Find cheap flights to Durban (DUR), South Africa

Durban is served by King Shaka International Airport (DUR), a state-of-the-art facility opened in 2010, located 22 miles north of Durban in La Mercy. You cannot fly directly into Durban from the U.S., and most flights will require at least two separate connections, so you should prepare for long periods of traveling. Cities that are well-connected to Durban include Cape Town, Johannesburg and Dubai.

For beach lovers seeking an escape to Africa, you can hardly do better than Durban. Its most heavily developed beachfront is nicknamed “The Golden Mile” for the vibrant yellow hue of its sands, but virtually every sandy strip in the Durban area is equally attractive and suitable for swimming, sun worshipping and people watching. Several of the most fantastic hotels in Durban are located near the Golden Mile, and there’s no more idyllic place to make your home base for your adventures through the region.

Other noteworthy sites geared toward tourists include attractions like Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World, which includes some of the city’s best restaurants and entertainment venues, and uShaka Marine World, one of the world’s largest marine parks with additional features like a boutique-lined promenade, a water park and the facility’s own semi-private beach.

These modern attractions offer many ways to enjoy your time in Durban, but while you’re halfway around the world, you should make room in your schedule to savor the area’s historic and cultural highlights. Be sure to visit the Campbell Collections, a vast exhibition of artwork and artifacts housed in the mansion of one of Durban’s most prosperous sugar cane barons. The region’s main export following its colonization in the 1800s was sugar, and hordes of indentured servants were brought over from India to work the cane plantations. The ethnic Indian population has remained in place through the years, and today Durban is home to a flourishing Little India where you can find some of the city’s most sought-after cuisine and import shopping.