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Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has appealed to Capetonians to make use of the park-and-ride facilities arranged throughout the City.

This will alleviate congestion likely to be caused by increased traffic and road closures, the city said in a statement on Monday.

Anyone wanting to make a full day of their trip to the stadium can park their cars in the morning and travel through to the Grand Parade to join in the fun at the official Cape Town FIFA Fan Fest, open daily between 11:00 and 23:00.

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

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

GrandWest has made 1 000 additional parking bays available at the complex and anyone wishing to park there can catch the special trains leaving from the Goodwood station at the back of the complex.

As the largest entertainment destination of its kind in South Africa, GrandWest offers a 24-hour secure entertainment destination offering casinos, restaurants, fast food court, bars, night-club, theatre, cinema complex, children's entertainment centre, ice-rink, bowling alley and the multi-purpose Grand Arena all under one roof.

Anyone in possession of an official stadium ticket will be granted free travel on the trains.

Canal Walk is Cape Town's biggest shopping mecca with a number of restaurants, coffee shops and fast food outlets in addition to cinemas, go-karting and an entertainment area for children.

Some 1 500 parking bays have been made available at Ratanga Junction and visitors can catch the special buses leaving from there.

There will be park-and-ride facilities every day for the duration of the World Cup at:

- Goodwood - parking at GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World;

- Brackenfell - station parking;

- Fish Hoek - beach parking area;

- Claremont - parking on Palmyra Road, east of the station;

- Kuils River - station parking;

- Century City - parking at Ratanga Junction with a shuttle service to the station;

- Ottery - parking at the Youth Care Centre [opposite the Church];

- Retreat - station parking;

- Oosterzee - parking at Settlers High School; and

- Strand - parking at the municipal building opposite 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; and

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

For all transport arrangements during the World Cup click [here]

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.