Flight from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth

Flight from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth at a glance

Here is what the Cape Town to Port Elizabeth flight looks like: non-stop, about 1 hour 15 minutes gate to gate, on FlySafair and Airlink, several flights a day. Departure from Cape Town International Airport (CPT), arrival at Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ). Haqqi Tours compares every airline and fare on your dates and sends you the cheapest and the most convenient, side by side.

• Route: Cape Town to Port Elizabeth
• Airlines: FlySafair and Airlink
• Flight time: about 1 hour 15 minutes
• Type: non-stop
• Frequency: several flights a day
• Departure airport: Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
• Arrival airport: Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ)
• Classes: economy and business
• Booking: form on this page, confirmation in the WhatsApp chat, e-ticket by message

Flying from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) takes about an hour and a quarter and is the easy way to reach Addo Elephant National Park, less than an hour from the airport; many passengers fly one way and drive the Garden Route the other.

Arrival: Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) and getting into Port Elizabeth

The flight lands at Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ). Port Elizabeth, officially Gqeberha, is a beach city at the eastern end of the Garden Route and the gateway to Addo Elephant National Park. From arrivals you have taxis, local transport and, if you book it with us, a Haqqi Tours driver waiting with your name. For a family with bags, a pre-booked airport transfer is the easiest way to finish the Cape Town to Port Elizabeth journey: fixed price, flight tracked, straight to the hotel door.

Many travellers continue from Port Elizabeth to somewhere else. We provide those tickets too, so one WhatsApp conversation covers the whole itinerary.

Baggage, seats and classes on the Cape Town to Port Elizabeth flight

On board, the Cape Town to Port Elizabeth flight is about 1 hour 15 minutes: economy is perfectly comfortable, and business class adds a bigger seat, a meal and lounge access for those who want it. Baggage rules differ by airline and fare; children and infants have their own allowances. Tell us who is flying and what you are carrying and we choose accordingly.

• Meals included on full-service airlines; special meals ordered in advance on request
• Business class: bigger seat, meal, lounge, priority boarding - we send the cost beside economy
• Cabin bag on every fare; checked bag included on full-service fares, optional on low-cost ones
• Adding baggage at booking is cheaper than at the airport - we add it for you

Flying with children, families and groups from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth

Travelling with children? Put the ages on the form: infants and children have different fares and different baggage allowances, and we apply both. Groups - a company, a school, a wedding party - are booked together so everyone sits in the same section and one confirmation covers the whole party. Haqqi Tours also provides the minivans and Sprinters that carry a group between the airport and the hotel at both ends.

Things to do in Port Elizabeth when you land

Port Elizabeth, officially Gqeberha, is a beach city at the eastern end of the Garden Route and the gateway to Addo Elephant National Park. The reasons passengers fly from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth include Addo Elephant National Park, Hobie Beach and the Shark Rock pier, the Boardwalk complex, the Donkin Reserve and the lighthouse and the Route 67 public art trail. For the first meal, try Sundays River oranges and citrus, koeksisters and milk tart and chilli bites and samoosas.

Haqqi Tours can provide guided tours, tickets, airport transfers and private drivers in Port Elizabeth; ask when you book the flight and we send the options.

Best time to fly from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth

The city is mild all year, with warm dry weather from October to April and cool, clear days in winter from June to August, when game viewing at Addo is at its best; the wind is strongest in spring, and the December holidays fill the beachfront. For the fare itself, the cheapest flights from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth are found outside school holidays and major events, on mid-week days, booked early. Peak weeks sell out first and cost most; shoulder months give the best mix of weather, availability and price.

Return flight from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town

The Port Elizabeth to Cape Town flight is the same route in reverse, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Haqqi Tours provides the return ticket in the same conversation; if you are not yet sure of the return date, we can book a flexible outbound or wait, and explain which is cheaper.

How much is a flight from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth?

"How much is the Cape Town to Port Elizabeth flight?" is the question we get most, and the honest answer is that it moves every day. Low fares open months ahead and disappear as seats sell; peak seasons, school holidays and the most convenient departure times cost more; a fare with a checked bag and a flexible ticket cost more than a hand-luggage-only seat. Haqqi Tours offers the current cost for your date shortly afterwards of receiving the form - the actual fare, not an estimate.

