Mocuba: 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.
Mocuba is a city of 196,001 people in Mozambique (Zambezia Province), 151 m (495 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Mocuba runs from about 11 h 10 min a day in late June to 13 h 10 min in late December (computed for -16.84° 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 Mocuba in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Mocuba · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Blantyre, 241 km (Malawi)
- Nampula, 310 km — buses · car rental
- Tete, 370 km — buses · car rental
- Quelimane, 116 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Gurúè, 152 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Mandimba, 311 km — buses · car rental
- Zomba, 240 km (Malawi)
- Angoche, 319 km — buses · car rental
Twin towns and sister cities: Alcácer do Sal.
Common questions
How big is Mocuba?
About 196,001 people live in Mocuba (GeoNames).
What time zone is Mocuba in?
Africa/Maputo, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Mocuba?
The Metical (MZN). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Mocuba?
Blantyre (241 km), Nampula (310 km), Tete (370 km), Quelimane (116 km), Gurúè (152 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.