The City of Cape Town is offering free rides on the new MyCiTi inner-city bus loop to all Capetonians and visitors for the next three Fridays, starting Friday June 25.Members of the Portfolio Committee for Transport, Roads and Major Projects who initially requested the free service are ecstatic about the opportunity to showcase this world class service to many citizens of and visitors to the City.

The inner-city loop runs in two circuits, clockwise and anti-clockwise, both passing the areas around the Foreshore, Convention Centre, Long and Loop Streets, Orange and Mill Streets, and Buitenkant Streets.

It passes attractions including the Cape Town International Convention Centre, the nightspots of Long Street, the Labia Theatre, Government Avenue, the District Six Museum and the Castle. It also travels close to Greenmarket Square, Bo-Kaap and the Gardens Centre.

Buses travel in both directions and run about every 15 minutes, starting from the Civic Centre Station on Hertzog Boulevard.

“Come and catch the bus with us. It is a professional service, and all the people I’ve chatted on the MyCiTi, say they are extremely impressed by the high-standard of service offered,” said Councillor Elizabeth Thompson, Mayoral Committee Member for Transport, Roads & Major Projects.

‘The MyCiTi has been a huge success as World Cup service which received many accolades from locals and foreign visitors alike. It signals the way to something far greater, and we’d like Capetonians to start looking forward to that. In the future, as part of the first phase of the permanent MyCiTi service, there will be several permanent routes around Cape Town, starting with a trunk route on the R27,” said Thompson.

The MyCiTi inner-city loop was launched along with the airport shuttle, which is a permanent service and will continue to be charged for, at R50 per trip.

To catch the inner-city loop, go to the Civic Centre Station, or stand beneath for the yellow bus signs. The stops on the clockwise and anti-clockwise loops are found close to each other, except for on Long and Loop Streets, which are one-ways.

The stops on the anti-clockwise service can be found outside the CTICC, on Long Street (just before intersection with Waterkant; just before the Dorp Street intersection, and a few metres before the Long Street Baths); on Buitenkant Street (at the top; just before the intersection with Roeland; and one block south of the Grand Parade); and on Darling Street, just before the intersection with Tennant.

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