There are 6 ways to get from Lusaka to Chitipa by bus, car, train, or plane
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Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Lusaka to Nakondebus
- Drive from Nakonde to Chitipacar
15h 11mBus, drive via Tunduma
cheapest- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stnbus
- Drive from Nakonde Bus Stn to Chitipacar
18h 33m$42–49Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Serenjebus
- Take the train from Serenje to Tundumatrain
- Drive from Tunduma to Chitipacar
25h 58mDrive 1,020.1 km
- Drive from Lusaka to Chitipacar 1,020.1 km
15h 44m$179–259Fly to Kasama, train, drive
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Kasama (KAA)plane LUN - KAA
- Take the train from Kasama to Tundumatrain
- Drive from Tunduma to Chitipacar
11h 42mFly to Mbeya Airport, drive
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane LUN - MBI
- Drive from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Chitipacar
13h 49m$213–822
Lusaka (LUN) to Kasama (KAA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lusaka to Chitipa is to bus and drive via Tunduma which costs $40 - $50 and takes 18h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Lusaka to Chitipa is to fly and drive which takes 13h 49m and costs $210 - $850.
The distance between Lusaka and Chitipa is 1105 km. The road distance is 1020.1 km.
It takes approximately 15h 11m to get from Lusaka to Chitipa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lusaka to Chitipa is 1020 km. It takes approximately 15h 44m to drive from Lusaka to Chitipa.
What companies run services between Lusaka, Zambia and Chitipa, Malawi?
There is no direct connection from Lusaka to Chitipa. However, you can take the bus to Nakonde then drive to Chitipa. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lusaka to Chitipa via Serenje, Serenje, and Tunduma in around 25h 58m.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Lusaka to Mbeya Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Lusaka to Mbeya Airport via Harare, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Lusaka to Kasama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Serenje to Tunduma
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
Train from Kasama to Tunduma
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.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
Bus from Lusaka to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- 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
- $29
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
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