Flights to Durban

Flights Durban

The main airport in Durban is Durban International Airport. The smallest international airport in the country, Durban International serves as a gateway for both local and international visitors wanting to visit the KwaZulu-Natal or Drakensberg areas. While most of the flights tend to be domestic flights, many international airlines will fly into Johannesburg and then connect straight to Durban. In an attempt to make Durban more accessible by air, a new airport is currently under construction. Durban’s La Mercy Airport is starting to take shape and should be ready in the very near future and will hopefully provide an even better platform for both local and international flights to enter the city. While the airport is a 24-hour airport, because of it’s smaller size the majority of flights arrive and depart within normal working hours.

Airlines flying to and from Durban

There are a number of domestic airlines that fly between Durban and the other major cities in South Africa. 1Time, Mango, South African Airways and British Airways (operated by Comair) fly from Cape Town and Johannesburg. Kulula does Cape Town, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and Lanseria. South African Airlink flies Bloemfontein, George and Nelspruit; and South African Express flies East London, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth. On an international level, Air Mauritius flies into Durban from Port Louis, and Linhas Aereas de Mosambique and South African Airlink fly from Maputo.

Durban tourist information

Durban is blessed with a warm subtropical climate and because of this tourists flock to the beaches. Near the beaches is uShaka Marine World – many feel that a visit to Durban would be incomplete without visiting here. This is Africa’s largest marine theme park and has so much on offer, including an aquarium, dolphinarium, Snorkel reef, seal pool, dive tanks, themed rides, restaurants and so much more. The Golden Mile is another very popular Durban attraction. This is a self-guided 6-kilometer walking tour along some of Durban’s wonderful attractions. You will pass by a host of interesting venues including the snake park, Sea World, the Amphitheatre, Funworld, Mini-town, Rickshaw rides and a whole lot more. For those with a love of nature and the outdoors, the Durban Botanical Gardens and the Umgeni Bird Park are wonderful destinations. The botanical gardens are currently ranked among the top 10 botanical gardens in the world, and the bird park houses over 4500 birds and was awarded the status of “Premier Durban Attraction” by the Durban Tourism Board. On the art and culture side, Durban has a lot to offer. At the Victoria Embankment harbour, one will find an art and culture community centre known as the BAT Centre. Here local SA talent and skill is nurtured and promoted. There are also a number of popular art galleries in the area, namely The Durban Art Gallery, The KZNSA Gallery and The African Art Centre. Theatre is also fairly popular and a number of theatres can be found in and around the Durban area.

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