Long-distance travel, arranged in one place.
LongD connects passengers with drivers travelling between provinces. Post your trip, get matched with a driver, and follow the journey from pickup to drop-off.
Pickup
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Drop-off
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
The problem
Long-distance travel takes planning.
Arranging a ride between towns often means calling around for a driver, agreeing a price separately, and keeping the details in your head.
Owning a car does not always help. A breakdown, an unexpected repair, or being too tired for a long drive can leave you needing a ride anyway, and chasing down a lift through calls and messages adds steps and hours you would rather not spend.
With LongD you post one request and a driver already travelling your way can take you. No call-around, no separate price to agree, and the trip details stay in one place from request to drop-off.
Post a ride request
Enter your pickup and drop-off, add passengers, and choose an immediate or scheduled ride.
Get matched with a driver
Drivers travelling along your route can accept your request and confirm the pickup details.
Follow the journey
See your assigned driver and vehicle, and follow the trip on the map while you travel.
Pay your way
Pay the driver in cash, or by card in the app where card payment is available.
How it works
Four steps from request to arrival.
- 01
Create your account
Sign up with your email, then set your name and phone number.
- 02
Enter your trip
Add your pickup and drop-off, the number of passengers, and whether you want to ride now or later.
- 03
A driver accepts
Drivers travelling that route can accept your request. You will see their name and vehicle in the app.
- 04
Travel and pay
Meet your driver at the pickup point, follow the trip on the map, and pay in cash or by card where available.
Coverage
Requests accepted across South Africa.
You can submit a ride request between any two pickup and drop-off points in the nine provinces below. LongD is built for long-distance trips, so routes regularly cross town and provincial boundaries.
- Eastern Cape
- Free State
- Gauteng
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Limpopo
- Mpumalanga
- Northern Cape
- North West
- Western Cape
For drivers
Drive long-distance routes.
Register as a LongD driver, submit the required licence and vehicle documents, and choose which ride requests to accept.
Questions
What you need to know.
- Who can use LongD?
- Riders across South Africa can create an account and submit ride requests. Drivers register separately and complete document verification before they can accept rides.
- How are payments handled?
- You can pay your driver in cash, or by card in the app where card payment is available. The price is shown before you confirm the request.
- Can I schedule a ride in advance?
- Yes. Ride requests can be immediate or scheduled for a specific date and time.
- Does LongD work nationwide?
- Ride requests can be submitted across all nine provinces of South Africa.
- How do I know who my driver is?
- Once a driver accepts, their name, photo and vehicle details are shown in the app, along with live progress for the trip.
Ready to plan your trip?
Create a LongD account to request a long-distance ride, or register as a driver.