For those interested in visiting Queen Elizabeth National Park by flying, scheduled flights will help you get there.
Which airlines fly to Queen Elizabeth National Park?
Daily scheduled flights to Queen Elizabeth National Park can be organized for one interested in visiting this park by air. AeroLink Uganda Limited and Fly Uganda are one of the domestic airlines offering scheduled flights to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Flights either depart from Entebbe International Airport or Kajansi Airfield and fly to Kasese Airstrip or Mweya airstrip from where you will start the drive to your lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park which will take you approximately 30 minutes depending on which you lodge you will be staying at.
You can also fly to Mbarara or Kihihi airstrips This will depend on availability of the airline routing for your travel dates and time. For the best airstrip to fly to so that you get to Queen Elizabeth National Park early with a shorter drive, Kasese or Mweya Airstrips should be your major request when booking a scheduled flight to Queen Elizabeth National Park. When you arrive to the above mentioned airstrips, you will need a transfer to your lodge at Queen Elizabeth National Park so it is always better you book this in advance so that you do not get stranded on arrival at the airstrip.
How long is the flight from Entebbe to Queen Elizabeth National Park?
The flight from Entebbe to Kasese/Mweya Airstrip will take you approximately 1hour 15minutes From there, you will have road transfer which will take you approximately 10-30 minutes depending which lodge you will be staying at for your time in the park. This means total time to get from Entebbe to Queen Elizabeth National Park will be approximately 1hours 45minutes by flying.
AeroLink airline operates 3 flight schedules daily to Kasese/Mweya Airstrip that is morning, mid-morning and afternoon flights. The morning flight departs Entebbe Airport at 7am and arrives at Kasese/Mweya Airstrip at 10:05am, then on the return it departs at 10:20am and arrives back in Entebbe at 11:25am. The mid-morning flight departs Entebbe Airport at 10:15am and arrives at Kasese/Mweya Airstrip at 12:05pm, then on the return it departs at 12:20pm and arrives back in Entebbe at 13:30pm.
However, note that the mid-morning flight is a daily flight except for the months of April, May and November. The afternoon flight departs Entebbe Airport at 12:00pm and arrives at Kasese/Mweya Airstrip at 14:15pm, then on the return it departs at 14:20pm and arrives back in Entebbe at 16:15pm. The above flights are daily as noted but timings may vary depending on aircraft routing. On all these schedules, you will be able to get to Queen Elizabeth National Park, so let us know the best time that works for you and we will book for you accordingly.