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Lubango · Angola

Car hire and driving in Lubango

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

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In Angola traffic drives on the right. Picking up at SDD means 9 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648804 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648805 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648807.

Drives from Lubango

Car rental from Lubango: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Lubango to MossamedesAngola147 km (91 mi)about 2 h 15 min
Lubango to NavegantesAngola259 km (161 mi)about 3 h 57 min
Lubango to Baía FartaAngola259 km (161 mi)about 3 h 57 min
Lubango to BenguelaAngola260 km (162 mi)about 3 h 58 min
Lubango to BocoioAngola281 km (175 mi)about 4 h 17 min
Lubango to LobitoAngola284 km (176 mi)about 4 h 20 min
Lubango to BalomboAngola317 km (197 mi)about 4 h 50 min
Lubango to CaálaAngola320 km (199 mi)about 4 h 53 min
Lubango to OndjivaAngola338 km (210 mi)about 5 h 10 min
Lubango to HuamboAngola340 km (211 mi)about 5 h 11 min
Lubango to CatchiungoAngola394 km (245 mi)about 6 h 1 min
Lubango to SumbeAngola414 km (258 mi)about 6 h 19 min
Lubango to LuandaAngola677 km (420 mi)about 10 h 19 min
Lubango to MulenvosAngola673 km (418 mi)about 10 h 16 min
Lubango to VianaAngola669 km (415 mi)about 10 h 12 min
Lubango to KikoloAngola682 km (424 mi)about 10 h 24 min
Lubango to MaiangaAngola676 km (420 mi)about 10 h 18 min
Lubango to CamamaAngola666 km (414 mi)about 10 h 9 min
Lubango to GolfeAngola673 km (418 mi)about 10 h 16 min
Lubango to CalumboAngola642 km (399 mi)about 9 h 47 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 Lubango?

The right, as everywhere in Angola.

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.