Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Land
BORDER CROSSINGS
Mozambique
SOUTH
Take a minibus to the Mozambican border crossing at Zóbuè (
zob
-way; MK500) and
then a minibus to Tete (US$6), from where buses go to Beira and Maputo. You could also
get a Blantyre-Harare bus to drop you at Tete and then get a bus to Beira or Maputo.
CENTRAL
For central Mozambique, there are several buses per day from Blantyre to Nsanje
(MK850), or all the way to the Malawian border at Marka (pronounced '
ma
-ra-ka';
MK900). It's a few kilometres between the border crossings - you can walk or take a bi-
cycle taxi - and you can change money on the Mozambique side. From here pick-ups go
to Mutarara and Vila de Sena.
NORTH
There are three border crossings from Malawi into northern Mozambique: Muloza, from
where you can reach Mocuba in Mozambique, and Nayuchi and Chiponde, both of which
lead to Cuamba in Mozambique.
Regular buses run from Blantyre, via Mulanje, to Muloza (MK750). From here, you
walk 1km to the Mozambican border crossing at Melosa, from where it's another few
kilometres into Milange. From Milange there's usually a
chapa
(pick-up or converted
minibus) or truck about every other day in the dry season to Mocuba, where you can find
transport on to Quelimane or Nampula.
Further north, minibuses and
matolas
run a few times per day between Mangochi and
the border crossing at Chiponde (MK800). It's then 7km to the Mozambican border cross-
ing at Mandimba and the best way to get there is by bicycle taxi (US$2). Mandimba has a
couple of
pensãos,
and there's at least one vehicle daily, usually a truck, between here and
Cuamba (US$10).
The third option is to go by minibus or passenger train from Liwonde to the border at
Nayuchi (MK850). You can then take a
chapa
from the Mozambican side of the border to
Cuamba.
