Long weekend travel preperations |
SouthAfrica.TO survey |
Heads up for the superstitious - there's a Friday the 13th on the 13th of June - luckily this is counterbalanced by the fact that Monday the 16th of June is a public holiday, making it a long weekend. Cheapest flight from Durban to Johannesburg is with Kulula Airlines, R577.
Flights from Durban to Johannesburg |
Bus trips from Durban to Johannesburg |
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British Airways economy class |
R 795 |
Baz Bus (7 day pass) |
R1 020 |
Kulula Airways economy class |
R 577 |
Citiliner bus |
R 155 |
Mango Airlines economy class |
R 763 |
Greyhound bus |
R 215 |
1time Airline economy class |
R 699 |
Intercape bus |
R 130 |
SAA economy class |
R 678 |
SA Roadlink bus |
R 125 |
British Airways business class |
R1 776 |
R 140 |
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SAA business class |
R1 293 |
Translux bus |
R 170 |
First time in a year that Kulula's cheapest
The last time that Kulula Airways was cheapest in our Durban to Johannesburg flight surveys was on the 13th July 2007 - and even then it was tied cheapest with 1time airline - this is the first time that Kulula has been the very cheapest airline from Durban to Johannesburg.
SA Roadlink cheapest again
SA Roadlink is once again offering the cheapest bus trips from Durban to Johannesburg - their cheapest fare being R125. This is the third time that SA Roadlink have been cheapest on this route (City to City have been cheapest once).
| Board | Destination | Board Date | Time | Arrival Date | Time | Carrier | Service No | Class | Fare |
| DUR | JNB | 13 Jun 2008 | 08:30 | 13 Jun 2008 | 15:30 | RL | 2101 | LUXURY | 175 |
| DUR | JNB | 13 Jun 2008 | 11:00 | 13 Jun 2008 | 18:00 | RL | 2103 | LUXURY | 175 |
| DUR | JNB | 13 Jun 2008 | 14:00 | 13 Jun 2008 | 21:00 | RL | 2105 | LUXURY | 175 |
| DUR | JNB | 13 Jun 2008 | 20:00 | 14 Jun 2008 | 04:00 | RL | 2153 | BUDGET | 125 |
| DUR | JNB | 13 Jun 2008 | 20:30 | 14 Jun 2008 | 04:30 | RL | 3101 | BUDGET | 135 |
| DUR | JNB | 13 Jun 2008 | 22:00 | 14 Jun 2008 | 05:00 | RL | 2109 | LUXURY | 175 |
Johannesburg car rentals
As usual Tempest Car Hire are offering the cheapest car rentals at Johannesburg's O.R. Tambo International Airport:
Rental period |
Imperial car rental (now Europcar) |
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13 Jun 2008 |
513 |
343 |
333 |
332 |
529 |
331 |
386 |
Accommodation options in Johannesburg
No real changes in hotel prices since last time we checked - Road Lodge is the cheapest, Intercontinental at Johannesburg Airport is the most expensive.
Night |
City Lodge Joburg Airport |
Town Lodge Joburg Airport |
Road Lodge Joburg Airport |
Garden Court Joburg Airport |
I-C Airport Sun |
Southern Sun Joburg Airport |
Melrose Arch Hotel |
Protea Hotel Wanderers |
13 Jun 2008 |
679 |
542 |
355 |
997 |
2802 |
1050 |
1870 |
620 |
Travelblog of the week
Lionblossom caught a train from Johannesburg to Cape Town and took some stunning photos (see below). It took a day and a half to get from Johannesburg station to Cape Town station.
1time Airline aircraft
The following photo is of a 1time airline aircraft parked at the domestic arrivals terminal (see left middle of photo) at Cape Town International Airport. The photo was taken in January 2008 from a port window of a South African Airways Airbus (you can see a piece of the Airbus's wing near the top right of the photo, with the distinctive colours of South African Airways).
Foreign flight news
You can never tell with people from the Guardian
In 2005 the marketing manager of Ryanair flights, Sinead Finn, remarked that she was the only female speaking to a room filled with male journalists. Michael O'Leary quipped, "I wouldn't be too sure. There's someone here from the Guardian and you can never tell with them." Read more about the controversial Michael O'Leary in his biography by Alan Ruddock, "A Life in Full Flight
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