South Africa Map
Phinda Private Game Reserve lies in northern KwaZulu-Natal bordering the Unesco-listed iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Federal Airlines operates daily shuttle flights to Phinda’s private airstrip from Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) as well as Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) near Kruger National Park.
Another possibility is to to Phinda from Durban’s King Shaka International Airport (DUR), a 250km/155mi trip that takes 3 hours*. Alternatively, flights connect O.R. Tambo and King Shaka to Richards Bay Airport (RCB), from where a road transfer takes 1½ hours*.
The vast majority of visitors to South Africa arrive at O.R. Tambo or Cape Town International Airport (CPT). Both these airports offer regular flight connections to each other, to Kruger Mpumalanga and to King Shaka.
*Driving times are only a rough indication. You should always consider the possibility of significant delays.
Airlines & Ticket Prices
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Domestic Flights
Charter and regular domestic flights are usually booked by your tour operator. Scheduled domestic flights can also be booked directly with the following carriers:
- Federal Airlines (Flies to Phinda)
- SAA (Flies to Durban)
- Airlink (Flies to Durban and Richards Bay)
- FlySafair (Flies to Durban)
- CemAir (Flies to Durban)
Passport, Visa & Other Entry Requirements
Please check our How To Get to South Africa page to learn more about passport, visa and other entry requirements.