There are 5 ways to get from Harare to Kariba Dam by plane, bus, taxi, train, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Kariba Airport (KAB)plane HRE - KAB
1h 20m$194–371Drive 369.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Harare to Kariba Damcar 369.4 km
3h 45m$68–98Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Intercity Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Ndolabus
- Take the bus from Central Bus Stn to Chirundu Bus Stnbus
- Take the taxi from Chirundu Bus Stn to Kariba Damtaxi
21h 51mBus, train, taxi, ferry via Bulawayo
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- Take the train from Bulawayo to Detetrain
- Take the taxi from Dete to Mlibizitaxi
- Take the ferry from Mlibizi to Karibaferry
35h 37mBus, train, taxi, ferry
- Take the bus from Harare to Victoria Fallsbus
- Take the train from Victoria Falls to Hwangetrain
- Take the taxi from Hwange to Mlibizitaxi
- Take the ferry from Mlibizi to Karibaferry
38h 13m
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Kariba Airport (KAB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Harare to Kariba Dam is to drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 3h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Harare to Kariba Dam is to fly which takes 1h 20m and costs $190 - $380.
The distance between Harare and Kariba Dam is 315 km. The road distance is 369.4 km.
The best way to get from Harare to Kariba Dam without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 21h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 20m to get from Harare to Kariba Dam, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Harare to Kariba Dam is 369 km. It takes approximately 3h 45m to drive from Harare to Kariba Dam.
There are 19+ hotels available in Kariba Dam.
What companies run services between Harare, Zimbabwe and Kariba Dam, Zimbabwe?
Fastjet flies from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Kariba Airport (KAB) 5 times a week.
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Kariba Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- Phone
- +263-029-2363521
- [email protected]
- Website
- nrz.co.zw
Train from Bulawayo to Dete
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- nrz.co.zw
Train from Victoria Falls to Hwange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- nrz.co.zw
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from RoadPort to Intercity Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +263 78 694 9273
- [email protected]
- Website
- cagtours.co.zw
Bus from RoadPort to Intercity Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Schedules at
- cagtours.co.zw
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- [email protected]
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Lusaka to Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +260 97 9568820
- Website
- likili-motorways.com
Bus from Central Bus Stn to Chirundu Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +(263) 77 608 6257
- [email protected]
- Website
- citybuscoaches.com
Bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- https://citybuscoaches.com/
- Phone
- +263-775205200
- [email protected]
- Website
- extracity.co.zw
Bus from Harare to Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.extracity.co.zw/
- Phone
- +263 (4) 614162-7
- [email protected]
- Website
- karibaferries.com
Ferry from Mlibizi to Kariba
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $150
- Schedules at
- karibaferries.com
Ferry from Mlibizi to Kariba
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $150
- Schedules at
- karibaferries.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Estimated price
- $100–170
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