There are 7 ways to get from Nairobi to Livingstone by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Nairobi, fly to Victoria Falls Airport
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane NBO - VFA
7h 4m$438–673Bus to Nairobi, fly to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)plane NBO - LVI
6h 11m$340–712Bus
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Livingstonebus
2dBus, train
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Moshibus
- Take the train from Moshi to Dar es Salaamtrain
- Take the train from Dar es salaam to Serenjetrain
- Take the bus from Serenje to Lusakabus
- Take the train from Lusaka to Livingstonetrain
3d 12hDrive 2,860.1 km
- Drive from Nairobi to Livingstonecar 2,860.1 km
44h 38m$420–607Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)plane WIL - LVI
18h 2m$788–1,170Bus, train via Mbeya
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Dar es Salaambus
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Mbeyabus
- Take the train from Mbeya to Tundumatrain
- Take the bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Livingstonebus
2d 11h
Nairobi (NBO) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Livingstone is to bus and fly which costs $340 - $750 and takes 6h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Livingstone is to bus and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs $340 - $750.
The distance between Nairobi and Livingstone is 2299 km. The road distance is 2860.1 km.
The best way to get from Nairobi to Livingstone without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 12h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Nairobi to Livingstone, including transfers.
The best way to get from Nairobi to Livingstone is to bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $750 - $1,200 and takes 18h 2m.
Livingstone is 1h behind Nairobi. It is currently 6:04 PM in Nairobi and 5:04 PM in Livingstone.
Yes, the driving distance between Nairobi to Livingstone is 2860 km. It takes approximately 44h 38m to drive from Nairobi to Livingstone.
There are 225+ hotels available in Livingstone.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Livingstone, Zambia?
You can take a bus from Nairobi to Livingstone via Kampala, Berelay Rd, Tunduma Terminal, Nakonde, and Lusaka in around 2d. Alternatively, Renegade Air, Kenya Airways, and five other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) twice daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Victoria Falls Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Nairobi to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Kisumu, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Malindi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Mombasa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Ukunda, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Zanzibar, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Victoria Falls Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Nairobi to Victoria Falls Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–460
- Phone
- +255 800 11 0042
- info@trc.co.tz
- Website
- trc.co.tz
Train from Moshi to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Schedules at
- trc.co.tz
- Book at
- eticketing.trc.co.tz
- 3rd Class Sitting
- $7
- 2nd Class Sitting
- $10
- 2nd Class Sleeping
- $16
- 3rd Class (sitting)
- $8
- 2nd Class
- $11
- 2nd Class ( sleeping)
- $17
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Dar es salaam to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
Train from Mbeya to Tunduma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- 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
- $8–17
- Schedules at
- zrl.com.zm
- Economy
- $11
- Standard
- $12
- 2nd Class Sleeper
- $16
- Ist Class Sleeper
- $17
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- Phone
- 0717073333
- buscareltd@gmail.com
- Website
- bus-car.co.ke
Bus from Nairobi to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–32
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $23–24
- Business/VIP
- $32
- Business / VIP
- $31
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85
- Schedules at
- srclassic.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
- +260 961806060
- mazhandu69@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lusaka to Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
- Phone
- +260 212 217 118
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lusaka to Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $18–22
- Phone
- (+255) 784377027
- info@kidiaone.co.tz
- Website
- kidiaoneexpress.com
Bus from Nairobi to Moshi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- kidiaoneexpress.com
- Phone
- +255 (22) 2860230
- bjuma48@gmail.com
- Website
- dar-express.com
Bus from Nairobi to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dar-express.com
- Phone
- +255 754864829
- newforce@163.com
- Website
- newforcebus.co.tz
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–22
- Schedules at
- newforcebus.co.tz
- 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
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