Getting Around Zambia

Information on flights, border posts and coach transfers around Zambia

Air travel Flights from Johannesburg to Livingstone Zambia’s airlines are Aero Zambia (Z9) and Zambian Airways (Q3) Other airlines serving Zambia : Air Zimbabwe, British Airways, Delta Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways, KLM, Nationwide Air and South African Airways. Zambian Airways can be contacted at, Lusaka (tel: (1) 271 230 or 271 342; fax: (1) 271 054 or 271 110; e-mail: roanhq@zamnet.zm; website: ww.zambianairways.co.zm). Approximate flight times: From London to Lusaka is 10 hours. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS are situated at Lusaka (LUN) is 26km (16 miles) east of the city (travel time – 30 minutes). Airport and city bus services are available as well as taxi services to the city. Return is by prior arrangement with taxis (taxi fares are negotiable). AIRPORT FACILITIES include outgoing duty-free shop, car hire, bank/bureau de change, restaurant and post office. MFUWE AIRPORT (MFU) is situated in the South Luangwa National Park, 1 hour 15 minutes’ flight from Lusaka International Airport Lodges and camps within the park provide airport transfers by prior arrangement. DEPARTURE TAXES : US$20 (payable in cash) whilst transit passengers and children under 2 years are exempt ENTRY VISAS COSTS There are daily flights Mfuwe/Lusaka/Livingstone and Livingstone/Lusaka/Mfuwe from April 1 - 15 November 2003. Then 3 times a week 16 November - 31 December 2003. AIRWAVES AIRLINK are flying Mfuwe/Lusaka return daily MIGRATION AIR fly Livingstone/Lusaka return daily NATIONWIDE fly Joburg/Livingstone/Lusaka return 3 times a week, also connecting to the Airwaves Airlink flights to/from Mfuwe.

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By Bus Dar es Salaam and Mbeya in Tanzania to the border, where Zambian buses can be caught to the Copperbelt and Lusaka. From Malawi, a private bus company runs the Lilongwe - Lusaka Route. The Intercape Mainliner and Translux offer services to and from Johannesburg in South Africa. Their combined timetables make possible daily departures. COACH & BUS SERVICES available to Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe with the main routes: from Zimbabwe via Chirundu or Kariba and Livingstone from Botswana via Kasane and Kazungula from Mozambique via Villa Gambito and Zumbo from Tanzania via Nakonde and Mbala from Malawi via the Mchinga/Chipata border or further north at Nyika Plateau ROAD BORDER hours are from 0600-1800 (except for Victoria Falls 0600 - 2000) No border crossing from Angola. A Temporary Import Permit is needed to bring a vehicle into Zambia.

By river/lake Zambia is one of the five countries bordering Lake Tanganyika and a ferry operates from Burundi to Tanzania to Zambia and back once a week, arriving and leaving the port of Mpulungu every Friday. By Rail catch a train from South Africa to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, then take the ferry train across the bridge to Livingstone (twice daily) and another train to Lusaka, the Copperbelt or the Northern Province. From Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, the Tazara line runs through to Kapiri Mposhi, where you can catch another train to Lusaka or Kitwe on the Copperbelt Customs and immigration are conducted on board. Passengers trains in Zambia are run by ZAMBIA RAILWAYS and TANZANIA-ZAMBIA RAILWAY. ZAMBIA RAILWAYS run The ”Zambezi Express” three days a week Livingstone-Lusaka three days a week a through Livingstone-Kapiri Mposhi-Ndola-Kitwe Steam Africa Express. Runs excursion trains from Victoria Falls to Livingstone and back again in a 1900 Safari Steam Train The train can be used for single journeys. It has a lounge car, where soft drinks and champagne are served (included). The train stops on the bridge for photography. Relive the forgotten era of the Steam Train The ”Mukuba Express” and ”Kilimanjaro Express” are, together with the occasional Steam Africa Express, the only international trains to/from Zambia

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