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OR Tambo International Airport
The airport has two terminals: Terminal A receives international traffic and Terminal B handles domestic flights. The terminals are connected; passengers can easily walk from one to the other, but there are shuttles for those who need help. Each terminal has two levels. On the top you will find departures; on the bottom, arrivals. The terminals are arranged in a long, narrow strip: the airfield is on one side and cars and buses are on the other. Getting there The airport is a 20-minute drive from the eastern suburbs of Johannesburg and a 45-minute trip from Sandton and Rosebank, where most hotels are found. Visitors are warned, though, that traffic can be bad during peak hours because the roads to the airport serve some major industrial areas. The Transport Across the road from Terminal B is a multi-storey parking garage that has one floor reserved for car-rental companies and another for buses and coaches. To the right of the parking garage is a terminal for minibus shuttles and metered taxis. For those who get lost, there are plenty of information booths. And visitors needn't tangle with taxi touts: minibus shuttles and metered taxis can be booked at the baggage-claim area. Tickets can be bought to a range of destinations - in Johannesburg or other towns. Twenty-two transport companies, supervised by an organisation called Izinga Transport Management (Itram), have been licensed to operate from the airport using standardised routes, timetables and rates. The terminus for shuttles and taxis is directly in front of the international arrivals door. Passengers hand over their tickets to the first taxi in the queue, which prevents haggling. Car rental All car-hire companies have information kiosks on the ground floor of Terminal B. Cars are collected from the parking garage across the road from the terminal's entrance. Metered taxis These are recognisable by the yellow "taxi" lights on the car roofs, are also available at the airport. These are considerably more expensive than the bus services, but do at least ensure that visitors are dropped directly at the front doors of their destinations. Although locals tend to avoid metered taxis, foreigners may find this the quickest form of transport and the tariffs relatively affordable. Lanseria Airport The airport offers the full range of services offered at Johannesburg International Airport: a 24-hour immigration and customs service, foreign exchange, car hire, parking, a duty-free shop and a domestic business lounge.
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