There are 5 ways to get from Kitwe to Kampala by car, plane, bus, or train
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Drive to Lubumbashi International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Kitwe to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)
- Fly from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Entebbe (EBB)FBM - EBB
12h 18m$473–656Drive 2,094.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Kitwe to Kampala2,094.4 km
37h 51m$313–452Bus
- Take the bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Kapiri Mposhi
- Take the bus from Kapiri Mposhi to Nakonde Bus Stn
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rd
30h 47mBus, train
- Take the bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Kapiri Mposhi
- Take the train from New Kapiri Mposhi to Nakonde
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rd
41hBus to Ndola, fly
- Take the bus from Kitwe to Ndola
- Fly from Ndola (NLA) to Entebbe (EBB)NLA - EBB
12h 44m
Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Entebbe (EBB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitwe to Kampala is to drive which costs $310 - $460 and takes 37h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Kitwe to Kampala is to drive and fly which takes 12h 18m and costs $470 - $700.
The distance between Kitwe and Kampala is 1643 km. The road distance is 2094.4 km.
The best way to get from Kitwe to Kampala without a car is to bus and train which takes 41h and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 18m to get from Kitwe to Kampala, including transfers.
Kampala is 1h ahead of Kitwe. It is currently 6:40 AM in Kitwe and 7:40 AM in Kampala.
Yes, the driving distance between Kitwe to Kampala is 2094 km. It takes approximately 37h 51m to drive from Kitwe to Kampala.
There are 1912+ hotels available in Kampala.
What companies run services between Kitwe, Zambia and Kampala, Uganda?
You can take a bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Berelay Rd via Kapiri Mposhi, Kapiri Mposhi, Nakonde Bus Stn, and Tunduma Terminal in around 30h 47m.
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- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Entebbe via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–550
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Entebbe via Ndola, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–550
Flights from Ndola to Entebbe via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Ndola to Entebbe via Lubumbashi International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–550
Flights from Ndola to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Entebbe via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from New Kapiri Mposhi to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +260 212 217 118
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $10–12
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Kapiri Mposhi to Nakonde Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $83
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
- Phone
- +260 211 247 683
- info@juldanmotors.com
Bus from Kitwe to Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
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