There are 5 ways to get from Freetown to Lusaka by taxi, plane, car, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, fly to Lusaka
best- Take the taxi from Freetown to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)taxi
- Fly from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Lusaka (LUN)plane FNA - LUN
17h 29m$821–2,189Ferry to Conakry, fly to Lusaka
cheapest- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Kaloumferry
- Fly from Conakry (CKY) to Lusaka (LUN)plane CKY - LUN
19h 28m$732–2,160Drive 8,051.6 km
- Drive from Freetown to Lusakacar 8,051.6 km
5d 13h$1,182–1,707Taxi to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, fly to Ndola, bus
- Take the taxi from Freetown to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)taxi
- Fly from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Ndola (NLA)plane FNA - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Lusakabus
30h 54mFerry to Conakry, fly to Lubumbashi International Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Kaloumferry
- Fly from Conakry (CKY) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane CKY - FBM
- Take the bus from Lubumbashi to Intercity Bus Terminusbus
33h 23m
Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Freetown to Lusaka is to ferry and fly which costs $700 - $2,200 and takes 19h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Freetown to Lusaka is to taxi and fly which takes 17h 29m and costs $800 - $2,200.
The distance between Freetown and Lusaka is 5508 km. The road distance is 8051.6 km.
It takes approximately 17h 29m to get from Freetown to Lusaka, including transfers.
Lusaka is 2h ahead of Freetown. It is currently 11:53 PM in Freetown and 1:53 AM in Lusaka.
Yes, the driving distance between Freetown to Lusaka is 8052 km. It takes approximately 5 days 13h to drive from Freetown to Lusaka.
There are 377+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Freetown, Sierra Leone and Lusaka, Zambia?
There is no direct connection from Freetown to Lusaka. However, you can take the taxi to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) airport, fly to Lusaka (LUN), then take the taxi to Lusaka. Alternatively, you can drive from Freetown to Lusaka in around 5d 13h.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Lusaka via Accra, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Conakry to Lusaka via Abidjan, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Conakry to Lusaka via Lome, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Ndola via Accra, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Conakry to Lubumbashi International Airport via Abidjan, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Conakry to Lubumbashi International Airport via Lagos, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Lusaka via Monrovia, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Conakry to Lusaka via Abidjan, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Ndola via Monrovia, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Conakry to Lubumbashi International Airport via Lome, Kinshasa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Conakry to Lubumbashi International Airport via Abidjan, Kinshasa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Conakry to Lubumbashi International Airport via Bamako, Abidjan, Kinshasa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Ndola via Accra, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Juldan Motors
Bus from Ndola to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Juldan Motors
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Lubumbashi to Intercity Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +23276551155
- [email protected]
- Website
- seacoachexpress.com
Ferry from Aberdeen to Kaloum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
- Economy
- $100
- Business
- $120
Ferry from Aberdeen to Kaloum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
- Economy
- $100
- Business
- $120
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Estimated price
- $40–50
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