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Kabwe · Zambia

Car hire and driving in Kabwe

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 LUN means 98 km (61 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 Kabwe

Car rental from Kabwe: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kabwe to ChungaZambia99 km (61 mi)about 1 h 30 min
Kabwe to LusakaZambia108 km (67 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Kabwe to LuanshyaZambia146 km (91 mi)about 2 h 13 min
Kabwe to KafueZambia150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Kabwe to NdolaZambia167 km (104 mi)about 2 h 33 min
Kabwe to MazabukaZambia174 km (108 mi)about 2 h 39 min
Kabwe to KalulushiZambia183 km (113 mi)about 2 h 47 min
Kabwe to KitweZambia185 km (115 mi)about 2 h 49 min
Kabwe to MufuliraZambia212 km (132 mi)about 3 h 14 min
Kabwe to ChingolaZambia222 km (138 mi)about 3 h 23 min
Kabwe to ChililabombweZambia241 km (150 mi)about 3 h 41 min
Kabwe to SolweziZambia337 km (210 mi)about 5 h 9 min
Kabwe to ChipataZambia462 km (287 mi)about 7 h 3 min
Kabwe to KasamaZambia557 km (346 mi)about 8 h 29 min
Kabwe to LivingstoneZambia468 km (291 mi)about 7 h 8 min
Kabwe to MansaZambia364 km (226 mi)about 5 h 33 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 Kabwe?

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 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.