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Private transfer vehicle for Vilanculos airport pickups, Mozambique

Vilanculos · VNX airport

Vilanculos airport transfers

A Vilanculos airport transfer is a private, door-to-door ride between Vilankulo Airport (VNX) and your hotel, lodge, or beach house — arranged ahead of time, so a driver is waiting with your name when you step off the plane. Tell us your flight and where you’re staying, and we’ll have the right vehicle there at the right time, on the way in and the way back out.

From $50

Per private vehicle · one way. The exact fare depends on where you’re staying — we’ll confirm it before you book.

Request your transfer on WhatsApp
  • A driver waiting at arrivals with your name — no taxi queue, no haggling
  • A comfortable private vehicle with room for your group and luggage
  • Door to door — any hotel, lodge, or beach house in and around Vilanculos
  • Fuel and tolls included — the fare we agree is the whole fare, nothing added on the road

Staying somewhere that needs a 4x4? You must tell us when you book. Our standard transfer cars aren’t 4x4s — we have 4x4s and will gladly arrange one, but we don’t run the lodges, so we can’t know which access roads need one. Check with your accommodation and let us know.

No queue, no waiting

How an airport transfer
with us works.

Booking a transfer through EKAYA takes one WhatsApp message and a reply — then a driver is simply there when you land. Here’s the whole thing.

  1. 1

    You send us your flight

    Your flight number, arrival time, and where you’re staying. A sentence is enough to start.

  2. 2

    We confirm and quote it

    We check the timing and send an honest, fixed all-in fare — no meter, no hidden extras, no pressure.

  3. 3

    We meet you at the plane

    Your driver is waiting when you land and takes you straight to your door — or collects you in good time for the flight home.

Where we go

Where we’ll pick you up — and where we’ll take you.

We pick up and drop off anywhere in and around Vilanculos — your hotel, a beach house, a lodge, or the airport itself. Most transfers are the short hop between VNX and town, but we’re not limited to it: tell us your final stop and we’ll carry the whole journey.

Connecting onward? We can drop you at the jetty for your boat out to the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park — a protected marine reserve co-managed by African Parks since 2017 — or take you on to a lodge further down the coast. Heading somewhere bigger? We also run private transfers to and from Vilanculos — Tofo, Maputo, the South African border — and custom routes on request.

Just arriving? Start with our Vilanculos travel guide and things to do — then let us handle getting you there.

No surprises

What's sorted before you land.

Meet & greet
A driver is waiting in arrivals with your name — no hunting for a taxi or agreeing a price after a long flight. You walk out, your ride is there.
On your schedule
Your flight time, not a shuttle timetable. An early landing or a delayed one, we track it and we're there when you actually arrive.
Local drivers
People who live here and know every hotel, lodge, and back lane around Vilanculos — and who'll chat to you in English or Portuguese on the way.
Price agreed up front
A fixed fare confirmed on WhatsApp before you travel. No meter, no detours, no surprises when you reach the door.

Before you ask

The questions we get most.

How much is a transfer from Vilanculos airport?
A private Vilanculos airport transfer starts at $50 per vehicle, one way. The exact fare depends on where you're staying, so message us with your hotel and we'll confirm it — no online payment, no obligation.
Is there a taxi or shuttle at Vilanculos airport?
Taxis wait outside Vilankulo Airport (VNX) and some hotels run their own shuttle, but there's no scheduled airport shuttle service — and rank taxi fares are often inflated and haggled on the spot. A pre-booked private transfer fixes the price before you even fly and puts a driver in arrivals with your name. That's what we do, from $50 per vehicle.
How long does it take to get from VNX to my hotel?
Vilankulo Airport sits just outside town, so most hotels are a 10–15 minute drive. Island-jetty connections and lodges further out take a little longer — we'll tell you the exact time when you book.
Will someone be waiting when I land?
Yes. Send your flight number and arrival time and your driver will be in the arrivals area with your name, ready to load your bags and go. No taxi queue, no haggling after a long flight.
How many people and how much luggage can you take?
The price on this page is for a standard car — not a 4x4 — carrying up to four passengers and their luggage. If you're a bigger group, or bringing dive gear, boards or a lot of bags, just say so when you message: we'll put you in a larger vehicle or send a second car, and confirm the fare before you book. We'd rather size the car to you than squeeze you in.
Can you take me back to the airport for my departure too?
Yes. We collect you from your hotel in good time for check-in — same fixed fare, same door-to-door service, just in the other direction. Give us your flight time and we'll plan the pickup around it.
Can you connect me to the islands or a lodge?
Yes. We can drop you at the jetty for your boat out to the Bazaruto Archipelago, or carry on to a lodge or beach house outside town — just tell us your final stop and we'll quote the whole journey.
Do you do other routes, like Vilanculos to Tofo?
Yes. We run private transfers all along the coast — Vilanculos to Tofo, Tofo to Maputo, Maputo to Vilanculos, and custom routes on request. Tell us where you're headed and we'll send a price.
Is the transfer car a 4x4? My lodge says I need one.
Our standard transfer cars aren't 4x4s — so if your lodge sits at the end of a sand or rough access track, you must tell us when you book. We do have 4x4s and will happily arrange one, but we don't run the lodges, so we can't know what each access road requires. Check with your accommodation, tell us on WhatsApp, and we'll send the right vehicle.

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Send us your flight
and where you're staying.

One message and we'll confirm your driver, your timing, and a fixed fare — waiting for you the moment you land. No deposit to ask.

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