There are 7 ways to get from Katete to Lilongwe by plane, taxi, bus, car, shuttle, 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.
Fly from Kihihi Airport
best- Fly from Kihihi Airport (KHX) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane KHX - LLW
13h 29m$366–1,008Drive 1,952.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Katete to Lilongwecar 1,952.2 km
41h 37m$343–495Taxi, bus, drive
- Take the taxi from Katete to Ntungamotaxi
- Take the bus from Ntungamo to Mbararabus
- Drive from Mbarara to Mutukulacar
- Take the bus from Mutukula to Bukobabus
- Take the bus from Bukoba Bus Terminal to Magufuli Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Magufuli Bus Terminal to Lubele Bus Standbus
- Take the bus from Songwe to Lilongwebus
2d 11hTaxi, bus to Kigali International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Katete to Katunataxi
- Take the bus from Katuna to Kigalibus
- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane KGL - LLW
10h 32mTaxi to Kasese, fly
- Take the taxi from Katete to Kasese (KSE)taxi
- Fly from Kasese (KSE) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane KSE - LLW
16h 47m$366–1,008Taxi, bus, Private Transfer
- Take the taxi from Katete to Ntungamotaxi
- Take the bus from Ntungamo to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Mbeyabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Mbeya to Malawi border
- Take the bus from Songwe to Lilongwebus
2d 16hTaxi, bus, drive, train
- Take the taxi from Katete to Ntungamotaxi
- Take the bus from Ntungamo to Mbararabus
- Drive from Mbarara to Mutukulacar
- Take the bus from Mutukula to Dar es Salaambus
- Take the train from Dar es salaam to Mbeyatrain
- Drive from Mbeya to Songwecar
- Take the bus from Songwe to Karongabus
- Take the bus from Karonga to Lilongwebus
2d 19h
Kihihi Airport (KHX) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Katete to Lilongwe is to drive which costs $340 - $500 and takes 41h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Katete to Lilongwe is to fly which takes 13h 29m and costs $360 - $1,100.
The distance between Katete and Lilongwe is 1559 km. The road distance is 1952.2 km.
The best way to get from Katete to Lilongwe without a car is to taxi and bus and Private Transfer which takes 2 days 16h and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 29m to get from Katete to Lilongwe, including transfers.
Lilongwe is 1h behind Katete. It is currently 10:54 PM in Katete and 9:54 PM in Lilongwe.
Yes, the driving distance between Katete to Lilongwe is 1952 km. It takes approximately 41h 37m to drive from Katete to Lilongwe.
There are 100+ hotels available in Lilongwe.
What companies run services between Katete, Western Region, Uganda and Lilongwe, Malawi?
Aerolink Uganda, Ethiopian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kihihi Airport (KHX) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) twice daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kihihi Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Entebbe, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–700
Flights from Kasese to Kamuzu International Airport via Entebbe, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kihihi Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Kihihi Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Kasese, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $480–700
Flights from Kasese to Kamuzu International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Dar es salaam to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $16–19
- Mukuba M2
- $18
- Phone
- +256704300537
Bus from Ntungamo to Mbarara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Ntungamo to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Ntungamo to Mbarara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +254 701 110011
- Website
- mozaico.co.ke
Bus from Mutukula to Bukoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
Bus from Mutukula to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
- Website
- cityboyexpress.co.tz
Bus from Bukoba Bus Terminal to Magufuli Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $38
- Schedules at
- cityboyexpress.com
- Phone
- +255 754864829
- [email protected]
- Website
- newforcebus.co.tz
Bus from Magufuli Bus Terminal to Lubele Bus Stand
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- newforcebus.co.tz
Bus from Songwe to Lilongwe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- captaintours.websites.co.in
Bus from Songwe to Lilongwe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- captaintours.websites.co.in
Bus from Songwe to Karonga
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- captaintours.websites.co.in
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Katuna to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
Bus from Kampala to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +254 718 370 639
- [email protected]
- Website
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
Shuttle from Mbeya to Malawi border
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Schedules at
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
- Phone
- +(265)994 193 745
- Website
- sososocoaches.com
Bus from Karonga to Lilongwe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $81
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Estimated price
- $1
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