Find cheap flights to Zambia from $849

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MOST POPULARLusaka
2+ stops from $961
Livingstone
2+ stops from $1,614
Ndola
1 stop from $2,214

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April

High season

December

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$849
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Flight from Dallas to Lusaka

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Zambia

  • Book at least 5 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be June and July. The cheapest month to fly to Zambia is April.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Zambia flight deals.
  • Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) in Lusaka is the main gateway in Zambia, connecting the country with the rest of the world. Regardless of the region, you are visiting, you will have to land at LUN before connecting to other domestic airports. John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York is the most popular departure airport for most airlines operating from the U.S. to Zambia, with most of them originating from the East Coast of the United States of America.
  • Travelers departing from the central part of the U.S. to Zambia are likely to fly through Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). Almost all flights taking this route land at LUN, with some of them making one-stop or two-stop connections before landing. Among the most common layovers are Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD), Dubai International Airport (DXB), and London Heathrow Airport (LHR).
  • Suppose you intend to explore the southern part of Zambia. In that case, consider booking a flight to Livingstone Airport (LVI). Several airlines travel along this route, with most of them making one-stop or two-stop connections in their capitals or hubs. For instance, Kenya Airways goes through Nairobi, Emirates Airways through Dubai, Turkish Airlines stops in Istanbul, and Qatar Airways stops in Doha.
  • Chipata is one of the most frequented towns in eastern Zambia. The administrative capital of the Eastern Province of Zambia is served by Chipata Airport (CIP). Flights from the U.S. will first land at LUN before domestic and regional airlines connect you to CIP. Proflight Zambia is a major carrier along this route, with the flight lasting about an hour and 10 minutes.
  •  Do you intend to cross over to Tanzania after your holiday in Lusaka? If yes, it might be a good idea if you booked a flight from LUN to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR). Air Tanzania provides the shortest flight between these two destinations. Other carriers involve layovers in Nairobi, Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, and Lilongwe.
  • Besides John F. Kennedy International Airport, other New York airports that operate flights to Zambia include Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA). Flights from both EWR and LGA land at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN), the country’s central hub.
  • When you are booking a flight from JFK to LUN, keep in mind that numerous airlines offer one-stop or two-stop flights along this route. For instance, Kenya Airways makes layovers in Nairobi and Harare, Emirates Airways flies through Dubai, and Qatar Airways stops in Doha.

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Top 5 airlines flying to Zambia

Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
8.3
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 10920 reviews
83entertainment
86crew
80food
83overall
83boarding
82comfort
Airline reviews
Pros: "Amazing crew, super hospitality, conformable sit"
Cons: "non for now, may later after much observations, other than that.. it was a great experience flying with Qatar airways.."
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Pros: "Amazing crew, super hospitality, conformable sit"
Cons: "non for now, may later after much observations, other than that.. it was a great experience flying with Qatar airways.."
Cons: "The crew at check in was really inconsiderate and has given us false information! Despite of what documents were required and submitted I was not allowed to board the plane."
Cons: "Please review booking 33UZCS made through your app and costing $1493. I was blocked by Qatar airlines from boarding. I need help in getting the issue addressed"
Pros: "Yeah everything was good flight timing was very accurate I loved their service"
Cons: "Hotel or a waiting area should be arranged in case of flight delay"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Everything and being on time and not loosing all my luggage"
Pros: "Crew was wonderful. Comfortable seat with nice meal. Overall loved it"
Pros: "Having social distance space to take a nap"
Cons: "I sat in the middle seat of the middle of the plane and the staff kept skipping me during meal and drink service because they assumed the other side took care of me. So that was annoying. I had to keep flagging them down."
Pros: "I had a cheap ticket and expected much less, but food was great, crew was creat, boarding was easy."
Cons: "The boarding was on small plane parked far away from the terminal and we had such a long bus ride I started to think "what is going on"..."
Pros: "The seat was ok... not too narrow neither too wide. All crews were awesone"
Cons: "Plz improve the foods and entertainments"
Pros: "On March 4, my wife and I made a flight from New York to Sydney with a transfer in Doha, Qatar. We flew the Qatar airline business class. Everything was great despite a very large flight. New plane, very clean. Wide comfortable seats turning into a large comfortable bed. Great menu and good wine list. All staff are professionally trained and very friendly. All this made this flight very comfortable and we were not tired."

