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Chipata · Zambia

Car hire and driving in Chipata

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Zambia traffic drives on the left. Picking up at MFU means 88 km (55 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648868 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25743564.

Drives from Chipata

Car rental from Chipata: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Chipata to KasamaZambia413 km (256 mi)about 6 h 17 min
Chipata to NdolaZambia441 km (274 mi)about 6 h 43 min
Chipata to LuanshyaZambia461 km (287 mi)about 7 h 2 min
Chipata to KabweZambia462 km (287 mi)about 7 h 3 min
Chipata to KitweZambia489 km (304 mi)about 7 h 28 min
Chipata to MansaZambia489 km (304 mi)about 7 h 28 min
Chipata to MufuliraZambia492 km (306 mi)about 7 h 31 min
Chipata to KalulushiZambia501 km (311 mi)about 7 h 38 min
Chipata to ChungaZambia507 km (315 mi)about 7 h 44 min
Chipata to LusakaZambia509 km (316 mi)about 7 h 46 min
Chipata to ChingolaZambia531 km (330 mi)about 8 h 6 min
Chipata to KafueZambia536 km (333 mi)about 8 h 10 min
Chipata to SolweziZambia698 km (434 mi)about 10 h 38 min
Chipata to LivingstoneZambia865 km (537 mi)about 13 h 11 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Chipata?

The left, as everywhere in Zambia.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.