Park and ride

No public parking will be available in and around the Cape Town Stadium on match days, with certain roads being closed for the duration of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.

Parking in the CBD will also be severely restricted, due to road closures on match days, and with parking being reserved for logistical uses related to the event.

All visitors to the city centre, including commuters, are therefore encouraged to make use of the public transport system during the event.

Match goers are encouraged to travel to the Grand Parade to join in the fun at the official Cape Town FIFA Fan Fest™, open daily between 11h00 and 23h00. 

From there, visitors can either follow the pedestrian Fan Walk through the CBD to Green Point, or they can catch the new inner-city bus service, MYCiTi, at the corner of Darling and Buitenkant Streets and change at Civic Centre Station to the Stadium shuttle.

The following areas will operate as park-and-ride facilities every day for the duration of the World Cup.

All days:

• Fish Hoek Station: Beach parking
• Ottery Station: Parking at Ottery Youth Care Centre opposite Church
• Retreat Station: Normal parking
• Claremont Station: On Palmyra Road adjacent to the Sharks supporters’ club
• Goodwood Station: Parking at GrandWest Casino
• Century City Station: Parking at Century City and Canal Walk
• Oosterzee Station: Parking at Settler’s High School
• Brackenfell Station: Normal parking
• Kuilsrivier Station: Normal parking
• Strand Station: Parking at the municipal building across the road from the station

On match days only, the following facilities will operate from four hours before kick-off and until four hours after the final whistle:

• Kronendal Primary School sports field off Andrews Road in Hout Bay
• Camps Bay High School sports field in Maiden’s Cove off Victoria Road
• University of Cape Town’s Upper Campus in Rondebosch

These facilities will operate from four hours before kick off until four hours after the final whistle. Parking at the University of Cape Town will be free while a nominal charge will apply at other venues.

Additional security will also be available park-and-ride facilities in Eersterivier, Heideveld, Khayelitsha, Kraaifontein, Langa, Lansdowne, Monte Vista, Muizenberg, Nyanga, Philippi and Plumstead.

All park-and-ride venues will be signposted, security will be provided and volunteers will be available to assist with any queries. While trains will stop at all other stations, no additional security and information will be provided at these points.

A match ticket provides free rail transport into the city centre before kickoff and on the return trip after the match. This is only applicable to match ticket holders on the day of that match.

For all transport arrangements during the World Cup go to http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/FIFA2010/Pages/Gettingaround.aspx.  For specific service details contact the 24-hour Transport Information Centre on 0800 65 64 63, toll free from a landline or public pay phone.

Park and ride venues

Ten major rail stations

These are aimed at visitors to Cape Town and at residents who are not regular rail users. Some of these stations will have additional event-related parking in addition to the usual station parking. The major stations are:

• Fish Hoek Station: Beach parking
• Ottery Station: Parking at Ottery Youth Care Centre opposite Church
• Retreat Station: Normal parking
• Claremont Station: On Palmyra Road adjacent to the Sharks supporters’ club
• Goodwood Station: Parking at GrandWest Casino
• Century City Station: Parking at Century City and Canal Walk
• Oosterzee Station: Parking at Settler’s High School
• Brackenfell Station: Normal parking
• Kuilsrivier Station: Normal parking
• Strand Station: Parking at the municipal building across the road from the station

Five destination rail stations

These are the closest stations to the Public Viewing Areas (PVAs), including the Fan Fest™ on the Grand Parade. Fans are encouraged to use rail to travel to PVAs to avoid traffic congestion. Stations with associated PVA venues are:

• Cape Town Station: FIFA Fan Fest™ (Grand Parade), access also to Cape Town Stadium
• Bellville Station: Bellville Velodrome
• Athlone Station: Athlone Civic Centre
• Mitchells Plein Station: Swartklip Centre
• Nonkqubela Station: OR Tambo Sports Centre

Eleven minor rail stations

These stations are typically well-used by local communities and are not situated close to visitor accommodation. While security and normal service levels will prevail, these stations will have less emphasis on traveller information. The stations are:

Muizenberg Station, Plumstead Station, Lansdowne Station, Khayelitsha Station, Langa Station, Nyanga Station, Heideveld Station, Philippi Station, Monte Vista Station, Kraaifontein Station, Eersterivier Station.

