There are 7 ways to get from Bulawayo to Kitwe by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly Bulawayo to Ndola, bus
best- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Ndola (NLA)plane BUQ - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Kitwebus
9h 34mTrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bulawayo to Victoria Fallstrain
- Take the bus from Livingstone Bus Terminus to Power Tools Bus Stationbus
33h 12m$31–37Bus
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Kitwebus
22h 30m$84–86Drive 1,151.9 km
- Drive from Bulawayo to Kitwecar 1,151.9 km
15h 10m$211–304Bus to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport, fly to Ndola, bus
- Take the bus from Bulawayo to Victoria Fallsbus
- Fly from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) to Ndola (NLA)plane LVI - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Kitwebus
11h 25mFly Bulawayo to Solwezi, bus
- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Solwezi (SLI)plane BUQ - SLI
- Take the bus from Solwezi to Kitwebus
12h 22mBus via Livingstone
- Take the bus from Bulawayo to Victoria Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Livingstone Bus Terminus to Power Tools Bus Stationbus
23h 11m$39–52
Bulawayo (BUQ) to Ndola (NLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulawayo to Kitwe is to train and bus which costs $30 - $40 and takes 33h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Bulawayo to Kitwe is to drive which takes 15h 10m and costs $210 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulawayo to Kitwe. However, there are services departing from Inter-City Bus Terminus and arriving at Kitwe via RoadPort and Lusaka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 30m.
The distance between Bulawayo and Kitwe is 869 km. The road distance is 1151.9 km.
The best way to get from Bulawayo to Kitwe without a car is to bus which takes 22h 30m and costs $84 - $86.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Bulawayo to Kitwe, including transfers.
Bulawayo to Kitwe bus services, operated by City Bus Coaches, depart from Inter-City Bus Terminus station.
Bulawayo to Kitwe bus services, operated by City Bus Coaches, arrive at RoadPort station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bulawayo to Kitwe is 1152 km. It takes approximately 15h 10m to drive from Bulawayo to Kitwe.
There are 27+ hotels available in Kitwe.
What companies run services between Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and Kitwe, Zambia?
You can take a bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Kitwe via RoadPort, Inter-City Bus Terminus, and Lusaka in around 22h 30m.
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Ndola via Johannesburg, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Bulawayo to Ndola via Harare, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Ndola via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–700
Flights from Bulawayo to Solwezi via Johannesburg, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Bulawayo to Solwezi via Harare, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Ndola via Harare, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Ndola via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–250
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Ndola via Maun
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Bulawayo to Ndola via Harare, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Ndola via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–250
- Phone
- +263-029-2363521
- pubreloffice@nrz.co.zw
- Website
- nrz.co.zw
Train from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- nrz.co.zw
- Economy Class Seat
- $9
- Phone
- +260 211 247 683
- info@juldanmotors.com
Bus from Ndola to Kitwe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
Bus from Solwezi to Kitwe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Phone
- +(263) 77 608 6257
- ask@citybuscoaches.com
- Website
- citybuscoaches.com
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- https://citybuscoaches.com/
- Phone
- +263 78 694 9273
- cagtcoaches@gmail.com
- Website
- cagtours.co.zw
Bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Schedules at
- cagtours.co.zw
- Phone
- +260 977 772 025
Bus from Lusaka to Kitwe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- thebestofzambia.com
- Phone
- +263-775205200
- info@extracity.co.zw
- Website
- extracity.co.zw
Bus from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.extracity.co.zw/
- Phone
- +260 212 217 118
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Livingstone Bus Terminus to Power Tools Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $20–24
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