Zambia Transportation

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Zambian Roads

by Bwana_Brown

I flew in on Zambian Airways from Dar Es Salaam. However, I think that the usual route these days is from South Africa or Zimbabwe.The country had an excellent road system at that time. Paved main roads (80 mph was our typical cruising speed on the long empty stretches) and a network of quite good dirt roads. Had to watch out on these depending on the rainy season - they could get quite slick. Also had to be careful about the availability of petrol - my Peugeot 204 could get about 500 miles on a tank and I carried a jerry can for another 200 miles (never did run out!). An interesting twist that I have never run into anywhere else were 'strip roads' where only the centre portion was paved to the width of a single lane. All traffic drove on this part and, when meeting each other, each vehicle moved over to their shoulder with only one set of wheels still on the pavement! Photo of a typical...

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South African Airways - bad news

by Saagar

My flight into Lusaka was with SAA - South African Airways. Then they went on indefinite strike. Let this be a warning:SAA ground staff apparently did not have any capacity, knowledge or authority to reroute passengers onto other airlines, or via other destiinations, nor to handle stranded passengers in any decent way. While SAA seems flashy and modern on the outside, but it's ground handling including passengers was abysmal. First reaction to the crowds by SAA was to close the office and withdraw personnel. Later, at the airport after long waits in long lines outside the SAA hole-in-the-wall office at Lusaka airport people were told to go to the city office at Hotel Intercontinental. At the SAA office in the Intercontinental passengers were told that only if you had a confirmed booking for upcoming flights you would be considered there for a waitlisting or ok'ing, so please go back to...

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Creative departure by plane

by Saagar

Getting out of Lusaka on a full plane isn't a good situation. I worked with colleagues on such a situation, and we found these solutions:Getting to Livingstone by plane when all is full: Go via Ndola on scheduled airlines or charter a small one - with 4-6 persons it works out.Getting to Johannesburg: Fly to Livingstone on a local airline, change planes in Livingstone for Johannesburg. Regional Air and national Air flies here (check names of airlines and availability).Getting to Windhoek, Namibia, without going through Johannesburg:Fly to Livingstone or by small plane even closer to the border, taxi or hitchike over the border and take a local plane from Katima Mulilo to Windhoek.Planes from Lausaka to livingstone may be full. Then you first fly straight north to Ndola (USD 75) and catch a rarely-full plane from there to said border towns. From Ndola there are alos the occasional flight...

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Hotels organise transport to the airport

by Saagar

There is no bus service to Lusaka airport from town. You are boud to take a taxi. Walking is no option, the airport is 20 km out of town.However, all the hotels of a decent standard offer complimentary van or minibus transfer to the airport in concjunction with major flights. Use these - very convenient.

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British Airways has a good flight to Europe

by Saagar

I found the British Airways link to London Heathrow Terminal 4 the best and most convenient of all global links to Zambia. The morning departure 8:45 from Lusaka in a 767 flies direct to London and arrives there about 9 hours later, in time for good connections both back to West Africa, North Africa, the evening flights to the Americas and to Europe and the night flights to Asia. Competent and hassle-free departure from Lusaka, in stark contrast to SAA handling...

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Lufthansa has a convenient air link

by Saagar

Getting through to Zambia by air from Europe is quite convenient.Lufthansa flies Frankfurt-Johannesburg with a good connection (2 hrs transit) to Zambia by South African Airways.The slight bother is on the return when the flight arrives Frankfurt at an ungodly time in the morning (5ish am). It is also dependent on SAA's successful arrivals and departures in Lusaka. That may not be so easy with an unruly staff, arrogant top management and incometetnt ground handling at Lusaka. The situation evolved into a strike and turmoil when I was there. If you want a better departure deal than having to use SAA's airlink via Jo'burg, fly British Airways, Ethiopian Airways or Kenya Airways.

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Airport tax 20 USD

by Saagar

Before you can enter the check-in area and security of Lusaka Airport on departure you have to pay a USD 20 airport tax. Dollars, not Kwacha. Payable at the counter on the left of the security check entrance. Get your receipt stapled to your ticket - you have to show it as you enter security as well as before they let you into the waiting hall area after check-in.

Taxis are o.k. but negotiate first!

by genki44

Taxis are a convenient and cheap way to get around Zambia. Ask someone (other than the taxi driver) before hailing the cab how much it might be to get to where you are going. Then negotiate the price with the driver before getting in the cab.

Difficult to get around!

by TracyG

Unlike Zimbabwe, Zambia does not have that great a transport system and it can sometimes be near impossible trying to get a bus anywhere. There are a few trains that connect with cities such as Harare or Lilongwe, but as far as getting into game parks goes, you are probably better off doing an organized safari booked from Lusaka. Saying this, I have met a few people that have travelled around by bus, so it is not impossible just difficult and frustrating.

My Rig the day we left

by ecoquester

There is only one way to see Zambia, that's with everything you are likely to need, with you when you go.This rig is carrying 340 litres of diesel, 110 litres water from our house tap, 6 weeks food supplies for six adults and three children, and enough medical supplies to perform an appendectomy

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