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There are 4 ways to get from Auckland to Livingstone by plane or bus

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Fly Auckland to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
best
1. Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)plane AKL - LVI
34h 3m
$914–1,418
Fly Auckland to Victoria Falls Airport
cheapest
1. Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane AKL - VFA
34h 46m
$622–2,029
Bus to Hamilton International Airport, fly to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
1. Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Hamilton - Centralbus
2. Fly from Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)plane HLZ - LVI
40h 30m
$1,115–3,948
Fly Auckland to Kasane, bus
1. Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Kasane (BBK)plane AKL - BBK
2. Take the bus from Kazungula to Livingstonebus
37h 12m
$774–2,630

Auckland (AKL) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) flights

16Weekly Planes

35h 42mAverage Duration

$666Cheapest Price

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Distance: 13,140.3 km
Duration: 34h 3m

What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Livingstone, Zambia?

Qantas, Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Auckland (AKL) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) twice daily.

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Livingstone(opens in a new window), Zambia(opens in a new window)

Livingstone is a city in Zambia. Until 1935, it served as the capital of Northern Rhodesia. Lying 10 km (6 mi) to the north of the Zambezi River, it is a tourism attraction center for the Victoria Falls and a border town with road and rail connections to Zimbabwe on the other side of the Victoria Falls. A historic British colonial city, its present population was enumerated at 177,393 inhabitants at the 2022 census. It is named after David Livingstone, the Scottish explorer and missionary who was the first European to explore the area. Until 2011, Livingstone was the provincial capital of Zambia's Southern Province.

Things to do in Livingstone

Victoria Falls(Opens in a new window)

Victoria Falls (Tokaleya Tonga: Mosi-oa-Tunya, "The Smoke that Thunders") is a waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It has been described by CNN as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the world.

Victoria Falls Bridge(Opens in a new window)

The Victoria Falls Bridge crosses the Zambezi River just below the Victoria Falls and is built over the Second Gorge of the falls. As the river is the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, the bridge links the two countries and has border posts on the approaches to both ends, at the towns of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Livingstone, Zambia.

Livingstone Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Livingstone Museum, formerly David Livingstone Memorial Museum and Rhodes-Livingstone Museum, is the largest and the oldest museum in Zambia, located in Livingstone near Victoria Falls. The museum has exhibits of artifacts related to local history and prehistory, including photographs, musical instruments, and possessions of David Livingstone, the explorer and missionary.

Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park(Opens in a new window)

Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park (Sotho: Musi oa Thunya [Mosi wa Tunya] "The Smoke Which Thunders"), is an UNESCO World Heritage site that is home to one half of the Mosi-oa-Tunya — 'The Smoke Which Thunders' — known worldwide as Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River. The river forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, so the falls are shared by the two countries, and the park is 'twin' to the Victoria Falls National Park on the Zimbabwean side.

Places to stay in Livingstone

Ngoma Zanga Lodge(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

New Fairmount Hotel and Casino(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

Tabonina Guesthouse(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Fawlty Towers Accommodation & Activities(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

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