There are 10 ways to get from Francistown to Kampala by car, plane, bus, 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.
Drive to Bulawayo, fly to Entebbe
best- Drive from Francistown to Bulawayo (BUQ)car
- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Entebbe (EBB)plane BUQ - EBB
11h 35m$373–921Bus via Harare
cheapest- Take the bus from Phillip Matante Dr to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Kampalabus
3d$140–142Bus
- Take the bus from Francistown to Intercity Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Kampalabus
2d 20hDrive 3,374.7 km
- Drive from Francistown to Kampalacar 3,374.7 km
2d 4h$505–729Fly Francistown Airport to Entebbe
- Fly from Francistown Airport (FRW) to Entebbe (EBB)plane FRW - EBB
16h 39m$306–779Drive to Bulawayo, fly to Kigali International Airport, bus
- Drive from Francistown to Bulawayo (BUQ)car
- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane BUQ - KGL
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
17h 5m$409–1,039Bus to Gaborone, fly to Entebbe
- Take the bus from Francistown Bus Rank to Gaborone Bus Rankbus
- Fly from Gaborone (GBE) to Entebbe (EBB)plane GBE - EBB
19h$435–565Drive to Victoria Falls Airport, fly to Entebbe
- Drive from Francistown to Victoria-Falls-Airport-VFAcar
- Fly from Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) to Entebbe (EBB)plane VFA - EBB
17h 20m$542–601Bus via Harare #2
- Take the bus from Phillip Matante Dr to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Kampalabus
3d 4h$150–177Bus, train
- Take the bus from Francistown to Intercity Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Serenjebus
- Take the train from Serenje to Dar es salaamtrain
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Kampalabus
3d 14h
Bulawayo (BUQ) to Entebbe (EBB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Francistown to Kampala is to bus via Harare which costs $140 - $142 and takes 3 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Francistown to Kampala is to drive and fly which takes 11h 35m and costs $370 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Francistown to Kampala. However, there are services departing from Francistown and arriving at Kampala via Intercity Bus Terminus and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Francistown and Kampala is 2526 km. The road distance is 3374.7 km.
The best way to get from Francistown to Kampala without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Francistown to Kampala, including transfers.
Francistown to Kampala bus services, operated by Noko Travel & Tours, depart from Francistown station.
The best way to get from Francistown to Kampala is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $300 - $800 and takes 16h 39m.
Francistown to Kampala bus services, operated by Noko Travel & Tours, arrive at Intercity Bus Terminus station.
Kampala is 1h ahead of Francistown. It is currently 4:07 PM in Francistown and 5:07 PM in Kampala.
What companies run services between Francistown, Botswana and Kampala, Uganda?
You can take a bus from Francistown to Kampala via Intercity Bus Terminus and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal in around 2d 20h. Alternatively, Air Botswana, Ethiopian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Francistown Airport (FRW) to Entebbe (EBB) once daily.
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Entebbe via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
Flights from Bulawayo to Entebbe via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Francistown Airport to Entebbe via Gaborone, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Gaborone to Entebbe via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Francistown Airport to Entebbe via Gaborone, Harare, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Bulawayo to Kigali International Airport via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Bulawayo to Kigali International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Francistown Airport to Entebbe via Gaborone, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Bulawayo to Kigali International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Gaborone to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–410
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Francistown Airport to Entebbe via Gaborone, Harare, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Bulawayo to Kigali International Airport via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–900
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Entebbe via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Serenje to Dar es salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–34
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $30–34
- Mukuba M2
- $32
- Phone
- +267 73 325 312
- [email protected]
Bus from Francistown to Intercity Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
Bus from Francistown to Intercity Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $76
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $76
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
- Phone
- +250788351253
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +267 2416471
- [email protected]
Bus from Francistown Bus Rank to Gaborone Bus Rank
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- khandaexpress
- Phone
- +267 240 1832
- Website
- Lawa Holdings Pty Ltd
Bus from Phillip Matante Dr to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–20
- Schedules at
- Lawa Holdings Pty Ltd
Bus from Phillip Matante Dr to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–20
- Schedules at
- Lawa Holdings Pty Ltd
- Phone
- +254 701 110011
- Website
- mozaico.co.ke
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Juldan Motors
Bus from Lusaka to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Juldan Motors
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