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New My CiTi bus routes

The City of Cape Town has unveiled the first network of MyCiTi bus routes, which will run between Table View, Parklands, Blaauwberg and Big Bay areas, as well as central Cape Town, Gardens and the V&A Waterfront.

This reliable, safe and efficient service aims to better serve those already using public transport as well as to attract motorists onto its comfortable buses.

The routes

The route along the R27 is designed to be permanent, with bus stations in the median (centre) of the road; while the feeder routes north of Blaauwberg Road are designed to test routes and consumer needs. Hence these stops are temporary at present.

From Monday 09 May 2011, MyCiTi buses will begin 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.

On Saturday 14 May 2011, the full trunk service will start operating, with 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.

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 the areas of Big Bay, Table View, Parklands and Blaauwberg – also linking up to the trunk service.

How much does it cost?

R5 per trip: Gardens – Civic – Waterfront service
R10 per trip: Gardens – Civic – Waterfront feeder service
                Table View – Civic Centre main feeder service
                West Coast feeder service
R50 per trip: Airport service (children 4-11 years R25)

When does it run?

MyCiTi bus runs seven days a week in Cape Town and depending on day and time, every 10 or 20 minutes.

Schedule: Gardens – Civic – Waterfront service

Monday - Friday:
5:45 to 6:30: every 20 minutes
6:30 a.m. to 9:00: every 10 minutes
9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: every 20 minutes
3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: every 10 minutes
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: every 20 minutes

Saturday:
6:45 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.: every 20 minutes

Sunday and public holidays:
7:45 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. every 20 minutes

Easy transfers

Suburban rail network: Cape Town Rail Station.
Long-distance rail network: Cape Town Rail station.
Suburban buses: Grand Parade
Long-distance buses:  between Rail Station and Civic Centre.
Metered taxis: ranks in Adderley Street
Mini-bus taxis: Rail station deck.

For exact locations, visit www.capetown.gov.za /myciti and download the map. You can also read more about the super cheap, MyCiTi Airport Shuttle.

For any enquiries, please call the customer service hotline at 0800 65 64 63.

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