There are 7 ways to get from Kitwe to Botswana by bus, plane, car, or train
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Bus to Ndola, fly to Gaborone
best- Take the bus from Kitwe to Ndola
- Fly from Ndola (NLA) to Gaborone (GBE)NLA - GBE
7h 8mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kitwe to Johanneburg
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Gaborone
32h 25m$43–69Drive 1,780.6 km
- Drive from Kitwe to Gaborone1,780.6 km
22h 48m$262–378Drive to Lubumbashi International Airport, fly to Gaborone
- Drive from Kitwe to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)
- Fly from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Gaborone (GBE)FBM - GBE
7h 27m$248–777Bus to Ndola, fly to Bulawayo, drive
- Take the bus from Kitwe to Ndola
- Fly from Ndola (NLA) to Bulawayo (BUQ)NLA - BUQ
- Drive from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Francistown
7h 51mBus to Lusaka, fly to Gaborone
- Take the bus from Kitwe to Lusaka
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Gaborone (GBE)LUN - GBE
11h 14m$249–485Train, bus
- Take the train from Kitwe to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminal to Francistown
- Take the bus from Francistown Bus Rank to Gaborone Bus Rank
39h 11m
Ndola (NLA) to Gaborone (GBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitwe to Botswana is to bus which costs $40 - $70 and takes 32h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Kitwe to Botswana is to drive and fly which takes 7h 27m and costs $240 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Kitwe to Botswana. However, there are services departing from Kitwe and arriving at Gaborone via Johannesburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 25m.
The distance between Kitwe and Botswana is 1397 km. The road distance is 1780.6 km.
The best way to get from Kitwe to Botswana without a car is to bus which takes 32h 25m and costs $40 - $70.
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Kitwe to Botswana, including transfers.
Kitwe to Botswana bus services, operated by Juldan Motors, depart from Kitwe station.
Kitwe to Botswana bus services, operated by Juldan Motors, arrive at Johanneburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kitwe to Botswana is 1781 km. It takes approximately 22h 48m to drive from Kitwe to Botswana.
What companies run services between Kitwe, Zambia and Botswana?
You can take a bus from Kitwe to Gaborone via Johanneburg and Johannesburg in around 32h 25m.
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- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Ndola to Gaborone via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–550
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Gaborone via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- airbotswana.co.bw
Flights from Ndola to Gaborone via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Lusaka to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–290
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Gaborone via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Lusaka to Gaborone via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Ndola to Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
- Phone
- +260-765-211826
- info@zrl.com.zm
- Website
- zrl.com.zm
Train from Kitwe to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- zrl.com.zm
- Phone
- +260 211 247 683
- info@juldanmotors.com
Bus from Kitwe to Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
Bus from Kitwe to Johanneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $29
- Phone
- +267 3995921/20
- Website
- monnakgotla.co.bw
Bus from Johannesburg to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–30
- Schedules at
- monnakgotla.co.bw
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Johannesburg to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–39
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Saver
- $39
- Flexi
- $33
- Full Flexi
- $30
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- Phone
- +260 977 772 025
Bus from Kitwe to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- thebestofzambia.com
- Phone
- +260 97 9568820
- Website
- likili-motorways.com
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminal to Francistown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- likili-motorways.com
- Phone
- +267 2416471
- khandasexpress@yahoo.com
Bus from Francistown Bus Rank to Gaborone Bus Rank
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/khandaexpress
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