Arriving by land

There are road connections with Mozambique at Mwanza in southwestern Malawi and at Chiponde in the east; with Tanzania at the Songwe River Bridge in the far northwest of the country. From Zambia, the main crossing point is on the main Lilongwe–Lusaka highway 30km (19 miles) east of Chipata in the west. Border crossing points are generally open between 0600-1800.

A luxury coach service connects Blantyre with Johannesburg (South Africa).

Arriving by Air

For those arriving by air you should arrive via Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe (LLW). The airport is approximately 30km form the city and transport will be arranged to pick you up from the airport to your accommodation as long as you notified us of your travel arrangements on the ‘travel information’ form.

There are a number of airlines which fly in to Kamuzu International Airport and these are detailed below for your information with their point of last departure. The contact details are given for you to contact the airlines directly for up to date schedules and to identify necessary connecting flights from your country of origin.