Travel to Durban Surf Carnival

06 June 2014 travel surveyed on 15 May 2014 South Africa Travel Online

The 12th annual Durban Surf Carnival will be held at New Pier beach on Durban's famous golden mile on the 6th until the 8th of June 2014. Surfers from all over the country will be flocking to Durban to take part in the competition.

This week, for the first time, we surveyed the prices of land travel only. We compared the prices of overland travel from Cape Town to Durban for the Durban Surf Carnival. The cheapest option we found was offered by Shosholoza Meyl's economy class train and Intercape's coach, Both options were offered at R500 per person for a one way trip. The cheapest car rental offered from King Shaka Airport was a Kia Picanto or similar from Car Trawler. Please note that all prices will change.

Travel prices CPT to DUR

Our survey below compares prices of one-way coach trips and train trips from CPT to DUR (read more about airlines operating on the route) on Friday the 6th of June 2014. Please note that the prices below are subject to change and that they cannot be guaranteed by us.

Land trips from Cape Town to Durban
Shosholoza Meyl economy class leaves 12h30 arrives 07h10 next day (stop in Johannesburg	R500
Intercape coach (stops in Bloemfontein) leaves 17h30 arrives 17h00 next day	R500
Citiliner coach leaves 06h30 arrives 08h40 the next day	R560
Greyhound coach leaves 12h00 arrives 10h30 the next day	R655
City to City coach leaves 06h00 arrives 07h05 the next day	R660
Translux coach leaves 09h30 arrives 07h20 the next morning	R700
Shosholoza Meyl tourist class leaves 12h30 arrives 07h10 next day (stop in Johannesburg)	R910
Baz Bus (7 day pass)	R1 780
Premier Classe leaves 12h30 arrives 07h10 next day (stop in Johannesburg)	R3 730
SA Roadlink coach prices not yet available	-

Durban accommodation

Cheapest from R 348 Blue Waters Hotel 175 Snell Parade

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Accommodation in the rest of South Africa

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Nelspruit accommodation from R 500 per person Global Village Guest House 013 741 2076 bookings@globalguesthouse.co.za

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Prices are subject to change and availability.

Kia Picanto is cheapest car hire at Durban Airport

This week we compared the prices of car rental in Durban. The cheapest rate we found was offered by Car Trawler when we compared the prices of car hire from 21h00 on Friday the 6th of June 2014 until 13h00 on Sunday the 8th of June 2014. Car Trawler offered a Kia Picanto or similar for this period at R380 (Please note prices are subject to change).

Surveyed by Alison Guy

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