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By Air

South African Airways is the national airline, but johannsburg and Cape Town international airports are both served by nearly all the worlds major airlines.  You can fly direct to Johannesburg from every continent in the world, making the airport a major hub for the continent.

Major Airports are:


Cape Town International (CPT) situated 22 km from the city. taxis and shared private shuttles run into the city. Plus some hotels and hostels offer transfers when booking.
Cape Town Airport Shared Arrival Transfer airport transfer
Cape Town Airport Shared Departure Transfer airport transfer

Flights:
LHR-CPT-Virgin Atlantic
MAN-CPT-KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
LGW-CPT-Qatar Airways
MAN-CPT-South African Airways

 Johannesburg International (JNB)(O R Tambo) Airport is situated 22km from the city of Johannesburg and 60 km from the city of Pretoria,journey time to both is around 35 minutes.  (the R21highway runs outside the airport direct to Pretoria)   Taxis and private shuttes run to both cities, but again many hostels and hotels offer transfers.
Johannesburg Airport Shared Arrival Transfer
Johannesburg Airport Shared Departure Transfer

Flights
LGW-JNB-Iberia Airlines
LHR-JNB-Air France
LHR-JNB-Virgin Atlantic
LHR-JNB-Kenya Airways
MAN-JNB-British Airways
LGW-JNB-Qatar Airways

Durban International Airport (DBN) is situated 18 km from the city.  Taxis and shuttle buses run to the city.
Durban Airport Shared Arrival Transfer
Durban Airport Shared Departure Transfer

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City Code
Bloemfontein BFN
Cape Town CPT
Durban DUR
East London ELS
George GRJ
Johannesburg JNB
Johannesburg GCJ
Kimberley KIM
Margate MGH
Mmabatho MBD
Nelspruit NLP
Phalaborwa PHW
Pietermaritzburg PZB
Polokwane PTG
Port Elizabeth PLZ
Port Harcourt PHC
Pretoria PRY
Queenstown UTW
Richards Bay RCB
Skukuza SKU
Springbok SBU
Sun City NTY
Ulundi ULD
Umtata UTT
Upington UTN

Flights between main towns and cities run several times a day, other smaller destinations may only have a couple of flights of week.

By Rail

natioanl rail services run between Durabn and Johannesburg and Cape Town and Johannesburg.  services are very slow with the rial lin between Johannesburg and Cape town taking several hours longer than the coach, however services are overnight.

local metro train services run around the major cities, seek local advice before using these services.

National Coach Lines

There are  3 main coach lines around South africa.  Only of which run similar routes with similar pricing.  although outside of school holidays there are good discounts available.  Th coachlines are Greyhound, Intercape and Translux.

Other Buses

Baz Bus is probably the best known travellers bus, and runs along the length of the coastline then inland either through the drakensberg mountains or through Swaziland and the west towards Johannesburg and Pretoria.  It runs a hostel to hostel hop on hop off service. Click here for more information

Know of any other services, Email the company name and web address.

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