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Mufulira · Zambia

Car hire and driving in Mufulira

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 55 km (34 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 Mufulira

Car rental from Mufulira: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Mufulira to KitweZambia28 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Mufulira to KalulushiZambia36 km (22 mi)about 33 min
Mufulira to ChingolaZambia39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Mufulira to ChililabombweZambia50 km (31 mi)about 46 min
Mufulira to NdolaZambia63 km (39 mi)about 57 min
Mufulira to LuanshyaZambia68 km (42 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Mufulira to MansaZambia166 km (103 mi)about 2 h 32 min
Mufulira to SolweziZambia206 km (128 mi)about 3 h 8 min
Mufulira to KabweZambia212 km (132 mi)about 3 h 14 min
Mufulira to ChungaZambia308 km (191 mi)about 4 h 42 min
Mufulira to LusakaZambia318 km (197 mi)about 4 h 51 min
Mufulira to KafueZambia358 km (222 mi)about 5 h 28 min
Mufulira to ChipataZambia492 km (306 mi)about 7 h 31 min
Mufulira to KasamaZambia413 km (256 mi)about 6 h 18 min
Mufulira to LivingstoneZambia642 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 Mufulira?

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.