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
33h 4m$738–2,053Train 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
31h 57m$970–2,021Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lusaka
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Lusaka (LUN)plane SNA - LUN
35h 22m$992–2,160Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lusaka
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Lusaka (LUN)plane BUR - LUN
32h 32m$787–2,449Train 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
33h 54m$944–2,366Bus 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
42h 3m$968–2,106Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane LAX - VFA
- Take the bus from Livingstone to Lusakabus
42h 45m$943–2,269
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Lusaka is to fly which costs $700 - $2,100 and takes 33h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Lusaka is to train and fly which takes 31h 57m and costs $950 - $2,100.
The distance between Los Angeles and Lusaka is 16151 km.
It takes approximately 33h 4m to get from Los Angeles to Lusaka, including transfers.
Lusaka is 9h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 10:43 AM in Los Angeles and 7:43 PM in Lusaka.
There are 348+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Lusaka, Zambia?
Qatar Airways, Virgin Atlantic, and Rwandair Express fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lusaka (LUN) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lusaka via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lusaka via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lusaka via Denver, Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lusaka via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–1,900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lusaka via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lusaka via Chicago O'Hare, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lusaka via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,200
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Lusaka via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,000
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Lusaka via Chicago O'Hare, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Lusaka via Toronto, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lusaka via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lusaka via Denver, Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Lusaka via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lusaka via Denver, London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lusaka via Denver, London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lusaka via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Munich, Windhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lusaka via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lusaka via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Lusaka via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lusaka via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lusaka via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lusaka via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +260 961806060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Livingstone to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
- Phone
- +260 212 217 118
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Livingstone to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $18–21
- Phone
- +260 977 982150
- Website
- shalom-bus-services.com
Bus from Livingstone to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- shalom-bus-services.com
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