There are 3 ways to get from Istanbul to Lusaka by bus or plane
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Bus to Istanbul, fly to Lusaka
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Lusaka (LUN)plane IST - LUN
15h 33m$503–757Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lusaka
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Lusaka (LUN)plane SAW - LUN
16h 44m$370–1,050Bus to Istanbul, fly to Ndola, bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ndola (NLA)plane IST - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Lusakabus
22h 9m
Istanbul (IST) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Lusaka is to fly which costs $370 - $1,100 and takes 16h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Lusaka is to bus and fly which takes 15h 33m and costs $500 - $800.
The distance between Istanbul and Lusaka is 6362 km.
It takes approximately 15h 33m to get from Istanbul to Lusaka, including transfers.
Lusaka is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 7:17 AM in Istanbul and 6:17 AM in Lusaka.
There are 342+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Lusaka, Zambia?
Qatar Airways, Pegasus Airlines, and Ethiopian Airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Lusaka (LUN) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lusaka via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Istanbul to Lusaka via Addis Ababa, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lusaka via Beirut, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Istanbul to Ndola via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lusaka via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lusaka via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Istanbul to Ndola via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lusaka via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +260 211 247 683
- info@juldanmotors.com
Bus from Ndola to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
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