There are 2 ways to get from Melbourne to Lusaka by plane or bus
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 Lusaka
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lusaka (LUN)plane MEL - LUN
23h 8m$700–1,460Fly to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)plane MEL - LVI
- Take the bus from Livingstone to Intercity Bus Terminalbus
34h 24m$751–2,054
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Lusaka is to fly which costs $700 - $1,500 and takes 23h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Lusaka is to fly which takes 23h 8m and costs $700 - $1,500.
The distance between Melbourne and Lusaka is 11191 km.
It takes approximately 23h 8m to get from Melbourne to Lusaka, including transfers.
Lusaka is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:53 AM in Melbourne and 8:53 PM in Lusaka.
There are 386+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Lusaka, Zambia?
Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lusaka (LUN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 12m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Phone
- +260 974333673
- Website
- jondabustours.com
Bus from Livingstone to Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- jondabustours.com
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