There are 5 ways to get from Victoria Falls to Palapye by car, bus, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus
best- Drive from Victoria Falls to Kasane Bus Rankcar
- Take the bus from Kasane Bus Rank to Francistown Bus Rankbus
- Take the bus from Francistown Bus Rank to Palapye Bus Rankbus
11h 18m$55–62Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Livingstone to Kazungulabus
- Take the bus from Kasane to Phillip Matante Drbus
- Take the bus from Francistown Bus Rank to Palapye Bus Rankbus
15h$46–50Drive 664.6 km
- Drive from Victoria Falls to Palapyecar 664.6 km
10h 12m$122–176Fly from Victoria Falls Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) to Gaborone (GBE)plane VFA - GBE
- Take the bus from Gaborone to Serowebus
- Take the taxi from Serowe to Palapyetaxi
7h 6m$492–607Bus to Kasane, fly, bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Livingstone to Kazungulabus
- Fly from Kasane (BBK) to Gaborone (GBE)plane BBK - GBE
- Take the bus from Gaborone to Serowebus
- Take the taxi from Serowe to Palapyetaxi
9h 35m$387–791
Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) to Gaborone (GBE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Victoria Falls to Palapye is to bus which costs $45 - $50 and takes 15h.
The fastest way to get from Victoria Falls to Palapye is to fly and bus and taxi which takes 7h 6m and costs $490 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Victoria Falls to Palapye. However, there are services departing from Livingstone and arriving at Palapye Bus Rank via Kasane and Francistown Bus Rank. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h.
The distance between Victoria Falls and Palapye is 743 km. The road distance is 664.6 km.
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Victoria Falls to Palapye, including transfers.
Victoria Falls to Palapye bus services, operated by Mazhandu Family Bus Service, depart from Livingstone station.
Victoria Falls to Palapye bus services, operated by Mazhandu Family Bus Service, arrive at Kazungula station.
Yes, the driving distance between Victoria Falls to Palapye is 665 km. It takes approximately 10h 12m to drive from Victoria Falls to Palapye.
There are 32+ hotels available in Palapye.
What companies run services between Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Palapye, Botswana?
You can take a vehicle from Victoria Falls to Palapye Bus Rank via Livingstone, Kazungula, Kasane, Phillip Matante Dr, and Francistown Bus Rank in around 15h.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Gaborone via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Kasane to Gaborone via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–600
- Website
- airbotswana.co.bw
Flights from Kasane to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–470
Flights from Kasane to Gaborone via Maun
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–470
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–360
- Phone
- +267 2416471
- [email protected]
Bus from Kasane Bus Rank to Francistown Bus Rank
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- khandaexpress
Bus from Francistown Bus Rank to Palapye Bus Rank
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- khandaexpress
Bus from Francistown Bus Rank to Palapye Bus Rank
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- khandaexpress
- Phone
- +267 72 111 250
- Website
- monnakgotla.co.bw
Bus from Gaborone to Serowe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- monnakgotla.co.bw
Bus from Gaborone to Serowe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- monnakgotla.co.bw
- Phone
- +260 961806060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Unlimited Gifts Limited
Bus from Livingstone to Kazungula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Unlimited Gifts Limited
Bus from Livingstone to Kazungula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Unlimited Gifts Limited
- Phone
- +267 240 1832
- Website
- lawaholdings.co.bw
Bus from Kasane to Phillip Matante Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- lawaholdings.co.bw
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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