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Durban surfersCheap flights to Durban

The way to make sure that you make a cheap flight booking to Durban is by:

  • typing your flight details into the search engine on the left and seeing what airfare it spits out

  • checking the airfare of every airline operating flights to Durban (links to the airlines online flight reservation systems can be found by clicking on the appropriate hyperlink below)

Johannesburg to Durban

Pretoria to Durban

Bloemfontein to Durban

George to Durban

Port Elizabeth to Durban

Cape Town to Durban

Nelspruit to Durban

East London to Durban

International flights

Emirates is the main airline operating international flights to Durban.

flights from Dubai to Durban

flights from London to Durban

Buckingham Palace in London

Bus reservations

If you don't want to fly, you may be interested in booking a bus ticket to Durban. Links to the various coachliners online reservation systems below.

Baz bus

Baz Bus operates a hop-on hop-off bus tour across South Africa, and is especially popular amongst backpackers, stopping off at 180 youth hostels along its route.

Citiliner bus

Citiliner bus is a semi-luxury coach offering bus trip bookings to Durban from departures in South Africa and Zimbabwe (Bulawayo, Cape Town, Durban, Harare, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria and Umtata)

Greyhound bus

The Greyhound bus operates a traditional bus service through the main centres of South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe (Bloemfontein, Bulawayo, Butterworth, Cape Town, Durban, East London, Empangeni, Harare, Johannesburg, Kimberley, Nelspruit, Newcastle, Maputo, Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, Queenstown, Swinburne and Umtata)

Intercape bus

The Intercape bus operates a traditional bus service to Durban from its vast network within South Africa and from some of the neighbouring countries.

SA Roadlink

SA Roadlink offers luxury bus trips across South Africa; from Polokwane to Johannesburg to Cape Town to Durban.

Translux bus

The Translux bus is part of the Unitrans group, offering bookings for luxury bus trips to Durban from over 100 destinations in South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia.

King Shaka International Airport

Durban is serviced by King Shaka International Airport, situated north of Durban city.

Hotels in Durban

See full list of Durban accommodation options.

Formula One Hotel

Road Lodge Durban

City Lodge Durban

Southern Sun North Beach

Protea Hotel Edward

Car rental options at Durban's King Shaka International Airport

There are a number of car rental options at Durban's King Shaka International Airport:

Europcar Durban

First Car Rental

Avis car rental

Budget car rental

Hertz car rental

Tempest car hire

Thrifty Car Rental

Woodford vehicle

We regularly carry out car rental price surveys at Durban's King Shaka International Airport.

Cruises from Durban

The Meditteranean Shipping Company, together with Starlight Cruises, offers a number of cruises from Durban on board the MSC Sinfonia and MSC Melody cruise ships.

History of Durban flights

1 May 2010

King Shaka International Airport becomes operational, and the old Durban International Airport (south of the city) is decomissioned.

8 June 1937

The first flying boat used in a commercial flight from Southampton to Durban, the S-23 Canopus, arrives in Durban.