Rea Vaya providing service for the Soweto Derby
The Rea Vaya Station at FNB Stadium will be open from 10:00.
Rea Vaya BRTÂ fully operational for the Soweto Derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates today at the First National Bank (FNB) Stadium, Kick off at 15h30.
The service will operate from the Joburg Inner City, Cresta, Auckland Park, Westbury, Bosmont, New Canada, Florida North, Parktown, Yeoville, Eldorado Park and Soweto to transport soccer fans to and from the FNB Stadium.
“I encourage supporters and fans to use public transport to avoid traffic congestion for safe and convenient travel to and from the FNB Stadium. Park n Rides are convenient parking space to enable soccer fans to access public transport routes” Said MMC of Transport, Cllr Nonhlanhla Makhuba.
It will be quicker and convenient to get to FNB Stadium from the inner-city and Soweto using Rea Vaya as the service frequency will be increased to 5 minutes from 12h00 to transport the majority of the supporters before kickoff time.
The Rea Vaya Station at FNB Stadium will be open from 10:00.
The T1 and C1 service will run at a frequency of 15 minutes in the morning and the T1 service will step up the service to a 5 minutes frequency from 12:00 to 15:30. T3 will operate at 15 minutes frequency throughout the day.
After the match, all services leaving from FNB Stadium will operate at 3 minutes frequency. The service will end at 19:00. All feeder buses will operate at 20 minute frequencies with the last bus leaving the starting point at 20h00.
Soccer fans can either use their Smartcards or buy single or double trip cards obtainable from all Rea Vaya stations. Single trip cards cost R21.00 and double trip cards R42.00.
Smartcard holders will pay fares based on distance travelled to the FNB stadium. Residents from most parts of Soweto will be paying on average R20 for a return trip if smartcard is used.
Fans are requested to check the table below for the quickest route to FNB Stadium:
| Departure points | How to travel |
| Milpark, Auckland Park, Westbury and Noordgesig along Empire and Perth Roads | Use T3 buses and transfer to T1 at Orlando Stadium |
| Inner City and Ellis Park | Use T1 and CI |
| Braamfontein | Use T2 from Joburg Theatre and Constitutional Hill |
| Yeoville | Use F11 buses to Library Gardens East and then go to Library Gardens West to use T1 |
| Parktown | Use F12 buses to Library Gardens East and then go to Library Gardens West to use T1 |
| Soweto | Use F1 from Naledi, F2 from Protea Glen, F3 from Jabavu, F4 from Mofolo/Boomtown, F9 from Mapetla and F10 from Pimville then transfer at the Rea Vaya station stations to T1 or C1 |
| Dobsonville (Indingilidzi) | Use C1 to FNB stadium |
| Eldorado Park | Use F5 to Lakeview Station and then transfer to TI |
| Florida North, Newlands | Use C5, and transfer to T3 at Helen Joseph Station and then transfer to T1 at Orlando Stadium |
| Cresta | Use C4 and transfer to T3 at UJ Sophiatown and then transfer to T1 at Orlando Stadium |
| Lea Glen, Fleurhof, Amalgam, Bosmont, Riverlea | Use F6 or F7 and transfer at Industria West to T3 and then transfer to T1 at Orlando Stadium |
| Greymont | Use F8 and connect T3 at Westbury station and then transfer to T1 at Orlando Stadium |
