There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Kitwe by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane CMB - FBM
- Drive from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Kitwecar
20h 37m$557–1,479Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndola, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ndola (NLA)plane CMB - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Kitwebus
16h 58mFly Bandaranaike International Airport to Lusaka, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lusaka (LUN)plane CMB - LUN
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Kitwebus
21h 13m$670–2,086Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Solwezi, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Solwezi (SLI)plane CMB - SLI
- Take the bus from Solwezi to Kitwebus
21h 6mTrain to Koggala, fly to Ndola, bus
- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Ndola (NLA)plane KCT - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Kitwebus
29h 45m
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Kitwe is to fly and drive which costs $550 - $1,500 and takes 20h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Kitwe is to fly and drive which takes 20h 37m and costs $550 - $1,500.
The distance between Colombo and Kitwe is 6386 km.
It takes approximately 20h 37m to get from Colombo to Kitwe, including transfers.
Kitwe is 3h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 2:25 PM in Colombo and 10:55 AM in Kitwe.
There are 40+ hotels available in Kitwe.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Kitwe, Zambia?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Kitwe. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM), then drive to Kitwe. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Ndola (NLA), take the taxi to Ndola, then take the bus to Kitwe.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndola via Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndola via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Koggala to Ndola via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndola via Mumbai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndola via Dubai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
Flights from Koggala to Ndola via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Solwezi via Doha, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Solwezi via Dubai, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lusaka via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $8–13
- 3rd Class
- $6
- 2nd Class
- $1
- 1st Class
- $7
- 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
Bus from Solwezi to Kitwe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +260 977 772 025
Bus from Lusaka to Kitwe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12
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