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Harare Airport (HRE) — Direct Flights, Airlines, USD Fares | Zimbabwe

HRE Harare airport: 7 catalogued routes, hub for . USD fares, schedules, carrier comparison.

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Robert Mugabe International (HRE, ICAO FVHA) serves Harare, Zimbabwe and is both a departure point and a destination in the corridors catalogued here. Our catalogue links 6 direct destinations out of HRE and 1 African origin into it, served by 6 carriers.

At a glance

7 catalogued corridors touch Harare (HRE / FVHA) in Zimbabwe: 6 outbound and 1 inbound, flown by 6 carriers. 4 of those corridors carry a cached USD quote in our fare file; the rest are catalogued on schedule evidence alone. The mix runs 5 sectors under four hours, 0 of four to seven and 2 beyond seven.

AttributeDetail
IATA / ICAOHRE / FVHA
CityHarare
CountryZimbabwe
Direct destinations (catalogued)6
Reached from (African origins)1
Coordinates-17.932, 31.093

The route mix at HRE splits into 5 short sectors under four hours, 0 medium sectors of four to seven hours and 2 long-haul sectors beyond seven — a profile that tells you what the terminal is actually built around. 1 of the corridors here is flagged in our data as labour-migration or diaspora routes, where checked-baggage terms drive booking decisions more than schedule does.

Two codes, two uses. HRE is the IATA code you will see on a ticket, a baggage tag and a departure board, while FVHA is the ICAO code used in flight plans, NOTAMs and air-traffic filing. They are not interchangeable: IATA codes are reused across the world’s smaller fields and are the ones that cause mis-booking, which is why every corridor on this site is keyed on the pair of codes rather than a city name.

Airlines serving HRE

6 carriers appear on the HRE corridors catalogued here, 6 of them with a row in our carrier file, recording checked-baggage baselines from 20 kg to 30 kg, and 4 of those rows sit inside a global alliance (Star Alliance 2, Oneworld 1, SkyTeam 1). A blank cell means no recorded value, not a zero.

These carriers operate the HRE corridors catalogued on this site.

AirlineAllianceChecked baggageHajj/Umrah charter
British Airways (BA)Oneworld23 kgNo
Virgin Atlantic (VS)SkyTeam23 kgNo
South African Airways (SA)Star Alliance23 kgNo
FlySafair (FA)None20 kgNo
Emirates (EK)None30 kgNo
Ethiopian Airlines (ET)Star Alliance23 kgYes

Alliance spread decides how easily a disruption at HRE gets fixed. With 2 Star Alliance carriers, 1 Oneworld carrier, 1 SkyTeam carrier on these corridors, a passenger stuck here can sometimes be reflowed onto a partner without a new ticket — but only within the same alliance, and only when the original ticket permits it. Between alliances, re-accommodation is a commercial favour rather than an entitlement.

Top routes from HRE

8/10 is the highest demand score on any HRE corridor in our catalogue — Harare to London (HRE–LHR), about 4 flights a week on BA and VS. Demand score is this catalogue’s own 1-10 editorial rating across 7 corridors at HRE, not a passenger count from a civil-aviation authority.

Sorted by demand; the USD market-low column is the cheapest fare our cache has seen on the corridor across all carriers.

RouteCarriersFreq/wkBlock (h)Market low (USD)
Harare (HRE) → Johannesburg (JNB)SA, FA~14~1.5$178
Harare (HRE) → London (LHR)BA, VS~4~10.5$531
Harare (HRE) → Addis Ababa (ADD)ET~7~3.5$494
Harare (HRE) → Dubai (DXB)EK~4~9.0$504
Harare (HRE) → Victoria Falls (VFA)FA~3~1.5
Harare (HRE) → Lusaka (LUN)FA~3~1.2

About 75% of the roughly 56 weekly departures catalogued at HRE sit on just three corridors. That concentration is why the airport’s overall size tells you nothing useful about your own flight: on the trunk routes a cancellation costs hours, while on the tail of the distribution the next departure can be several days out. Read the frequency column, not the terminal.

Corridors and typical fares from HRE

4 of the 7 HRE corridors carry a cached USD quote, the lowest at $178. Fares are quoted in USD across the whole site so corridors from different African markets stay comparable. Sector length drives the shape: 5 run under four hours, 0 four to seven and 2 beyond seven.

Most HRE corridors here serve intra-Africa and Gulf-hub business travellers. The mix is 5 short intra-Africa hops (under 4 h), 2 long-haul routes (over 7 h). 1 are labour-migration or diaspora corridors where extra-baggage allowances matter. USD fares vary by corridor — intra-Africa typically $400–900, Gulf hubs $500–1,200, long-haul $800–2,200; each per-route guide below carries live cached fares.

