Book a direct flight to Pointe-Noire, the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville. As the commercial hub of the country, it boats an array of hotels, activities and restaurants that offer a peek into the history and culture of the Congolese people.
Your flight to Pointe Noire promises to be one of luxury and class when you book with South African Airways. A varied selection of wines, beverages and snacks accompany ample legroom and comfortable seating to ensure that your four-hour flight is as pleasant as possible.
While booking your flights, take a minute to arrange your accommodation for your time spent in Pointe Noir. Handpicked and recognised for their high standards of service, SAA has partnered with various hotels to ensure that your experience is hassle-free and convenient.
Check-in for flights to Pointe Noire
Check-in times
- Check-in time for all regional flights is 2 hours and 30 minutes prior to departure.
- Online check-in for e-ticket holders opens 24 hours before flight departures and closes 2 hours prior to international flight departures.
Online check-in
SAA offers an internet check-in service. Check-in online
This service enables you to:
- Print your boarding pass up to 24 hours prior to flight departure.
- Select or change your seat.
Mobile check-in
SAA’smobile check-in service allows you to check in from your internet-enabled mobile phone. Go to m.flysaa.com and:
- Submit your e-ticket number or booking reference number on the check-in screen.
- Download your online boarding pass including Apple's Passbook.
- On arrival at the airport show your online boarding pass to security for scanning.
Self check-in kiosks
Our self-service check-in kiosks are available at the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and King Shaka International Airport in Durban.
Use these user-friendly touchscreen devices to:
- Print your boarding pass; and
- Select your seat.
Please note that:
- This check-in option is available to all passengers with confirmed flight tickets on South African Airways.
- All self-service check-in kiosks close 90 minutes before departure time.
Bag drop counter
- Bag drop counters are for passengers with checked baggage who have checked in using flysaa.com or a self-service check-in kiosk.
- After you’ve printed your online boarding pass, proceed to the bag drop counter where your baggage will be tagged and sent to the aircraft.
Pointe Noire Car Rental and Airports Transfers
You've landed in Pointe Noire but you still need transfer and transport services. For your pleasant direct flights to Pointe Noire and your convenient vehicle rental or airport transfers, you can book it all at once with SAA. Follow the link below, select your requirements, and rest easy knowing that your transport requirements will be taken care of by Africa’s number one airline carrier.
Car Rental
Airport Transfers
Pointe Noire Hotels
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Things to do in Pointe Noire
- The Train Station. There are two means of transportation from Pointe Noire to Brazzaville – via train or plane. The building is a replica of the train station in Deauville, France.
- Quad Bike through the Plantation. Hone in on your adventurous side and take a quad bike out into the 70 000ha Eucalyptus plantation that surrounds Pointe Noire.
- Chimpanzee Reserve. A small reserve funded by European students is home to some of the oldest Chimps in the world. Interact with them, feed them and watch them engage with their environment.
- Diosso Gorge. Just outside Pointe Noire, there's the spectacular Diosso gorges. One can negotiate a taxi for the day to go there and forth. Local village boys have barred the route to the lookout point and ask about 2000 XAF pp for entrance.
- Mazra Club, Songolo. Seaside in the district of Songolo there is the Mazra Club, a beach club near a stretch of mangrove. The mangrove ecosystem, the seaside location and the different private "paillottes" make this a comfortable place to hang out. Local beer or "jus" costs you 1000 XAF. Be sure to ask the cab driver if he knows the place, because it's rather hard to find.
- Conkouati-Douli National Park. A five hour drive (in the dry season) north of Pointe Noire, near the Gabonese border is the vast and relatively scarcely visited national park of Conkouati-Douli. Elephants, gorillas and chimpanzees can be seen here. Be sure to strenuously ask your guide to do a tour of the Ngongo River as late as possible and to go down the river with the engine turned off to see elephants and gorillas.
- Marine Fishing. Catch one of the mean demon-teeth fish or just enjoy a day out on the blue gazing at Congolese coastal life.
- Village visits. Tours in Pointe Noire can organize visits to timeless river villages where Congolese life continues as it has for eons under the backdrop of volcanic mountains and the world's second largest rainforest.