There are 7 ways to get from Los Angeles to Lusaka by plane, train, 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.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Lusaka
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lusaka (LUN)plane LAX - LUN
28h 9m$458–1,003Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lusaka
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Lusaka (LUN)plane SNA - LUN
34h 7m$798–1,965Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Lusaka
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Lusaka (LUN)plane SAN - LUN
34h 19m$518–1,094Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Lusaka
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Lusaka (LUN)plane ONT - LUN
38h 33m$803–1,974Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lusaka
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Lusaka (LUN)plane BUR - LUN
39h 12m$587–1,949Bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Lusaka (LUN)plane PSP - LUN
40h 28mFly Los Angeles International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane LAX - FBM
- Take the bus from Lubumbashi to Intercity Bus Terminusbus
40h 55m
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Lusaka is to fly which costs $450 - $1,000 and takes 28h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Lusaka is to fly which takes 28h 9m and costs $450 - $1,000.
The distance between Los Angeles and Lusaka is 16151 km.
It takes approximately 28h 9m to get from Los Angeles to Lusaka, including transfers.
Lusaka is 9h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 7:17 AM in Los Angeles and 4:17 PM in Lusaka.
There are 386+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Lusaka, Zambia?
Qatar Airways, Virgin Atlantic, and three other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lusaka (LUN) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lusaka via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lusaka via Chicago O'Hare, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lusaka via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lusaka via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 14m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Lusaka via Chicago O'Hare, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 49m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Lusaka via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Lusaka via Toronto, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kinshasa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lusaka via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–950
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Lusaka via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Lusaka via Denver, London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lusaka via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lusaka via Denver, London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lusaka via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lusaka via Denver, Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lusaka via Denver, Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lusaka via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lusaka via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 49m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lusaka via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lusaka via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Lusaka via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
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