With the start of the Soccer World Cup in Cape Town the service of public transport has improved. The majority of the mini buses now matches the quality requirements of a European tourist. Between Sea Point and the Waterfront run large busses on Beach Road at 15 minute intervals that do not have to shy away from comparison with the European city buses. The buses start at sunrise and operate against 11 pm.
The big advantage of using that service is that they stop in front of the Waterfront. Mini buses only stop on Main Road about 500 meters away from the shopping and leisure destination Waterfront. Strangely, the popularity to potential passengers is quite low.
There are several reasons, one of it the slightly higher prices compared to the mini buses, the sequence of 15 min between two busses and the reservation of many Capetonians to public transport system.
The car is just by far still the most popular means of transport, but is getting more expensive. Rising gasoline prices and heavy charges for parking should convince sooner or later many residents that buses can be an alternative.
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