PLANNING YOUR ROUTE | TICKETS | TIMETABLE

Bus Times

• Trunk route: 5am to 8:00am and again from 4pm to 8:00pm every five minutes in peak times and in 20 minute intervals during off peak times
• Operations are every Monday to Saturday including public holidays

Timetable

Check here for the bus times between Ellis Park and Thokoza Park.

Trunk Route

Route:	Travelling between:	Monday – Friday:	Saturdays:
T1	Thokoza Park - Ellis Park	First bus from Thokoza Park at 5H00	First bus from Thokoza Park at 6h00
		Last bus from Thokoza Park at 16h00	Last bus from Ellis Park at 16H00
		- Frequency at peak every 10 minutes	- Frequency at peak every 10 minutes
		- Frequency off-peak every 20 minutes	- Frequency off-peak every 20 minutes
	Ellizs Park to Thokoza Park	First bus from Ellis Park at 6h00	First bus from Ellis Park at 07h00
		Last bus from Ellis Park at 20H00	Last bus from Ellis Park at 16H00
		- Frequency at peak every 10 minutes	- Frequenc 7am to 2pm every 30 minutes
		- Frenquency at off-peak times every 20 minutes	- Frequency from 2pm to 4pm every 20 minutes

Additional Complimentary and feeder routes into Soweto

Route:	Travelling between:	Monday – Friday:	Saturdays:
C1	Dobsonville to Ellis Park	First trip from Dobsonville to Ellis Park: 05h00	First trip from Dobsonville – 05H15
		Last Trip from Dobsonville to Ellis Park: 19h00	Last trip from Dobsonville – 15H00
	Ellis Park to Dobsonville	First trip from Ellis Park to Dobsonville: 06h00	First trip from Ellis Park – 06H10
		Last trip from Ellis Park to Dobsonville: 20h00	Last trip from Ellis Park – 16H00
		Bus frequency during 05h00-06h00: every 10 minutes	Frequency: 06H00 – 08H00 and 12H00 – 14H00 every 5 minutes and every 15 minutes at other times
		Bus frequency during 06h00-08h00 and 16h00-19h00: every 5minutes
F1	Naledi to Thokoza Park	First trip from Naledi  to Thokoza Park: 05h00	First trip from Naledi – 05H00
		Last Trip from Naledi  to Thokoza Park: 20h00	Last trip from Naledi – 16H30
		First trip from Thokoza Park to Naledi: 05h20	Last trip from Thokoza Park – 17H00
F3	Jabavu to Lakeview	First trip from Jabavu to Lakeview:  05h00	First trip from Jabavu – 05H00
		Last trip from Jabavu to Lakeview:  20h40	Last trip from Jabavu – 16H30
	Lakeview to Jabavu	First trip from Lakeview to Jabavu: 05h15	Last trip from Lakeview – 17H00
		Last trip from Lakeview to Jabavu: 21h00	Frequency: every 20 minutes
		Frequency at peak times:  every 10 minutes
		Frequency off peak: every 20 minutes
F4	Mofolo to Boomtown	First trip from Mofolo to Boomtown: 05h00	First trip from Mofolo – 05H00
		Last trip from Mofolo to Boomtown: 20h00	Last trip from Mofolo – 16H30
	Boomtown to Mofolo	Fist trip from Boomtown to Mofolo: 05h10	Last trip from Boomtown – 17H00
		Last trip from Boomtown to Mofolo: 21h00	Frequency: every 20 minutes
		Frequency at peak times:  every 10 minutes
		Frequency off peak: every 20 minutes

Where do I buy my ticket?
You will be able to buy the tickets from Rea Vaya Ticket Vendors at and around all the stations and most stops on the Rea Vaya route.

Rea Vaya Ticket Vendors will be easily identified by clearly marked Rea Vaya posters/banners.

Nearest Vendors

• A list will be provided once the vendors have been selected.

How do I validate my ticket?
You will need to validate your ticket at validating machines at the Trunk station (Trunk routes) or on the bus (Complementary bus). Tickets are valid for two hours after you’ve validated it. The validating machine will stamp the expiry date and time on your ticket.

Rea Vaya Inspectors will verify your ticket at random intervals.

How to use my ticket?

1. Commuter purchase ticket at station / vendor
2. Commuter validates ticket at validating machine (trunk route) or on the bus (complementary bus). The expiry date and time will be stamped on the ticket
3. Commuter travels
4. Commuter can disembark the bus and board again, provided that the ticket date and time have not expired and the applicable ticket is used.
5. Inspectors will verify that you have a valid ticket at random intervals.

Rea Vaya agents will be available to assist you in the process.

If you have any queries, please contact the Call Centre on 011 375 5555.

An example of the contactless smart card to be used on the Rea Vaya system