Get amazing specials on flights to Port Elizabeth by booking your flight tickets through SAA. Experience our award-winning service and make planning your trip seamless by also arranging your transport and accomodation through us. We’ve partnered with the best service providers to ensure that the quality of service you experience during your flight extends to all aspects of your journey. For affordable flights to PE, where you get more than just a flight ticket, choose South African Airways.
You can also use this page to learn about our check-in options . We’ve also included a list of things to do whilst in PE.
Check-in for flights to Port Elizabeth
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.
SAA Flights
Port Elizabeth Car Rental and Airports Transfers
For reliable transport during your stay in Port Elizabeth, book a car or your airport transfers here after booking your flights to PE with South African Airways.
Car Rental
Airport Transfers
Port Elizabeth Hotels
We’ll help you find the right accommodation in Port Elizabeth . You can trust SAA, Africa’s most awarded airline, with all aspects of your journey.
Things to do in PE
- St Mary's Cemetery. This historic cemetery is definitely worth a visit. There are some Settler gravesites dating as far back as 1820.
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum. Here you'll find South African art, with a strong emphasis on art of and from the Eastern Cape. There is also British art on display, as well as Oriental art; the collection includes Indian miniatures and Chinese textiles. There is a permanent collection that's being rotated and exhibitions by contemporary artists.
- Ibhayi Sunshine Saunter Route. Take a ride along Ibhayi Sunshine Saunter Route and experience the best that PE has to offer. Attractions along the way include Sacramento Trail, Boma Reptile Park, Maitland Dune, Seaview Predator Park, Kragga Kamma Game Park and Elephant Walk.
- The Boardwalk Casino, Entertainment World. There's enough to do here to keep the entire family busy. Entertainment ranges from slot machines to arcade games and live performances, all under one roof. There are also plenty of restaurants.
Learn more about Port Elizabeth at South Africa Tourism