There are 6 ways to get from Kampala to Mbala by car, bus, plane, or ferry
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Drive 1,365.4 km
best- Drive from Kampala to Mbalacar 1,365.4 km
26h 26m$204–295Bus to Bukoba, fly to Mbeya Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Kampala to Bukobabus
- Fly from Bukoba (BKZ) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane BKZ - MBI
- Drive from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Mbalacar
39h 48mFly Entebbe to Mbeya Airport, drive
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane EBB - MBI
- Drive from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Mbalacar
15h 39m$330–865Fly Entebbe to Mpanda Airport, drive
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Mpanda Airport (NPY)plane EBB - NPY
- Drive from Mpanda Airport (NPY) to Mbalacar
24h 14m$330–875Bus, ferry to Mwanza Airport, fly to Mbeya Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Kampala to Bukobabus
- Take the ferry from Bukoba to Mwanza North Portferry
- Fly from Mwanza Airport (MWZ) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane MWZ - MBI
- Drive from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Mbalacar
24h 42mFly Entebbe to Kasama, drive
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Kasama (KAA)plane EBB - KAA
- Drive from Kasama (KAA) to Mbalacar
15h 27m$315–890
Bukoba (BKZ) to Mbeya Airport (MBI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kampala to Mbala is to drive which costs $200 - $300 and takes 26h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Kampala to Mbala is to fly and drive which takes 15h 27m and costs $310 - $900.
The distance between Kampala and Mbala is 1365 km. The road distance is 1365.4 km.
It takes approximately 26h 26m to drive 1365.4 km from Kampala to Mbala.
Mbala is 1h behind Kampala. It is currently 5:31 PM in Kampala and 4:31 PM in Mbala.
Yes, the driving distance between Kampala to Mbala is 1365 km. It takes approximately 26h 26m to drive from Kampala to Mbala.
What companies run services between Kampala, Uganda and Mbala, Zambia?
You can drive from Kampala to Mbala in around 26h 26m.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Bukoba to Mbeya Airport via Mwanza Airport, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Entebbe to Mbeya Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Entebbe to Mbeya Airport via Mombasa, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Entebbe to Mpanda Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Entebbe to Mpanda Airport via Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Entebbe to Mpanda Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Entebbe to Mpanda Airport via Kigali, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Mwanza Airport to Mbeya Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–260
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Entebbe to Kasama via Nairobi, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Phone
- +254 738 821 122
Bus from Kampala to Bukoba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
- Phone
- +255(0)739 606 600
- info@mscl.co.tz
- Website
- mscl.co.tz
Ferry from Bukoba to Mwanza North Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9–22
- Schedules at
- mscl.co.tz
- Economy
- $9
- Business
- $16
- First
- $22
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