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Zuma Bus in Durban

Long-distance journeys, booked by the seat.

How you pay in South Africa

Everything is priced in ZAR (R). No foreign card required.

VodaPay MTN MoMo Card EFT SnapScan

Payments in this market fall under South African Reserve Bank (SARB). See our licensing status →

Durban at a glance

Population
3,720,000
Currency
ZAR
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Status
Launching soon

Be first when Zuma opens in Durban

We open a market when there are enough verified drivers, vendors and listings to serve it properly — not a day earlier. Waitlist demand is the biggest input into which city we open next, so adding your name genuinely moves Durban up the queue.

One email when we launch. No marketing list, no sharing your number.

Everything inside Zuma Bus

Scheduled intercity and cross-border coach, shuttle and matatu seats. Hailing a car across town is Zuma Ride; hiring a whole bus is a quote under Zuma Ride business.

Book a seat

  • Intercity coach per seat
  • Cross-border coach per seat
  • Shuttle / matatu per seat
  • VIP / luxury coach per seat

Bus owners & operators

  • Register a bus company per company
  • Add a route & timetable per seat
  • Fleet & driver management per month

How Zuma Bus works

Long-distance journeys, booked by the seat.

  1. 1
    Search a route and date customer

    Origin, destination, travel date.

    ⚙ Schedules with live seat availability

  2. 2
    Pick a departure and seats customer

    Fare shown per seat in local currency.

    ⚙ Seats held for 10 minutes

  3. 3
    Pay and issue the e-ticket zuma

    Wallet, mobile money, card or cash at the office.

    ⚙ Booking ref + QR ticket; seat count decremented

  4. 4
    Board with the QR provider

    Operator checks the passenger in.

    ⚙ Booking marked checked-in; operator settled net of commission

Common questions

Is Zuma Bus available in Durban?

Not yet. Zuma has not opened Zuma Bus in Durban, and we would rather say so than take a booking we cannot fulfil. Join the waitlist and you will hear from us the day it opens.

When will Zuma launch in Durban?

South Africa is in tier 0 of the rollout. We open a market when there are enough verified providers on the ground to serve it properly — waitlist demand is the main input into which city comes next.

What will I be able to pay with in South Africa?

Zuma will support VodaPay, MTN MoMo, Card, EFT and SnapScan, priced in ZAR.

Zuma Bus elsewhere in South Africa

Johannesburg Cape Town Pretoria Gqeberha Bloemfontein

Other Zuma services in Durban

🚗Zuma Ride