Air
South Africas national airline is South African Airways (SAA).
For free advice on air travel from the UK call the Air Travel Advisory Bureau on (0171) 636 5000 (London) or (0161) 832 2000 (Manchester).
Approximate flight times
From London to Cape Town is 12 hours 35 minutes to Durban 14 hours and to Johannesburg is 11 hours 50 minutes.
From Los Angeles to Johannesburg is 23 hours (no direct flight available).
International airports:
Cape Town (CPT) (Cape Town International) 22km (14 miles) east of the city (travel time 25 minutes). Tel: (21) 934 0407. Fax: (21) 934 9861. Airport facilities include outgoing duty-free shop car hire bank/bureau de change (0830-1630 Monday to Friday 0830-1200 Saturday) and restaurant/bar (0600-0305). Inter-Cape buses meet all incoming and outgoing flights. Courtesy buses are operated by some hotels. Taxis are available with a surcharge after 2300.
Bloemfontein (BFN) (Bloemfontein International) 10km (6 miles) east of the city (travel time 15 minutes). Tel: (51) 332 901. Airport facilities include automatic teller machine restaurants car hire and conference facilities. Airport shuttle bus to the city centre (leaving from outside the airport building). Taxis are also available.
Durban (DUR) (Durban International) 16km (10 miles) south of the city (travel time 20 minutes). Tel: (31) 408 1067. Airport facilities include outgoing duty-free shop car hire bank/bureau de change and bar/restaurant. Airport buses and taxis are available to the city.
Johannesburg (JNB) (Johannesburg International) 24km (15 miles) northeast of the city (travel time 35 minutes). Airport facilities include incoming and outgoing duty-free shops post office car hire bank/bureau de change (24 hours) restaurant and bar (1000-2400). Bus services to Pretoria and Johannesburg are available. Buses link Kempton Park with Johannesburg. Taxis are available. Courtesy coaches are operated by some major hotels.
Port Elizabeth (PLZ) (Port Elizabeth International) 25km (16 miles) from the city (travel time 30 minutes). Tel: (41) 507 7319. Fax: (41) 507 340. Airport facilities include Nedbank automated teller machine conference facilities information desk (0600-2200 Monday to Friday; 0700-2100 Saturday; 0800-2210 Sunday) restaurants and pubs shops a pharmacy postal services car hire. Airport shuttle bus to the main international hotels in Port Elizabeth. Taxis are also available.
For more information regarding airports contact Airports Company South Africa. Tel: (11) 453 9116. Fax: (11) 453 9353/4
Web site: www.airport.co.za Departure tax: None.
Sea
The main ports are Cape Town Durban Port Elizabeth and East London. St Helena Shipping Co Ltd runs a regular passenger service from Avonmouth to Cape Town. The Royal Viking Line includes South Africa on its southern Africa cruise. Cruises are offered by various companies between South Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. Cruise lines include P&O and Cunard.
Rail
The main routes are from South Africa to Zimbabwe Botswana and Mozambique. Contact South African Railways:
Web site:www.spoornet.co.za
Road
There are main routes into South Africa from Zimbabwe (via Beit Bridge) and Botswana (via Ramatlabama) Mozambique (now open after a long war check with local police about state of road and safety) Namibia Lesotho and Swaziland.
