There are 7 ways to get from Livingstone to Mbeya by bus, shuttle, train, car, or plane
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Bus, Private Transfer
best- Take the bus from Livingstone to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Nakondebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tunduma to Mbeya
23h 3mBus, Private Transfer via Livingstone
cheapest- Take the bus from Livingstone to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stnbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tunduma to Mbeya
27h 34m$94–225Bus, train, Private Transfer
- Take the bus from Livingstone Bus Terminus to Kapiri Mposhibus
- Take the train from New Kapiri Mposhi to Nakondetrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Tunduma to Mbeya
39h 4mDrive 1,596.8 km
- Drive from Livingstone to Mbeyacar 1,596.8 km
22h 40m$235–339Fly Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Mbeya Airport
- Fly from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane LVI - MBI
23h$279–1,111Fly Victoria Falls Airport to Mbeya Airport
- Fly from Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane VFA - MBI
23h 44m$156–709Fly Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Kasama, train, Private Transfer
- Fly from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) to Kasama (KAA)plane LVI - KAA
- Take the train from Kasama to Nakondetrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Tunduma to Mbeya
27h 8m
Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) to Mbeya Airport (MBI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Livingstone to Mbeya is to bus and Private Transfer via Livingstone which costs $90 - $230 and takes 27h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Livingstone to Mbeya is to drive which takes 22h 40m and costs $230 - $340.
The distance between Livingstone and Mbeya is 1604 km. The road distance is 1596.8 km.
The best way to get from Livingstone to Mbeya without a car is to bus and Private Transfer which takes 23h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 23h 3m to get from Livingstone to Mbeya, including transfers.
Mbeya is 1h ahead of Livingstone. It is currently 11:05 PM in Livingstone and 12:05 AM in Mbeya.
Yes, the driving distance between Livingstone to Mbeya is 1597 km. It takes approximately 22h 40m to drive from Livingstone to Mbeya.
There are 14+ hotels available in Mbeya.
What companies run services between Livingstone, Zambia and Mbeya, Tanzania?
Kenya Airways, Air Tanzania, and three other airlines fly from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) to Mbeya Airport (MBI) once daily.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Lusaka, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Capetown, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Mbeya Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Mbeya Airport via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Mbeya Airport via Harare, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Kasama via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–800
- 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
Train from Kasama to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +260 961806060
- mazhandu69@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Livingstone to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
- Phone
- +260 212 217 118
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Livingstone to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $16–20
Bus from Livingstone Bus Terminus to Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–26
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $20–24
- Phone
- +260 977 982150
- Website
- shalom-bus-services.com
Bus from Livingstone to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- shalom-bus-services.com
- Book at
- shalom-bus-services.com
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Lusaka to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +254 718 370 639
- zanzibartours@gmail.com
- Website
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
Shuttle from Tunduma to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Schedules at
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
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