There are 6 ways to get from Mbeya to Bulawayo by plane, shuttle, bus, 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.
Fly to Bulawayo
best- Fly from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane MBI - BUQ
17h 22m$339–878Private Transfer , bus via Inter-City Bus Terminus
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Mbeya to Tunduma
- Take the bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
35h 34m$162–284Private Transfer , bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Mbeya to Tunduma
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from Harare to Bulawayobus
31h 24mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Mbeya to Serenjetrain
- Take the bus from Serenje to Lusakabus
- Take the train from Lusaka to Livingstonetrain
- Take the train from Victoria Falls to Bulawayotrain
2d 14hDrive 1,825.4 km
- Drive from Mbeya to Bulawayocar 1,825.4 km
26h 21m$334–482Fly to Victoria Falls Airport, bus
- Fly from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane MBI - VFA
- Take the bus from Victoria Falls to Bulawayobus
26h 24m$302–793
Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Bulawayo (BUQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mbeya to Bulawayo is to Private Transfer and bus via Inter-City Bus Terminus which costs $160 - $290 and takes 35h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Mbeya to Bulawayo is to fly which takes 17h 22m and costs $330 - $900.
The distance between Mbeya and Bulawayo is 1363 km. The road distance is 1825.4 km.
The best way to get from Mbeya to Bulawayo without a car is to Private Transfer and bus which takes 31h 24m and costs .
It takes approximately 17h 22m to get from Mbeya to Bulawayo, including transfers.
Bulawayo is 1h behind Mbeya. It is currently 10:04 PM in Mbeya and 9:04 PM in Bulawayo.
Yes, the driving distance between Mbeya to Bulawayo is 1825 km. It takes approximately 26h 21m to drive from Mbeya to Bulawayo.
There are 85+ hotels available in Bulawayo.
What companies run services between Mbeya, Tanzania and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe?
Air Tanzania, Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Bulawayo (BUQ) twice daily.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Bulawayo via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Bulawayo via Dar es Salaam, Victoria Falls Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Bulawayo via Dar es Salaam, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Bulawayo via Dar es Salaam, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Dar es Salaam, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Mbeya to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +260-765-211826
- info@zrl.com.zm
- Website
- zrl.com.zm
Train from Lusaka to Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Schedules at
- zrl.com.zm
- Economy
- $11
- Standard
- $11
- 2nd Class Sleeper
- $16
- Ist Class Sleeper
- $16
- Phone
- +263-029-2363521
- pubreloffice@nrz.co.zw
- Website
- nrz.co.zw
Train from Victoria Falls to Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- nrz.co.zw
- Economy Class Seat
- $9
- Phone
- +254 718 370 639
- zanzibartours@gmail.com
- Website
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
Shuttle from Mbeya to Tunduma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Schedules at
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
Bus from Serenje to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +263 78 694 9273
- cagtcoaches@gmail.com
- Website
- cagtours.co.zw
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Schedules at
- cagtours.co.zw
- Phone
- +263 71 3800001
- info@bravotours.co.zw
- Website
- bravotours.co.zw
Bus from Harare to Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- bravotours.co.zw
- Phone
- 0242 661930
- stallioncruize@gmail.com
- Website
- stallioncruise.com
Bus from Victoria Falls to Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- https://stallioncruise.com/
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
- Phone
- +(263) 77 608 6257
- ask@citybuscoaches.com
- Website
- citybuscoaches.com
Bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- https://citybuscoaches.com/
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