Lesotho Travel Guide - Getting There

Lesotho’s national airline has closed down. South African Airways (SA) (website: www.flysaa.com) has daily flights to Maseru from Johannesburg (flight time - 1 hour 15 minutes).

From London to Maseru is approximately 14 hours, including stopovers in Johannesburg.

Maseru (MSU) (Moshoeshoe International) (website: www.civilair.gov.ls/moshoeshoe) is 18km (11 miles) south of Maseru. To/from the airport: Buses go to the city (journey time – 30 minutes). Facilities: Bank and bureau de change, bar, restaurant, flight information, left luggage facilities, car hire and post office.

LSL50 for international flights, LSL10 for domestic flights; transit passengers and children under 5 years are exempt.

Lesotho is linked with the South African railway system by a short line (2.6km/1.6 miles) from Maseru to Marseilles, on the Bloemfontein/Natal main line. This is currently only used for goods trains. African Union Rail is planning a railway line linking Lesotho with Durban and Port Elizabeth, as part of a programme of action to improve access for landlocked countries.

There are three major road links to South Africa: at Caledonsport, Ficksburg Bridge and Maseru Bridge. Other crossing points exist, but the road surfaces are not as good and some can only be accessed by 4-wheel drive.

Bus: Buses and minibus taxis run regularly between Maseru and Johannesburg.