There are 5 ways to get from New York to Kitwe by plane, car, or bus
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Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane EWR - FBM
- Drive from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Kitwecar
37h 42m$599–2,072Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane JFK - FBM
- Drive from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Kitwecar
23h 9m$593–2,163Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Ndola, bus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Ndola (NLA)plane EWR - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Kitwebus
30h 48mFly Newark Liberty International Airport to Lusaka, bus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Lusaka (LUN)plane EWR - LUN
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Kitwebus
27h 48m$1,013–1,480Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ndola, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ndola (NLA)plane JFK - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Kitwebus
24h 10m
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New York to Kitwe is to fly and bus which costs $1,000 - $1,500 and takes 27h 48m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Kitwe is to fly and drive which takes 23h 9m and costs $550 - $2,200.
The distance between New York and Kitwe is 12048 km.
It takes approximately 37h 42m to get from New York to Kitwe, including transfers.
Kitwe is 6h ahead of New York. It is currently 10:44 PM in New York and 4:44 AM in Kitwe.
There are 19+ hotels available in Kitwe.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Kitwe, Zambia?
There is no direct connection from New York to Kitwe. However, you can take the train to Newark Airport Railroad Station, walk to Newark Airport Amtrak, take the vehicle to Terminal B, walk to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) airport, fly to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM), then drive to Kitwe. Alternatively, you can take the train to Newark Airport Railroad Station, walk to Newark Airport Amtrak, take the vehicle to Terminal B, walk to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) airport, fly to Ndola (NLA), take the taxi to Ndola, then take the bus to Kitwe.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ndola via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ndola via Nairobi, Lubumbashi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Lome, Kinshasa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ndola via Johannesburg, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lusaka via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ndola via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ndola via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lusaka via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ndola via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lusaka via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ndola via Johannesburg, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lusaka via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ndola via Johannesburg, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Johannesburg, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- caacongo.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kinshasa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Ndola to Kitwe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +260 977 772 025
Bus from Lusaka to Kitwe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13
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