There are 5 ways to get from Tabora to Lusaka by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Tabora (TBO) to Lusaka (LUN)TBO - LUN
14h 38m$224–655Bus via Tunduma
cheapest- Take the bus from Tabora to Dar es Salaam
- Take the bus from Magufuli Bus Terminal to Tunduma Terminal
- Take the bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Inter-City Bus Terminus
47h 20m$70–79Bus
- Take the bus from Tabora to Dar es Salaam
- Take the bus from Magufuli Bus Terminal to Tunduma Terminal
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
43h 57mBus, train, drive, taxi
- Take the bus from Tabora to Dar es Salaam
- Take the train from Dar es salaam to Mbeya
- Drive from Mbeya to Nakonde
- Take the train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhi
- Take the taxi from New Kapiri Mposhi to Kabwe
- Take the train from Kabwe to Lusaka
2d 22hDrive 1,580.1 km
- Drive from Tabora to Lusaka1,580.1 km
27h 55m$232–335
Tabora (TBO) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tabora to Lusaka is to bus via Tunduma which costs $70 - $80 and takes 47h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Tabora to Lusaka is to fly which takes 14h 38m and costs $220 - $700.
The distance between Tabora and Lusaka is 1270 km. The road distance is 1580.1 km.
It takes approximately 14h 38m to get from Tabora to Lusaka, including transfers.
The best way to get from Tabora to Lusaka is to fly which takes 14h 38m and costs $220 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 43h 57m.
Lusaka is 1h behind Tabora. It is currently 8:19 AM in Tabora and 7:19 AM in Lusaka.
Yes, the driving distance between Tabora to Lusaka is 1580 km. It takes approximately 27h 55m to drive from Tabora to Lusaka.
There are 346+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Tabora, Tanzania and Lusaka, Zambia?
Air Tanzania, Turkish Airlines, and Kenya Airways fly from Tabora (TBO) to Lusaka (LUN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tabora to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam, Ubungo, Kimara, Magufuli Bus Terminal, Tunduma Terminal, and Nakonde in around 43h 57m.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Tabora to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Tabora to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Tabora to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tabora to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Dar es salaam to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
Train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +260-765-211826
- info@zrl.com.zm
- Website
- zrl.com.zm
Train from Kabwe to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- zrl.com.zm
- Website
- saratoga.co.tz
Bus from Tabora to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Schedules at
- saratoga.co.tz
- Phone
- +255 754864829
- newforce@163.com
- Website
- newforcebus.co.tz
Bus from Magufuli Bus Terminal to Tunduma Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- newforcebus.co.tz
- Phone
- +260 211 247 683
- info@juldanmotors.com
Bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- $18
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $75–95
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