There are 2 ways to get from Melbourne to Lusaka by plane or bus
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Fly to Lusaka
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lusaka (LUN)plane MEL - LUN
23h 53m$700–1,860Fly 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 Lusakabus
34h 22m$1,147–1,567
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Lusaka is to fly which costs $700 - $1,900 and takes 23h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Lusaka is to fly which takes 23h 53m and costs $700 - $1,900.
The distance between Melbourne and Lusaka is 11191 km.
It takes approximately 23h 53m to get from Melbourne to Lusaka, including transfers.
Lusaka is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:03 PM in Melbourne and 12:03 PM in Lusaka.
There are 372+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Lusaka, Zambia?
Emirates, Qatar Airways, and six 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
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,400
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
- $550–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
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
- $550–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
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
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,400
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
- $550–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,400
- Phone
- +260 961806060
- mazhandu69@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Livingstone to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $31
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
- Phone
- +260 212 217 118
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Livingstone to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–21
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $17–21
- Phone
- +260 977 982150
- Website
- shalom-bus-services.com
Bus from Livingstone to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- shalom-bus-services.com
- Book at
- shalom-bus-services.com
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