Cape Town - Flights

Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
Tel: (021) 937 1257 or 0867 277 888 (flight information).
Website: www.airports.co.za

Cape Town International Airport is located 22km (15.5 miles) east of Cape Town's city centre on the N2 highway.

Approximate flight times to Cape Town: London is 11 hours 20 minutes; New York is 17 hours; Los Angeles is 25 hours; Toronto is 19 hours and Sydney is 16 hours.

Airport facilities: Facilities include foreign exchange, ATMs, executive car parking services, baggage storage, tourist information, restaurants, bars, snack bars, bookshops, duty-free shops, post offices, a pharmacy, mobile phone and SIM card hire centre, Wi-Fi access, and car hire from Avis, Budget, Dollar Thrifty, Europcar, Hertz, Imperial, National/Alamo and Tempest.

Business facilities: The Airport Company Premier Lounge (tel: (021) 936 1118) is located near the domestic arrivals terminal and provides meeting and conference space, with facilities such as e-mail, fax, telephones, projectors, video-conferencing and photocopiers. Secretarial services, catering and mobile phone hire are also available.

Transport to the city: There is no rail service or public bus service from the airport. Various shuttle bus services operate services from the airport. Legend Tours and Transfers (tel: (021) 704 9140; www.legendtours.co.za) and Backpacker's Bus (tel: (021) 439 7600; www.backpackerbus.co.za) operate a 24-hour door-to-door shuttle bus service. At the airport, there are desks for shuttle bus services in international arrivals for Randy's Tours (tel: (021) 706 0166; www.randystours.com) and Anwar's Tours (tel: (021) 936 2065). Metered taxis are always available outside the airport from Touch Down Taxis (tel: (021) 919 4659), the official airport taxi company, for approximately R260 to the city centre. Most luxury and business hotels will, if notified in advance, provide transport to and from the airport.