There are 6 ways to get from Windhoek to Mbeya by plane, bus, shuttle, car, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Windhoek International Airport
best- Fly from Windhoek International Airport (WDH) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)WDH - MBI
16h 18m$273–865Bus, Private Transfer via Soweto Market
cheapest- Take the bus from Soweto Market to Katima Mulilo
- Take the bus from Katima Mulilo to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stn
- Take a shuttle bus from Tunduma to Mbeya
2d 9h$205–336Bus, Private Transfer
- Take the bus from Windhoek to Katima Mulilo
- Take the bus from Katima Mulilo to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Nakonde
- Take a shuttle bus from Tunduma to Mbeya
47hDrive 2,983 km
- Drive from Windhoek to Mbeya2,983 km
37h 2m$371–536Shuttle, taxi to Walvis Bay Airport, fly
- 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 Mbeya Airport (MBI)WVB - MBI
20h 55m$395–1,100Bus, train, Private Transfer
- Take the bus from Windhoek to Katima Mulilo
- Take the bus from Katima Mulilo to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Serenje
- Take the train from Serenje to Nakonde
- Take a shuttle bus from Tunduma to Mbeya
2d 9h
Windhoek International Airport (WDH) to Mbeya Airport (MBI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Windhoek to Mbeya is to bus and Private Transfer via Soweto Market which costs $200 - $340 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Windhoek to Mbeya is to fly which takes 16h 18m and costs $270 - $900.
The distance between Windhoek and Mbeya is 2325 km. The road distance is 2983 km.
The best way to get from Windhoek to Mbeya without a car is to bus and Private Transfer which takes 47h and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 18m to get from Windhoek to Mbeya, including transfers.
Mbeya is 1h ahead of Windhoek. It is currently 1:19 AM in Windhoek and 2:19 AM in Mbeya.
Yes, the driving distance between Windhoek to Mbeya is 2983 km. It takes approximately 37h 2m to drive from Windhoek to Mbeya.
There are 12+ hotels available in Mbeya.
What companies run services between Windhoek, Namibia and Mbeya, Tanzania?
Airlink, Air Tanzania, and two other airlines fly from Windhoek International Airport (WDH) to Mbeya Airport (MBI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Capetown, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Walvis Bay Airport to Mbeya Airport via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Walvis Bay Airport to Mbeya Airport via Capetown, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Serenje to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- 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
- $46–65
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Saver
- $46
- Flexi
- $50
- Full Flexi
- $55
- 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
- +260 211 247 683
- info@juldanmotors.com
Bus from Lusaka to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
Bus from Lusaka to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Phone
- +254 718 370 639
- zanzibartours@gmail.com
- Website
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
Shuttle from Tunduma to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Schedules at
- hoteltoursandtransfers.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
- +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/
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Estimated price
- $45–60
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