Gweru: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Gweru is a city of 158,200 people in Zimbabwe (Midlands Province), 1,412 m (4,633 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Gweru runs from about 11 h a day in late June to 13 h 21 min in late December (computed for -19.45° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Gweru in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Gweru · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Harare, 223 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bulawayo, 151 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Chimoio, 387 km (Mozambique)
- Chitungwiza, 208 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Mutare, 304 km — buses · car rental
- Kwekwe, 58 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kadoma, 125 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Thohoyandou, 395 km (South Africa)
- Francistown, 307 km (Botswana)
Twin towns and sister cities: Birmingham, Tsumeb, Manchester.
Common questions
How big is Gweru?
About 158,200 people live in Gweru (GeoNames).
What time zone is Gweru in?
Africa/Harare, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Gweru?
The Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Gweru?
Harare (223 km), Bulawayo (151 km), Chimoio (387 km), Chitungwiza (208 km), Mutare (304 km).
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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.