Dirty plane. Urine on floor of lavatories, food was not cleaned from previous leg of flight prior to boarding, lavatories only cleaned once inflight. Boarded by group number, but did not inform passengers in terminal. So standing in line for ~40min.

Pros: "Smooth flight, staff very attentive, lots of great new movies to watch from"
Cons: "Staff kept reaching past me to shut my window without asking me first. Very rude."
Cons: "The crew service is very bad, they are rude. And the thing from dubai to Hyderabad one of the attendants doesn't even help with the luggage, don't close the top shelf behaved as if untounchavility prevailed which Is very bad"
Cons: "An airline not only with the best service but the best looking flight attendants. They genuinely smile"
Cons: "Everything!! My seat was not extra wide, it was broke and would not recline...14hr flight!! Entertainment system didn’t work right."
Cons: "Mechanical problems delayed the flight 1 1/2 hours. Other than that, the flight was good."
Pros: "Supportive to my family needs traveling with 2 babies"
Cons: "I was offered an upgrade to 1st class, but not to my wife, I m thankful but had to decline the upgrade. I was hoping for more courtesy for an upgrade to us both as traveling couple rather than to one only"
Cons: "I am an Emirates skywards member and I was placed in the middle seat when my preference on Emirates and Kayak is an aisle seat. After boarding it was explained to me that I couldn’t move to an aisle seat even though more than one seat was available. I asked to pay or to use miles I have accrued."
Pros: "Easy booking of flight"
Cons: "The gate changed in a Dubai without proper announcement, Ground staff should have visited the passengers waiting in the gate waiting area that was printed on boat pass and inform them to new gate. Instead they charged the passengers with no show fees and delayed departure for another 12 hours."
Pros: "Overall good experience, could have been better if we had got seats of our choice."
Cons: "If we could have got seats of our choice."
Cons: "The TVs and WiFi weren’t working. That’s why i fly Jet Blue. Also the flight was very crowded."
Cons: "Maintain their planes, we were delayed more than 3 hours and this was such a poor way to handle it."
Pros: "Crew was pleasant"
Cons: "Entertainment was archaic and inconsistent Information flow lacked timeliness for delays Rebooking system was extremely painfull"
Pros: "The gate agents/staff was pleasant and friendly, making sure I had a seat assignment prior to the flight."
Cons: "I think our delay was due to a mechanical problem, so our plane was switched to utilize another incoming plane, which pushed things back. The flight attendant taking care of my section seemed to be a little miffed at first, but warmed up. Sometimes we all have a bad day!"
Pros: "flights on the DCA-BOS route are the 2x2 planes, so no bad seats. Seats are also nice amount of space compared to some airlines."
Cons: "Not really the airline's fault, but there was bad weather on our route so we sat on the plane for 3 hours before we even took off. So for a 1.5 hr flight we were on the plane for 5+ hours."
Pros: "The plane was comfortable and the crew was friendly. We were able to board early with our child."
Cons: "For some reason they needed to check everyone's ticket and passport at the gate and again before getting onto the plane. Oh, and they got everyone onto a bus to drive them from the gate over to the plane which could have easily been walked to. They should have at least done a victory lap first."
Pros: "The friendly crew members"
Cons: "The snack items. After paying so much money for a flight to only be fed with a snack for a 4 and 1/2 hour flight is poor"
Pros: "The flight being over"
Cons: "Having to sit next to a non-working flight attendant who decided to fly sick, wouldn't even use a tissue, sneezed and coughed over and over and literally sniffled every few seconds for the entire flight. Also, I really enjoyed paying extra for priority boarding and a seat in the front row and ending up with my suitcase right rows back because of inconsiderate people."
Pros: "I liked the quick check in and everyone was polite and efficient"
Cons: "I don't have any negative comments"
Pros: "The help of the crew"
