Why do you need the German Consulate in Cape Town?

There are loads of reasons you may need to find the German Consulate in Cape Town while you're here.

Maybe your auntie works there... or you need to find out where to buy the best leberwurst in the city. Or maybe you are a German national with a crisis that needs solving (I hope not but hey, stuff happens...)

Whatever your reason, I wish you speedy, convenient access to the person you need. Here's a neat summary of the details.

Contact Details - German Consulate in Cape Town

Tel (27 21) 405 3000

Fax (27 21) 421 0400

Postal Address
P. O. Box 4273, Cape Town, 8000

Physical Address
19th Floor, Safmarine House, 22 Riebeek Street, Cape Town,8001

Office hours
Monday - Friday: 09h00 to 12h00

Parking on the street in the Cape Town city centre can be trying - you may want to walk or take a taxi

The Safmarine building is located at the heart of a maze of one-way streets, definitely designed to tie you in knots!

If you do end up driving into town, preserve what remains of your sanity by making use of my parking tip... it's worth the small fee they will charge you.

Here's how to find the parking garage I always use...

The Safmarine building is along Riebeeck Street, one block above the Thibault Square pedestrian and is hard to miss - 10+ stories high, clad in dark-pink granite, with a bunch of palm trees planted out front :-).

(Just make sure you walk UPHILL on Riebeeck, with the Cape Town station BEHIND you.)