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Bloemfontein airport Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to Bloemfontein7.6km
Distance to Hope Valley16.4km
Most popular destinationJohannesburg

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Bloemfontein Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Bloemfontein 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.

Bloemfontein arrivals information

Bloemfontein Airport is 7.6km from the center of Bloemfontein. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Bloemfontein Airport Arrivals area, or see more of South Africa by renting a car.

Car rentals from Bloemfontein Airport

If you want to see more of South Africa after you touch down, consider renting a car from Bloemfontein Airport. Providers like Bluu Car Rental have pickup spots at BFN Arrivals – find out more here.


Bloemfontein Airport FAQs

Yes. There are Bluu Car Rental, Sixt, Europcar, Firefly, Thrifty, Budget, Hertz, Keddy By Europcar and Firefly powered by Hertz pickup points in or near Bloemfontein Airport’s Arrivals or Departures areas.
For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Bloemfontein Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Bloemfontein Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Bloemfontein 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 Bloemfontein Airport’s departure lounge.
Olive Hill Country Lodge is the highest-rated hotel near Bloemfontein Airport, just 4.5km away. Other great hotels nearby include Oudam Overnight Accomodation (4.3km from the airport), and Serendipity Guesthouse (4.9km 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 Bloemfontein 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 Bloemfontein 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 Bloemfontein 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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