There are 7 ways to get from Mtwara to Malawi by plane, taxi, bus, car, or shuttle
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 Chileka International Airport
best- Fly from Mtwara (MYW) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane MYW - BLZ
11h 58m$309–1,211Taxi, bus
cheapest- Take the taxi from Mtwara to Lindi Bus Terminaltaxi
- Take the bus from Lindi Bus Terminal to Temeke Mwishobus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Wenela Bus Stnbus
2d 7h$242–255Taxi, bus via Kyela
- Take the taxi from Mtwara to Lindi Bus Terminaltaxi
- Take the bus from Lindi Bus Terminal to Magufuli Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Magufuli Bus Terminal to Lubele Bus Standbus
- Take the bus from Songwe to Karongabus
- Take the bus from Karonga to Lilongwebus
- Take the bus from Lilongwe to Blantyrebus
41h 43mDrive 1,201.5 km
- Drive from Mtwara to Blantyrecar 1,201.5 km
25h 24m$350–505Fly to Mbeya Airport, Private Transfer , bus
- Fly from Mtwara (MYW) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane MYW - MBI
- Take a shuttle bus from Mbeya Airport to Malawi border
- Take the bus from Songwe to Karongabus
14h 22mFly to Liwonde Mvuu Camp Airport
- Fly from Mtwara (MYW) to Liwonde Mvuu Camp Airport (VUU)plane MYW - VUU
23h 2m$265–969Fly to Kamuzu International Airport
- Fly from Mtwara (MYW) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane MYW - LLW
13h 4m$302–1,115
Mtwara (MYW) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mtwara to Malawi is to taxi and bus which costs $240 - $260 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Mtwara to Malawi is to fly which takes 11h 58m and costs $300 - $1,300.
The distance between Mtwara and Malawi is 844 km. The road distance is 1201.5 km.
The best way to get from Mtwara to Malawi without a car is to taxi and bus via Kyela which takes 41h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 58m to get from Mtwara to Malawi, including transfers.
Malawi is 1h behind Mtwara. It is currently 10:30 AM in Mtwara and 9:30 AM in Malawi.
Yes, the driving distance between Mtwara to Malawi is 1202 km. It takes approximately 25h 24m to drive from Mtwara to Malawi.
There are 35+ hotels available in Malawi.
What companies run services between Mtwara, Tanzania and Malawi?
Air Tanzania, Ethiopian Airlines, and Airlink fly from Mtwara (MYW) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ) once daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Mtwara to Chileka International Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Mtwara to Chileka International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Mtwara to Kamuzu International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Chileka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- nyasaexpress.com
Flights from Mtwara to Liwonde Mvuu Camp Airport via Dar es Salaam, Chileka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Mtwara to Liwonde Mvuu Camp Airport via Dar es Salaam, Chileka International Airport, Kamuzu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Mtwara to Mbeya Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Mtwara to Chileka International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
- Phone
- - +255716142929
- [email protected]
- Website
- butilazungu.co.tz
Bus from Lindi Bus Terminal to Magufuli Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- butilazungu.co.tz
Bus from Lindi Bus Terminal to Temeke Mwisho
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- butilazungu.co.tz
- Phone
- +255 754864829
- [email protected]
- Website
- newforcebus.co.tz
Bus from Magufuli Bus Terminal to Lubele Bus Stand
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- newforcebus.co.tz
Bus from Songwe to Karonga
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- captaintours.websites.co.in
Bus from Songwe to Karonga
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- captaintours.websites.co.in
- Phone
- +(265)994 193 745
- Website
- sososocoaches.com
Bus from Karonga to Lilongwe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $81
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Lilongwe to Blantyre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +254 718 370 639
- [email protected]
- Website
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
Shuttle from Mbeya Airport to Malawi border
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Schedules at
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $76
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from RoadPort to Wenela Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $87
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Estimated price
- $55–70
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