There are 7 ways to get from Lusaka to Mbeya by bus, shuttle, train, car, or plane
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Bus, Private Transfer
best- Take the bus from Lusaka to Nakondebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tunduma to Mbeya
15h 7mBus, Private Transfer via Tunduma
cheapest- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stnbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tunduma to Mbeya
19h 47m$88–208Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Serenjebus
- Take the train from Serenje to Mbeyatrain
25h 58mDrive 1,122.5 km
- Drive from Lusaka to Mbeyacar 1,122.5 km
15h 59m$165–238Fly to Kasama, train, Private Transfer
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Kasama (KAA)plane LUN - KAA
- Take the train from Kasama to Tundumatrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Tunduma to Mbeya
11h 36mFly to Mbeya Airport
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane LUN - MBI
5h 57m$271–987Fly to Songea, drive
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Songea (SGX)plane LUN - SGX
- Drive from Songea (SGX) to Mbeyacar
23h 14m$326–822
Lusaka (LUN) to Kasama (KAA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lusaka to Mbeya is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 15h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Lusaka to Mbeya is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs $270 - $1,000.
The distance between Lusaka and Mbeya is 1130 km. The road distance is 1122.5 km.
The best way to get from Lusaka to Mbeya without a car is to bus and Private Transfer which takes 15h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 7m to get from Lusaka to Mbeya, including transfers.
Mbeya is 1h ahead of Lusaka. It is currently 4:38 AM in Lusaka and 5:38 AM in Mbeya.
Yes, the driving distance between Lusaka to Mbeya is 1122 km. It takes approximately 15h 59m to drive from Lusaka to Mbeya.
There are 19+ hotels available in Mbeya.
What companies run services between Lusaka, Zambia and Mbeya, Tanzania?
Turkish Airlines and Air Tanzania fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Mbeya Airport (MBI) twice a week.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Lusaka to Mbeya Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Lusaka to Songea via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Lusaka to Songea via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Lusaka to Kasama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–440
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Serenje to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- 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
- +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
- $29
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
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