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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT Travel GUIDE For The 2010 FIFA World Cup

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Booklet2.indd 46 4/19/10 9:30:06 PM The City of Durban or Ethekwini, is a place of fusion. It is the largest city in 3. The City of the KwaZulu-Natal province. The city has an intense gusto for life and has a diverse range of cultures. Durban is the venue for one of the two semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup and with its humid weather; it is bound to be a tourist Durban hot spot during the tournament. Zulu and English are the most common languages in Durban.

Transport Overview The City of Durban will offer visitors and residents safe and easily accessible public transport during the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. Rail, bus and other existing services i.e. metered taxis and car rentals will cater for a wide variety of transport requirements, and will ensure that the Moses Mabhida , the FIFA Fan Fest™ and the public viewing areas (PVAs) are adequately served.

Event-related public transport will be added to the regular public transport system i.e. an airport shuttle to the King Shaka International Airport, a stadium shuttle to the Moses Mabhida Stadium and Park and Ride services. Travel around the city will be served by an inner city transport service.

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Airport Shutt le Service Central Transport Hub or using rail and An airport-to-city service will run from dropping off at the Moses Mabhida King Shaka Internati onal Airport, via the Station and walking to the venue. accommodati on zones to the north of the City (Umhlanga) and the Durban Beachfront, Priority Pedestrian Network to Central Transport Hub in the CBD. The eThekwini Municipality has developed a Priority Pedestrian Network Stadium Shutt le Service and Priority that links accommodation zones and Pedestrian Network areas with extensive parking to either The Moses Mabhida Stadium is located the Stadium, Fan Park Area, nearest rail in the north of the Inner City within station or the Central Transport Hub. This close proximity to the rail network and network consists of 9 routes which will some accommodation zones, providing be signposted with route numbers and spectators with the options of either color coded for ease of way finding for taking the Stadium Shuttle from the visitors to the City.

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By plane and . You can also get to Port Durban Internati onal Airport (formerly Elizabeth or East London by changing trains Louis Botha Airport) is located 15km in Bloemfontein. southwest of the city centre. The following airlines off er domesti c service to/from MetroRail operates frequent commuter Durban: 1ti me, , Briti sh Airways, trains to various suburbs of Durban and Interlink, Kulula, , and South African towns nearby (such as Pinetown and the Airlines. resort towns of both the south coast (e.g. Kelso and Park Ryne) and the north coast). The following airlines off er internati onal service to/from Durban: Airlink (to/ By bus from Maputo), Air Mauriti us (to/from All nati onal carriers and the Baz Bus off er Mauriti us), and Emirates (to/from Dubai). regular services to Durban.

By train By boat The central train stati on is in the city Some cruise ships dock in Durban, but centre. generally there are limited “one-way” entries by boat to Durban. In theory Spoornet operates daily inter-city trains to passage on a freighter might be arranged, and Pietermaritzburg, with a but it’s not widely adverti sed. Cruises from weekly service to Bloemfontein, Kimberley Durban available on the MSC Sinfonia. 50

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Booklet2.indd 51 4/19/10 9:30:12 PM Inner City Transport Services Departi ng every 15 minutes between 06:00 eThekwini’s inner city is served by a new and 23:00. inner city transport service, the People Mover buses, which currently operate For detailed service schedules visit www. along two designated routes within the city. durbanpeoplemover.co.za.

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Booklet2.indd 52 4/19/10 9:30:13 PM Park n Ride Services shopping centres via the Central Transport Bus shuttle services will be provided from Hub to the Stadium. These services will three Park & Ride sites located at the run from 9:00 in the morning to 03:00 the Pavilion, Galleria and Gateway regional next morning.

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Stadium Area Fan Park and CBD Wide Area The Moses Mabhida Stadium located to the • The Central Transport Hub shuttle north of the Inner City. The shutt le service service is located at the Centrum site from the Central Transport Hub will pick up within the Inner City, approximately and drop off spectators at the stadium. On 1.7km and 1km from the Stadium and non-match days, for the full durati on of the Beach Activation Zone respectively. event, the following roads in the vicinity of the This will be the transport terminal for stadium will be closed or will have restricted shuttle services, tourist transport and access: Only Isaiah Ntshangase Rd closed. airport shuttle, as well as links to the Inner City Distribution System and Match Days: Weekend or Public Holiday metered taxi services. • Closures begin the night before. • Durban’s official Fan Fest area is • Sandile Thusi (Argyle) closed from located in the central beachfront area Umgeni Road to Playfair. – the New Beach area which is within • MY Ave (ex NMR) closed from Innes to the Beach Activation Zone. Four Somtseu. access points have been identified to the Fan Fest. Two are located on Match Days: Weekdays Pedestrian Boulevard and two are • Northbound side of MY Ave closed located along OR Tambo (Marine) night before. Parade. • Southbound closed from 08h30. Public Viewing Areas Semi Final Match • eThekwini has identified two Public • Closure from the night beforeBoth sides Viewing Areas (PVAs) located in of MY Ave. KwaMashu & Umlazi.

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