How to get fromCotonou to Lusakaby bus, plane, or car

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There are 4 ways to get from Cotonou to Lusaka by bus, plane, or car

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Bus to Lagos, fly
best
1. Take the bus from Cotonou to Lagos Maza Mazabus
2. Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Lusaka (LUN)plane LOS - LUN
13h 48m
$518–800
Drive 5,755.9 km
1. Drive from Cotonou to Lusakacar 5,755.9 km
4d 3h
$845–1,220
Fly from Cotonou
1. Fly from Cotonou (COO) to Lusaka (LUN)plane COO - LUN
12h 1m
$633–1,944
Bus to Lomé–Tokoin Airport, fly
1. Take the bus from Cotonou to Lomébus
2. Fly from Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) to Lusaka (LUN)plane LFW - LUN
15h 23m

Lagos (LOS) to Lusaka (LUN) flights

27Weekly Planes

13h 40mAverage Duration

$427Cheapest Price

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Distance: 3,833.3 km
Duration: 13h 48m

What companies run services between Cotonou, Benin and Lusaka, Zambia?

Ethiopian Airlines flies from Cotonou (COO) to Lusaka (LUN) 3 times a week.

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Lusaka(opens in a new window), Zambia(opens in a new window)

Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about 1279 m., the city's population was about 3.3 million, while the urban population is estimated at 2.5 million in 2018. Lusaka is the centre of both commerce and government in Zambia and connects to the country's four main highways heading north, south, east, and west. English is the official language of the city administration, while Bemba, Tonga, Lenje, Soli, Lozi, and Nyanja are the commonly spoken street languages. The earliest evidence of settlement in the area dates to the 6th century AD, with the first known settlement in the 11th century. It was then home to the Lenje and Soli peoples from the 17th or 18th century. The founding of the modern city occurred in 1905 when it lay in the British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia, which was controlled by the British South African Company (BSAC). The BSAC built a railway linking their mines in the Copperbelt to Cape Town and Lusaka was designated as a water stop on that line, named after a local Lenje chief called Lusaaka. White Afrikaner farmers then settled in the area and expanded Lusaka into a regional trading centre, taking over its administration. In 1929, five years after taking over control of Northern Rhodesia from the BSAC, the British colonial administration decided to move its capital from Livingstone to a more central location, and Lusaka was chosen. Town planners including Stanley Adshead worked on the project, and the city was built out over the subsequent decades.

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