There are 5 ways to get from Great Zimbabwe to Botswana by car, plane, bus, or train
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Drive, fly
best- Drive from Great Zimbabwe to Harare-Airport-HREcar
- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Gaborone (GBE)plane HRE - GBE
5h 7m$320–496Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Masvingo to Pretoriabus
- Take the train from Pretoria to Parktrain
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Gaboronebus
26h 50m$108–166Bus
- Take the bus from Masvingo to Hararebus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Mbae Mbae Wybus
20h 25m$142–169Drive 935.5 km
- Drive from Great Zimbabwe to Gaboronecar 935.5 km
10h 10m$171–247Bus via Pretoria
- Take the bus from Masvingo to Pretoriabus
- Take the bus from Soshanguve to Queens Rdbus
27h 23m$114–175
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Gaborone (GBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Great Zimbabwe to Botswana is to bus and train which costs $100 - $170 and takes 26h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Great Zimbabwe to Botswana is to drive and fly which takes 5h 7m and costs $320 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Great Zimbabwe to Botswana. However, there are services departing from Masvingo and arriving at Mbae Mbae Wy via RoadPort. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 25m.
The distance between Great Zimbabwe and Botswana is 1252 km. The road distance is 935.5 km.
The best way to get from Great Zimbabwe to Botswana without a car is to bus which takes 20h 25m and costs $140 - $170.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Great Zimbabwe to Botswana, including transfers.
Great Zimbabwe to Botswana bus services, operated by Tamuka Coaches, depart from Masvingo station.
Great Zimbabwe to Botswana bus services, operated by Tamuka Coaches, arrive at Harare station.
Yes, the driving distance between Great Zimbabwe to Botswana is 935 km. It takes approximately 10h 10m to drive from Great Zimbabwe to Botswana.
There are 398+ hotels available in Botswana.
What companies run services between Great Zimbabwe and Botswana?
You can take a vehicle from Great Zimbabwe to Gaborone via Masvingo, RoadPort, and Mbae Mbae Wy in around 20h 25m.
- Website
- airbotswana.co.bw
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–330
- Phone
- 0800 428 87246
- [email protected]
- Website
- gautrain.co.za
Train from Pretoria to Park
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- gautrain.co.za
- Peak
- $7
- Off-peak
- $5
- Phone
- +27 84 575 4609
- [email protected]
- Website
- tamukacoaches.com
Bus from Masvingo to Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://tamukacoaches.com/
Bus from Masvingo to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://tamukacoaches.com/
Bus from Masvingo to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://tamukacoaches.com/
- Phone
- +(263) 77 608 6257
- [email protected]
- Website
- citybuscoaches.com
Bus from RoadPort to Mbae Mbae Wy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- https://citybuscoaches.com/
- Phone
- +267 3995921/20
- Website
- monnakgotla.co.bw
Bus from Johannesburg to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–31
- Schedules at
- monnakgotla.co.bw
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Johannesburg to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–41
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Saver
- $41
- Flexi
- $35
- Full Flexi
- $31
- Phone
- +258 87 599 8555
- Website
- etragomz.com
Bus from Soshanguve to Queens Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
- Single
- $27
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