Germiston
Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole, is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa, administratively forming part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since the latter's establishment in 2000.
Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole, is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa, administratively forming part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since the latter's establishment in 2000. It functions as the municipal seat of Ekurhuleni, hosting the municipal council and administration.
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Worth seeing in and around Germiston
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01South African Airways Museum Society
The South African Airways Museum Society is an aviation museum based at Rand Airport in Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa. The museum was founded in 1986 and houses a collection of South African Airways memorabilia such as photos and aircraft scale models.
2.8 km · aviation museum in Gauteng, South Africa · Wikipedia - 02St Boniface Church Germiston
St Boniface Church is the mother church of the Anglican parish of Germiston, Gauteng which also includes the chapelries of St Mary and St John in Lambton, and St Mark in Rosedeep. The parish is part of the Diocese of the Highveld, which is in turn part of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.
900 m · church in Gauteng, South Africa · Wikipedia
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Getting to Germiston
- Airports
- O.R. Tambo (JNB), 12 km · Lanseria (HLA), 39 km · Sir Seretse Khama (GBE), 292 km
- Stations
- Rand Airport, 3.2 km
- Polokwane → Germiston290 km · quickest by road, 4h 27m · R290–385
- Mbombela → Germiston292 km · quickest by road, 4h 45m · R300–400
- Bloemfontein → Germiston375 km · quickest by road, 5h 37m · R365–485
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Germiston
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Germiston. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in}} The airport is mainly for smaller charter, cargo and classic airline flights; it is in fact busier than Johannesburg International and sees more air traffic.
- Get aroundGenerally, it is a bad idea to make use of minibus taxis unless accompanied by locals.
- Get aroundTraffic can be aggressive, and minibus taxis in particular often defy the rules of the road.
- Get aroundPublic transport in Johannesburg is provided by city buses and informal minibus services.
- Get aroundForeigners are advised to use only normal sedan taxis (metered or fixed-price taxes that transport only you and your travel partners), as minibus taxis have a reputation for being rather unsafe.
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Next door to Germiston
Germiston is 9 km from Boksburg, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.