Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
Air
Chief Hosea Kutako International Airport, which is located about 40km east of the city
centre, serves most international flights into and out of Windhoek.
Air Namibia
( 299
6333;
www.airnamibia.com.na
)
operates flights daily between Windhoek and Cape Town
and Johannesburg, as well as daily flights to and from Frankfurt. Several airlines includ-
ing Air Namibia also offer international services to and from Maun (Botswana) and Vict-
oria Falls (Zimbabwe).
Eros Airport, immediately south of the city centre, serves most domestic flights into
and out of Windhoek. Air Namibia offers around three weekly flights to and from Katima
Mulilo, Ondangwa, Rundu and Swakopmund/Walvis Bay.
Coming from Windhoek, make sure the taxi driver knows which airport you are going
to.
Other airlines with flights into and out of Windhoek:
Lufthansa Airlines
( 415 3747;
www.lufthansa.com
)
South African Airways
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TAAG Angola
( 226625;
www.taag.com.br
)
All of these airlines have offices at Chief Hosea Kutako International Airport or in Wind-
easily make travel arrangements in advance by going online.
Bus
From the main long-distance
bus station
(cnr Independence Ave & Banhof St)
, the Inter-
cape Mainliner (
Click here
)
runs to and from Cape Town, Johannesburg, Victoria Falls
and Swakopmund, serving a variety of local destinations along the way. Tickets can be
purchased through your accommodation, from the Intercape Mainliner office or online -
given the popularity of these routes, advance reservations are highly recommended.
There are some useful shuttle services out to Swakopmund and Walvis Bay (the tourist
office has details) such as the
Town Hoppers
( 081 210 3062)
, departing daily at
2.30pm (N$250, four hours), and returning in the morning to Windhoek.
Local combis (minibuses) leave when full from the Rhino Park petrol station, Katutura
(get there very early in the morning) and can get you to most urban centres in central and
southern Namibia. For northern destinations such as Tsumeb, Grootfontein and Rundu
