Travel and Directions

COMING FROM THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD/GREEN POINT?

Head for Strand or Darling Streets, and the City Hall. There will be excessive signage, and people to ask for directions should you get lost.

COMING FROM THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS?

Please note – Due to the 42km Cycle Tour road closures on the M3 inbound and Hospital Bend travelling towards the CBD, riders taking part in the 109km and 42km event need to be at the start precinct at least 30 minutes before the start to make sure you do not get caught out by these closures.

Head in on the M3, and take the Philip Kgosana Drive split at Hospital Bend, and drop into the top of Town from the Roeland Street side. There will be traffic delays from Hospital Bend from 08h00, so please ensure you leave enough time to get to the start.  You can split right down Nelson Mandela Boulevard, but the Strand Street off-ramp will be closed, and you will then have to merge with the Northern Suburbs traffic coming off the N1. From here, follow the signage down Strand, Plein or Darling Streets to filter into the new start area in the shadow of the City Hall, in Darling Street.

If you are riding from the Southern Suburbs, head straight up the Main Road, with the Good Hope Centre and the Castle on your right before filtering into the start chutes in front of the City Hall. If you have come through on the Lower Main Road, you will need to filter up to Main before it goes under the freeway and becomes Newmarket, and then Strand Street; there will be no access to the start from the railway side.

If you are riding from the Southern Suburbs, head straight up the Main Road, with the Good Hope Centre and the Castle on your right before filtering into the start chutes in front of the City Hall. If you have come through on the Lower Main Road, you will need to filter up to Main before it goes under the freeway and becomes Newmarket, and then Strand Street; there will be no access to the start from the railway side.

COMING FROM THE NORTHERN SUBURBS?

If you are driving in, follow the N1 all the way through to the Waterfront intersection and you will find ample parking in the CBD. There is plenty of legal parking in the CBD – please don’t take a chance and give the traffic department a reason to apply pink tickets to your windows. From here, follow the signage down Strand, Plein or Darling Streets to filter in to the new start area in the shadow of the City Hall, in Darling street.

If you are riding in from the North, use the bike paths, which will guide you to the south side of the Cape Town Station. Turn left up Adderley Street, and left again into Strand or Darling, and follow the Hooplas!