South Africa Transportation

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Car / Taxi   Cape Town

Car / Taxi, Cape Town

 51 Reviews  There are numerous car rental companies located at the airport and throughout town but we have secured our car from SIXT First Car Rental from UK via another third party website CarHire3000.com. The... 

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self drive   Kruger National Park

self drive, Kruger National Park

 25 Reviews  Shell Ultra City N4 highway at Middelburg is on the main route from to Johannesburg and Pretoria to the Kruger National park. Thieves are using car lock jamming devices to block the signal to auto... 

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Buses   Cape Town

Buses, Cape Town

 22 Reviews  I have never used the City Sightseeing bus in Cape Town, but looking at the website, it seems like so much fun that I can't wait to give it a go! South Africa is notorious for its lack of public... 

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airport   Kruger National Park

airport, Kruger National Park

 8 Reviews  I fly about once a fortnight on business :( and as often as I can for pleasure :), but let me confess up front that although its an integral part of my life, I just don't like flying. And I really... 

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Trains   Cape Town

Trains, Cape Town

 13 Reviews  The Muizenberg-Simonstown railway is probably one of the most picturesque sections of coastal railway line in the world, and if you're lucky, you can watch whales frolicking in False Bay. The line... 

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safari tour   Kruger National Park

safari tour, Kruger National Park

 9 Reviews  Transport within the park has to be done either with Safari Company or with your own vehicle. In the environment of Kruger Park unlike the Etosha Park in Namibia, where the grass is lower and there... 

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Air Travel   Cape Town

Air Travel, Cape Town

 36 Reviews  Kulula and 1Time fly into Cape Town and generally offer the cheapest tickets. SAA and BA are often 3 or 4 times the price. Shop around and always look for the "best fare prices". If your dates are... 

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Bus

by didgeridorien

South Africa has a couple of national bus lines: Greyhound, Intercape, Translux and SA Roadlink, which stop in the major towns and are failry cheap. These busses are used by the locals moslty. You can buy tickets online and at bus stations.There is also the BazBus, this bus line is often used by backpackers. It has a 'hop on, hop off' ticket and drops you off at a backpackers hostel in each town. It is more expensive than the other bus lines, but will allow you to get to know a lot of international people. You can get tickets online and at backpackers hostels.

Petrol prices in South Africa

by do9an

If you are planning to rent a car in South Africa, petrol prices are about half of that in Europe. In April 2009, a litre of unleaded was about 95 euro cents in France, whereas in SA it was around 6,5 rants (which is about 50 euro cents)

Rail travel

by Jenniflower

There are several inter-city passenger trains in South Africa, ranging from incredible luxury to very basic. Not as bad as some of the bad ones you find in other parts of Africa and Asia, but bad enough.The Blue Train won the award as ‘the world’s leading luxury train’ at the World Travel Awards held in the Bahamas in 1998 and 1999. It comprises of two trains and four separate routes, and has become an important part of tourism packages to South Africa. We have never been on it - far too expensive for us, even with British Pounds - but hope to go one day.Having travelled throughout the UK and Europe on trains, I must warn travellers to South Africa that the rail system is no-where as punctual or as frequent and well maintained. In South Africa public transport is not given the same priority and funding that it gets elsewhere. Rather travel by car or fly.

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South African Airways

by georeiser

When it comes to the South African Airways fleet, customers can be assured of comfort, reliability, modern interiors, technologically advanced, trend-setting features and most of all, high safety standards applied in maintaining aircraft. SAA vision is to deliver sustainable profits and to grow our market share through world-class service to our customers internally and externally. The company is a member of Star Alliance, and has 21 Airbus A-340, 11 Airbus A-319 and 17 Boeing 737-800. (From the website). I had the pleasure to fly SAA from Johannesburg to Dar es Salaam. It took 3,5 hours and was a nice flight. The service was good.

