Bus and Coach from Welkom to Mthatha: Compare all prices

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Here is a selection of the cheapest bus trips from the schedule from Welkom to Mthatha from various bus operators like Intercape, Eagle Liner or Intercity Xpress for the next days.

today

£16

tomorrow

£19

Sunday

Monday

£16

Tuesday

£16

Wednesday

£16

Thursday

£17

Cheapest bus trips today
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
Eagle Liner	10h 50m	20:15	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	07:05	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£16	A Bus from Eagle Liner goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 30/01/2026 20:15:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 31/01/2026 07:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £16 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 50m
Eagle Liner	11h 5m	20:15	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	07:20	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£16	A Bus from Eagle Liner goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 30/01/2026 20:15:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 31/01/2026 07:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £16 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 5m
Intercity Xpress	11h 15m	23:30	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	10:45	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£16	A Bus from Intercity Xpress goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 30/01/2026 23:30:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 31/01/2026 10:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £16 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 15m
Intercity Xpress	10h 35m	23:30	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	10:05	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£16	A Bus from Intercity Xpress goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 30/01/2026 23:30:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 31/01/2026 10:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £16 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 35m
Intercape	10h 55m	23:50	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	10:45	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£21	A Bus from Intercape goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 30/01/2026 23:50:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 31/01/2026 10:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £21 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 55m

Cheapest bus trips tomorrow
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
Intercity Xpress	10h 30m	23:55	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	10:25	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£19	A Bus from Intercity Xpress goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 31/01/2026 23:55:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 01/02/2026 10:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £19 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 30m
Intercity Xpress	10h 50m	23:55	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	10:45	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£19	A Bus from Intercity Xpress goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 31/01/2026 23:55:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 01/02/2026 10:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £19 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 50m
Eagle Liner	10h 50m	20:15	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	07:05	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£21	A Bus from Eagle Liner goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 31/01/2026 20:15:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 01/02/2026 07:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £21 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 50m
Eagle Liner	11h 5m	20:15	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	07:20	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£21	A Bus from Eagle Liner goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 31/01/2026 20:15:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 01/02/2026 07:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £21 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 5m
Intercape	12h 45m	22:25	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	11:10	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£44	A Bus from Intercape goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 31/01/2026 22:25:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 01/02/2026 11:10:00. 50 Economy ticket for £44 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 45m

Cheapest bus trips Monday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
Intercity Xpress	10h 30m	23:55	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	10:25	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£16	A Bus from Intercity Xpress goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 02/02/2026 23:55:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 03/02/2026 10:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £16 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 30m
Intercity Xpress	10h 50m	23:55	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	10:45	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£16	A Bus from Intercity Xpress goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 02/02/2026 23:55:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 03/02/2026 10:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £16 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 50m
Intercape	11h 45m	23:00	Welkom	EP Building	10:45	Mthatha	Shell Ultra City	Economy	£17	A Bus from Intercape goes from EP Building, Welkom (South Africa) at 02/02/2026 23:00:00 to Shell Ultra City, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 03/02/2026 10:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £17 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 45m
Intercape	12h 5m	23:00	Welkom	EP Building	11:05	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£17	A Bus from Intercape goes from EP Building, Welkom (South Africa) at 02/02/2026 23:00:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 03/02/2026 11:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £17 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 5m
Eagle Liner	11h 5m	20:15	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	07:20	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£24	A Bus from Eagle Liner goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 02/02/2026 20:15:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 03/02/2026 07:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £24 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 5m

Cheapest bus trips Tuesday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
Intercity Xpress	10h 35m	23:30	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	10:05	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£16	A Bus from Intercity Xpress goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 03/02/2026 23:30:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 04/02/2026 10:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £16 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 35m
Intercity Xpress	11h 15m	23:30	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	10:45	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£16	A Bus from Intercity Xpress goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 03/02/2026 23:30:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 04/02/2026 10:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £16 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 15m
Intercape	11h 45m	23:00	Welkom	EP Building	10:45	Mthatha	Shell Ultra City	Economy	£17	A Bus from Intercape goes from EP Building, Welkom (South Africa) at 03/02/2026 23:00:00 to Shell Ultra City, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 04/02/2026 10:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £17 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 45m
Eagle Liner	11h 5m	20:15	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	07:20	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£24	A Bus from Eagle Liner goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 03/02/2026 20:15:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 04/02/2026 07:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £24 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 5m
Eagle Liner	10h 50m	20:15	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	07:05	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£24	A Bus from Eagle Liner goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 03/02/2026 20:15:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 04/02/2026 07:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £24 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 50m

