There are 5 ways to get from Kampala to Lusaka by bus, plane, train, taxi, or car
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Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Gapco - Post Office to Entebbe Townbus
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Lusaka (LUN)plane EBB - LUN
7h 19mBus via Tunduma
cheapest- Take the bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
30h 4m$113Bus
- Take the bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusakabus
26h 42mBus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminalbus
- Take the train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhitrain
- Take the taxi from New Kapiri Mposhi to Kabwetaxi
- Take the train from Kabwe to Lusakatrain
43h 44mDrive 2,388.1 km
- Drive from Kampala to Lusakacar 2,388.1 km
41h 18m$357–516
Entebbe (EBB) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kampala to Lusaka is to bus via Tunduma which costs $114 and takes 30h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Kampala to Lusaka is to bus via Tunduma which takes 30h 4m and costs $114.
The distance between Kampala and Lusaka is 1830 km. The road distance is 2388.1 km.
The best way to get from Kampala to Lusaka without a car is to bus and train and taxi which takes 43h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Kampala to Lusaka, including transfers.
Lusaka is 1h behind Kampala. It is currently 12:45 AM in Kampala and 11:45 PM in Lusaka.
Yes, the driving distance between Kampala to Lusaka is 2388 km. It takes approximately 41h 18m to drive from Kampala to Lusaka.
There are 372+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Kampala, Uganda and Lusaka, Zambia?
You can take a bus from Berelay Rd to Lusaka via Tunduma Terminal and Nakonde in around 26h 42m.
- 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 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Entebbe to Lusaka via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- 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
- +260-765-211826
- info@zrl.com.zm
- Website
- zrl.com.zm
Train from Kabwe to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- zrl.com.zm
- Website
- transportforcairo.com
Bus from Gapco - Post Office to Entebbe Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- transportforcairo.com
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $84
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $75–95
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