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Airlines to South Africa

by canuck68

I have flown to South Africa twice and been on SAA and BA and Air Canada in the process. I found BA to have the least amount of leg room. AS far as the cheapest fares go, I would google that and do lots of homework and then go to a travel agent as they seem to come up with the best fares as they buy in bulk. By googling first, you know what is a fair price.1Time airline in South Africa seem to offer the cheapest airfare right now but there are three or four (at least) domestic airlines in South Africa.The rest can be best answered by South Africans. Actually they can probably answer all of it better than I can.

Local network in SA

by Brad87

4)The local transportation could be great if you plan everything before. But it is so so so slow, very slow...Within the city, in Cape Town for instance, it is really easy to get a taxi or a minibus, they are everywhere and not that expensive...The train can drive you to all the suburbs..The main problem is the insecurity after 7pm. It can be dangerous. Even taxis can be dangerous at night.But taking the train is a trip, an experience..not just a way to go from a place to an other...But you really enjoy it !

Driving in South Africa

by MichaelFalk1969

A concept you have to get used to: In SA you facilitate overtaking by temporarily evading across the yellow line which marks the sideline of the motorway. (Depending on a free sideline, which you should check!) If you are going to overtake and somebody lets you by crossing the yellow line, you flash your warning lights once to say "thank you".I read some postings about how bad South Africans drive .. I cannot confirm this information. On the contrary. The drivers I met on the road were very disciplined, kept their safety distance, kept their speed limits and didn`t even use a horn. People walking on the road, jaywalkers, cattle and wild animals on the road are a risk, especially in rural areas. As you can see in the photo.South Africa keeps the motorways spotlessly clean .. we rarely saw any trash on the road, like a can of coke or plastic bags. They employ people to clean the road on a...

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travelling about

by poohbrnz

My advice if you are to spend like myself over a month in South Africa buy yourself a car and drive.this way you go where u wish and can go into the back blocks so to speak and meet with all the different people.Fuel is not too expensive and insurance i took with OUT INSURANCE and for me it was very reasonable.You are allowed to register your car in your name all you need is a Vehicle ID which can be obtaimed by presenting at the car registration centre with 2 passport photos and request a vehicle ID it can be done while you wait.They give it to you and it can be very helpful if u are ever asked for ID and you dont have to carry your passport all the time if you dont wish to.

car to cape

by yusuf888

HiIts a great destination that u choosing to go to. I was also planning to go to cape town during this time, and was looking for travelling companion who is ready to have fun and to share travelling costs with me. I also want to the bloukrans bungy and whatever other fun activities that is available. I hope u have a great time while u r down. I live in jhb so if u wanna meet while u here please let me know or if u require any other information please feel free to email me at yusuf888@yahoo.com.Have fun in south africa

People on the roads

by John195123

Be aware of people on the roads... they'll usually be on the sides, but when you have two lanes being used by three cars wide, not to mention the donkey cart you're passing... just be careful! Often the slower carts will use a sideroad if available.

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The Table Bay Hotel  Cape Town

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The Westcliff Hotel  Johannesburg

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Skukuza Restcamp - Kruger National Park  Kruger National Park

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  3. Durban Transportation
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  15. Mossel Bay Transportation
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  19. Nelspruit Transportation
  20. Umhlanga Rocks Transportation
  21. Lake Saint Lucia Transportation
  22. Hoedspruit Transportation
  23. Hluhluwe Transportation
  24. Kimberley Transportation
  25. Addo Elephant National Park Transportation
  26. George Transportation
  27. Graaff-Reinet Transportation
  28. Pietermaritzburg Transportation
  29. Sandton Transportation
  30. Bloemfontein Transportation
  31. Pilanesberg Transportation
  32. Kenton on Sea Transportation
  33. Kalahari Gemsbok National Park Transportation
  34. Hazyview Transportation
  35. Paarl Transportation
  36. Sodwana Bay National Park Transportation
  37. Tsitsikamma Nasionale Park Transportation
  38. Robben Island Transportation
  39. Graskop Transportation
  40. Sabie Transportation

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