MyCiti Bus – an alternative to Uber.
Cost: R35 initial cost and then your top up.
Bus system in Cape Town is extensive, you can get most places. With two major hubs in the city centre it is not hard to navigate.
You buy at MyCiti card at any vendor, handy map on the website to find the nearest vendor to you. Be warned sometimes they do not have them in stock. Best to go to one of the hubs rather than a store like Spar.
There is an initial cost of R35 to buy the card and set up a PIN for the card. You load the card with money that transfers into credits on the card.
Once you get on the bus, there is screen to tap in and a screen to tap out. Very similar to contactless card payments, if you know these, or for those Londoners who can see this and Oyster Card.
There are so many buses be sure to know what bus you are looking for, all have different numbers or combo or letters and numbers. The generally stop around 7pm but always check the time tables, an you can call a number at the stops to find out where the next one is too.
The MyCiti Bus gets you all from Hout Bay up to Century City and Blouberg and to Khayelitsha as well. It is very safe and easy to use.
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