There are 4 ways to get from Kitwe to Mafia by bus, plane, taxi, car ferry, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Ndola, fly
best- Take the bus from Kitwe to Ndolabus
- Fly from Ndola (NLA) to Mafia Island (MFA)plane NLA - MFA
9h 21mBus, taxi, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Kapiri Mposhibus
- Take the bus from Kapiri Mposhi to Nakonde Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Magufuli Bus Terminalbus
- Take the taxi from Mbagala Rangi 3 to Nyamisatitaxi
- Take the car ferry from Nyamisati to Kilindonicarferry
45h 36m$140–162Bus, train, taxi, car ferry
- Take the bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Kapiri Mposhibus
- Take the train from New Kapiri Mposhi to Dar es salaamtrain
- Take the taxi from Mbagala Rangi 3 to Nyamisatitaxi
- Take the car ferry from Nyamisati to Kilindonicarferry
2d 11hDrive to Lubumbashi International Airport, fly
- Drive from Kitwe to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)car
- Fly from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Mafia Island (MFA)plane FBM - MFA
7h 31m$429–1,442
Ndola (NLA) to Mafia Island (MFA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitwe to Mafia is to bus and taxi and car ferry which costs $140 - $170 and takes 45h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Kitwe to Mafia is to drive and fly which takes 7h 31m and costs $420 - $1,500.
The distance between Kitwe and Mafia is 1397 km.
The best way to get from Kitwe to Mafia without a car is to bus and train and taxi and car ferry which takes 2 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Kitwe to Mafia, including transfers.
Mafia is 1h ahead of Kitwe. It is currently 4:21 PM in Kitwe and 5:21 PM in Mafia.
There are 28+ hotels available in Mafia.
What companies run services between Kitwe, Zambia and Mafia, Tanzania?
There is no direct connection from Kitwe to Mafia. However, you can take the bus to Ndola, take the taxi to Ndola (NLA) airport, then fly to Mafia Island (MFA). Alternatively, you can take the bus to Kapiri Mposhi, walk to Kapiri Mposhi, take the bus to Nakonde Bus Stn, drive to Tunduma Terminal, take the bus to Magufuli Bus Terminal, take the bus to Mbagala Rangi 3, take the taxi to Nyamisati, then take the car ferry to Kilindoni.
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Ndola to Mafia Island via Lubumbashi International Airport, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Ndola to Mafia Island via Lusaka, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Ndola to Mafia Island via Solwezi, Lusaka, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Mafia Island via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from New Kapiri Mposhi to Dar es salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Kitwe to Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- 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
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $12–14
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Kapiri Mposhi to Nakonde Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
- Phone
- +255 754864829
- newforce@163.com
- Website
- newforcebus.co.tz
Bus from Tunduma Terminal to Magufuli Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- newforcebus.co.tz
Car ferry from Nyamisati to Kilindoni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Estimated price
- $70–90
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