Users have shared positive experiences with the bus service, highlighting clean and comfortable buses, timely arrivals, and courteous drivers. However, some reviews mention challenges such as late departures and issues with seating arrangements due to extra passengers. Despite these concerns, many travelers appreciated the overall safe journey provided by attentive staff.
Big Tree Coaches Matatiele Johannesburg recent customer reviews
Hi there
The pick up point was an issue from Matatiele. When reached Kokstad, we waited in a taxi. The Big tree operators ended up placing us inside a taxi because apparently their bus died.
What the point of wanting to travel with a bus then end up traveling with a taxi???
The services are bad!
I will no longer use your services in the future.
Thanks but no thanks
1 out of 5 stars
Palesa M.
They are arrived on time but my ticket was changed to a different date, I think they should remove date slots if Saturdays don't work than to proceed with payments only to call later for reschedule kinda inconvenience. Offish to stop in random awkward refreshing spot. Other than that my experience was good.
4 out of 5 stars
Siziwe K.
Bigtree is unreliable. The gave us 2 different bus that got stuck before we got anywhere. We had to wait 6 hours for them to organize alternative transport and that was with the help of police and traffic officers. The experience was extremely horrible! I would not recommend this bus to anyone.
Users have shared positive experiences with the bus service, highlighting friendly and safe drivers, comfortable journeys, and punctual arrivals. The buses were in good condition and sometimes arrived earlier than scheduled. However, some users noted that seat sizes could be uncomfortable for larger passengers or those traveling with a baby on their lap. Additionally, there was mention of non-functional charging ports during travel.
The seats are small if u seating a much bigger person it’s not so comfortable ,otherwise the driver was on time and we Arrived before actual time,the Aircon was fine,
3 out of 5 stars
Puleng N.
Very bad,the bus smelling and arrived very late not even by an hour but 3 to 4 hours late 😭
1 out of 5 stars
Tholoana R.
I enjoyed my traveling with Intercape Mainliner very much. My only request is for Intercape busses to go to Mount Fletcher Eastern Cape as well please 🙏
Many users appreciated the timely departures and arrivals, comfortable seating, and warm environment provided by Eagle Liner. The staff received praise for their friendliness and helpfulness in explaining procedures to avoid confusion. However, some passengers noted issues with communication regarding schedule changes or delays that were not consistently conveyed to all travelers.
It was good traveling with Eagle liner, bus very warm in this cold weather. I also liked how workers explain how everything work to avoid confusion to the travelers
5 out of 5 stars
Zintle M.
There is nothing I enjoyed.
1.There were two drivers and one was not polite. He told us (with hush voice) as soon as we entered the bus that we will only stop at Montrose for food.
2. He was rude to mothers and shouted at them that he did not want them sitting in front with babies.
3. The window I was sitting next to was making a lot of noise and my ears were hurting, I even had to ask a young lady to switch seats with me.
4. When we got to Montrose, we were also shouted at and told that we should only go out to the toilets and not buy food . We were only given 15 minutes for that. The other driver intervened when he saw us coming back early and we told him that his colleague told us that we should not buy food but only go to the toilets. The other driver told us to go buy food but nobody went back because we were scared the driver was going to leave us behind.
5. The rude driver also told us that it’s not nice driving at night and that we should only go for 15 minutes because he also wants to go be with his family.
2 out of 5 stars
Nqobile Mamthembu M.
I love they came with a solution to the issue we had.
In future be patient and deliver people to their destination,don't change plans.
Passengers have shared positive experiences, highlighting the friendly and safe driving staff, clean buses with working charging ports, timely arrivals at destinations like Johannesburg Park Station, and comfortable seating. However, some challenges were noted such as non-functioning toilets emitting unpleasant odors on certain trips and occasional issues with bus equipment like wipers or brakes not functioning optimally.
Based on 2403 reviews, the company was rated 2 stars on Busbud. Travellers were especially satisfied with the ticket access and the cleanliness but often complained with the Wi-Fi. APM WC ticket prices on this trip start at US$30
The bus arrived 1 and half hours late with no communication whatsoever.
The bus that arrived was not APMWC, it was just an average bus with no toilet, aircon, no charing port, seats were not adjustable as well. Upon boarding we were told to put luggage ourselves inside the compartments, even upon along the way those who were getting off would be told to open and remove their luggage.
We left Matatiele at 19:30 and arrived at 9:30 am at Johannesburg. On top of that the bus didn't enter the terminal instead we were dropped off outside along the road.
This was the most horrible trip I've ever experienced.
1 out of 5 stars
Seipati N.
The bus was new and no problems alone the way
5 out of 5 stars
Mbali Lindiwe N.
APM didn't arrive i had to book another bus, Apm is scamming us.
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How far is Johannesburg from Matatiele by coach?
The distance between Matatiele and Johannesburg by coach is approximately 291 miles (469 km).
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You can expect to pay from US$23 to US$40 for a bus ticket from Matatiele to Johannesburg based on the last 2 days. You can expect to find the cheapest price for the trip at US$23, which is on 2025-09-23.
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Start sightseeing the minute your bus leaves the station. If you're on the night bus from Matatiele to Johannesburg, get comfy and count the stars.
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The cheapest trip from Matatiele to Johannesburg was searched and found on 17 Sept 2025 with a price of US$23
