There are 7 ways to get from Mbeya to Lusaka by shuttle, bus, train, taxi, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Private Transfer , bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Mbeya to Tunduma
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
15h 37mPrivate Transfer , bus via Tunduma
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Mbeya to Tunduma
- Take the bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Inter-City Bus Terminus
19h 4m$78–198Private Transfer , train, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Mbeya to Tunduma
- Take the train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhi
- Take the taxi from New Kapiri Mposhi to Kabwe
- Take the train from Kabwe to Lusaka
31h 35mDrive 1,122.6 km
- Drive from Mbeya to Lusaka1,122.6 km
15h 59m$165–238Fly Mbeya Airport to Lusaka
- Fly from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Lusaka (LUN)MBI - LUN
11h 2m$350–742Private Transfer , train to Kasama, fly to Lusaka
- Take a shuttle bus from Mbeya to Tunduma
- Take the train from Nakonde to Kasama
- Fly from Kasama (KAA) to Lusaka (LUN)KAA - LUN
12h 48mFly Mbeya Airport to Ndola, bus
- Fly from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Ndola (NLA)MBI - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Lusaka
24h 13m
Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mbeya to Lusaka is to Private Transfer and bus via Tunduma which costs $75 - $200 and takes 19h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Mbeya to Lusaka is to fly which takes 11h 2m and costs $350 - $750.
The distance between Mbeya and Lusaka is 1130 km. The road distance is 1122.6 km.
The best way to get from Mbeya to Lusaka without a car is to Private Transfer and bus which takes 15h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 37m to get from Mbeya to Lusaka, including transfers.
Lusaka is 1h behind Mbeya. It is currently 4:18 AM in Mbeya and 3:18 AM in Lusaka.
Yes, the driving distance between Mbeya to Lusaka is 1123 km. It takes approximately 15h 59m to drive from Mbeya to Lusaka.
There are 323+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Mbeya, Tanzania and Lusaka, Zambia?
Air Tanzania, Turkish Airlines, and Kenya Airways fly from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Lusaka (LUN) twice daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Ndola via Dar es Salaam, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Kasama to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Ndola via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
Train from Nakonde to Kasama
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +260-765-211826
- info@zrl.com.zm
- Website
- zrl.com.zm
Train from Kabwe to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- zrl.com.zm
- 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
- +260 211 247 683
- info@juldanmotors.com
Bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
Bus from Ndola to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- $18
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $75–95
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