There are 8 ways to get from Bulawayo to Kitwe by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly Bulawayo to Lubumbashi International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane BUQ - FBM
- Drive from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Kitwecar
13h 13m$367–1,029Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bulawayo to Victoria Fallstrain
- Take the bus from Livingstone Bus Terminus to Power Tools Bus Stationbus
33h 12m$35–42Bus
- 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$86–88Drive 1,151.9 km
- Drive from Bulawayo to Kitwecar 1,151.9 km
15h 10m$211–304Fly Bulawayo to Ndola, bus
- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Ndola (NLA)plane BUQ - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Kitwebus
9h 49mFly Bulawayo to Lusaka, bus
- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Lusaka (LUN)plane BUQ - LUN
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Kitwebus
12h 15m$301–517Bus 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 25mBus via Livingstone
- Take the bus from Bulawayo to Victoria Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Livingstone Bus Terminus to Power Tools Bus Stationbus
23h 11m$43–57
Bulawayo (BUQ) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulawayo to Kitwe is to train and bus which costs $35 - $45 and takes 33h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Bulawayo to Kitwe is to fly and bus which takes 12h 15m and costs $300 - $550.
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 1163 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 $86 - $88.
It takes approximately 13h 13m 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 32+ 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
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Bulawayo to Ndola via Harare, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Ndola via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–850
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Lubumbashi International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Bulawayo to Lusaka via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Ndola via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–280
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Ndola via Maun
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Lubumbashi International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Bulawayo to Lusaka via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Lusaka via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Bulawayo to Lusaka via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–420
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Ndola via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- 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
- +(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
- $13
- Schedules at
- thebestofzambia.com
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Ndola to Kitwe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- 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
- $24–29
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $24–29
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