There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Zambia by plane, car, taxi, 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 Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Lusaka (LUN)plane SYD - LUN
21h 17m$695–1,957Fly to Victoria Falls Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane SYD - VFA
- Take the bus from Livingstone to Intercity Bus Terminalbus
35h 48m$651–1,857Fly to Lubumbashi International Airport, drive
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane SYD - FBM
- Drive from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Chingolacar
29h 27m$786–2,152Fly to Ndola
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ndola (NLA)plane SYD - NLA
20h 40m$725–2,430Fly to Kamuzu International Airport, drive
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane SYD - LLW
- Drive from Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) to Chipatacar
26h 33m$810–2,187Fly to Mfuwe Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Mfuwe Airport (MFU)plane SYD - MFU
- Take the taxi from Mfuwe Airport (MFU) to Chipatataxi
28h 47m$795–2,077
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Zambia is to fly and bus which costs $650 - $1,900 and takes 35h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Zambia is to fly which takes 20h 40m and costs $700 - $2,500.
The distance between Sydney and Zambia is 11884 km.
It takes approximately 21h 17m to get from Sydney to Zambia, including transfers.
Zambia is 9h behind Sydney. It is currently 11:44 AM in Sydney and 2:44 AM in Zambia.
There are 347+ hotels available in Zambia.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Zambia?
Qantas, Airlink, and five other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Lusaka (LUN) twice daily.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lusaka via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lusaka via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ndola via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lusaka via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mfuwe Airport via Dubai, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mfuwe Airport via Johannesburg, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mfuwe Airport via Perth, Johannesburg, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lusaka via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lusaka via Johannesburg, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lusaka via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lusaka via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lusaka via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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