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Kitwe · Zambia

Car hire and driving in Kitwe

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 NLA means 37 km (23 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 Kitwe

Car rental from Kitwe: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kitwe to MufuliraZambia28 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Kitwe to LuanshyaZambia43 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Kitwe to ChingolaZambia47 km (29 mi)about 43 min
Kitwe to NdolaZambia49 km (30 mi)about 45 min
Kitwe to ChililabombweZambia65 km (40 mi)about 59 min
Kitwe to KabweZambia185 km (115 mi)about 2 h 49 min
Kitwe to MansaZambia193 km (120 mi)about 2 h 57 min
Kitwe to SolweziZambia210 km (131 mi)about 3 h 12 min
Kitwe to ChungaZambia280 km (174 mi)about 4 h 16 min
Kitwe to LusakaZambia290 km (180 mi)about 4 h 25 min
Kitwe to KafueZambia330 km (205 mi)about 5 h 2 min
Kitwe to MazabukaZambia343 km (213 mi)about 5 h 14 min
Kitwe to ChipataZambia489 km (304 mi)about 7 h 28 min
Kitwe to KasamaZambia433 km (269 mi)about 6 h 36 min
Kitwe to LivingstoneZambia615 km (382 mi)about 9 h 23 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 Kitwe?

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.