O.R. Tambo International Airport Public Transportation
O.R. Tambo International Airport is located about 34 km to city center. The
total trip with a car usually takes around 40 minutes. Taxis, shuttle, buses and
train options for travel to and from Airport are available.
Rail Transit
A transit terminal has been built between the domestic and international
terminals. It houses the Gautrain station linking the airport to Sandton, a
major business district and a primary tourist area, and, from there, the rest of
the Gautrain system.
In September 2006 Gauteng Province contracted Bombardier Transportation for a
rail link connecting Johannesburg, Pretoria, and the airport, with construction
to begin immediately.
The section linking the airport to Sandton in Johannesburg was completed on 8
June 2010 in time for the World Cup. Trains run 90 trips per day and carry an
estimated 60000 passengers daily.
Car
The airport is easily accessible by car and it is located northeast of
Johannesburg Central at the eastern end of the R24 Airport Freeway. It can be
accessed by the R24 Airport Freeway (also known as the Albertina Sisulu Freeway)
from Johannesburg Central and the R21 highway from Pretoria and the central part
of the East Rand. The R24 intersects with the R21 near the airport and with the
O. R. Tambo Airport Highway.
This highway goes through the airport terminals, separating them from the
parking bays, but it branches off into two directions: "departures" and
"arrivals", and then it re-branches into the intersection.
Bus
Five bus city lines, operated by Metrobus and Putco, pass through the airport
twice a day. The buses are accessible in the morning and the evening, when there
are many passengers departing and arriving.
There are also private bus lines operating express buses to the CBD of
Johannesburg, as well as other locations.
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