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Travel to Mozambique

Flying to Mozambique

The national airline is LAM-Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (www.lam.co.mz). South African Airways (www.flysaa.com) operates flights from the UK and the USA to Mozambique via Johannesburg.

Flight times:

From London - 13 hours 30 minutes (including stopover); New York - 17 hours (including stopover).

Departure tax:

Included in the air fare.

Other airports in Mozambique

Nampula Airport

Airport Code: APL. Location: The airport is 4km (2.5 miles) east of the city. Website: N/A. Public transport description: N/A

Beira Airport

Airport Code: BEW. Location: The airport is 13km (8 miles) from the city (journey time - 15 minutes). Website: N/A. Public transport description: N/A

Maputo International Airport

Airport Code: MPM. Location: The airport is 3km (1.8 miles) northwest of the city. Website: N/A. Public transport description: Bus and taxi services run to the centre (journey time - 15 minutes).

Travel by rail

A train runs from Johannesburg and Pretoria to the Mozambique border at Ressano Garcia where there is a connection to Maputo. There is also a service connecting Maputo with Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, changing trains at Chicualacuala. Rail services are sometimes sporadic and unreliable.

Driving to Mozambique

There is a bus service from Johannesburg to Maputo. The journey takes about 8 to 9 hours.

Getting to Mozambique by boat

Cargo vessels call at Maputo and Beira, but there are no regular passenger services.

Cruise ships:

MSC Cruises (www.msccruises.co.za) runs cruises from Durban, South Africa to Maputo and Portuguese Island.




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