The terminal is only accessible by taxi or rental car. Despite its importance and size, there is no public transport to the airport.

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Taxi, Uber, Bolt

We recommend using the Uber or Bolt apps to get to Cape Town city centre, which are very popular and safe in South Africa. Although taxi drivers in the airport lobby will tell you otherwise, in general Uber and Bolt are safer than taxis.

Both Uber and Bolt have 24/7 availability of cars at the airport and in the city.

While regular taxis officially run on a metered basis, especially when going to the airport, it can be easy for a taxi driver to try to negotiate an individual price that's unfavorable to you.

How to book a taxi?

The most commonly used apps are Uber (available at: uber.com) or Bolt (available at bolt.eu).

You should ideally book your car after exiting the airport concourse. Waiting time is usually 5-10 minutes. If you don't want to spend time buying a local sim card upon arrival, purchase an electronic sim card before you fly to South Africa without worrying about airalo.com.

Where are the taxi ranks and mobile apps?

Official taxis have a counter right in the arrivals hall.

Cars using the Uber and Bolt mobile apps stop on the ground floor of car park P1. e-hailing.

Taxi prices

Pricing on the Uber and Bolt apps is dynamic and depends on demand. Here are examples of average prices to specific locations from the airport.

• Historic centre and train stations: 200 zar
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• Sea Point: 220 zar
• Camps Bay: 230 zar
• Woodbrigde: 200 zar
• Fish Hoek: 320 zar
• Simon's Town: 350 zar

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South Africa, with its network of quality long-distance roads, is an ideal destination for road-trippers. For example, head to the famous Garden Route or the national parks.

In addition, rental companies in South Africa have little or no charge for one-way rentals (i.e. return at another airport).

Weekly rental prices for medium-sized cars start at around 230 eur.

All car rental outlets are located about 3-5 minutes walk from the terminal along a well-marked pedestrian path.

Bus

The centre was formerly served by the A01 bus line of the local carrier MyCiTi.

However, the route to the airport was cancelled in 2022 and no route stops within walking distance of the terminal.