There are 7 ways to get from Reno to Lusaka by plane, bus, car, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Lusaka
best- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Lusaka (LUN)plane RNO - LUN
27h 32m$799–1,823Bus, train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Lusaka
cheapest- Take the bus from Reno Amtrak to Suisun City Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Lusaka (LUN)plane SFO - LUN
37h 55m$584–1,838Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Reno Amtrak to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Lusaka (LUN)plane SMF - LUN
41h 2m$759–1,882Fly Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Lower Zambezi Royal Airport, drive
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Lower Zambezi Royal Airport (RYL)plane RNO - RYL
- Drive from Lower Zambezi Royal Airport (RYL) to Lusakacar
2d 11h$777–1,784Fly Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport, bus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane RNO - VFA
- Take the bus from Livingstone to Intercity Bus Terminalbus
2d 2h$662–2,115Fly Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Jeki, drive
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Jeki (JEK)plane RNO - JEK
- Drive from Jeki (JEK) to Lusakacar
34h 53m$786–1,795Bus, train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Reno Amtrak to Roseville Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Roseville Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Lusaka (LUN)plane SJC - LUN
45h 58m$884–2,004
Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Reno to Lusaka is to bus and train and BART and fly which costs $550 - $1,900 and takes 37h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Reno to Lusaka is to fly which takes 27h 32m and costs $800 - $1,900.
The distance between Reno and Lusaka is 15946 km.
It takes approximately 27h 32m to get from Reno to Lusaka, including transfers.
Lusaka is 9h ahead of Reno. It is currently 8:26 AM in Reno and 5:26 PM in Lusaka.
There are 343+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Reno, NV, USA and Lusaka, Zambia?
Delta, Ethiopian Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Lusaka (LUN) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Lusaka via Chicago O'Hare, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lusaka via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 11m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lusaka via Toronto, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lusaka via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lusaka via Chicago O'Hare, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Lower Zambezi Royal Airport via Seattle, Doha, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Lower Zambezi Royal Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Addis Ababa, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Lower Zambezi Royal Airport via Seattle, Dubai, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Jeki via Seattle, Doha, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Jeki via Atlanta, Addis Ababa, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 13m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Jeki via Chicago O'Hare, Addis Ababa, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lusaka via Istanbul, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lusaka via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lusaka via Denver, London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lusaka via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lusaka via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lusaka via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lusaka via Istanbul, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lusaka via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Roseville Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Reno Amtrak to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Reno Amtrak to Suisun City Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Reno Amtrak to Roseville Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +260 974333673
- Website
- jondabustours.com
Bus from Livingstone to Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- jondabustours.com
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