There are 5 ways to get from Mbombela to Kariba by bus, taxi, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Nelspruit to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from 156 Pritchard St to Chirundu Bus Stnbus
- Take the taxi from Chirundu Bus Stn to Karibataxi
27h 50mDrive 1,397.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Mbombela to Karibacar 1,397.2 km
16h 55m$256–369Fly to Kariba Airport
- Fly from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) to Kariba Airport (KAB)plane MQP - KAB
18h 14m$262–578Bus, taxi via Johannesburg
- Take the bus from Nelspruit to Johannesburg Parkbus
- Take the bus from 156 Pritchard St to Chirundu Bus Stnbus
- Take the taxi from Chirundu Bus Stn to Karibataxi
29h 54mFly to Lusaka, drive
- Fly from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) to Lusaka (LUN)plane MQP - LUN
- Drive from Lusaka (LUN) to Karibacar
7h 34m$314–833
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) to Kariba Airport (KAB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mbombela to Kariba is to drive which costs $250 - $370 and takes 16h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Mbombela to Kariba is to fly and drive which takes 7h 34m and costs $310 - $850.
The distance between Mbombela and Kariba is 1895 km. The road distance is 1397.2 km.
The best way to get from Mbombela to Kariba without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 27h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 27h 50m to get from Mbombela to Kariba, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mbombela to Kariba is 1397 km. It takes approximately 16h 55m to drive from Mbombela to Kariba.
There are 19+ hotels available in Kariba.
What companies run services between Mbombela, South Africa and Kariba, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe?
Fastjet and Airlink fly from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) to Kariba Airport (KAB) twice daily.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to Lusaka via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to Lusaka via Vilankulu, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to Kariba Airport via Victoria Falls, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to Kariba Airport via Johannesburg, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Nelspruit to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +260 97 9568820
- Website
- likili-motorways.com
Bus from 156 Pritchard St to Chirundu Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from 156 Pritchard St to Chirundu Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Nelspruit to Johannesburg Park
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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