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Port Elizabeth's Chief Dawid Stuurman International is 3km from the Gqeberha CBD, which is convenient for the city but does not guarantee a direct connection to Harare. There is no PE-HRE nonstop; the route connects through Johannesburg, where SAA and Airlink handle the Zimbabwe leg. The data lists FlySafair in the airlines serving this route — that is a data error, as FlySafair does not operate international routes. The practical carriers are SAA and Airlink for the full itinerary, with FastJet relevant for the Harare end of the Zimbabwe market.

Robert Gabriel Mugabe International sits 12km southeast of Harare's city centre and handles the bulk of Zimbabwe's scheduled international traffic. Zimbabwean visas for South African passport holders cost USD 50 on arrival at Harare and must be paid in USD cash — cards are frequently not accepted at the visa counter, and the USD requirement catches travellers who arrive without enough small-denomination notes. The KAZA UniVisa (also USD 50) is worth considering if the itinerary includes Victoria Falls or the Zambian side, as it covers both Zimbabwe and Zambia at the Kazungula crossing.

February is the cheapest month for this corridor; June through August is when demand peaks, driven by Zimbabwe's dry season coinciding with the regional safari and tourism wave. Most Port Elizabeth travellers heading to Zimbabwe route through Johannesburg regardless of their final destination in the country, so the PE-JNB leg is the segment to protect — an Airlink or SAA morning departure from Chief Dawid Stuurman gets PE travellers to OR Tambo before noon and gives a comfortable buffer for the midday Harare connections without a rushed transit at the international terminal.