Getting there

How to get to The Garden Route

There are several different ways in which you can travel to the Garden Route and experience all the beautiful things there are to do in this area.

Flying to the Garden Route

George Airport is the main airport along the Garden Route, but there is also an airport at Plettenberg Bay.

George Airport is serviced by three airlines, CemAir, Safair and Air Link.

CemAir offers direct flights daily, between George and Johannesburg’s O R Tambo International Airport. Direct flights, four times a week, between George and Bloemfontein’s Bram Fischer Airport and direct flights, twice a week, between George and Durban’s King Shaka International Airport.

Safair offers direct flights daily between George and Johannesburg’s O R Tambo International Airport.

Air Link offers direct flights, daily between George and both Cape Town International Airport and Johannesburg’s O R Tambo International Airport daily.

To find the best flight prices to George Airport, see below:

Plettenberg Bay Airport is serviced by CemAir only.

CemAir offers direct flights daily, between Plettenberg Bay and George and direct flights, four times a week, between Plettenberg Bay and Cape Town International Airport.

To check the best flight prices to Plettenberg Bay, see below:

Hiring a car to explore the Garden Route

A popular choice many visitors take when they visit the Garden Route, is to hire a car and drive from Cape Town.

Many travellers, both from overseas and elsewhere in South and Southern Africa, fly into Cape Town International Airport and hire a car from the airport. They then and combine a holiday of a few days around Cape Town and the Cape Winelands, with a road trip to Cape Point, the penguins at Betty’s Bay then on to the Overberg region of Hermanus, to go whale watching, (and perhaps even a trip to Gansbaai for a shark cage diving experience). They then continue their drive via the N2 through Swellendam, or along Route 66 via Oudtshoorn, to the Garden Route.

If hiring a car is the best choice for you when you visit the Garden Route click on the link below to find some great prices for car hire.

Of course, you may also wish to fly to George or Plettenberg Bay and hire a car from one of these airports. If so, there are also some great deals and affordable prices to find. Click here to find the latest offers.

Catching a Bus or Coach

If you do not wish to hire a car and instead fancy catching a bus or a coach to the Garden Route, there are a couple of different options.

BazBus services the Garden Route from Cape Town and from Johannesburg

BazBus – this is a hop-on, hop-off bus service that has been in operation since 1995 and is an extremely popular way to discover South Africa.

The BazBus runs everyday in each direction from Cape Town, to Port Elizabeth and then on to Johannesburg.

This unique bus system enables you to book a ticket with a Start location and a Finish location and is valid for one year. You can stop off at as many stops along the route as you desire and stay for as long, or short a time as you like. It is an incredibly flexible option for visitors with time to explore South Africa. Check here for more information about the BazBus.

InterCape Coaches services the Garden Route from Cape Town and from Johannesburg

InterCape Coaches offer semi-luxurious to ultra-luxurious coaches and provide intercity travel between 100 destinations in Southern Africa. Click here to find out prices and routes available to visit the Garden Route.

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