Cheap Flights to Johannesburg South Africa from £296

Most business travellers to Johannesburg fly direct from London with either BA, Virgin or South African Airways, we compare these airfares starting at £845 return. Our best bargain connecting flights, with stopovers are with Emirates via Dubai from Manchester or KLM from Edinburgh.
Johannesburg's large international airport is located 13 miles east of downtown Jo'burg. The city lies 250 miles north of Bloemfontein and 365 miles northeast of Durban. The famous Kruger National Park is 300 miles north.

London Heathrow or Gatwick To Johannesburg Flights from £296

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Public Transport from Johannesburg Airport (JNB), South Africa

The city's large re-named OR Tambo International Airport (old name Jan Smuts Airport) has 6 connected terminals, serving domestic and international air traffic, with plenty of parking facilities. It lies 13 miles east of Johannesburg (locally called Jo'burg, Jozi or eGoli) and is clearly signposted off the R24 and R21 Pretoria highways.
Taxi	Use officially approved Itram kiosks for taxi, shuttle and bus reservations to avoid touting hassle, see Itram airport taxi website.
Bus	Use the public transport information desk in the Domestic Arrivals terminal for local advice. Private bus companies operate services to the city centre and other areas, info & tickets are available from company desks in the International Arrivals hall. Many large hotels have courtesy buses, but book in advance or call them from the airport. In the city itself, City Slicker hop-on hop-off double deckers are a good way to travel around, the 3 hour round trip includes Soweto. From Park Station transit centre in Jo'burg city, long-distance bus services can be booked to Mozambique, Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.
Train	The new airport Gautrain train station was completed in 2010 for the FIFA World Cup and now links Jo'burg airport to Sandton Station (15 minute journey into the main business district and tourist area), and to the rest of the Gautrain high-speed transport system to Pretoria.

Best sights in the area

Museum Africa - History, geology, exhibitions and more.
Apartheid Museum - Excellent audio visual exhibits.
Soweto - Guided tours go round the best known of South Africa's townships.
Gold Reef city - Amusement park with casino and old goldmine experience.
Kruger National Park - Large, well organised wildlife reserve with lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes and rhinos, as well as cheetahs, giraffes, hippos, antelopes and many smaller animals.
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park - Huge important reserve for migration of antelopes, also supports large populations of birds, reptiles and small mammals.
Cradle of Humankind - World Heritage Site where some of the world's oldest hominid fossils have been found, located in the Sterkfontein Valley.
Sterkfontein Caves - Important prehistoric palaentological site, tours of underground lake and cave formations, NW of Krugersdorp in Gauteng.
Krugersdorp Game Reserve - Small park with plenty of wildlife in various habitats.

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