Kulula kicks butt |
SouthAfrica.TO survey |
Hats off to Kulula airline for arranging the cheapest flight from Johannesburg to Durban. Kulula flight MN617 is scheduled to leave Johannesburg at 1730 and arrive in Durban at 2040 - the flight costs R448. This is the first time in our surveys of flights from Johannesburg to Durban that Kulula airline (operated by Comair) has been cheapest - really well done!
Flights from Johannesburg to Durban |
Bus trips from Johannesburg to Durban |
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British Airways |
860 |
Baz Bus (7 day pass) |
1020 |
Kulula Airline |
448 |
120 |
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Mango Airline |
499 |
110 |
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Nationwide Airlines |
598 |
195 |
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1time Airline |
505 |
130 |
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South African Airways |
886 |
99 |
|
140 |
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When last was Kulula was cheapest in our surveys?
We didn't realise that it had been so long since Kulula airline had been cheapest in our surveys, until we went and examined the stats. It was half a year ago, on the 21st July 2007 that Kulula last offered the cheapest flight (R288 for a flight from Cape Town to Durban). At this rate Kulula should next offer the cheapest flight in August 2008!
Survey date |
flight date |
flight route |
cheapest airline |
flight price |
2 Feb 2008 |
29 Feb 2008 |
flying from Johannesburg to Durban |
Kulula airline (Comair) |
448 |
26 Jan 2008 |
22 Feb 2008 |
Nationwide airlines |
691 |
|
19 Jan 2008 |
15 Feb 2008 |
Mango airline |
633 |
|
12 Jan 2008 |
8 Feb 2008 |
Mango airline |
296 |
|
5 Jan 2008 |
1 Feb 2008 |
flying from Cape Town to Durban |
Mango airline |
550 |
29 Dec 2007 |
25 Jan 2008 |
Mango airline |
517 |
|
22 Dec 2007 |
18 Jan 2008 |
flying from Johannesburg to Durban |
1time airline |
429 |
15 Dec 2007 |
11 Jan 2008 |
flying from Durban to Cape Town |
Mango airline |
725 |
8 Dec 2007 |
4 Jan 2008 |
flying from Cape Town to Johannesburg |
British Airways (Comair) |
1200 |
1 Dec 2007 |
28 Dec 2007 |
flying from Durban to Johannesburg |
British Airways (Comair) |
410 |
24 Nov 2007 |
21 Dec 2007 |
flying from Cape Town to Durban |
Nationwide airline |
1238 |
17 Nov 2007 |
14 Dec 2007 |
flying from Johannesburg to Cape Town |
British Airways (Comair) |
867 |
10 Nov 2007 |
7 Dec 2007 |
flying from Johannesburg to Durban |
Nationwide airline |
497 |
3 Nov 2007 |
30 Nov 2007 |
flying from Durban to Cape Town |
Mango airline |
725 |
27 Oct 2007 |
23 Nov 2007 |
flying from Cape Town to Johannesburg |
1time airline |
639 |
20 Oct 2007 |
16 Nov 2007 |
flying from Durban to Johannesburg |
Nationwide airline |
426 |
13 Oct 2007 |
9 Nov 2007 |
flying from Cape Town to Durban |
Nationwide airline |
649 |
6 Oct 2007 |
2 Nov 2007 |
flying from Johannesburg to Cape Town |
Kulula airline |
638 |
29 Sep 2007 |
26 Oct 2007 |
flying from Johannesburg to Durban |
Nationwide airline |
409 |
22 Sep 2007 |
19 Oct 2007 |
flying from Durban to Cape Town |
Nationwide airline |
630 |
15 Sep 2007 |
12 Oct 2007 |
flying from Cape Town to Johannesburg |
1time airline |
499 |
8 Sep 2007 |
5 Oct 2007 |
flying from Durban to Johannesburg |
1time airline |
369 |
1 Sep 2007 |
28 Sep 2007 |
flying from Cape Town to Durban |
Mango airline |
639 |
25 Aug 2007 |
21 Sep 2007 |
flying from Johannesburg to Cape Town |
Nationwide airline |
1241 |
18 Aug 2007 |
14 Sep 2007 |
flying from Johannesburg to Durban |
Nationwide airline |
409 |
11 Aug 2007 |
7 Sep 2007 |
flying from Durban to Cape Town |
Nationwide airline |
630 |
4 Aug 2007 |
28 Aug 2007 |
flying from Cape Town to Johannesburg |
Nationwide airline |
511 |
28 Jul 2007 |
24 Aug 2007 |
flying from Durban to Johannesburg |
Nationwide airline |
315 |
17 Aug 2007 |
Kulula airline (Comair) |
288 |
Bus trips from Johannesburg to Durban
SA Roadlink is still offering the cheapest bus ride from Johannesburg to Durban. At R99, this is less than a quarter of the cost of flying from Johannesburg to Durban.
Hotel prices in Durban
Once you get to Durban you may wish to book a hotel room. Here are some options for the evening of 29 February 2008:
Protea Hotel Edward |
City Lodge Durban |
Road Lodge Durban |
Holiday Inn Garden Court South Beach |
Holiday Inn Garden Court Marine Parade |
Southern Sun North Beach |
Suncoast Hotel & Towers |
1080 |
656 |
355 |
588 |
730 |
1211 |
768 |
Landmarks as you land at Cape Town Airport
Ever wondered what all the landmarks are that you pass as you come in to land? We've detailed the landmarks as you approach Cape Town Airport travelling in a southerly direction. For instance, in the photo below we have the Ravensmead public swimming pool.
A story with a good ending
On the 11th August 2007 we wrote about how a certain Kenneth Notley had left a message on our Johannesburg to Durban flights page, asking us if we could help him get in touch with a pal of his that he was at school in George with (Kenneth had subsequently emigraged to New Zealand). This week we got an email from CN Notley and put him in touch with his pal Kenneth :)
Cape Town Airport under construction
The following photograph shows the construction which is busy at Cape Town International Airport (behind the wing of the South African Airways Airbus you can see a few cranes at work). The photo was taken in January 2008. In the foreground are several South African Airways ground crew, after a flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town.
Review of SAA flight
We wrote a short review of an SAA flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg. SAA's onboard meals have improved - well done to South African Airways.
Lufthansa Boeing 747
Photograph of a parked Lufthansa Boeing 747 taken from the international departures of Johannesburg Oliver Reginald Tambo International Airport.
International flight news
Michael O'Leary on whether he's an indispensable part of Ryanair?
"(I'm) just a big mouth on top of a fantastic group of people. I think it's shite to say that I'm indispensable. This company stands on its own. It may have needed me ten years ago. There is a much deeper, wider management team at this company now than me. I am sadly and depressingly replaceable and dispensable, and at some point in time in the future it will replace me. I suspect it wont be in the near-term future, although I don't doubt there are some people who would like to see me resign or fired." Michael O'Leary (the man in charge of Ryanair flights); as written in the book by Alan Ruddock: s "A Life in Full Flight
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