Fill the Seat.Save the Trip.
Find discounted seats on trips that are already going your way — transfers, shuttles, tours, game drives and more.
- Trips already scheduled
- Verified operators
- Secure payments
- Free to list
Popular categories
Airport Transfers
Airport ↔ your door, on runs already scheduled
Game Drives
Spare seats on safari vehicles heading out anyway
Shuttles
Scheduled and private transport between towns
Tours & Activities
Boats, wine routes, sightseeing and experiences
General Travel
Long-distance and inter-city routes
Carpool
People already driving your way
Today's Hot Seats 🔥
Last-minute availability worth checking.
No seats are available right now — check back soon.
Four steps, and the vehicle was going anyway
You are not booking a taxi. You are joining a trip that is already happening, at a discount, because the operator would rather sell the seat than run it empty.
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Search
Find available seats near you, on routes already scheduled for the day you need.
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Book
Reserve your seat securely online. The price you see is the price you pay.
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Travel
Meet your driver at the pickup point and take the seat that would have been empty.
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Save
Pay less than the full fare, while the operator earns from capacity they were carrying anyway.
Everyone in the vehicle is better off
Save money
Better prices on trips that are already happening, because the alternative for that seat is nothing.
Reduce empty seats
Operators turn unused capacity into revenue without changing route, schedule or vehicle.
Travel smarter
Join a scheduled journey instead of paying for a whole private trip you do not need.
Support local
More travel spending stays with South African operators, drivers and the towns they work from.
Popular destinations
Cape Town
Transfers & tours
Hoedspruit
Safari & airport transfers
Johannesburg
Airport & city travel
Kruger Gate
Safari & transfers
Each destination becomes an SEO landing page once it has real listings behind it — never before.
Got empty seats? Turn them into revenue.
You’re already making the trip. Give travellers a reason to join you — and earn from seats that would otherwise go empty.
- Free to list — commission only on seats that actually sell
- One driver with two spare seats, or a fleet of fifty
- Nothing about your route or schedule has to change
How much could your empty seats earn?
Three spare seats on a run you are doing anyway is not a rounding error — it is a month of fuel. Put your own numbers in.
Free plan is 25% commission with a R15 minimum per booking. Pro is 20%, Business 15% — every rate is set in the admin panel, not fixed in code.
Built for a market where trust is everything
People are getting into a stranger’s vehicle. The platform has to earn that, not assume it.
- Verified operator badge — issued only after ID, company registration and vehicle documents are checked by an admin.
- Reviews tied to real bookings — you can only review a trip you actually paid for and travelled on.
- In-platform messaging — arrange pickup without handing over your personal phone number.
- Payment held until the trip completes — if it does not happen, getting your money back is not a negotiation.
We deliberately make no insurance, licensing or safety claims on an operator’s behalf. Only what the operator has supplied and an admin has verified is ever shown.
What travellers say
“Found a seat from Hoedspruit to the airport at half the usual price. Super easy.”
The layout is built and ready. It stays sample-labelled until a real traveller has completed a real booking and submitted a rating.
Common questions
Is this a taxi service?+−
No. Every listing is a trip that is already scheduled to happen. You are buying a spare seat on it, which is why it costs less than a private booking. The operator will not change route or timing for you.
How do I pay?+−
Card and instant EFT through PayFast at the time of booking. There is no booking fee and no service fee — the price on the listing is the price you pay.
What does it cost to list a seat?+−
Listing is free. LastMinuteSeats takes a commission only on seats that actually sell — 25% on the Free plan, with a R15 minimum per booking. Pro and Business plans reduce that rate.
What if the operator cancels?+−
You are refunded in full and notified immediately. Repeat cancellations affect an operator's rating and can suspend their account.
Can I list if I'm just one person driving somewhere?+−
Yes. The platform is built for both — an individual with two spare seats on a Johannesburg–Durban drive, and a safari company managing fifty vehicles. The listing flow is the same; the dashboard scales up.
Which countries does it cover?+−
South Africa at launch. Countries, currencies and locations are database records rather than hard-coded values, so expanding into Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe or further afield is a data change, not a rebuild.
Your seat is waiting.
Find your next trip — or fill the seats you’re already carrying.