There are 5 ways to get from Kandy to Victoria Falls by train, plane, or bus
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Train, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Victoria Falls Airport
best- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane BTC - VFA
30h 38m$450–1,539Train, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)plane BTC - LVI
30h 5m$512–1,744Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Victoria Falls Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane CMB - VFA
20h 18m$875–2,475Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)plane CMB - LVI
19h 45m$727–1,780Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Kasane, bus
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kasane (BBK)plane CMB - BBK
- Take the bus from Kazungula to Livingstonebus
24h 49m$1,095–3,300
Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Victoria Falls is to train and fly which costs $450 - $1,600 and takes 30h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Victoria Falls is to fly which takes 19h 45m and costs $700 - $1,800.
The distance between Kandy and Victoria Falls is 7117 km.
It takes approximately 30h 38m to get from Kandy to Victoria Falls, including transfers.
Victoria Falls is 3h 30m behind Kandy. It is currently 8:36 AM in Kandy and 5:06 AM in Victoria Falls.
There are 257+ hotels available in Victoria Falls.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe?
You can take a flight from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Victoria Falls via Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Victoria Falls Airport (VFA), Victoria Falls Airport, and Zambia Border in around 20h 18m.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Mumbai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Doha, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Doha, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Dubai, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kasane via Mahe Island, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- mackair.co.bw
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kasane via Mumbai, Nairobi, Victoria Falls Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Doha, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kandy to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $3–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $4–8
Train from Polgahawela to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–28
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $9–28
- Phone
- +260 961806060
- mazhandu69@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kazungula to Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
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