Cheapest bus trips Wednesday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
Intercity Xpress	10h 30m	23:55	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	10:25	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£16	A Bus from Intercity Xpress goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 04/02/2026 23:55:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 05/02/2026 10:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £16 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 30m
Intercity Xpress	10h 50m	23:55	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	10:45	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£16	A Bus from Intercity Xpress goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 04/02/2026 23:55:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 05/02/2026 10:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £16 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 50m
Intercape	11h 45m	23:00	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	10:45	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£18	A Bus from Intercape goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 04/02/2026 23:00:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 05/02/2026 10:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £18 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 45m
Intercape	12h 5m	23:00	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	11:05	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£18	A Bus from Intercape goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 04/02/2026 23:00:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 05/02/2026 11:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £18 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 5m
Eagle Liner	11h 5m	20:15	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	07:20	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£24	A Bus from Eagle Liner goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 04/02/2026 20:15:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 05/02/2026 07:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £24 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 5m

Cheapest bus trips Thursday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
Intercape	11h 45m	23:00	Welkom	EP Building	10:45	Mthatha	Shell Ultra City	Economy	£17	A Bus from Intercape goes from EP Building, Welkom (South Africa) at 05/02/2026 23:00:00 to Shell Ultra City, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 06/02/2026 10:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £17 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 45m
Intercape	12h 5m	23:00	Welkom	EP Building	11:05	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£17	A Bus from Intercape goes from EP Building, Welkom (South Africa) at 05/02/2026 23:00:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 06/02/2026 11:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £17 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 5m
Intercity Xpress	10h 50m	23:55	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	10:45	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£19	A Bus from Intercity Xpress goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 05/02/2026 23:55:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 06/02/2026 10:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £19 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 50m
Intercity Xpress	10h 30m	23:55	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	10:25	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£19	A Bus from Intercity Xpress goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 05/02/2026 23:55:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 06/02/2026 10:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £19 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 30m
Eagle Liner	10h 50m	20:15	Welkom	Shell Ultra City	07:05	Mthatha	Station	Economy	£24	A Bus from Eagle Liner goes from Shell Ultra City, Welkom (South Africa) at 05/02/2026 20:15:00 to Station, Mthatha (South Africa) arriving at 06/02/2026 07:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £24 per person are available. Travel duration is 10h 50m

Best Price Offer: The price for the cheapest coach from Welkom to Mthatha is £16 on 30/01/2026. Flexible travellers save on ticket prices.

Facts about coaches from Welkom to Mthatha

Compare all providers like Intercape, Eagle Liner and Intercity Xpress that travel 11 times every day by bus from Welkom to Mthatha in one click! Book your bus ticket from Welkom to Mthatha starting from £16!

Cheapest Bus	£16
Fastest Bus	10h 25m
Earliest Coach	20:15
Latest Coach	23:55
Daily Bus Connections	11 Ø
Distance	447.6 km
Coach Companies	Intercape, Eagle Liner and Intercity Xpress

Cheapest coach connections from Welkom to Mthatha

Every day, 11 buses from 3 coach companies leave Welkom for Mthatha: in the table below, you will find the cheapest prices for a bus ticket for this route, starting from 30/01/2026 and for the following days.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday 26/01

Tuesday 27/01

Wednesday 28/01

Thursday 29/01

Friday 30/01

£16

Saturday 31/01

£19

Sunday 01/02

Monday 02/02

£16

Tuesday 03/02

£17

Wednesday 04/02

£16

Thursday 05/02

£17

Friday 06/02

£16

Saturday 07/02

£16

Sunday 08/02

£16

Monday 09/02

Tuesday 10/02

£16

Wednesday 11/02

Thursday 12/02

£16

Friday 13/02

£20

Saturday 14/02

Sunday 15/02

£17

Monday 16/02

£16

Tuesday 17/02

£16

Wednesday 18/02

Thursday 19/02

£17

Friday 20/02

£17

Saturday 21/02

Sunday 22/02

How to save money travelling from Welkom to Mthatha

Travel can be expensive, but it doesn't need to be! Do you want to avoid paying a terrible price for your trip? Then follow these quick steps to save money:

Book the ticket from Welkom to Mthatha in advance! The earlier you book, the cheaper usually the price is. Also, you will be sure to have a place on the bus from Welkom to Mthatha, compared instead if you buy it at the last moment, or directly at the station.

