Getting There

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
Cape Town Airport Shared Departure Transfer

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.