Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe / Zambia) Airport Transfers: Getting from the Airport to the City

Airports serving Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe / Zambia)

• Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) (VFA) — 20 km from the centre

  Hotel shuttle US$10–20 (25 min); direct daily flights from Johannesburg (SAA/Airlink 1h30), Cape Town, Nairobi (Kenya Airways), Addis Ababa (ET).

• Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula, Livingstone (Zambia) (LVI) — 6 km from the centre

  Taxi US$15–25 (15 min); Proflight from Lusaka + SA Airlink from Johannesburg.

Arriving by train

None — Livingstone ↔ VFA road transfer US$30 (45 min including border formalities at Victoria Falls Bridge).

Entry and arrival formalities

Present yellow-fever cert if applicable; carry USD cash small bills for park entry + tips.

KAZA UNIVISA US$50 (single-entry 30 days) covers Zimbabwe + Zambia + day trip to Botswana's Chobe — buy at VFA/LVI on arrival for most Western passports. Otherwise Zim single-entry US$30–55, Zam single US$50. Yellow-fever certificate required from endemic countries.

Getting into the city

Victoria Falls town + Livingstone are compact — hotel shuttles US$10–35 or taxis US$5–15. Victoria Falls Bridge is walkable between countries (bring passport). Cross-border shuttles US$30 (45 min including formalities). Chobe day trips US$200 from either side.

• Hotel shuttles

  Most Zim + Zam lodges include falls-town transfers; airport pickup US$10–35.

• Taxi

  Metered US$5–15 within town; agree fare before if no meter.

• Walk

  Victoria Falls Bridge walkable (bring passport) — cross Zim ↔ Zam on foot in 20 min.