The City Tour to Table Mountain is our flagship tour in Cape Town. It provides the easiest and most convenient way to visit the Table Mountain Cableway and it offers a great introduction to Cape Town’s City Bowl, as well as Camps Bay and the Atlantic Seaboard.
Circular route, buses run regularly. For detailed times, view timetable or see the signage at each bus stop
10 bus stops, hop on and hop off as you like
Total tour duration (with no hop-offs): approx. 90 minutes
Commentary in 15 languages (English, Afrikaans, Arabic, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Zulu) and a special channel for kids
Skip the ticket queue at the Table Mountain Cableway and buy your Cableway ticket at one of our tour offices or on the red bus.
A red bus ticket allows you to hop on and hop off on all our tours so you can start your double-decker experience at any of our stops.
Tickets can be bought at our tour offices, online at a discounted rate, or from the bus driver.
Select the 'Map' tab above to zoom in and explore the route, or download a printable PDF map here.
Why not explore the City Tour to Table Mountain and the Mini Peninsula Tour with the added Constantia Valley Wine Bus? If you have time, go on the Downtown Tour too through the City! And how about a free walking tour in between? Your ticket gives you access to all these tours.
Here's a video on what to expect when you hop on the red bus in Cape Town.
Waterfront: 9am-9pm
Aquarium: 9.30am-6pm
Festive season trading hours:
Aquarium: 9am-7pm
Dock Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
Open daily: 9am-4pm
Festive season:
Fri-Sun: 9am-7pm
Mon-Thurs: 9am-4pm
Clock Tower Precinct, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
Free entry
Daily, 8am-12pm
Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town
Free of charge (fees for individual events apply)
Open every day of the year 9am-5pm
81 Long Street, Cape Town
Opening and closing times change throughout the year – check the website for current opening hours and operating status
Lower Cable Station, Tafelberg Road, Cape Town
R135-R290
Protea Hotel President, 4 Alexander Road, Bantry Bay, Cape Town
Corner Beach & St. John’s Road, Sea Point, Cape Town
221 Beach Road, Sea Point, Cape Town
Park times: 7am-7pm daily
Bay Road, Green Point, Cape Town
Free of charge
Buses are available all day, every day. Please note that over the certain periods, buses depart up to an hour earlier. For detailed times, view timetable here or see the signage at each bus stop.
Please note: the tour terminates at Stop 1 (by request at Stop 5).