Everything you need to know about MyCiTi’s festive season services

The City of Cape Town has revealed changes to the MyCiTi bus schedule for the upcoming festive season.

A notable change is that there will be less frequent services during peak morning and afternoon slots between 17 December 2024 and 5 January 2025. This is because of an expected lower demand over this period as fewer people travel to work.

Extended MyCiTi festive season services

Late-night shopping services

Passengers can look forward to late-night shopping at the V&A Waterfront and Canal Walk with special scheduled slots accommodating this.

‘We want residents to enjoy their time off without having to worry about traffic as all the holiday makers make their way to the shopping malls and beautiful spots around Cape Town,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas.

The MyCiTi late-night shopping services will operate as follows:

Canal Walk: 6 to 23 December 2024
Route D08 – Last bus will depart Canal Walk at 22:15
Route T03 – Last bus will depart Canal Walk at 22:15

V&A Waterfront: 13 to 30 December 2024
Route T01 – Last bus departs Waterfront station at 22:15
Route 214a – Last bus departs Table View station at 23:04

The Silverstroomstrand holiday service

Atlantis residents can enjoy a special MyCiTi service to the Silwerstroomstrand beach and resort on some weekends and public holidays.

‘I am also very happy to confirm that residents in Atlantis, Pella and Mamre can again look forward to the Silverstroomstrand holiday service between 14 December and 5 January 2025. We want you to make the most of your time knowing that you have a frequent, reliable and safe bus service available to you from morning to night,’ said Quintas.

The MyCiTi Silwerstroomstrand holiday service will operate as follows:

• Route 247 will operate between Atlantis station and Silwerstroomstrand beach and resort. It will serve the Arion, Charel Uys North, Montreal, Tsitsikamma, Atlantis Cemetery, and Silverstream stops.
• The service will be available on 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 December 2024, and also 1 to 5 January 2025.
• MyCiTi buses will depart from Atlantis station at 09:00 and 13:00 and return from Silwerstroomstrand at 09:30, 14:00, and 18:00.

Reduced MyCiTi festive season services to take note of

It is important to note that although buses will continue to operate from morning until evening, seven days a week, there will be less frequent services during peak morning and afternoon slots between 17 December 2024 and 5 January 2025.

The following reduced weekday MyCiTi bus services will be in effect from 17 December 2024 until 5 January 2025 due to fewer passengers travelling to work:

• Fewer buses will operate on routes T01, T02, T03, 109, 231, and 235
• Route D05 will not operate during this time