Cape Town: The Urban Mobility Directorate of the City of Cape Town wants to give MyCiTi commuters as much notice as possible of an upcoming fare increase so that households can budget ahead. It is likely that the MyCiTi fares will increase from July 2026 because of the sustained high diesel price.
City of Cape Town has protected MyCiTi commuters from the fuel price increases since March this year and will also do so in June. However, should the diesel price increase at the level they have seen over the past two months, a MyCiTi fare increase will be unavoidable.
The City has absorbed the costs of the exceptional increases in the diesel price since March this year. Thus, they have protected MyCiTi commuters from the devastating impact for three months already and will continue to do so in June.
However, the City wants to inform commuters ahead of time that the MyCiTi fares will likely increase from July 2026 onwards, depending on the new diesel price that the National Government will announce on the first Wednesday in June. It is anticipated that the MyCiTi fares could increase with at least 32%.
Member of the Mayoral Committee for Urban Mobility – Councillor Rob Quintas stated that they have tried the utmost best to protect their MyCiTi commuters for as long as possible against the sky-high diesel prices and they are still trying.
But now, they cannot do so for much longer. Commuters will be able to save money in June, but as from July, the MyCiTi fares may be higher. They want to inform commuters a few weeks in advance so that they can budget for this increase.
He added that other public transport service providers have already passed on the rising fuel costs to their customers, and they are sorry to say that they have now also reached that point where they can no longer avoid increases indefinitely.
Cllr Quintas said that the conflict in the Middle East is causing genuine hardship for ordinary people around the world, especially the most vulnerable people in society. They can’t control global oil markets, but they want to assure commuters that they will keep on trying to make the service as affordable as possible for as long as possible.
Even after an increase, MyCiTi will remain one of the most affordable road-based public transport services in Cape Town and is still far cheaper than driving in a private car and cheaper than taxis and other bus services for monthly long-distance commuters.
Quintas assured that despite these global challenges, they will continue to work to keep Cape Town moving, as affordably as they can. They will inform commuters of exact increases after the announcement by National Government on June 03, 2026.