This archive report was first published on 20 November 2019.
On November 20, 2019, Travelstart.co.za launched a new online bus booking platform, available at bus.travelstart.co.za, to help customers save time and money by comparing bus tickets from competing companies.
The platform allows customers to search, book, and pay for bus travel from numerous suppliers, including Greyhound, Eldo Coaches, Citiliner, and Intercape. Customers can book tickets for up to ten passengers in a single booking and filter search results by bus company, coach class, and price.
Payment can be made by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express) at the time of booking, or at Pick n Pay stores countrywide.
Travelstart’s Managing Director Jerome Touze said, “We’re really excited to bring a quality bus booking platform to the market. For 13 years, air travel has been our focus, but bus transport also fits with our mission to make all modes of travel simpler and more accessible for everyone.”
FlightSite Managing Director and bus.travelstart.co.za technology partner Rian Bornman added, “This is the first development to follow our acquisition by Travelstart. The power of the Travelstart brand coupled with the convenience of paying at Pick n Pay will make travel simple for exciting new markets.”
The most popular route for South African bus travellers is Johannesburg to Durban, while regionally, the most in-demand route is Johannesburg to Harare, Zimbabwe.
