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Kafue · Zambia

Car hire and driving in Kafue

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 57 km (35 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 Kafue

Car rental from Kafue: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kafue to LusakaZambia42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Kafue to MazabukaZambia47 km (29 mi)about 43 min
Kafue to ChungaZambia51 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Kafue to KabweZambia150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Kafue to LuanshyaZambia294 km (183 mi)about 4 h 29 min
Kafue to NdolaZambia316 km (197 mi)about 4 h 49 min
Kafue to KalulushiZambia326 km (202 mi)about 4 h 58 min
Kafue to KitweZambia330 km (205 mi)about 5 h 2 min
Kafue to LivingstoneZambia338 km (210 mi)about 5 h 10 min
Kafue to MufuliraZambia358 km (222 mi)about 5 h 28 min
Kafue to ChingolaZambia362 km (225 mi)about 5 h 31 min
Kafue to ChililabombweZambia381 km (236 mi)about 5 h 48 min
Kafue to ChipataZambia536 km (333 mi)about 8 h 10 min
Kafue to SolweziZambia445 km (276 mi)about 6 h 47 min
Kafue to KasamaZambia698 km (434 mi)about 10 h 39 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 Kafue?

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.