7 of the best · Cape Town, South Africa
The airport and the MyCiTi bus, Golden Arrow, the Southern Line along False Bay, the Blue Train to Pretoria and the boats to Robben Island.
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Three Cape Town addresses we return to, chosen from this list by people who know the city well.
The back story
The MyCiTi bus from the airport, the Southern Line along False Bay, the Blue Train to Pretoria and the boats to Robben Island: how to get around Cape Town without a car, and when you’ll want one.
CPT
The city’s international airport, east of the centre, run by ACSA.
From the airport
The city’s bus rapid transit network, from the airport to the centre and along the Atlantic coast.
MyCiTi from the airport, the Southern Line and the long trains north.
The back story
The MyCiTi bus from the airport, the Southern Line along False Bay, the Blue Train to Pretoria and the boats to Robben Island: how to get around Cape Town without a car, and when you’ll want one.
Arriving in Cape Town.
CPT
The city’s international airport, east of the centre, run by ACSA.
MyCiTi and the buses.
Across the city
The bus company that runs routes across greater Cape Town.
From the airport
The city’s bus rapid transit network, from the airport to the centre and along the Atlantic coast.
Suburban and long-distance.
Southern Line
The city’s main station, for the Southern Line to Muizenberg, Kalk Bay and Simon’s Town and the long-distance trains.
The boats to Robben Island.
From the Nelson Mandela Gateway
The Robben Island Museum’s boats, from the Nelson Mandela Gateway at the V&A.
