Oriental Plaza Fordsburg · Since 1974
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Hours & directions

Core trading hours, how to get here, where to park, and how to find a shop once you're inside.

Right now

Trading hours

Checking hours
  • Monday – Thursday9am – 5pm
  • Friday9am – 5pm
  • Saturday9am – 3pm
  • SundayClosed
  • Public holidays9am – 3pm
Fridays

A midday break

Selected stores close between 12:30 and 1:30pm for Jumu'ah prayers. The centre stays open; individual shutters come down.

Festive periods

Sundays are sometimes on

During Ramadan and in December, selected stores trade Sundays 9am to 3pm. Watch the centre's Facebook page for confirmation each season.

Closed days

Five days a year

The Plaza does not trade on Good Friday, Family Day, Christmas Day, Day of Goodwill or New Year's Day.

Individual traders vary The times above are the centre's core hours. Around stock-take, religious observance and the festive season, individual shops set their own. If you're driving in for one specific store, phone it first — numbers are in the directory.

Getting here

38 Lilian Ngoyi Street, Fordsburg

About a kilometre west of the Johannesburg CBD, on the edge of Fordsburg. If you're coming off the M1 or the M2, exit for the city centre and head west — the centre occupies a full block and is hard to miss.

Parking

Surface parking runs along all four sides of the complex. It fills from mid-morning on Saturdays and through December — arrive before 10am if you want a bay near your section.

Public transport

Fordsburg is walkable from the city centre and served by minibus taxi routes and Rea Vaya stops nearby. Confirm your route on the day; services change.

Accessibility

The North and South sections are single-storey and flat. The Central Bazaar runs to three levels — check with the management office on 011 838 6752 for lift access before you travel.

Open in Google Maps Call 011 838 6752

Once you're inside

The centre plan

Two open-air blocks with a three-storey circular building between them. Every trader will give you directions as a shop number, so it's worth knowing which letter you're standing in.

  • N

    North sectionSingle-storey, open to the sky. Curtaining, menswear, leather and bag shops cluster here.

  • C

    Central BazaarThe three-storey circular building in the middle. Bridal, jewellery, crockery and kidswear.

  • S

    South sectionThe largest run of shops. Fabric, fashion, spice, footwear and most of the food.

  • KIOSK

    Walkway kiosksSmall freestanding stalls between the blocks — cellular, bedding, sweets.

Schematic layout of Oriental Plaza The North section sits above the three-storey Central Bazaar, with the South section below it. Lilian Ngoyi Street runs along the eastern edge. LILIAN NGOYI STREET NORTH SHOP CODES N1 – N70 SINGLE STOREY · OPEN AIR CENTRAL BAZAAR C1 – C149 · 3 LEVELS KIOSKS FREESTANDING STALLS IN THE WALKWAYS PARKING SURFACE BAYS ON ALL FOUR SIDES SOUTH SHOP CODES S1 – S263 SINGLE STOREY · OPEN AIR ENTRANCE

Schematic only — not to scale. Replace with the surveyed centre plan before launch.