There are 9 ways to get from Windhoek to Kitwe by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly Windhoek International Airport to Ndola, bus
best- Fly from Windhoek International Airport (WDH) to Ndola (NLA)WDH - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Kitwe
9h 56mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Windhoek to Livingstone
- Take the bus from Livingstone Bus Terminus to Power Tools Bus Station
41h 47m$65–96Bus via Lusaka
- Take the bus from Windhoek to Katima Mulilo
- Take the bus from Katima Mulilo to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Kitwe
37h 53m$96–113Drive 2,218.8 km
- Drive from Windhoek to Kitwe2,218.8 km
26h 15m$326–471Fly Windhoek International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport, drive
- Fly from Windhoek International Airport (WDH) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)WDH - FBM
- Drive from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Kitwe
11h 25m$302–660Fly Windhoek International Airport to Mansa Airport, drive
- Fly from Windhoek International Airport (WDH) to Mansa Airport (MNS)WDH - MNS
- Drive from Mansa Airport (MNS) to Kitwe
32h 22m$423–815Shuttle, taxi to Walvis Bay Airport, fly to Ndola, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Windhoek to Swakopmund
- Take the taxi from Swakopmund to Walvis Bay Airport (WVB)
- Fly from Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) to Ndola (NLA)WVB - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Kitwe
26h 49mFly Windhoek International Airport to Lusaka, bus
- Fly from Windhoek International Airport (WDH) to Lusaka (LUN)WDH - LUN
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Kitwe
15h 38m$274–566Bus via Soweto Market
- Take the bus from Soweto Market to Katima Mulilo
- Take the bus from Katima Mulilo to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Kitwe
44h 47m$138–149
Windhoek International Airport (WDH) to Ndola (NLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Windhoek to Kitwe is to bus which costs $65 - $100 and takes 41h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Windhoek to Kitwe is to fly and drive which takes 11h 25m and costs $300 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Windhoek to Kitwe. However, there are services departing from Windhoek and arriving at Kitwe via Katima Mulilo and Lusaka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 53m.
The distance between Windhoek and Kitwe is 1697 km. The road distance is 2218.8 km.
The best way to get from Windhoek to Kitwe without a car is to bus via Lusaka which takes 37h 53m and costs $95 - $120.
It takes approximately 9h 56m to get from Windhoek to Kitwe, including transfers.
Windhoek to Kitwe bus services, operated by InterCape, depart from Windhoek station.
Windhoek to Kitwe bus services, operated by InterCape, arrive at Katima Mulilo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Windhoek to Kitwe is 2219 km. It takes approximately 26h 15m to drive from Windhoek to Kitwe.
There are 28+ hotels available in Kitwe.
What companies run services between Windhoek, Namibia and Kitwe, Zambia?
You can take a bus from Windhoek to Kitwe via Katima Mulilo and Lusaka in around 37h 53m.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Ndola via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Walvis Bay Airport to Ndola via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Walvis Bay Airport to Ndola via Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Lusaka via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Mansa Airport via Johannesburg, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Mansa Airport via Maun, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Mansa Airport via Livingstone, Lusaka, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–750
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Lusaka via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–550
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Ndola via Maun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Walvis Bay Airport to Ndola via Johannesburg, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Lusaka via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–550
Flights from Walvis Bay Airport to Ndola via Johannesburg, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Lusaka via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Lusaka via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–460
- Phone
- +260 211 247 683
- info@juldanmotors.com
Bus from Ndola to Kitwe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Windhoek to Katima Mulilo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Saver
- $45
- Flexi
- $50
- Full Flexi
- $54
Bus from Windhoek to Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Saver
- $45
- Flexi
- $50
- Full Flexi
- $54
- Phone
- +260 961806060
- mazhandu69@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Katima Mulilo to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
- Phone
- +260 977 772 025
Bus from Lusaka to Kitwe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- thebestofzambia.com
- Phone
- + 264 81 263 1433
- mandie@afol.com.na
- Website
- welwitschia-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Windhoek to Swakopmund
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40
- Schedules at
- welwitschia-shuttle.com
- Phone
- +260 212 217 118
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Livingstone Bus Terminus to Power Tools Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $20–24
- Phone
- +263 77 480 2748
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Soweto Market to Katima Mulilo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–90
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Timboon-Coaches-100064758973585/
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Estimated price
- $45–60
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