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Johannesburg 8-hour layover in Johannesburg
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 12:23 AM UTC
I have an 8-hour layover in Johannesburg in late July...between 1530 and 2330, unfortunately. Any suggestions for something to do that would be more entertaining than 8 hours in an airport would be much appreciated!
agrens
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Johannesburg Re: 8-hour layover in Johannesburg
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 05:33 AM UTC
Hi, not sure you have too many options. It will take you a couple of hours to get anywhere from the airport at that time of the afternoon. The highways around the airport are packed solid between 16:00 untill about 19:00 during weekdays. There are a couple of shopping malls close by the airport and a casino depending on what turns you on. The airport actual;ly has some good shops and restaurants so you might find it better to stay there and relax and catch up on emails etc. You could grab a taxi for a drive around but remember the first couple of hours you will not be moving much given the trafic jams.

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anton64
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Johannesburg Re: 8-hour layover in Johannesburg
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 12:53 PM UTC
Contact the airports company www.acsa.co.za and see if there are any organised tours that run from the airport. Otherwise, think of hiring a car and going for a drive to Sandton City +/- an hour each way.

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Johannesburg Re: 8-hour layover in Johannesburg
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 09:16 PM UTC
Thanks - I anticipated that not arriving until mid-afternoon was going to be a problem, but that's the way the connections worked out. I spent 10 hours in the Hong Kong airport last time, so I'm sure I can entertain myself for 8 hours in this one.

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