatha

Here’s an overview of the most popular bus routes to Plettenberg Bay and to Mthatha. Simply click on the connection of your choice, and you will find all the details about your bus route!