There are 5 ways to get from Great Zimbabwe to Botswana 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, 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 8m$289–461Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Masvingo to Pretoriabus
- Take the train from Pretoria to Parktrain
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Gaboronebus
26h 54m$107–161Bus
- 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
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Great Zimbabwe to Botswana is to bus and train which costs $100 - $170 and takes 26h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Great Zimbabwe to Botswana is to drive and fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $280 - $470.
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 8m 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 393+ 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 and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Phone
- 0800 428 87246
- [email protected]
- Website
- gautrain.co.za
Train from Pretoria to Park
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- gautrain.co.za
- Peak
- $7
- Off-peak
- $5
- Phone
- +27 (81) 505-1990
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tamuka Coaches - Experience our experience as we simply travel
Bus from Masvingo to Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Tamuka Coaches - Experience our experience as we simply travel
Bus from Masvingo to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- Tamuka Coaches - Experience our experience as we simply travel
Bus from Masvingo to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- Tamuka Coaches - Experience our experience as we simply travel
- Phone
- +(263) 77 608 6257
- [email protected]
- Website
- City Bus Coaches
Bus from RoadPort to Mbae Mbae Wy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- City Bus Coaches
- Phone
- +267 72 111 250
- Website
- monnakgotla.co.bw
Bus from Johannesburg to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–32
- Schedules at
- monnakgotla.co.bw
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Intercape
Bus from Johannesburg to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–38
- Website
- Intercape
- Saver
- $38
- Flexi
- $35
- Full Flexi
- $31
- Phone
- +258 87 491 9701
- 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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