Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
01-824524; Protea Hotel Ryalls, 2
Hanover Ave)
South African Airways
(
01-820627; Livingstone Towers, Glyn Jones Rd)
Bus & Minibus
Blantyre's main bus station for long-distance buses is
Wenela Bus Station
Offline map
Google map
(Mulomba Pl)
, east of the centre. National Bus Company and AXA City
Trouper buses run from here to Lilongwe (MK1800, four hours), Mzuzu (MK4000, nine
to 10 hours), Monkey Bay (MK1800, five to six hours) via Zomba (MK750, 1½ to two
hours) and Mangochi (MK1500, four to five hours), Mulanje (MK1000, 1½ hours) and
Karonga (MK5500, 14 hours, change at Mzuzu).
nery Cnr)
, where you'll also find its ticket office, and call at the Chichiri Shopping Mall
before departing the city. They leave twice daily to Lilongwe (MK1800, four hours).
leave on a fill-up-and-go basis. It's often quicker to get a local minibus to Limbe bus sta-
tion and then a long-distance bus or 'half-bus' from there rather than wait for AXA or oth-
er bus services in Blantyre. Routes include Zomba (MK1000, one hour), Mulanje
(MK1500, 1¼ hours), Mangochi (MK2000) and the border at Muloza (MK2200, 1½
hours).
Long-distance minibuses to the Lower Shire including Nchalo (MK1000, two hours)
and Nsanje (MK2000, four hours) leave from the
City Bus Station
Offline map
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near Victoria Ave in Blantyre, between 8am and 5pm.
The car park next to Blantyre Lodge is the pick-up and drop-off point for long- distance
goes to Jo'burg at 8.30am on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday (MK27,000, 25
01-877738, 01-914017)
leaves for Li-
longwe every morning at 7.30am (MK2000).