CorridorCached low (USD)Cheapest month seen
HRE-JNB$178$102 in Aug 2026
HRE-ADD$494$517 in Jan 2027
HRE-DXB$504$439 in Jul 2026
HRE-LHR$531$519 in Jul 2026

The shape of the fare curve follows the sector length. The 5 short corridors under four hours from HRE price like regional traffic and move mostly with the day of the week; the 2 long-haul corridors beyond seven hours move with season and school holidays, and can double between the cheapest and dearest month in our own cache. Mixing the two on one average would be meaningless, which is why every corridor page carries its own floor.

Direct flights from HRE — 6 destinations

6 catalogued routes are listed below for HRE, reaching 6 countries, led by United Kingdom, South Africa and United Arab Emirates. Our catalogue records 6 departure and 1 arrival corridors at HRE, each linking to a corridor guide with carriers, frequency, block time and any cached fare.

Each link opens a corridor guide rather than a booking form: carriers, an estimated weekly frequency, scheduled block time, the great-circle distance used that sets an EU261 or UK261 band where either applies, and whatever the fare cache holds. That is deliberate — the useful decision on a corridor is usually which routing and which carrier, and only then which price.

What you are looking at is our coverage of Harare, not its published schedule. Corridors enter the catalogue on audience relevance — diaspora, pilgrimage, intra-Africa and business demand — which means a seasonal or thin regional service can operate here without appearing above. Absence from this list is an editorial boundary, not a claim that a route does not exist.

Direct flights to HRE — 1 route

1 catalogued route is listed below for HRE, reaching 6 countries, led by United Kingdom, South Africa and United Arab Emirates. Our catalogue records 6 departure and 1 arrival corridors at HRE, each linking to a corridor guide with carriers, frequency, block time and any cached fare.

Each link opens a corridor guide rather than a booking form: carriers, an estimated weekly frequency, scheduled block time, the great-circle distance used that sets an EU261 or UK261 band where either applies, and whatever the fare cache holds. That is deliberate — the useful decision on a corridor is usually which routing and which carrier, and only then which price.

What you are looking at is our coverage of Harare, not its published schedule. Corridors enter the catalogue on audience relevance — diaspora, pilgrimage, intra-Africa and business demand — which means a seasonal or thin regional service can operate here without appearing above. Absence from this list is an editorial boundary, not a claim that a route does not exist.

FAQ

How is HRE airport connected? HRE (Harare) connects to 6 destinations and is served by direct flights from 1 origin in our catalogue — see the full route list above.

What are the IATA and ICAO codes for HRE airport? The IATA code is HRE and the ICAO code is FVHA. The airport serves Harare, Zimbabwe.

How can I check fares and schedules for routes through HRE? Each route in the list above links to a guide with live USD fares, weekly frequency and the airlines that operate it.

Which airlines fly from HRE? Carriers on HRE corridors catalogued here: British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, South African Airways, FlySafair, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines. See the airlines table above for alliance and baggage.

What is the cheapest flight from HRE? In our fare cache the lowest market fare out of HRE is about $178 on Harare–Johannesburg (HRE-JNB). Fares move with season — check live prices on the route guide.

3 related pages follow. Each is linked because it shares an endpoint, a carrier, a country or an audience cluster with this one — the annotations say what each adds, so the ones that do not apply to your trip can be skipped.

  • Flights to Zimbabwe — country landing page: 3 catalogued corridors from African airports, carriers, visa row and the USD fare floor we have on file.
  • Addis Ababa airport (ADD) — Bole International, Ethiopia: 13 catalogued departure corridors and 6 arrival corridors.
  • Dubai airport (DXB) — Dubai International, United Arab Emirates: 0 catalogued departure corridors and 14 arrival corridors.

Internal links on this site are placed from the data, not from a keyword list: a corridor is linked when it shares an origin, a destination, a carrier or an audience cluster with the page you are on. If a link above looks unrelated to your trip, it probably shares a carrier or a hub rather than a destination.

Corridor pages carry the per-route detail — carriers, weekly frequency, scheduled block time, great-circle distance and whatever the fare cache holds. Airport pages carry the full catalogued route list at that field, the based hub carriers and the compensation regime of the country it sits in. Carrier pages carry the baggage baseline, alliance and the network as this catalogue records it.

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About CheapFlightsAfrica Editorial Team

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Updated May 2026

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