Cape Town Civic Centre Station
The Cape Town Civic Centre station is used by thousands of Capetonians, tourists and foreigners every month. Since the MyCiTi bus service has been active, more and more people are making use of this public, safe and convenient way of transport to get to their destinations all around the mothercity and beyond.
Q: What is the Cape Town Civic Centre?
The Cape Town Civic Centre is first and foremost the headquarters of the City of Cape Town, which is the municipality that governs Cape Town and her suburbs.
Moreover, the MyCiTi Civic Centre Station is Cape Town’s central station from where the MyCiTi public bus service operates.
Q: Where is the Civic Centre Station?
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12 Hertzog Boulevard, Foreshore, Cape Town
Q: How do I access the Civic Centre Station?
To access the Civic Centre Station, you need to purchase a myconnect card that can be bought at the entrance of the Civic Centre Station, any other MyCiTi station kiosks as well as participating retailers.
Q: What is a myconnect card?
The MyCiTi bus service is a card-based system.
Every passenger except children u/4 and less than 1m tall needs to have their own personal myconnect card. In order to travel, you need to load your myconnect card with money and use it like a debit card whenever entering or exiting a bus or station.
Q: So I can’t pay cash when getting on a MyCiTi bus?
No. You need a myconnect card. The myconnect card can be bought at any MyCiTi station kiosks and participating retailers. Your myconnect card comes with a 4-digit pin number [like most debit cards] and needs to be entered every time you load money on your myconnect card.
Q: When and how many times do I swipe/tap my myconnect card?
Every time you start and finish your journey.
When you start your journey either by entering a station or climbing onto a bus you need to swipe/tap your myconnect card against the validator. You must do the same again when exiting a station or getting off at a bus stop otherwise a penalty will be given.
Q: What are penalties?
If you fail to swipe/tap your myconnect card when starting or ending your journey or don’t have enough money on the card when attempting a journey, a penalty fare would be charged to your myconnect card.
Q: How much do I pay per journey?
Journeys are calculated by the distance travelled.
Distances are calculated by starting with each passenger’s individual swipe/tap when leaving a station or climbing on a bus at a designated bus stop until they exit a station or climb off at a bus stop of their choice.
- [2014] Anything between R4.40 – R21.10 depending on the type of traveller you are and whether you make use of the MyCiTi bus service during peak or off-peak times.
Q: Which routes can I expect to find at the Civic Centre Station?
[2014]- 101 | Vredehoek – Gardens – Civic Centre
- 103 | Oranjezicht – Gardens – Civic Centre
- 104 | Sea Point – Waterfront – Civic Centre
- 105 | Sea Point – Fresnaye – Civic Centre
- A01 | Airport – Civic Centre – Waterfront
- 106 | Waterfront Silo – Civic Centre – Camps Bay [clockwise]
- 107 | Waterfront Silo – Civic Centre – Camps Bay [anti-clockwise]
- 108 | Hout Bay – Hangberg – Sea Point – Civic Centre
- 109 | Hout Bay – Imizamo Yethu – Sea Point – Civic Centre
- T01 | Dunoon – Table View – Civic Centre – Waterfront
Q: Are there any connecting transport at the Civic Centre Station?
Yes.
- Trains
- Minibus Taxis
- Metered Taxis
- Cycle Paths
- Other Bus Services
Content and Images | Ed Beukes
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