There are 8 ways to get from Mafinga to Lusaka by taxi, plane, train, bus, 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.
Taxi to Iringa Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Mafinga to Iringa Airport (IRI)taxi
- Fly from Iringa Airport (IRI) to Lusaka (LUN)plane IRI - LUN
10h 32m$283–802Taxi, train, bus via Tunduma
cheapest- Take the taxi from Mafinga to Makambakotaxi
- Take the train from Makambako to Tundumatrain
- Take the bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
26h 46m$84–96Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Mafinga to Makambakotaxi
- Take the train from Makambako to Tundumatrain
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusakabus
23h 25mTaxi, train, bus via Serenje
- Take the taxi from Mafinga to Makambakotaxi
- Take the train from Makambako to Serenjetrain
- Take the bus from Serenje to Lusakabus
32h 56mDrive 1,379.1 km
- Drive from Mafinga to Lusakacar 1,379.1 km
20h 51m$203–293Drive to Dodoma Airport, fly
- Drive from Mafinga to Dodoma Airport (DOD)car
- Fly from Dodoma Airport (DOD) to Lusaka (LUN)plane DOD - LUN
10h 34m$281–850Taxi, train to Mbeya Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Mafinga to Makambakotaxi
- Take the train from Makambako to Mbeyatrain
- Fly from Mbeya Airport (MBI) to Lusaka (LUN)plane MBI - LUN
14h 2m$588–811Taxi, train, bus via Mbeya
- Take the taxi from Mafinga to Makambakotaxi
- Take the train from Makambako to Mbeyatrain
- Take the bus from Mbeya to Intercity Bus Terminusbus
24h 17m
Iringa Airport (IRI) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mafinga to Lusaka is to taxi and train and bus via Tunduma which costs $80 - $100 and takes 26h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Mafinga to Lusaka is to taxi and fly which takes 10h 32m and costs $280 - $800.
The distance between Mafinga and Lusaka is 1282 km. The road distance is 1379.1 km.
The best way to get from Mafinga to Lusaka without a car is to taxi and train and bus which takes 23h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 32m to get from Mafinga to Lusaka, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mafinga to Lusaka is 1379 km. It takes approximately 20h 51m to drive from Mafinga to Lusaka.
There are 365+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Mafinga, Iringa, Tanzania and Lusaka, Zambia?
There is no direct connection from Mafinga to Lusaka. However, you can take the taxi to Iringa Airport (IRI) airport, fly to Lusaka (LUN), then take the taxi to Lusaka. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Makambako, take the train to Tunduma, walk to Nakonde, then take the bus to Lusaka.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Dodoma Airport to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Dodoma Airport to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Iringa Airport to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Dodoma Airport to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Iringa Airport to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–800
Flights from Dodoma Airport to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–750
Flights from Mbeya Airport to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–950
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Iringa Airport to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Makambako to Tunduma
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $7–9
- Mukuba M2
- $7
Train from Makambako to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $19–22
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $19–22
- Mukuba M2
- $21
Train from Makambako to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $5–6
- Mukuba M2
- $5
Train from Makambako to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $5–6
- Mukuba M2
- $5
Train from Makambako to Tunduma
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $7–9
- Mukuba M2
- $7
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- [email protected]
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
Bus from Serenje to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Mbeya to Intercity Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- [email protected]
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Estimated price
- $45–65
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