www.fi ndyourway2010.co.za DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT Travel GUIDE For The 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Booklet2.indd 1 4/19/10 9:28:16 PM Host Cities 1. The City of Johannesburg Johannesburg (Jo’burg) or the City of Gold, as the city is known in South Africa, is the business hub of South Africa, contributi ng a substanti al part of the country’s GDP, approximately 12%. Johannesburg is also known as the economic engine of Southern Africa and the trendsett er of South Africa. It is a melti ng pot laced with all the fl avours of African cultures and beyond. The weather is generally regarded as excellent; temperatures reach the mid-30s Celsius (95°F) in the summer months (Dec-Feb) with litt le to no wind and with occasional, spectacular aft ernoon thunderstorms. Temperatures in winter can drop into single digits but snow is extremely rare. 22 Booklet2.indd 22 4/19/10 9:29:24 PM Host Cities 1. The City of Johannesburg 23 Booklet2.indd 23 4/19/10 9:29:27 PM Getting In By car A high number of highways from everywhere in South Africa go to Johannesburg, like the N1 from Cape Town and Bloemfontein or the N3 from Durban making it an easy to reach desti nati on. Highways are: N1 from Cape Town and Harare in Zimbabwe, N3 from Durban, N4 from Nelspruit and the Kruger the world, especially London, as well as Nati onal Park, as well as Botswana, N12 from numerous local fl ights, on a daily basis. If Kimberley and Potchefstroom, N14 from you arrive in the early morning when most Upington and Namibia. fl ights from Europe arrive, be prepared for very long waits at Immigrati on. The airport Traffi c can be parti cularly bad during peak is located east of Johannesburg, 24 km (15 hours Monday - Friday 7:30AM-9AM and mi) from the city centre. It’s a quick drive 4PM-6:30PM so plan your journey accordingly. by hotel shutt le, hired car or taxi to your Due to the increasing number of cars sold, desti nati on. traffi c has progressively got worse. If travelling in the city Monday through Friday, make sure • Lanseria Airport is Johannesburg’s you take into considerati on the possibility of other airport that caters for passengers traffi c jams delaying your journey. on commercial airlines. It is privately owned unlike O.R. Tambo which is As the city is large and spread out, getti ng run by the Airports Company South around may require covering large distances. Africa (ACSA). Situated north west Expect massive roadworks on all major of Johannesburg, it is closer to the routes in and around the city, all roads get a Sandton, Pretoria, Westrand and new surface and extra lanes are being made Midrand regions, but fewer airlines for the Bus Rapid Transport/Rea Vaya which fly to this airport and it is mostly used needs dedicated bus lanes. for regional, corporate and diplomatic Distances: Johannesburg - Bloemfontein: 398 km passage. There are however regular Johannesburg - Cape Town: 1004 km flights from Lanseria to Cape Town. Johannesburg - Nelson Mandela Bay Johannesburg - Port Elizabeth: 677 km For South African travel and discounted fares Johannesburg -Kimberley: 160 km you can search for: Discount airlines in Africa Johannesburg - Pretoria: km and Air travel in South Africa. Johannesburg -Rustenburg: km Johannesburg - Durban: km By train Johannesburg – Mbombela: km Park Stati on is Johannesburg’s central stati on and is in the city centre between Rissik (west), By plane Wolmarans (north), Wanderers (east) and De • O.R. Tambo Internati onal Airport is Villiers (south) streets - it occupies several Johannesburg’s main airport. It is the blocks. Whilst the stati on itself is quite safe, busiest airport in Africa as it is the the areas around it may not be. Be careful connecti ng hub for fl ights to South Africa. and try to organise onward transport prior to For this reason there are many fl ights to arrival. All long-distance Spoornet trains are Johannesburg from major citi es all over quite safe, as are most Metro Rail trains. 24 Booklet2.indd 24 4/19/10 9:29:29 PM • Spoornet is a freight train company Johannesburg and Germiston outwards to but they do have a branch that off ers Springs, Pretoria, Soweto and Krugersdorp. a passenger service called: Shosholoza Meyl. There are 8 primary routes that link By bus South Africa’s citi es with smaller towns Long-distance buses arrive at Park along each route. There are regular inter- Stati on. All major bus companies provide city trains to desti nati ons all over the a service to and from Johannesburg. country, including Cape Town, Durban, A few of these include: Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Kimberley, Port Elizabeth, East London, Pietermaritzburg, • Greyhound - The well known bus service Nelspruit and Polokwane. Passengers is off