Windhoek Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus & minibus

From the main bus station (cnr Fidel Castro & Rev Michael Scott Sts) the Intercape Mainliner runs on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday to and from South Africa’s Cape Town (US$65, 20 hours) and Johannesburg (US$83, 25 hours, with a change in Upington). There are also daily services to Namibia’s Swakopmund (US$14, 4¼ hours); and Monday and Friday departures to Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls (US$52, 19¾ hours), via Okahandja, Otjiwarongo, Grootfontein, Rundu and Katima Mulilo.

Train

The train station has a booking office (7.30am-4pm Mon-Fri); note that on Monday to Thursday, fares are about 60% of those quoted here, and that economy-class fares are around 10% lower. Overnight trains run daily except on Saturday between Windhoek and Keetmanshoop, leaving at 7.10pm/6.30pm southbound/northbound. Friday to Sunday business-class fares from Windhoek are: Rehoboth (US$4.30, 2¾ hours), Mariental (US$6, six hours) and Keetmanshoop (US$7.50, 9½ hours). The Keetmanshoop run now offers sleepers on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

On Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, the northern-sector line connects Windhoek with Tsumeb (US$7, 16 hours) via Okahandja (US$3, 2½ hours) and Otjiwarongo (US$5.25, 10½ hours). Other lines connect Windhoek with Swakopmund (US$8, 9½ hours) and Walvis Bay (US$8, 11 hours) daily except Saturday; and Windhoek with Gobabis (US$4.25, 7½ hours) on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

For train information, contact Trans-Namib (298 2032; www.transnamib.com.na).

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Air

Chief Hosea Kutako International Airport (299 6602; www.airports.com.na), which is located 42km east of the city centre, serves most international flights into and out of Windhoek. Air Namibia operates flights daily between Cape Town and Johannesburg, as well as twice-weekly flights to/from London and Frankfurt. Several airlines also offer international services to/from Maun, Botswana, and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

Eros Airport (299 6500), immediately south of the city centre, serves most domestic flights into and out of Windhoek. Air Namibia (www.airnamibia.com.na) offers occasional flights to/from Katima Mulilo, Lüderitz, Ondangwa, Rundu, Swakopmund/Walvis Bay and Tsumeb.

Coming from Windhoek, make sure the taxi driver knows which airport you are going to (ie, in-town Eros versus the more distant international airport).

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