Cape Town from R250/night

12 August 2011 flights surveyed on 15 July 2011 South Africa Travel Online

St Bedes Terrace is exceptionally good value for the budget conscious (bearing in mind the often bad press about Cape Town accommodation prices). From R250 a night (for 1 person, prices can change) you get to stay in 3 Anchor Bay (an area sandwiched in between Cape Town's V&A Waterfront and Seapoint, a short drive from the City and Clifton beach), get wireless internet, there's secure off-stree parking, plus use of a pool and braai area (and occassionaly enjoy the view of Signal Hill paragliders). I haven't actually spent a night, but out of 54 guest reviews on a partner site they've been rated 8.5 (with excellent ratings for service). Here's what Eva, from Belgium, wrote: "I was alone in my apartment - there was a huge living room with dining area and very well equipped kitchen. So even if the other two rooms were taken, it would still be comfortable. The staff were great - I arrived around midnight and was welcome by the security guard. The location is great as well - 10 min walk to the sea, about 45m to the city center, you can get a glimpse of the sea from your window. There are shops about 10 min away. Was too cold to try the pool though".

Cheapest from R 250 St Bedes Terrace Cottages 26 Antrim Road, Three Anchor Bay Cape Town

Bellville, Cape Town from R 550 per night Stonehenge Guest House 083 245 3890 info@stonehengeguesthouse.co.za

Durbanville, Cape Town from R 330 per person sharing Ruslamere Guest House 021 975 5677 info@ruslamere.co.za

1time flights cheapest DUR-CPT

For the first time in our history of surveying the DUR-CPT route 1time are cheapest. We've been looking at the route since 19 May 2007, when Nationwide were cheapest (remember them), and if you think prices only go up, let me tell you that 1time are cheaper today than they were then! Travel prices between Durban and Cape Town have dropped substantially since the last time we surveyed them - three airlines were offering tickets at under R700! Bus prices were also cheaper than they were in July with the exception of SA Roadlink who raised their ticket price by R200. Intercape no longer has buses driving between Durban and Cape Town, but there are plans to reopen the route when peak season arrives (any time from October onward apparently). We're hoping for Velvet Sky to start flying between Durban and Cape Town as they would undoubtedly push flight prices even lower.

Flights from Durban to Cape Town		Land trips from Durban to Cape Town
1Time Airline T6647 leaves 17h35 arrives 19h50	R 609	City to City coach leaves 17h45 arrives 18h30 the next evening	R 410
Mango Airline economy class JE369 leaves 17h30 arrives 19h40	R 650	Citiliner coach leaves 16h45 arrives 19h00 the next evening	R 450
Kulula Airline MN6312 leaves 14h50 arrives 17h00	R 699	Translux coach leaves 17h00 arrives 17h45 the next evening	R 490
British Airways economy class BA6306 leaves 18h00 arrives 20h10	R 927	Greyhound coach leaves 11h30 arrives 09h15 the next morning	R 535
Mango Flex JE369 leaves 17h30 arrives 19h40	R 1 049	SA Roadlink coach leaves 06h30 arrives 07h30 the next morning	R 700
Mango Plus JE369 leaves 17h30 arrives 19h40	R 1 195	Baz Bus (7 day pass)	R 1 470
SA Express economy class SA1858 leaves 16h30 arrives 18h40	R 1 347	Intercape coach route suspended	/
British Airways business class BA6306 leaves 18h00 arrives 20h10	R 3 184	Shosholoza Meyl route suspended	/

We like to conduct surveys of Friday afternoon prices, as this gives our clients a more realistic idea of flight prices, than the flight specials which are paraded in the weekend newspapers, and only available on certain low demand dates and times. This week we looked at flights between Durban and Cape Town, departing on Friday the 12th of August 2011 between 13h49 and 21h46. All prices were available midday on Friday the 15th of July but are subject to change without notice at the discretion of their providers and availability cannot be guaranteed by us.

Accommodation in the rest of South Africa and Namibia

Alberton, Johannesburg from R 550 Le Cozmo Bed & Breakfast 011 867 2987 bookings@lecozmo.co.za	Yzerfontein, West Coast from R 1 000 per night (sleeps 6) West Coast Escape 072 599 5663 info@westcoastescape.co.za
Kwelera, East London from R 250 per person (adventure village) Areena Riverside Resort 043 734 3055 info@areenaresort.com	Port Alfred , Eastern Cape from R 295 per person sharing Panorama Guest House 046 624 5853 marianne.rob@portalfredpanorama.com
Nelspruit accommodation from R 900 per couple Global Village Guest House 013 741 2076 bookings@globalguesthouse.co.za	Numbipark, Mpumalanga from R 300 per night Nie-Zel Log Homes 082 492 2460 elmamalan@vodamail.co.za
Sandton, Johannesburg from R 1 350 per night Park Inn Sandton 011 303 1000 edward.venter@rezidorparkinn.com	To advertise here, email cheapflights@southafrica.to

First Car Rental cheapest

Car Rentals in Cape Town We priced the cost of renting a car from Cape Town International Airport from 21h00 on Friday the 12th of August 2011 until 13h00 on Sunday the 14th of August 2011 as follows:

	Europcar CPT	First Car Rental	First Car Rental	Compare Car Hire	Car Trawler rental
Total	R 436	R 382	R 596	R 636	R 413
Per Day	R 218	R 191	R 298	R 318	R 207
free km per day	200 km	100 km	Unlimited km	Unlimited km	Unlimited km
rate per km	R 1.50 km	R 1.17	Unlimited km	Unlimited km	Unlimited km

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