| Durban International Airport, formerly Louis Botha | | | | Getting to Durban International Airport |
| Airport, is the main airport serving Durban City. It is | | | | If you are returning your South African car rental to |
| located about 18kms to the south of the city and it | | | | the airport just follow the M4 Southern Freeway from |
| mostly serves domestic flights. Though there are | | | | Durban city centre and the airport is well signposted. |
| some international flights to Mauritius and Swaziland, if | | | | What's at Durban International Airport? |
| you want to fly here you will probably have to do so | | | | The airside of the airport was recently upgraded and |
| through a connecting flight in Cape Town International | | | | reconfigured: the International Terminal and the |
| Airport or Johannesburg International Airport. | | | | Domestic Terminal were split into one terminal for |
| There is construction currently underway on a new | | | | arrivals and another for departures. There is an |
| international airport for Durban. It is being built near to | | | | information centre in the Departures passage and |
| La Mercy which is located about 30kms north of the | | | | there is also a Teleguide hotel info board and a Mr Info |
| city. This new airport is expected to be complete in | | | | touch screen information are both located in Arrivals. |
| time for the 2010 World Cup; it will mean that a | | | | If you are hanging around waiting for your flight you |
| changeover in Cape Town or Johannesburg will no | | | | can head over the Rennes Premier Lounge. If you are |
| longer be necessary and it is hoped that this will | | | | hungry there are a few restaurants that should satisfy |
| stimulate the tourist trade for the city. The new airport | | | | such as Spur Family Restaurant, Panarottis Pizza and |
| will be called King Shaka International Airport and when | | | | Pasta, House of Coffees and Gass Cigar Bar. There |
| opened will mean the existing Durban International | | | | are a wide range of shops found within the airport |
| Airport will be decommissioned. | | | | including Cosmic Candy; Izimbali Florist Shop, Exclusive |
| Leaving Durban International Airport | | | | books, Sneakers, Rythmic Beat, Big 5 Duty Free and |
| The airport is well served by public transport options, | | | | Ocean Africa. |
| so if you aren't renting a vehicle at the airport you can | | | | If you need some cash for these shops and |
| find a taxi rank located in front of the Departures | | | | restaurants you can find a banking hall, with a bureau |
| Terminal. | | | | de change and ATMs, situated on the ground floor of |
| There are a number of Taxi companies working from | | | | the Arrivals Terminal. A bureau de change can also be |
| the airport and it is recommended to take one of them | | | | found on the ground floor of International Departures. |
| rather than one of the independents. These taxi | | | | If you want to stay connected while you are waiting |
| companies include A Hassan, Aussies Radio Taxis, | | | | for your flight you can find a number of Wi-Fi Hotspots |
| Boshoff, Checkers Radio Taxis and Eagle Radio | | | | located in the departures area past the security |
| Taxis. | | | | checkpoints. There are also Fax and Internet facilities |
| There are also a number of shuttles that travel from | | | | at the tourism information office in the Arrivals |
| the airport departures terminal into the city as well; | | | | Terminal; there are also public telephones located |
| these include Sunride Shuttle; Super Shuttle; and | | | | throughout the airport. If you want to hire a phone for |
| Coastal Motor Transport. Cheetah Coaches operate a | | | | your trip in South Africa there is a Cell Phone Rental |
| shuttle service to Pietermaritzburg. | | | | agent in the public concourse of the airport. |