By plane
The airport has international flights to and from Johannesburg South Africa, Nairobi Kenya, Dar es Salaam Tanzania and Dzaoudzi Mayotte. Domestic flights from Maputo, Beira and Nampula are operated by the national carrier Linhas Aereas de Mocambique.
Customs facilities are available at the airport, and visas are available on arrival for some nationalities check with an embassy ahead of time.
Pack a change of clothes and swimsuit in hand luggage as checked luggage has been known to arrive late.
By road
Good tarred roads connect Pemba to Nampula 438 km and Ilha de Mozambique 427 km.
National roads run to the east and south to Central Mozambique.
Northwards, the national road from Pemba to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania is partly tarred. Backpackers use a canoe across the Rovuma River at the Quionga border post. The Unity Bridge is now open for CARS to drive through at Negomane.