There are 6 ways to get from Mbeya to Gaborone by plane, shuttle, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Gaborone (GBE)plane MBI - GBE
18h 23m$402–1,065Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Mbeya to New Kapiri Mposhitrain
- Take the bus from Kapiri Mposhi to Power Tools Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kitwe to Tlokwengbus
2d 6h$127–151Private Transfer , bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Mbeya to Tunduma
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminal to Francistownbus
- Take the bus from Francistown Bus Rank to Gaborone Bus Rankbus
39h 52mDrive 2,452.8 km
- Drive from Mbeya to Gaboronecar 2,452.8 km
33h 54m$305–440Private Transfer , bus via Francistown
- 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 Phillip Matante Drbus
- Take the bus from Phillip Matante Dr to Gaboronebus
44h 13m$133–253Train, bus via Francistown
- Take the train from Mbeya to Serenjetrain
- Take the bus from Serenje to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminal to Francistownbus
- Take the bus from Francistown Bus Rank to Gaborone Bus Rankbus
2d 2h
Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Gaborone (GBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mbeya to Gaborone is to train and bus which costs $120 - $160 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Mbeya to Gaborone is to fly which takes 18h 23m and costs $400 - $1,100.
The distance between Mbeya and Gaborone is 1929 km. The road distance is 2452.8 km.
The best way to get from Mbeya to Gaborone without a car is to Private Transfer and bus which takes 39h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 18h 23m to get from Mbeya to Gaborone, including transfers.
Gaborone is 1h behind Mbeya. It is currently 1:19 AM in Mbeya and 12:19 AM in Gaborone.
Yes, the driving distance between Mbeya to Gaborone is 2453 km. It takes approximately 33h 54m to drive from Mbeya to Gaborone.
There are 119+ hotels available in Gaborone.
What companies run services between Mbeya, Tanzania and Gaborone, Botswana?
Air Tanzania and Airlink fly from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Gaborone (GBE) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Gaborone via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Mbeya to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $16–18
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $16–18
- Mukuba M2
- $17
Train from Mbeya to New Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $19–22
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $19–22
- Mukuba M2
- $21
- 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
Bus from Kitwe to Tlokweng
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +260 97 9568820
- Website
- likili-motorways.com
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminal to Francistown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- likili-motorways.com
- Phone
- +267 2416471
- khandasexpress@yahoo.com
Bus from Francistown Bus Rank to Gaborone Bus Rank
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/khandaexpress
- 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
- +267 240 1832
- Website
- lawaholdings.co.bw
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Phillip Matante Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- lawaholdings.co.bw
Bus from Phillip Matante Dr to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- lawaholdings.co.bw
- Phone
- +260 212 217 118
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kapiri Mposhi to Power Tools Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $12–15
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