Most travellers from abroad will fly to Mozambique via Johannesburg where you can get a connecting flight to Chimoio (2 hrs from Gorongosa) or Beira (3 hours from Gorongosa).
Some cities also offer direct flights to Beira or Maputo. From Maputo, you will have to take a connecting flight to Chimoio or Beira.
These are the cities that offer direct flights to Beira en route to Gorongosa:
| City (Airport code) | Airline |
| Johannesburg, South Africa (JNB) | South African Airlink (SAA) & Mozambique Airlines (LAM) |
| Harare, Zimbabwe (HRE) | Mozambique Airlines (LAM) |
| Maputo, Mozambique (MPM) | Mozambique Airlines (LAM) |
| Nampula, Mozambique (APL) | Mozambique Airlines (LAM) |
| Pemba, Mozambique (POL) | Mozambique Airlines (LAM) |
| Tete, Mozambique (TET) | Mozambique Airlines (LAM) |
| Quelimane, Mozambique (UEL) | Mozambique Airlines (LAM) |
| Vilanculos, Mozambique (VNX) | Mozambique Airlines (LAM) |
These are the cities that offer direct flights to Maputo en route to Gorongosa:
| City (Airport code) | Airline |
| Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ADD) | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Cape Town, South Africa (CPT) | South African Airlink (SAA) |
| Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (DAR) | Mozambique Airlines (LAM) |
| Doha, Qatar (DOH) | Qatar Airways |
| Durban, South Africa (DUR) | South African Airlink (SAA) |
| Harare, Zimbabwe (HRE) | Mozambique Airlines (LAM) |
| Inhambane, Mozambique (INH) | Mozambique Airlines (LAM) |
| Johannesburg, South Africa (JNB) | South African Airlink (SAA) & Mozambique Airlines (LAM) |
| Luanda, Angola (LAD) | Taag Airlines |
| Lisbon, Portugal (LIS) | TAP Portuguese Airlines |
| Nairobi, Kenya (NBO) | Kenyan Airlines |
| Lichinga, Mozambique (VXC) | Mozambique Airlines (LAM) |