Ask us for two or three options and we send the cost of each - for example the cheapest fare with hand luggage only, the same flight with a checked bag, and the best-timed departure of the day - so the comparison is in front of you before you book.

Cheapest flight from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth: how to pay less

Finding cheap flights from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth is timing plus flexibility. Here is how Haqqi Tours finds the lowest fare on the route:

• Book both directions together when a return fare is cheaper than two singles, which we look up
• Ask about infant and child fares and about group bookings for four or more
• Book early - low fare tiers open months ahead and sell first, especially for holidays
• Fly mid-week - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday departures are typically cheaper than Friday, Sunday and Monday
• Consider early-morning and late-evening departures, which often carry the lowest fares
• Let us know if your dates are flexible - moving by a day can change the fare a lot

When you fill in the form, mention if you can move your dates. We scan the fares around them and send the cheapest Cape Town to Port Elizabeth flight first, then the alternatives.

How to book flights from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth with Haqqi Tours

Booking a flight from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth with us takes a few minutes and one conversation. Complete the form above with your travel date, whether you want a one-way or a return, how many adults and children are flying and the class you prefer. Our staff then messages you on WhatsApp to check your booking: we confirm the flights available that day, the airline, the baggage included and the cost. You choose, we book, and the electronic ticket arrives in the same chat.

• Step 1 - send the form: date, one-way or return, adults and children, class
• Step 2 - we message you by WhatsApp with the flights, the baggage included and the cost
• Step 3 - you confirm the flight you prefer and we arrange payment in the same chat
• Step 4 - we issue the e-ticket and send it; we stay in touch until you land in Port Elizabeth

Because a person books it, we can do what a booking site does not: seat a family together, choose the fare with the right bag, add an infant correctly, line up the Cape Town to Port Elizabeth flight with a transfer from your hotel to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and a driver waiting at Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ).

Airlines flying from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth

FlySafair and Airlink fly the Cape Town to Port Elizabeth route, non-stop. They differ in baggage rules, seat pitch, meals and the airports they use as much as in price, so the cheapest fare is not always the best value. Haqqi Tours lays the options out plainly: which fare includes a checked bag, which airline flies at the time you want, and which is the better choice for a family or a business trip.

• FlySafair - Cape Town to Port Elizabeth
• Airlink - Cape Town to Port Elizabeth

Departure: Cape Town International Airport (CPT)

Flights from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth leave from Cape Town International Airport (CPT), serving Cape Town - cape Town lies between Table Mountain and two oceans, with the Cape of Good Hope, the Boulders Beach penguins and Kirstenbosch gardens all within an easy day. Plan to be at the airport about two hours before an international departure and ninety minutes before a domestic one; earlier at peak times. Online check-in opens 24 to 48 hours before and we send the link with your ticket. Getting to the airport: Cape Town has a bus network and a suburban train line to Simon's Town, but no rail link from the airport; shared airport shuttles and metered taxis reach the centre in about 30 minutes, and the city buses stop early in the evening. A private car with a driver who meets you in arrivals is the simplest choice with luggage or after dark, and the most comfortable way to reach Camps Bay, Stellenbosch or Hermanus.

• Arrive about 2 hours before an international departure, 90 minutes before a domestic one
• Online check-in opens 24-48 hours before; we send the link and the booking reference
• Keep the passport or ID used for booking with the e-ticket - names must match exactly
• Check the baggage included in your fare - we tell you before you book

Why book your Cape Town to Port Elizabeth flight with Haqqi Tours

Haqqi Tours is a licensed tour operator that books flights from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth every day. We provide the ticket in your name, the fare with the right baggage, the seats you want, the cheapest option for the date you travel, and a human through WhatsApp in Arabic and English before, during and after the trip. Around the flight, we offer airport transfers, tours and hotels in both cities. Fill in the short form on this page; we message you with the price; you decide.