There are 7 ways to get from Nairobi to Zimbabwe by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Nairobi, fly to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane NBO - HRE
6h 5m$235–448Bus
- 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 Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPortbus
2d 1hBus, 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 bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPortbus
3d 1hDrive 2,619.7 km
- Drive from Nairobi to Hararecar 2,619.7 km
42h 38m$479–692Bus to Nairobi, fly to Bulawayo
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane NBO - BUQ
8h 32m$309–836Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane WIL - HRE
7h 1m$564–815Bus, 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 Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPortbus
2d 12h
Nairobi (NBO) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Zimbabwe is to bus and fly which costs $230 - $450 and takes 6h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Zimbabwe is to bus and fly which takes 6h 5m and costs $230 - $450.
The distance between Nairobi and Zimbabwe is 2001 km. The road distance is 2619.7 km.
The best way to get from Nairobi to Zimbabwe without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Nairobi to Zimbabwe, including transfers.
The best way to get from Nairobi to Zimbabwe is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $550 - $850 and takes 7h 1m.
Zimbabwe is 1h behind Nairobi. It is currently 3:50 PM in Nairobi and 2:50 PM in Zimbabwe.
Yes, the driving distance between Nairobi to Zimbabwe is 2620 km. It takes approximately 42h 38m to drive from Nairobi to Zimbabwe.
There are 299+ hotels available in Zimbabwe.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Zimbabwe?
You can take a bus from Nairobi to RoadPort via Kampala, Berelay Rd, Tunduma Terminal, Nakonde, Lusaka, and Inter-City Bus Terminus in around 2d 1h. Alternatively, FlexFlight ApS, Kenya Airways, and three other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) twice daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Ukunda, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Kisumu, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Eldoret International, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Nairobi to Bulawayo via Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Nairobi to Bulawayo via Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Nairobi to Bulawayo via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Nairobi to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Bulawayo via Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Nairobi to Bulawayo via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
- 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
- $7–18
- 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)
- $18
- 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
- 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
- $23–31
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $23–24
- Business/VIP
- $31
- 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
- $82
- 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
- +263 78 694 9273
- cagtcoaches@gmail.com
- Website
- cagtours.co.zw
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Schedules at
- cagtours.co.zw
- 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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