There are 5 ways to get from Pretoria to Kariba 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, fly to Kariba Airport
best- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Kariba Airport (KAB)plane JNB - KAB
4h 30m$217–441Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Pretoria to Parktrain
- Take the bus from 156 Pritchard St to Chirundu Bus Stnbus
- Take the taxi from Chirundu Bus Stn to Karibataxi
24h 10mDrive 1,383.5 km
- Drive from Pretoria to Karibacar 1,383.5 km
15h 6m$253–366Taxi, fly to Lusaka, drive
- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Lusaka (LUN)plane JNB - LUN
- Drive from Lusaka (LUN) to Karibacar
5h 59m$319–496Taxi, fly to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, drive
- Take the taxi from Pretoria to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBtaxi
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane JNB - HRE
- Drive from Harare-Airport-HRE to Karibacar
6h 10m$229–416
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Kariba Airport (KAB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pretoria to Kariba is to taxi and fly and drive which costs $220 - $420 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Pretoria to Kariba is to taxi and fly which takes 4h 30m and costs $210 - $450.
The distance between Pretoria and Kariba is 1141 km. The road distance is 1383.5 km.
The best way to get from Pretoria to Kariba without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 24h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Pretoria to Kariba, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Pretoria to Kariba is 1384 km. It takes approximately 15h 6m to drive from Pretoria to Kariba.
There are 18+ hotels available in Kariba.
What companies run services between Pretoria, South Africa and Kariba, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe?
There is no direct connection from Pretoria to Kariba. However, you can take the taxi to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB airport, fly to Kariba Airport (KAB), then drive to Kariba. Alternatively, you can take the train to Park, walk to Johannesburg Art Gallery, take the bus to Fashion Square, walk to 156 Pritchard St, take the bus to Chirundu Bus Stn, then take the taxi to Kariba.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–360
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Lusaka via Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–360
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–360
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–500
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kariba Airport via Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–360
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–230
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Bulawayo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–330
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–390
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–430
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–700
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–650
- Website
- airzimbabwe.aero
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–490
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–460
- Phone
- 0800 428 87246
- [email protected]
- Website
- gautrain.co.za
Train from Pretoria to Park
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- gautrain.co.za
- Peak
- $6
- Off-peak
- $5
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $60–140
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
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