SAA cheaper than Mango

12 Nov 2010 flights surveyed on 15 Oct 2010 South Africa Travel Online

Not often you see this. South African Airways, at R422, offered the cheapest flight from Durban to Johannesburg, and Shosholoza Meyl the cheapest train/bus. This is the first time SAA have been cheapest from DUR to JNB since our 7th July 2009 survey, and breaks Kulula's run of being cheapest for 5 surveys in a row on this route. Just shows that to find the cheapest flight prices you still need to check the prices of the full-service carriers.

Flights from Durban to Johannesburg *		Coach Bus & train trips from Durban to Joburg
SAA economy class flight SA582 departs 1940 arrives 2050	422	Shosholoza Meyl train economy class departs Durban 1830 arrives Joburg 0721	140
Mango economy class flight JE274 departs 2010 arrives 2125	456	SA Roadlink coach bus departs Durban 2030 arrives Joburg 0330	150
Kulula to Lanseria flight MN512 departs 1825 arrives 1935	469	City to City coach bus departs Durban 2000 arrives Joburg 0325	160
Kulula Air to O.R. Tambo flight MN604 departs 1855 arrives 2010	469	Intercape coach bus departs Durban 1100 arrives Joburg 1740	170
BA British Airways economy class flight BA6212 departs 2000 arrives 2110	493	Citiliner coach bus departs Durban 2100 arrives Joburg 0445	175
Mango Flex flight JE274 departs 2010 arrives 2125	706	Translux coach bus departs Durban 0830 arrives Joburg 1615	180
Mango Plus flight JE274 departs 2010 arrives 2125	866	Greyhound coach bus via Estcourt departs Durban 1330 arrives Joburg 2100	250
BA British Airways Business/club class flight BA6212 departs 2000 arrives 2110	2046	Baz Bus hop on hop off 7 day pass across South Africa	1460
SAA Business/premium class flight SA582 departs 1940 arrives 2050	2056	Shosholoza Meyl tourist class suspended due technical problem	-
1time Airline economy class	-	Premier Classe train (Sundays) suspended due technical problem	-

* flights leave Durban for Johannesburg between 17h29 & 20h31 on the 12th November 2010. Prices will change.

Accommodation in Johannesburg

Cheapest Johannesburg accommodation is at the Bramley Lodge Johannesburg, from R300 a night.

Car Rentals in Johannesburg

We priced the cost of Johannesburg car rental from O.R. Tambo International Airport from 21h00 on the 12th November 2010 until 13h00 on the 14th November 2010 as follows:

	Europcar Johannesburg	First Car Rental unlimited mileage	Car Hire Compare	Car Trawler rental	4x4 hire Johannesburg
Total	404	466	637	500	$440
Per Day	202	233	319	250	$220

Baz Bus through South Africa

Elizabeth took the Baz Bus across South Africa with her Mom, and wrote about a drug bust:

• "We were heading back at night and when we were driving through a small town there were a bunch of police cars alongside the road forming a road block. They stopped our bus and everyone on board was confused about what was happening. Next thing we knew, the police opened the bus door and demanded to come inside and look through all our belongings. We handed them our bags and then all of the sudden we heard an officer in the back very sternly ask, ‘what is this?’ A girl in the back was caught with dagga (marijuana) in her bag and she needed to get off the bus and go with the police. Our whole bus then had to follow some other police cars to a police station where we were told to bring all of our bags inside the station. We were escorted to a conference room…where absolutely nothing happened. About 45 minutes later the girl came out (after paying a fine and getting fingerprinted) and the police told us we could all leave. Quite a strange and also kind of humorous encounter…humorous because apparently the fine for possessing dagga is based on the weight, however the police station has yet to invest in a scale. So, per their standard operating procedure,  they brought the dagga over to the nearest Seven Eleven to weigh it there. I will never think of a Seven Eleven the same…

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