There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Lusaka by plane 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 to Lusaka
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lusaka (LUN)plane MEL - LUN
25h 28m$700–1,460Fly to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)plane MEL - LVI
- Take the bus from Livingstone to Lusakabus
35h 7m$798–2,067Fly to Victoria Falls Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane MEL - VFA
- Take the bus from Livingstone to Lusakabus
35h 9m$705–1,876
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Lusaka is to fly which costs $700 - $1,500 and takes 25h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Lusaka is to fly which takes 25h 28m and costs $700 - $1,500.
The distance between Melbourne and Lusaka is 11191 km.
It takes approximately 25h 28m to get from Melbourne to Lusaka, including transfers.
Lusaka is 8h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:27 PM in Melbourne and 6:27 AM in Lusaka.
There are 348+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Lusaka, Zambia?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lusaka (LUN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–5,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–4,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–5,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–5,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–4,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–5,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lusaka via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Perth, Johannesburg, Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- 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/
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
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
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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