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Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) is Africa’s most award winning airport. As Africa’s 3rd largest airport it processes over 8 million passengers annually with over 50 % of the country’s air passengers passing through the airport. It is the primary airport serving the city of Cape Town.
Located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the city centre, the airport has domestic and international terminals, linked by a common central terminal.
The airport offers direct flights from South Africa’s other two main urban areas, Johannesburg and Durban, as well as flights to smaller centres in South Africa.
Internationally, it offers direct flights to several destinations in Africa, Asia and Europe and many more via Johannesburg.
Public Transport
MyCiTi is Cape Town’s safe, reliable, convenient bus system. It is the perfect way to connect to the city from the airport and explore some of the destinations Cape Town has to offer.
Car Rental
Cape Town offers a wide selection of car rental companies with good road systems. An international driver’s license is required and driving is on the left hand side of the road.
Taxi Or Coach
Luxury air-conditioned coaches and shuttle buses usually transport delegates between the airport, hotels, Convention venues and the functions. Metered taxis are also available. The online travel service, Uber, is also a very popular and convenient way to travel around Cape Town.
Scheduled Tours
The bright red “Hop-on Hop-off” city sightseeing bus service comes complete with nine multilingual commentary channels, plus a “kiddie’s” channel. Tickets can be bought on board the bus or online by visiting www.citysightseeing.co.za or from the Cape Town Tourism Visitor Information Centre in Burg Street.
Cycling
The City of Cape Town is working to develop its bicycle infrastructure, and there are a growing number of safe cycling routes and places to ride in the city and surrounds as well as a number of bicycle hire shops.