Africa
Getting around South Africa
Between cities
Getting around South Africa
Cheap domestic flights (FlySafair, Airlink) cover long distances; Intercape buses and the Baz Bus link cities, and most visitors rent a car for the Garden Route and Kruger.
Key facts
- Ride-hailing apps: Uber, Bolt, inDrive.
- Driving: on the left. Licences in English with a photo are accepted; otherwise carry an IDP. Rental firms may still ask for one.
- Airports Company South Africa
- South African National Parks (SANParks)
Getting around by place
- Cape TownGetting around
- JohannesburgGetting around
- Kruger National ParkGetting around
- DurbanGetting around
- StellenboschGetting around
- PretoriaGetting around
- HermanusGetting around
- KnysnaGetting around
- Plettenberg BayGetting around
- Port ElizabethGetting around
- FranschhoekGetting around
- UmhlangaGetting around
- Jeffreys BayGetting around
Sources
- Airports Company South Africa
- South African National Parks (SANParks)
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: South Africa
- SARS Customs online traveller declaration
- Department of Home Affairs: Remote Work Visa requirements
- Speedtest Global Index: South Africa
- World Bank open data
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