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Rea Vaya Bus which means “we are going”, offers fast, safe and affordable public transport on a network of bus routes across Johannesburg.
It is a City project aimed at providing better public transport, reducing congestion on public roads, improving the environment and creating jobs.
Buses run along dedicated routes to ensure speed of service, while the enclosed stations are designed to be spacious and welcoming.
Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) is designed to provide a high quality and affordable transport system, which is fast and safe.
In order to deal with the increasing transport problems faced in Johannesburg today. The City is pleased to introduce the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit System.
The company Buses will run in exclusive, dedicated lanes in the centre of existing roads. Smaller feeder buses will bring people from the outer areas to the stations on the trunk routes.
The company has a various types of buses, These include Marcopolo and Caio buses powered by Scania and Volvo.
Buses will be either 75- or 112 capacity vehicles, depending on passenger volumes and will operate from about 150 stations, positioned half a kilometre apart.
They will run every three minutes in peak times and every 10 minutes in off-peak times and it will be possible to catch a bus from 5am to midnight.
Rea Vaya offers a well scheduled and affordable Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service in the city of Johannesburg and Soweto, South Africa.
The company uses high-tech buses and enclosed stations built everywhere on their routes. Passengers use Smartcards only with points instead of cash for traveling, Thiis is managed through a points based system loaded onto their cards.
The service features a control center, high-tech buses, and security measures including CCTV, GPS and other technologies.
Trunk routes:
T1: Thokoza Park (Soweto) to Johannesburg CBD and Ellis Park East (Doornfontein)
T2: Thokoza Park to Ellis Park East via Civic Centre (Braamfontein)
T3: Thokoza Park to Parktown and Library Gardens East
Complementary routes:
C1: Dobsonville (Soweto) to CBD and Ellis Park East
C2: Dobsonville to Maponya Mall
C3: Inner City Loop - Chancellor House to Johannesburg Art Gallery
C4: Windsor West and Cresta to Parktown and Inner City
C5: Florida North to Parktown and Library Gardens
C6: Meadowlands to Millpark
Feeder routes in Soweto and adjacent areas:
F1: Naledi to Thokoza Park to CBD
F2: Protea Glen to Thokoza Park to CBD
F3: Jabavu to Lake View to CBD
F4: Mofolo to Boomtown to CBD
F5: Eldorado Park to Lake View to CBD
F6: Lea Glen to Bosmont
F7: Amalgam to Bosmont Station
F8: Westbury Station to Greymont
F9: Mapetla to Thokoza Park
F10: Pimville to Lakeview
F11: Bellevue/Yeoville to City
F12: Parktown distribution route
Journey length 2025/26 Fares
0 - 5km R10.50 R11.00
5.1 - 10km R14.00
10.1 - 15km R16.00
15.1 - 25km R19.00
25.1 - 35km R21.00
35.1 - 45km R22.00
More than 45km R28.00
Ci-purse (ABT Orange Card) R40.00
QR Code for Single Use R30.00
QR Code Event Pass R60.00
Penalty Fees R30.00
Penalty Inspection R110.00
For general queries, phone the Joburg Call Centre on 0860 JOBURG (0860 562 874).
For emergencies, phone 011 375 5911.
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