If you can, avoid travelling at peak times. Instead of weekend, try travelling during the week. Travelling in the evening or at night it’s also cheaper, and later coaches from Welkom to Mthatha are also emptier.

All bus stations and stops in Welkom and Mthatha

The map below shows you where to find all the bus stations in Welkom and Mthatha.

EP Building

Heeren Street 5

Shell Ultra City

Koppie Alleen Road 285

TL Barnard Agency

Buiten St 17

Shell Ultra City

Nelson Mandela Drive N2

Station

Nelson Mandela Drive 33

Chatam St. & Sutherland St.

Tembuland Gas Station

Momelezi Road 3

Service and Comfort on the bus from Welkom to Mthatha

Want to know which seat classes are available on the coaches from Welkom to Mthatha? Or which bus companies serve the route Welkom to Mthatha? Below you will find answers to your questions.

FAQs about the Welkom to Mthatha bus

How much does a Welkom - Mthatha coach trip cost?

This depends on, among other things, the day and travel time. The cheapest ticket for the Welkom - Mthatha bus trip is available from £16 and takes 10h 50m. Compare offers and save money!

How much could I save by comparing buses from Welkom to Mthatha?

The connection Welkom to Mthatha is offered by 3 companies with ticket prices ranging from £16 to £44. Therefore, we suggest booking your ticket as soon as possible to ensure you will get the cheapest ticket price.

How many connections are available for the Welkom - Mthatha route on average every day?

Each day, the bus route from Welkom to Mthatha is offered by roughly 11 busses. By using our search, you can compare bus schedules and find your ideal trip.

How long does a bus to Mthatha from Welkom take?

The quickest coach from Welkom to Mthatha is provided by Intercape and takes 10h 25m. Coach tickets for this connection cost £27. However, keep in mind that the connection can take longer due to traffic.

What time is the first bus from Welkom to Mthatha?

The earliest bus to Mthatha departs from Welkom at 20:15. In this context, information about departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

What time is the last coach from Welkom to Mthatha?

The latest bus to Mthatha departs from Welkom at 23:55. Please note that departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

Which bus companies serve the Welkom - Mthatha route?

Passengers looking to travel from Welkom to Mthatha can travel with Intercape, Eagle Liner and Intercity Xpress. Compare all available bus tickets with our search to book the trip that works best for you.

Is there a direct bus between Welkom and Mthatha?

You can check all the direct connections between Welkom and Mthatha by using our search and looking at the Changes section in our filters. These are some of the companies which offer a direct bus: Intercape, Eagle Liner and Intercity Xpress.

What can I take with me on the bus to Mthatha from Welkom?

Depending on which provider you travel with, what you are allowed to bring with you can vary. Generally, you can take a suitcase and hand luggage with you on the bus for the Welkom Mthatha bus route free of charge. Simply use our search to find a coach that is best suited to your needs for your planned travel date.

What equipment is available for the Welkom Mthatha bus route?

The equipment on board differs depending on the provider. However, many long-distance buses have WiFi so you can tell your friends your exact location during the journey. To make travelling even more pleasant, air conditioning systems provide ventilation. It is best to use our search to get precise information about the equipment of the bus from Welkom to Mthatha on your planned travel date.

How does CheckMyBus find the best bus deals from Welkom to Mthatha?

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Available seat classes which are offered on the bus route Welkom to Mthatha

Economy

The cheapest option available for your ticket, it usually comes with reclinable seats and AC.

More bus routes to Welkom and to Mthatha

Here’s an overview of the most popular bus routes to Welkom and to Mthatha. Simply click on the connection of your choice, and you will find all the details about your bus route!