ering services to desti nati ons all over can choose to travel in the tourist class South Africa. where there is an opti on of either a coupe that can accommodate two people or a • Translux - Their route network extends to compartment that can seat four people. If many South African desti nati ons and major travelling over night these compartments citi es in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and become bedrooms. Another opti on is the Zimbabwe. economy class which of course is cheaper. There is dining car on the trains where • Magic Bus - Focuses on short distance you can buy food. If you are travelling in transportati on i.e. scheduled airport a coupe or compartment then there is a shutt ling. trolley service available saving you from ever having to leave your compartment • S.A Roadlink - Has coaches travelling to and from major city centres in South Africa. • Metro Rail operates frequent commuter trains to many suburbs and outlying • The Baz Bus - Offers a Hop on Hop off towns. As Metrorail operates services in service aimed at backpackers. There several separate citi es, for operati onal are two routes between Johannesburg purposes it is subdivided into fi ve regions. and Durban; one via the Drakensberg The Witwatersrand region is the region and one via Swaziland. From Durban, that covers the greater Johannesburg the service then continues along South Metropolitan area. Trains run from Africa’s coast to Cape Town. 25 Booklet2.indd 25 4/19/10 9:29:30 PM Johannesburg Transport Context Two Match Venues Visitor Categories • Ellis Park – 60 000 Capacity Co-Ordinati ng Category • Soccer City – 90 000 Capacity Authority 15 Matches, 7 Matches at Ellis Park and 8 Fifa Family LOC Matches at Soccer City VVIPs/VIPs LOC Parallel Events 380 Broadcasters City of Johannesburg • Football for Hope General Spectators • IBC City of Johannesburg • Kick Off concert to matches Johannesburg Servicing Concept • Rail to be the Mass Mover • Rea Vaya Event Service • Park and Walks • Park and Ride Faciliti es PT mode segmentation 26 Booklet2.indd 26 4/19/10 9:29:32 PM Co-Ordinati ng Category Authority Fifa Family LOC VVIPs/VIPs LOC 380 Broadcasters City of Johannesburg General Spectators City of Johannesburg Rea Vaya Event to matches Service Rea Vaya • To run a normal Commuter service on non- match days • On math days spectators will be given priority Rea Vaya to service • Wits Campus • Consti tuti onal Hill and • Westgate Transport Hub • Rea Vaya will run on normal routes and join Rea Vaya dedicated lane on Commissioner Street to bypass the M1/M2 which are currently heavily congested. • Pre-booking System for ti ckets except for • Fleet – 102 Feeder Buses & 41 Arti culated 27 Booklet2.indd 27 4/19/10 9:29:35 PM 28 Booklet2.indd 28 4/19/10 9:29:36 PM Detailed Transport Operational Plan Rail last Mile • Hotel drop-off pick up points • ORTIA • 19 Train sets are identi fi ed for WC games. – Westgate (Intra-city movements) • Sandton – • Normal Train Service will run as scheduled Westgate Metrobus Commercial service during the WC. • 12 Routes/Corridors are identi fi ed to service Intercity Movements are as follows: WC with dedicated train sets. Corridor Taxis Buses Total Fleet Total Pax Rustenburg 29 28 57 2 178 Soccer City : 14 train sets. Polokwane 25 25 50 1 925 Ellis Park : 13 train sets. Bloemfontein 25 24 49 1 870 Loft us Versfeld : 14 train sets. Nelspruit 29 30 59 2 2 88 Total 108 107 215 8 261 Additi onal Train Shutt les are to run at the following short routes between Stadium’s: Sandton Transport Hub • JHB – Nasrec • Westgate – Nasrec • Westgate This Hub will also act as a Public Transport – Doornfontein. Interchange for the following movements: • Metrobus Commercial Service to Westgate via Innes Free • Mbombela Feeder Buses • Guatrian Park and Walks – ORTIA – Sandton • Metered Taxi operati ons for At a Park and Walk spectators will park their the last Mile • Sandton – Lanseria • Sandton – vehicles and walk to the stadium Pretoria • Hotel drop-off pick up points The furthest park and walk is 2.2 kms away from the stadium Non-Match days Transport The following Park and Walks have been On non-match days spectators will have to use approved: the existi ng Public Transport around the City of Johannesburg: • Taxis • Metrobus • Putco Facility Capacity Spectators Venue (vehicles) • Metered Taxis • Rea Vaya etc. The Hubs will Shareworld 3000 9000 Soccer City operate on match and on-match days Randshow Road 1500 4500 Soccer City Aeroton 6000 Soccer City (Golden High Ext.) 2000 Transport Fares Athlone Boys 2000 6000 Ellis Park Spectators who use Park and Ride and Park and Park and Ride Faciliti es Walk faciliti es will have to pre-book their ti ckets At a Park and Ride spectators will park their through a mechanism sti ll to be decided.