There are 6 ways to get from Kitwe to Kafue by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Kitwe to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Kafue
8h 15m$14Train, bus
- Take the train from Kitwe to LusakaKafue
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Kafue
17h 35mDrive 404.2 km
- Drive from Kitwe to Kafue404.2 km
5h 58m$60–86Bus, fly to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Kitwe to Ndola
- Fly from Ndola (NLA) to Lusaka (LUN)NLA - LUN
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Kafue
6h 39mBus via Kitwe
- Take the bus from Kitwe to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Kafue
10h 28m$17–19Bus, fly to Lower Zambezi Royal Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Kitwe to Ndola
- Fly from Ndola (NLA) to Lower Zambezi Royal Airport (RYL)NLA - RYL
- Drive from Lower Zambezi Royal Airport (RYL) to Kafue
18h 12m
Ndola (NLA) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitwe to Kafue is to bus which costs $15 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Kitwe to Kafue is to drive which takes 5h 58m and costs $55 - $90.
No, there is no direct bus from Kitwe to Kafue. However, there are services departing from Kitwe and arriving at Kafue via Lusaka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 15m.
The distance between Kitwe and Kafue is 407 km. The road distance is 404.2 km.
The best way to get from Kitwe to Kafue without a car is to bus which takes 8h 15m and costs $15.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Kitwe to Kafue, including transfers.
Kitwe to Kafue bus services, operated by Euro-Africa Bus Service, depart from Kitwe station.
Kitwe to Kafue bus services, operated by Euro-Africa Bus Service, arrive at Lusaka station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kitwe to Kafue is 404 km. It takes approximately 5h 58m to drive from Kitwe to Kafue.
There are three+ hotels available in Kafue.
What companies run services between Kitwe, Zambia and Kafue, Zambia?
You can take a bus from Kitwe to Kafue via Lusaka in around 8h 15m.
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Ndola to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from Ndola to Lower Zambezi Royal Airport via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Ndola to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- 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
- +260 977 772 025
Bus from Kitwe to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- thebestofzambia.com
- Phone
- +267 714 179 10
- automends@gmail.com
- Website
- automends-logistics.com
Bus from Lusaka to Kafue
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://automends-logistics.com/en
Bus from Kitwe to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://automends-logistics.com/en
- Phone
- +260 211 247 683
- info@juldanmotors.com
Bus from Kitwe to Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
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