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World Cup Final - Cheap Car Rental

SouthAfrica.TO
16 June 2010

(Page down to read about being French in Cape Town last weekend - rugby defeat and soccer draw against Uruguay)

It's just less than a month before the World Cup Final takes place at Soccer City (11 July) in Johannesburg. Here's your flights, car rental and accommodation prices for the match.

Cheap car rentals

We looked at the prices of renting a car from Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport from 13h00 on the 10th July until 13h00 on the 12th July 2010 (note that car rental prices may have changed since we conducted this comparison, and that there are factors other than price that you should take into account; like free km and, charge per km and waivers) :

	Europcar Joburg	First Car Rental unlimited	4x4 hire	Compare Car Hire	First Car Rental	Avis car rental	Budget rentals	Comet Car Rental	Hertz car rental	Tempest car hire	Thrifty car hire	Wood ford Car Rental
TOTAL	662	646	$440	550	476	676	655	710	758	542	-	681
per day	243	323	$220	275	238	338	328	355	379	271	-	537
Vehicle	Kia Picanto or similar	Chev Spark or similar	Land rover Defe- nder	Renault Clio or similar	Chev Spark or similar	VW Polo or Similar	VW Chico or similar	VW Chico or similar	Kia Picanto or similar	Kia Picanto 1.1 or similar	-	Kia Rio/ Hyundai Atos/ Similar

Johannesburg car hire, flight & accommodation prices are subject to change.

Flights to Johannesburg

These are the best prices to fly to Johannesburg we could find on the specific dates mentioned. Prices will be different on other dates, and all prices are subject to change.

Flight route	Departure date	Return date	Cheapest Airline	Price
Abu Dhabi to Johannesburg	03 July 2010	12 July 2010	British Airways	15,625 AED
Amsterdam to Johannesburg	03 July 2010	12 July 2010	Egyptair	R19,308
Bloemfontein to Johannesburg	10 July 2010	12 July 2010	South African Airways	R2,092
Cape Town to Johannesburg	10 July 2010	12 July 2010	Mango Airways	R1,257
Doha to Johannesburg	03 July 2010	12 July 2010	South African Airways	6,070 AED
Dubai to Johannesburg	03 July 2010	12 July 2010	-	-
Dublin to Johannesburg	03 July 2010	12 July 2010	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	EURO 1,473
Durban to Johannesburg	10 July 2010	12 July 2010	1time Airlines	R1,072
East London to Johannesburg	10 July 2010	12 July 2010	outh African Airways	R1,457
Edinburgh to Johannesburg	03 July 2010	12 July 2010	British Airways	??1,238
Frankfurt to Johannesburg	03 July 2010	12 July 2010	Ethiopian Airlines	R20,434
Geneva to Johannesburg	03 July 2010	12 July 2010	British Airways	R14,420
George to Johannesburg	10 July 2010	12 July 2010	Kulula Airways	R1,806
Glasgow to Johannesburg	03 July 2010	12 July 2010	South African Airways	R31,035
Lisbon to Johannesburg	03 July 2010	12 July 2010	Iberia	R14,312
London to Johannesburg	03 July 2010	12 July 2010	British Airways	??1,143
Manchester to Johannesburg	03 July 2010	12 July 2010	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	R21,521
Moscow to Johannesburg	03 July 2010	12 July 2010	British Airways	R13,305
Mumbai to Johannesburg	03 July 2010	12 July 2010	Kenya Airways	R8,091
Nelspruit to Johannesburg	10 July 2010	12 July 2010	South African Airways	R1,459
New York to Johannesburg	03 July 2010	12 July 2010	South African Airways	R20,434
Paris to Johannesburg	03 July 2010	12 July 2010	Ethiopian Airlines	R13,070
Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg	10 July 2010	12 July 2010	South African Airways	R3,302

Johannesburg accommodation

Cheapest accommodation in Johannesburg on the evening of the 10th July 2010:

Protea Hotel Samrand Johanneburg	from R1,571
33 on First Guesthouse Johannesburg	from R1,700
Mercure Hotel Johannesburg	from R1,793
Shumba Valley Lodge Johannesburg	from R1,795

Fifa World Cup accommodation & services

Dolphin Beach, Cape Town 3 bedroom luxury apartment 24 hour security Fully serviced (cleaned every day) Classic view of Table Mountain On beach, pool available, parking R2000/day (minimum 5 days) Ph 021-557-6880	Parklands, Cape Town 4 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms (house) 24 hour security Fully serviced (cleaned every day) Pool & Jacuzzi bath Double Garage R120,000 for entire World Cup Ph 084-900-1207
Kuilsriver, Cape Town Collect??From / Deliver to Cape Town International??Airport or Long Distance??Bus Terminal.Dinner Bed & Full Breakfast as well as a Lunch Parcel. Transport to and from Kuilsriver Station First Class Train Ticket??between Kuilsriver Station??and Cape Town Station $130/day/person sharing 3 Palms Cape Bed & Breakfast 021-906-3588 3palmsbandb@telkomsa.net
Johannesburg Entire house for only R30 000 p/mnth, or R1,200 a day. 3 beds (sleeps up to 8 people) plus pool and additional tented accommodation. (sleeps up to 8 )?? 2 baths??Fully serviced (cleaned every day)?? Part of an estate?? 10 min from soccer city +27 78 268 9550 or ngconoc@webmail.co.za
Johannesburg Entire house for only R80 000 p/mnth. 3 beds plus study. ( Sleeps 8 ) 2 baths d/auto garages ??? in a estate 10 min from soccer city +27 82 412 0356	Cape Town Chauffeur transport for World Cup (including German language) Hire 4x4 landrovers Johannesburg for World Cup (with rooftent to sleep in) Contact cheapflights@southafrica.to

Prices and conditions are subject to change.

Our previous car rental survey was of USA-Slovenia-travel car hire in Johannesburg.

Being French in Cape Town

Last weekend was probably the first time in history that France has played two internationals in Cape Town on a single weekend (Uruguay-France in soccer at Cape Town Stadium & Springboks-France in rugby at Newlands). Madlen won a French Kodak competition and wrote a summary of her trip from Paris to Cape Town. After an 11 hour flight from Paris to Cape Town, Madlen settled into her room at the Ambassador Hotel (Ed: we have fond memories of doing a review of the Enchanted Guest House, also in Bantry Bay), overlooking the ocean. Her comments on the sport:

Soccer: "there's a draw, as usual with French Team!??(Not really a good game, but the atmosphere was crazy with all these Vuvuzelas!)"
Rugby: "I was right, it's a defeat, and France lost 42-17!"

Allez les Bleus, Cape Town Stadium

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