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Richards Bay airport Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to Saint Lucia Estuary51.8km
Distance to Richards Bay7.0km
Most popular destinationJohannesburg

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Richards Bay Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Richards Bay Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is canceled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Saint Lucia Estuary arrivals information

Richards Bay Airport is 51.8km from the center of Saint Lucia Estuary. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Richards Bay Airport Arrivals area, or see more of South Africa by renting a car.

Car rentals from Richards Bay Airport

If you want to see more of South Africa after you touch down, consider renting a car from Richards Bay Airport. Providers like Firefly powered by Hertz have pickup spots at RCB Arrivals – find out more here.


Richards Bay Airport FAQs

Yes. There are Firefly powered by Hertz, Woodford Car Hire, First - Car Rental, Hertz, Avis, Fox - Rent A Car, Enterprise, First Rent a Car and Europcar pickup points in or near Richards Bay Airport’s Arrivals or Departures areas.
For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Richards Bay Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Richards Bay Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Richards Bay Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage, and then check it back in yourself for your next flight. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Richards Bay Airport’s departure lounge.
Minilitha Lodge is the highest-rated hotel near Richards Bay Airport, just 0.5km away.
Check-in and baggage drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Richards Bay Airport two hours before you fly, but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline, but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Richards Bay Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Richards Bay Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original canceled flight.

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