Guide to Malawi
Must See Malawi
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Overview
Most international flights from Europe or other parts of Africa use Lilongwe International Airport, although a few regional flights go to/from Blantyre. Regional destinations with direct flights to/from Malawi include Harare (Zimbabwe), Nairobi (Kenya), Lusaka (Zambia), Johannesburg (South Africa), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and Maputo (Mozambique). Even when two airlines serve the same route, fares are pretty much the same. British Airways flies between Lilongwe and London once a week. There are daily flights to Nairobi from Tuesday to Sunday, from whence you can continue to Europe. You can also connect with flights to Europe and Australia from Johannesburg.
The Malawian ferry Ilala runs twice a week between Likoma Island and Cobuè, Mozambique. The train is the best way to get between Malawi and northern Mozambique. There are twice-weekly trains between Nampula and Cuamba. Crossing other points of the Malawian border will involve a bus, a car or feet. If you're heading for southern Mozambique, there are buses between Mwanza and Zóbuè. Other bus routes between Malawi and Mozambique include Nsanje and Villa de Sena, just south of the Zambezi River, and Chiponde and Mandimba.
The only land crossing between Malawi and Tanzania is at the Songwe River bridge north of Kaporo, in the far northwestern tip of Malawi. Buses make the run twice a day. The main crossing point between Malawi and Zambia is about 30km (20mi) east of Chipata, on the main road between Lilongwe and Lusaka. All crossing points on the Malawi border are open roughly from to .