How To Get To Southern Africa From All The Major Continents

No matter which part of the world you are from, there is bound to be a fairly easy way for you to get to the part of Africa you wish to travel. You can fly from most major ports into South Africa with SAA. From there, you can get a connecting route to almost anywhere in Africa you please.

Other major airlines from Europe, Australia and America frequently have flights to South Africa. British Airways, Lufthansa and KLM are of the most frequent European Airlines. Emirates Airline has regular flights from the East.

It can often be cheaper to fly to Johannesburg from London via Dubai with Emirates than direct with other airlines. This may also be the case if you are flying from Australia.

If there are no direct flights from your own country to the African country you are visiting, then you will need to get a connecting flight from OR Tambo aiport in Johannesburg.

Most African countries have their own airlines which do domestic flights between major towns in their country and to other African countries.

South Africa has a number of airlines of which quite a few lost cost airlines that fly between Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. Mango, 1Time and Kulula have great deals if you book at the right time.

Their air crafts are most probably the ugliest on the tarmac but they get the job done and you won't ever get onto the wrong plane. Mango is very distinctly orange, the entire plane is orange. 1Time looks like a dirty red spot and Kulula a bright dark green overgrown bug.

If North Africa is your destination, you may consider driving from Southern Europe and taking the ferry from Spain to Morocco. These trips require much more planning than flying in.

Road networks in Africa are from average to bad to non-existent in certain places. Hospitals and medical services are few and far apart and not all African countries are safe to drive in if you are not an expert on schemes and bribery.

The Italian cruise liner, the MSC Melody, do some trips between Durban on the East Coast of Africa and Genoa in Italy. After the recent attack on this liner by pirates from Somalia this service might now be in jeopardy.

Quite a number of boat cruises are available between Durban and some of the Islands in the Indian Ocean. The MSC Sinfonia has regular cruises to Portuguese and Mozambique Island, of the coast of Mozambique, and occasionally to Mauritius.

The ideal for any traveler coming to the Southern part of Africa will be to start the trip in South Africa and from there travel to the other African countries.