Most travellers from abroad will fly to Mozambique via Johannesburg. You can then fly directly from Johannesburg to Beira (3 hours from Gorongosa) or connect through Maputo and continue on to Beira or to Chimoio (2 hours from Gorongosa). Some international cities also offer direct flights to Maputo or Beira. From Maputo, you will then 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) |
