Car Hire Port Elizabeth Airport

Port Elizabeth Airport Mini Guide

Port Elizabeth Airport serves the Eastern Cape of South Africa and approximately one and a half million passengers use it every year. The location of Port Elizabeth Airport is handy as it is near to the central business district.  Indeed so conveniently located is the airport that locals often call it the 10 minute airport. This is because it only takes 10 minutes to drive from the airport to anywhere else in the city. As well as having numerous car hire offices there are quite a few hotels near to the airport which are ideal for those who are on short trips or who are in transit.

Port Elizabeth Airport is owned and operated by the airports company South Africa and it has the unique airport code PLZ. This regional airport serves several South African cities including Bloemfontein, East London, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Lanseria and Durban. South African Express, South African airways, 1time, Kulula, British Airways and Airlink are the airlines which mainly service the airport.

The first flight between Port Elizabeth Airport and Cape Town took place in 1917. It was expanded in 1980 and again more recently.

Port Elizabeth Airport is the perfect arrival point for travellers wanting to experience the Garden Route that stretches from Heidelberg to the Storms River near Port Elizabeth. Along the route you can experience up to ten different habitats in a variety of scenery including mountains, lakes, forests and coast.

You can hire a car from the airport and head west along the route staying overnight at a variety of accommodation along the route. Finally drop off your car at the end of your trip if returning from a different airport.