At rail stations normal city-owned parking will be free, but a nominal charge may apply at many of the parking areas situated on private land.

Rail services

Event rail services will operate from May 29 to July 16, 2010. An event service will be a normal weekday, Saturday, or Sunday service, with additional trains running after normal operating hours, until about 02h00. Detailed train schedules will be made available closer to the event. Additional trains will also run towards the CBD on Monday June 21, for the 13h30 match.

Three park and ride venues for buses

Three park and ride venues are provided in areas not served by rail, to allow spectators access to the stadium without having to search for parking in the CBD. Services from the University of Cape Town (UCT) will be free to all persons holding match tickets, while a fare dependant on distance travelled will apply to the Kronendal Primary School and Camps Bay High School park and rides. The parking at the two school fields will attract a nominal charge. The three bus-based park and ride sites are:

• UCT Upper Campus: Rondebosch
• Kronendal Primary School: Hout Bay
• Camps Bay High School: Maidens Cove

Minimum services

Event park and ride venues will have the following extra amenities and facilities.

Security personnel including South African Police Services, as well as adequate lighting to deter criminal activity.

• Branding to ensure that all travellers are aware that they are at an event station.
• Noticeboards showing event and transport information at all park and ride venues.
• Extended ticket sales hours plus conveniently located ticket sales points.

Event services

Additional services over and above those mentioned previously will be provided at major and destination stations to accommodate visitors and non-regular rail users. The additional services include:

• Additional temporary parking bays
• Additional signage to signify where parking is secure
• Traders visual and performing arts

Park and ride times

Services will be provided at park and ride rail stations for every day of the event, from 10h00 until 18h00, while security will be in place until after the last train has left. The three venues served by buses will only operate on match days, from six hours before kick-off, until about four hours after the final whistle.

Park and ride cost

Parking in regular parking areas around train stations is generally free. Parking at temporary parking areas is typically on private land where a nominal charge will apply.

Park and ride from GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World and Canal Walk

Soccer fans not wanting to linger in the CBD after the final whistle blows can leave their cars at park-and-ride facilities, which offer entertainment as well. 

GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World has made 1000 additional parking bays available at the complex. Fans can park there and can catch the special trains leaving from the Goodwood Railway Station at the back of the complex. As the largest entertainment destination of its kind in South Africa, GrandWest offers 24-hour secure entertainment including casinos, restaurants, fast-food courts, bars, a nightclub, theatre, cinema complex, children’s entertainment centre, ice rink, bowling alley and the multi-purpose Grand Arena. And all this under one roof. Anyone in possession of an official stadium ticket will be granted free travel on the trains.

However, the City shuttle service between Cape Town station and the stadium should not be confused with the complimentary bus shuttle service which GrandWest is offering from the complex to hotels in the city centre, Waterfront and GrandWest for the duration of the World Cup.

The GrandWest shuttle service consists of two buses operating 14 circular trips every day, except for Cape Town match days, on the hour from 11h00 to 01h30, until 11 July. The branded buses have capacity for 66 passengers seated, with 25 passengers standing.

They will depart from the GrandWest main entrance opposite the La Famiglia, dropping off passengers at the Cape Sun, Protea Victoria Junction Hotel, Cape Royale Hotel, Radisson Hotel, Table Bay Hotel, Victoria & Alfred Hotel, CTICC and the Westin Grand Hotel. Anyone based in the city wishing to travel to GrandWest, can simply hop on the bus for the return trip.

Canal Walk is Cape Town’s biggest shopping mecca, with a number of restaurants, coffee shops and fast food outlets in addition to cinemas and an entertainment area for children. Some 2500 parking bays have been made available and visitors can catch buses to the city centre from Ratanga Junction.