South Africa And Cape Town
Blue Dot Car shows more than one way to get to South Africa. Cape Town International is the second largest airport in South Africa.
Cape Town International is the second largest airport in South Africa, and the prime tourism gateway serving millions of visitors descending on the Mother City every year.
Movement through the airport reflects this: over 60 000 aircraft crossing over 6.7 million passengers in 2005. By 2015, 14 million passengers are expected through the Cape Town International.
Airport World level, winning the Skytrax Best Airport in Africa award in 2005 and was named the leading airport World Travel Awards Africa from 2001 to 2004 (included in the second Johannesburg International in 2005).
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has committed R1 billion for modernization and airport development, including extensions to the existing terminal building, construction parkades, two new satellite terminals and expanding the runway.
The new international arrivals terminal, opened in 2001, is able to process 950 incoming passengers per hour. This bright and spacious, providing convenient and efficient service for international passengers.
The new R120 million international terminal departures, opened in 2003, is capable of handling up to 1,300 passengers at peak hours, or a million passengers a year – three times the capacity of the old terminal. It has a total area of 21,000 square meters, including 2 360M ² of retail space.
Airport offers convenient, the international standard currency, banking and car rental services.
More than 2,000 sites stretch along the airport, roving cab shuttle to transport passengers directly from the machine at their terminal.
The airport is located 22 kilometers from the city center, with several transport options to you when you need to go, these include metered taxis and transportation services.
As here in Cape Town, South Africa
There’s more than one way to get to South Africa. If you want to be a little different, you can sit on cruise ships. All the big cruise ships dock in Cape Town, Durban, and at times, but something to touch more unusual, try the RMS St Helena. Starting from Southampton to Cape Town via St Helena, is one of the last real old mail ships.
If you’re really adventurous, you can swim here, or if you have time to travel to Africa on land.
Flying, of course, is the most practical choice.
In South Africa Airports
Airports Company South Africa operates in South Africa’s 10 major airports – including three major international airports – which together handle over 200 000 aircraft landings and 23 million passengers a year.
OR Tambo International Airport (formerly Johannesburg International) is the main gateway offering both domestic, African regional and international relations. There is also a growing number of international flights directly to Cape Town, and a few lines in Durban.
In total there are more than 30 airports in SA, ranging from small airports to cross-border flights to and from neighboring countries in the larger airports for flights to and from other African airports.
For information on seven major domestic airports – Bloemfontein, East London, George, Kimberley, Port Elizabeth, Pilanesberg, and Upington – go to the Airports Company of South Africa.
How long does it take to get here?
South Africa is served by more than 70 international airlines and the national carrier, South African Airways, flying to many European countries, North and South America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
So we have no more than a flight, if you are on the main route of air at the international level.
Flights from Europe, usually at night and dinner, bed and breakfast away. Direct flights between the USA and Johannesburg, and Cape Town will take about 15 hours, and flights between London and Johannesburg about 12 hours.