The Cape of Good Hope and Table Mountain are the most famous natural attractions in South Africa. You can see with your own eyes the southernmost point of the African continent by taking a short trip east of Cape Town. The city is also famous for its ocean harbor and is called one of the most beautiful on the planet. When looking for an answer to the question of how to get to Cape Town, look at connecting flights from European airlines, which usually offer the nicest ticket prices. Get ready for the fact that the flight will be long.
Choosing wings
Moscow and South Africa are separated by more than 10 thousand kilometers, and a Russian tourist can only get to the most beautiful bay on the Atlantic Ocean with transfers:
- The cheapest tickets are offered on their regular flights by Air France and KLM. For a flight from the capital Sheremetyevo with connections in Paris or Amsterdam, you will have to pay from $ 650. You will have to spend about 15 hours in the sky. Docking can be both short and long and take from one and a half to twelve or more hours.
- Qatari airlines have a similar price level. Qatar Airways aircraft depart from Moscow Domodedovo Airport, dock in Doha and arrive in Cape Town after 15 hours of net flight time. Qataris are distinguished by an enviable level of service on board, and therefore $ 670 for a ticket from Moscow to South Africa and back is a great price.
- A roundtrip flight on board Etihad Airways is slightly more expensive. In this case, the plane makes two transfers - in Abu Dhabi and in Johannesburg. Passengers will have to stay in the sky for about 15 hours, and pay about $ 680 for a ticket.
Early booking of air tickets and subscription to the mailing of special offers from airlines will help you to reduce the cost of the flight. On the websites of the most popular of them, you can order a newsletter so as not to miss out on great deals and information about discounts.
Cape Town Airport, which receives international flights, is located two dozen kilometers from the city center. It has repeatedly received the Skytrax award as the best air transport hub in Africa, and therefore, passengers usually have no problems with how to get to Cape Town from the arrivals hall.
Taxi is the most convenient, but also the most expensive type of transfer from the airport to the city. The journey takes about half an hour, and passengers will have to pay about $ 15 -20 $ in local currency. If you arrived at night, be prepared for the fact that the rates of taxi companies will increase by half.
Most foreign tourists prefer to use public transport. Airport transfers to Cape Town are available with the MyCity bus company, which provides a shuttle service to the city center. The start of the company's buses is at 4.20 am. The last bus leaves the airport at 22.00. The interval of movement during the day is approximately 20 minutes. A ticket to the city will cost about $ 5, another $ 2, 5 will cost the card itself for travel on public transport, which can be replenished as needed. The journey from the passenger terminal to the Civic Center bus station takes about half an hour.
The second type of public transport is the PRASA electric trains, which run from the airport railway station. They are less popular and, according to experienced tourists, are not very convenient.
Representatives of the most famous car rental companies are open at Kuiptown International Airport. You can rent cars from Avis and Hertz, Eurocar and Tempest.
You can find a lot of useful information about the operation of Cape Town Airport, serving its public transport and prices for services on the official website - www.airports.co.za.
How to get to Cape Town from the capital
It happens that it is much more profitable to fly not to Cape Town, but to the capital of South Africa, the city of Johannesburg. For example, special offers for low-cost tickets to the market are often thrown away by Emirates, Air France or KLM. Normally, tickets from Moscow to Johannesburg cost about $ 550 from Etihad Airways, from $ 560 - from Qatar Airways and from $ 570 - from Dutch and French airlines.
The easiest way to get from Johannesburg to Cape Town is by rail. A comfortable comfortable train covers 1400 kilometers in about a day. Trains are not on the schedule of the South African company every day, and therefore it is better to check the detailed timetable on the carrier's website - www.southafricanrailways.co.za. The fare is $ 25 -40 $ in a 2nd class carriage and $ 40 -60 $ in a 1st class carriage.
All prices in the material are approximate and given as of April 2017. It is better to check the exact fare on the official websites of the carriers.
