There are 6 ways to get from Kampala to Kitwe by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Ndola, bus
best- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Ndola (NLA)plane EBB - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Kitwebus
10h 48mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Kapiri Mposhibus
- Take the bus from Kapiri Mposhi to Power Tools Bus Stationbus
33h 32m$123–126Bus, train
- Take the bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminalbus
- Take the train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhitrain
- Take the bus from Kapiri Mposhi to Power Tools Bus Stationbus
41h 40mDrive 2,094.7 km
- Drive from Kampala to Kitwecar 2,094.7 km
37h 52m$313–452Fly to Lubumbashi International Airport, drive
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane EBB - FBM
- Drive from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Kitwecar
10h 43m$379–695Fly to Lusaka, bus
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Lusaka (LUN)plane EBB - LUN
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Kitwebus
14h 19m$233–473
Entebbe (EBB) to Ndola (NLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kampala to Kitwe is to bus which costs $123 - $126 and takes 33h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Kampala to Kitwe is to fly and drive which takes 10h 43m and costs $370 - $700.
The distance between Kampala and Kitwe is 1617 km. The road distance is 2094.7 km.
The best way to get from Kampala to Kitwe without a car is to bus and train which takes 41h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Kampala to Kitwe, including transfers.
Kitwe is 1h behind Kampala. It is currently 9:22 PM in Kampala and 8:22 PM in Kitwe.
Yes, the driving distance between Kampala to Kitwe is 2095 km. It takes approximately 37h 52m to drive from Kampala to Kitwe.
There are 31+ hotels available in Kitwe.
What companies run services between Kampala, Uganda and Kitwe, Zambia?
You can take a bus from Berelay Rd to Power Tools Bus Station via Tunduma Terminal, Nakonde Bus Stn, Kapiri Mposhi, and Kapiri Mposhi in around 33h 32m.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Entebbe to Ndola via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Entebbe to Ndola via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Entebbe to Ndola via Lilongwe, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Entebbe to Lubumbashi International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–550
Flights from Entebbe to Lubumbashi International Airport via Kinshasa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Entebbe to Lusaka via Lilongwe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–300
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Entebbe to Ndola via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Entebbe to Lubumbashi International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–700
Flights from Entebbe to Lusaka via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Entebbe to Ndola via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Entebbe to Ndola via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Entebbe to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Entebbe to Lusaka via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.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
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
- Phone
- +260 212 217 118
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kapiri Mposhi to Power Tools Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $12–15
- 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
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