Kulula to Lanseria is cheapest

5 Dec 2008 flights 8 Nov 2008

If fuel prices have come down it doesn't seem many airlines have noticed - they're too busy cashing in on the December holidays demand for flights - the notable exception are Kulula's flights (from Lanseria only), where they have decreased their prices (Interlink, to their credit, have kept their flight prices flat). On the 28th October Kulula Air increased their Cape Town - Lanseria flight frequencies from 3 to 6 flights a day (on weekdays), and this seems to be paying off in terms of cheaper flights for consumers. It is possible that Kulula Air are struggling to fill the 3 extra daily flights (and have thus reduced flight prices) - it's also possible that they're keeping Kulula Lanseria flight prices down for marketing purposes (but this seems less likely, as they haven't advertised it).

Flights from Cape town to Johannesburg		Bus & train trips from Cape Town to Johannesburg
BA economy class flight BA6426 departs 1800 arrives 2000	1291	Baz Bus (7 day pass)	1200
Interlink Airline economy class flight ID002 departs 1800 arrives 2000	698	City to City bus	400
Kulula.com economy class flight MN460 departs 2000 arrives 2200	659	Greyhound bus	450
Mango Airlines economy class flight JE178 departs 2015 arrives 2220	814	Intercape bus	620
1time Airline economy class flight 1T112 departs 1800 arrives 2000	863	SA Roadlink bus	699
SAA economy class flight SA362 departs 1750 arrives 1950	1556	Translux bus	520
BA business class flight SA362 departs 1750 arrives 1950	3263	Shosholoza Meyl Economy Class	280
Interlink business class flight SA362 departs 1750 arrives 1950	1709	Shosholoza Meyl Tourist Class	560
SAA business class	2784	Premier Classe train	2250

 

SAA & BA bump business class prices up

SAA have increased their business class flight prices from R2177 for a one-way flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg, to R2784, and at the same time BA have increased their business class prices from R2912 to R3263. Interlink Airline offer the cheapest business class prices by far (R1709, just higher than SAA's economy class prices!).

Shosholoza Meyl train is cheapest

The very cheapest way of getting from Cape Town to Johannesburg (other than using Tom-thumb on the highways), is by taking the Shosholoza Meyl train (economy class is only R280).

Vultures galore

If one is willing to make the effort to look and wait, there is a bounty of beauty hanging off the cliffs of Thabazimbi. Thanks to Swiss photographer, Francois Portmann, we don't have to travel to Thabazimbi and exercise patience, rather we can witness what he saw through his camera lens. With his stunning photographs, Mr Portmann is a deserved winner of this week's blog of the week, we hope he visits South Africa again.

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