School holiday flights

26 Mar 2010 flights
surveyed on 26 Feb 2010
South Africa Travel Online

School Holidays starts on the 26th March (end 12 April) so higher prices are expected, but it's good to see Interlink and 1time coming in with relatively low prices from Johannesburg to Durban.

[btw, remember that from the 1st May 2010, all flights to and from Durban International will operate out of King Shaka International Airport north of Durban - not a decision we agreed with]

Flights from Johannesburg to Durban *		Bus & train from Johannesburg to Durban
Interlink Airlines (Pretoria to Durban) Flight 121 leaves 1915 arrives 2025	561	City to City bus coach leaves Joburg 2045 arrives Durban 0430	120
1time economy class flight 1T237 leaves 1910 arrives 2020	635	SA Roadlink bus coach leaves Joburg 2030 arrives Durban 0330	150
Mango Airlines economy class flight JE283 leaves 2035 arrives 2145	663	Shosholoza Meyl economy class leaves Joburg 1830 arrives Durban 0720	170
Mango Flex flight JE283 leaves 2035 arrives 2145	667	Citiliner bus coach leaves Joburg 2100 arrives Durban 0450	180
Mango Plus flight JE283 leaves 2035 arrives 2145	875	Translux bus coach leaves Joburg 0930 arrives Durban 1715	180
Kulula economy class ex OR Tambo flight MN603 leaves 1745 arrives 1855	899	Intercape bus coach leaves Joburg 0830 arrives Durban 1605	200
BA British Airways economy class flight BA6221 leaves 1800 arrives 1910	1086	Greyhound bus coach via Howick leaves Joburg 0830 arrives Durban 1625	250
SAA South African Airways economy flight SA579 leaves 1900 arrives 2010	1220	Shosholoza Meyl tourist class (Thursdays) leaves Joburg 1820 arrives Durban 0830	280
BA business class / club class flight BA6221 leaves 1800 arrives 1910	1961	Premier Classe train (Tuesdays & Fridays) leaves Joburg 1820 arrives Durban 0830	870
SAA business class / premium class flight SA579 leaves 1900 arrives 2010	2360	Baz Bus (hop on - hop off) (7 day pass)	1350

* one-way flights from Johannesburg to Durban, leaving Johannesburg between 1729 & 2036 on Friday the 26th Mar 2010. Prices will change.

Car Rentals in Durban

We priced the cost of renting a car from Durban International Airport from 21h00 on the 26th Feb 2010 until 13h00 on the 28th Feb 2010 as follows:

	Europcar South Africa	First Car Rental unlimited mileage	First Car Rental limited mileage	Comet Car Hire
Total	397	544	384	710
Per Day	199	272	192	355

Durban from R250/night

Amanzimtoti accommodation	Ballito accommodation	Cheapest Durban guest house	Durban beachfront
Sandcastle 031-903-4820 cinderella6@mweb.co.za R390	Fairmont Zimbali R2388	Flatcrown 082-368-6685 flatcrowncottage@gmail.com from R250	Beach Hotel Durban from R392
Durban north beach	Durban self-catering	Umhlanga hotel	Umhlanga self-catering
Southern Sun North Beach from R1366	17 Palms from R475	Protea Hotel from R873	Seaside Self Catering from R250 (was R400)

Roving cameraman in Cape Town

The Roving cameraman caught a Virgin flight from London to Cape Town with the GMTV production crew and Emma Crosby the presenter (in London they had the pleasure of making use of the Virgin Clubhouse). Emma was booked Upper Class, but Mr Roving Cameraman had to suck it up in economy class (where he was seated near a group of Irish who were setting off to build houses in Cape Town's townships - trust the Irish to get my eyes smiling :). Twelve hours after taking off from London Heathrow, they landed in Cape Town. In Cape Town they had chosen a specific hotel as it was the only one which would guarantee to let them check-in early, but unfortuanately it let them down in this regard. Without much sleep, they set off for the Cape Town Waterfront to shoot footage of Emma Crosby with Table Mountain in the background.

Emma Crosby in Cape Town, South Africa