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Travel to Zambia

Flying to Zambia

Flights to Zambia are served by Air Namibia (www.airnamibia.com.na).

Flight times:

From London to Lusaka is 13 hours (excluding stopovers).

Departure tax:

US$25. Transit passengers and children under two years are exempt.

Travel by rail

There are two major rail routes linking Zambia with Zimbabwe and Tanzania. Zambia Railways serves Livingstone and has a connection across the Victoria Falls to Bulawayo and Harare in Zimbabwe. There are two trains daily in either direction (journey time - 9 to 12 hours depending on whether the ordinary or express service is used). The trains have first-, second- and third-class carriages. Tanzania-Zambia Railways Authority (TAZARA) (www.tazara.co.tz; tel: +255 2226 2191) operates trains from Kapiri Mposhi to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Services are often suspended and it is advisable to check at the tourist office in Lusaka for details.

Ferry operators:

There is a ferry crossing from Mpulungu across Lake Tanganyika to Kigoma in Tanzania and to Bujumbura in Burundi; and a service across the Zambezi from Kazungula to Botswana.

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