Cape Town (Table Bay) - Transport & Travel
Airports
Cape Town International Airport is 15km east of the city centre (up to the N2)
Cape Town International Airport is 20 km East of the city centre. Tourist information and internet are available at both domestic and international terminals.
Buses
There are two major bus services in and around Cape Town:
There is an informal mini-bus service run by locals. Do check on where they are going as they might be going to areas that tourists are advised to stay clear of.
Car Rental
If spending time in Cape Town, car hire is advisable – get quotes. You will need prepaid parking cards (available from small shops locally (cafes).
Taxis
Minibus taxis run all over the city and can be hailed simply by putting up an arm. There are standard taxis with the biggest stop at the Adderley Street end of Grand Parade. There are also “Rekki” which are a cross between taxis and a shared taxi and are tiny mini-vans. They travel within a 5 km radius of the city centre.
Also, download the Uber app while in Cape Town. A very cheap and safe option.
Train
Blue Train to Pretoria and Johannesburg uses a line that runs up to Paarl.
Metro trains run all around the city and the surrounding area. Tel: 0800 656463.
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There is a new email address to contact Port Health, portctn@health.gov.za. The old gmail address just has a bounce back message.
Thanks so much for this update – we’ve updated the contact e-mail!
We’ve just left Capetown after nearly three months in SA. Haven’t had time to write any proper reports but I’d like to mention this shoe repairers I discovered in Cape Town. They completely re-built my Dubarry sea boot soles and did a very impressive job for a third of the price Dubarry was asking. Probably the best shoe repairers in the world, I’d say.
Rocksole
65 Wale St, Bo-Kaap, Capetown 8001
Tel: 021 424 3858
info@rocksole.co.za
Agree with Tom’s comments above. A couple of other ‘pluses’ are a very large and secure car park, should you rent a car (difficult over the Christmas period but easy after January 6th). Also, in our opinion, the RCYC has the best showers of any marina so far in the world.
Posted on behalf of Tom Schaefer who posted this comment elsewhere on the site:
We have been at RCYC for over a month and have found it very welcoming, pleasant and convenient. It is safe to walk into the city or to the V&A waterfront. It is a 15-minute walk to the city and 25 minutes to V&A or you can take the myCITI bus with a stop a five-minute walk from the club.
Children seem to be very welcome with many member’s children and guests children around the club. Yes, it is in the port but the facilities are very pleasant. The main warning is to be wary of entering in the late afternoon when the breeze can really pick up and make docking a real challenge!