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Flights to Victoria Falls
World famousZimbabwe · Africa
The Smoke That Thunders: 1.7 km of the Zambezi dropping 108 m into a gorge.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Nonstop reach4 airports
Via JNB75 nonstops
Best monthsFeb–May, Aug–Oct
Daily budget$80–300
Everyone knows it, and it still deserves the trip. Here is every nonstop that gets you there — and a quieter place nearby when you're ready.
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Amber: nonstops into VFA (hub JNB) · Blue: your route
Open in app4 airports have scheduled nonstop service to VFA (Victoria Falls International Airport).
All 4 nonstop origins
| From | Airport | Airlines | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape TownSouth Africa | CPT | Kenya Airways, South African Airlink | ~3h 2m |
| Dar Es SalaamTanzania | DAR | Air Tanzania | ~3h 2m |
| NairobiKenya | NBO | Kenya Airways | ~3h 26m |
| Addis AbabaEthiopia | ADD | Ethiopian Airlines | ~4h 51m |
Via JNB — Johannesburg
Johannesburg is the hub for Victoria Falls: 75 airports fly there nonstop, then you continue on.
Show the 40 nearest as a list
| From | Airport | Airlines | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|
| PotgietersrusSouth Africa | PTG | Airlink | ~57m |
| GaberoneBotswana | GBE | Air Botswana, Airlink, South African Airways | ~58m |
| MpumalangaSouth Africa | MQP | Airlink, Safair | ~58m |
| HoedspruitSouth Africa | HDS | Airlink, CemAir | ~1h 1m |
| ManziniSwaziland | SHO | Airlink | ~1h 2m |
| SkukuzaSouth Africa | SZK | Airlink | ~1h 3m |
| BloemfonteinSouth Africa | BFN | Airlink, CemAir, Safair | ~1h 4m |
| MaseruLesotho | MSU | Airlink | ~1h 4m |
| MaputoMozambique | MPM | Airlink, Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique, Turkish Airlines | ~1h 8m |
| PietermaritzburgSouth Africa | PZB | Airlink | ~1h 9m |
| KimberleySouth Africa | KIM | Airlink, CemAir | ~1h 10m |
| DurbanSouth Africa | DUR | Airlink, CemAir, Safair, South African Airways, Turkish Airlines | ~1h 12m |
| Richard's BaySouth Africa | RCB | Airlink | ~1h 12m |
| SishenSouth Africa | SIS | Airlink | ~1h 17m |
| MargateSouth Africa | MGH | CemAir | ~1h 18m |
| UmtataSouth Africa | UTT | Airlink | ~1h 21m |
| BulawayoZimbabwe | BUQ | Airlink, Regional Air Lines | ~1h 27m |
| UpingtonSouth Africa | UTN | Airlink | ~1h 32m |
| East LondonSouth Africa | ELS | Airlink, CemAir, Safair | ~1h 34m |
| MaunBotswana | MUB | Air Botswana, Airlink, CemAir | ~1h 40m |
| VilankuluMozambique | VNX | Airlink | ~1h 40m |
| Port ElizabethSouth Africa | PLZ | Airlink, CemAir, Safair, South African Airways | ~1h 45m |
| HarareZimbabwe | HRE | Air Zimbabwe, Airlink, CemAir, Regional Air Lines, Safair, South African Airways | ~1h 49m |
| KasaneBotswana | BBK | Airlink, CemAir | ~1h 50m |
| BeiraMozambique | BEW | Airlink | ~1h 50m |
| GeorgeSouth Africa | GRJ | Airlink, CemAir, Safair | ~1h 55m |
| WindhoekNamibia | WDH | Airlink, South African Airways | ~2h 5m |
| LusakaZambia | LUN | Airlink, Key Airlines, Proflight Zambia, South African Airways | ~2h 7m |
| TeteMozambique | TET | Airlink | ~2h 11m |
| Cape TownSouth Africa | CPT | CemAir, Safair, Singapore Airlines, South African Airlink, South African Airways | ~2h 13m |
| BlantyreMalawi | BLZ | Airlink, Ethiopian Airlines | ~2h 19m |
| Walvis BayNamibia | WVB | Airlink | ~2h 24m |
| NdolaZambia | NLA | Airlink | ~2h 27m |
| LilongweMalawi | LLW | Airlink, Ethiopian Airlines | ~2h 30m |
| LubumashiCongo (Kinshasa) | FBM | Airlink, South African Airways | ~2h 40m |
| NampulaMozambique | APL | Airlink | ~2h 44m |
| NacalaMozambique | MNC | Airlink | ~2h 56m |
| PembaMozambique | POL | Airlink | ~3h 5m |
| AntananarivoMadagascar | TNR | Airlink | ~3h 19m |
| Dar Es SalaamTanzania | DAR | Air Tanzania, South African Airlink, South African Airways | ~3h 42m |
Showing the 40 nearest of 75.
Routings from major airports
| From | Stops | Via | Door to door |
|---|---|---|---|
Dallas-Fort WorthDFW
| 2 stops | ATL → JNB | ~22h 32m |
New YorkJFK
| 2 stops | ACC → JNB | ~20h 9m |
Los AngelesLAX
| 2 stops | ATL → JNB | ~25h 2m |
MiamiMIA
| 2 stops | GRU → JNB | ~21h 35m |
ChicagoORD
| 2 stops | EWR → JNB | ~21h 36m |
LondonLHR
| 1 stop | JNB | ~14h 40m |
TorontoYYZ
| 2 stops | EWR → JNB | ~20h 50m |
Why the world goes
Airports on both sides of the border with nonstops from Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nairobi and Addis; Chobe's elephants are an hour's drive into Botswana.
What to know
High water (Feb–May) is the spectacle, low water (Sep–Nov) lets you swim Devil's Pool. The KAZA univisa covers both countries.
Quieter alternatives nearby
Nyika Plateau & Lake MalawiMalawi · Still quiet · 0 nonstop airportsGorongosaMozambique · Still quiet · 1 nonstop airports
Background
Victoria Falls is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is one of the world's largest waterfalls, with a width of 1,708 m (5,604 ft). The region around it has a high degree of biodiversity in both plants and animals.
Questions
- Is there a nonstop flight to Victoria Falls?
- Yes — 4 airports fly nonstop to VFA (Victoria Falls International Airport), including Addis Ababa, Cape Town, Dar Es Salaam, Nairobi.
- Which airport do you fly into for Victoria Falls?
- VFA — Victoria Falls International Airport; LVI — Livingstone Airport. Most travelers connect through JNB (OR Tambo International Airport).
- When is the best time to visit Victoria Falls?
- Feb–May, Aug–Oct. High water (Feb–May) is the spectacle, low water (Sep–Nov) lets you swim Devil's Pool. The KAZA univisa covers both countries.
- What does Victoria Falls cost per day?
- Roughly $80–300 per person per day on the ground, before flights.
- Is Victoria Falls worth visiting?
- Airports on both sides of the border with nonstops from Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nairobi and Addis; Chobe's elephants are an hour's drive into Botswana.