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Pemba · Mozambique

Car hire and driving in Pemba

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

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In Mozambique traffic drives on the left. Picking up at POL means 2 km (1 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648880 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2807090 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4547615.

Drives from Pemba

Car rental from Pemba: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Pemba to NacalaMozambique178 km (110 mi)about 2 h 42 min
Pemba to NampulaMozambique274 km (170 mi)about 4 h 11 min
Pemba to AngocheMozambique368 km (229 mi)about 5 h 37 min
Pemba to GurúèMozambique472 km (293 mi)about 7 h 12 min
Pemba to MandimbaMozambique548 km (340 mi)about 8 h 21 min
Pemba to LichingaMozambique573 km (356 mi)about 8 h 44 min
Pemba to MocubaMozambique573 km (356 mi)about 8 h 44 min
Pemba to QuelimaneMozambique670 km (416 mi)about 10 h 13 min
Pemba to TeteMozambique825 km (513 mi)about 12 h 35 min
Pemba to BeiraMozambique975 km (606 mi)about 14 h 52 min
Pemba to ChimoioMozambique1,015 km (631 mi)about 15 h 29 min
Pemba to MaxixeMozambique1,327 km (825 mi)about 20 h 14 min
Pemba to MaputoMozambique1,666 km (1,035 mi)about 25 h 24 min
Pemba to MatolaMozambique1,672 km (1,039 mi)about 25 h 30 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 Pemba?

The left, as everywhere in Mozambique.

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.