Cons: "The tv was damage and my girlfriend’s seat didn’t work. They serve firts the drinks and later the snacks. It should be together."
Pros: "Seat reclining was good. Fleece blankets were warm"
Cons: "Blankets had a really bad smell Food options were very limited - even bread was eggless"
Pros: "Helpful friendly crew, reasonable ticket prices."
Cons: "Luggage was delayed by 24 hours, customer service desk in Johannesburg EXTREMELY helpful, in Kigali they were clueless. Transit area very crowded, humid and stuffy."
Pros: "I was happy to avail of Wifi in the sky."
Cons: "No entertainment! For an major international flight, one expects some seatback entertainment"
Pros: "Crew members are extremely polite and friendly. Flight was delayed leaving Kigali captain spoke to each passenger and apologise - great professionalism."
Cons: "Entertainment was limited."
Pros: "The Flight attendants are all awesome and undesrtanding...and the open wifi ate Kigali airport was great."
Cons: "No vegetarian option Bad boarding procedures, no one gets direction and it was very slow"
Cons: "THERE WAS MEAT INSIDE MY "VEGETARIAN" MEAL!!! This is totally unacceptable!"
Pros: "I think that I appreciated all the details during the trip. As I get my kayak app in my IPhone, i firstly received a notice that the check in started.... At each step, I could see the time discounted through my phone"
Cons: "As I said, I liked everything. From the departure to the landing"
Cons: "My luggage was broken into and stolen. They sawed off the zip on my suitcase and broke the handle. Stole a number of personal items including a belt, perfume, t-shirts and cash."
Pros: "The planes and shuttles are nice and clean, and the staff are pleasant. I had a long layover in Kigali and the airline gave me accommodation and a food voucher (totally unexpected). Will definitely fly RwandAir again."
Pros: "I like everything about this airline... from the ticket prices, to their membership in Star Alliance, to their awesome customer service."
Pros: "The flight attendants were very attentive."
Cons: "My screen, the screen next to me, and the two screens behind me were not working so I was left without entertainment for 9 hours."
Pros: "Overall the flight experience was very good"
Cons: "I was soooo upset that the check in person when I was about to board the plane couldn't help me to change the seat number. Why is so Hard? Just switch numbers with other people and tell them the changes. US flight do that why Turkish flight doesn't!! Most of people fly alone, its that easy."
Cons: "The Ground crew didn’t know how to add a bag"
Cons: "They ran out of the food option I preferred. When I asked if another Food cart might have one, I was told they were completely gone. A few minutes later o heard my preferred meal choice offered to another guest."
Pros: "Crew"
Cons: "Food was late and terrible seating arrangements were horrible they placed my infant in a different section don’t recommend it if you are old or traveling with family"
Pros: "Good food for economy and crew was really nice . Great movie selection , nice amenity kit for economy."
Cons: "They weigh your carry on making you shift things . 31 inch pitch is tight for a long flight. Didn’t give 5 stars to the entertainment because although excellent selection , the touch screen is very slow to react making it frustrating."
Pros: "big screens, big movie selection, nice drink options, good menu"
Cons: "very small seats! hot on plane, with no optional vents, flight staff did not respond to multiple call button requests"
Pros: "They are professional all the way. They take great care of their passengers. The food was very good. They made sure we had as a comfortable trip as one can"
Pros: "Turkish Airlines offers an experience much better than your average two-hour plane hop in the U.S. There was a full meal served, staff were kind and didn’t try to sell a bunch of extra stuff to you, and there were many choices for in-flight entertainment."
Cons: "Unfortunately, the children on the plane were really poorly behaved and loud. In addition, the flight was delayed by 1 full hour and when we arrived in Vienna our luggage (and the luggage of many other passengers) had not been sent with us. We waited in line for luggage for 30 minutes, then another line for at least 30 more minutes to report the missing bag, and we were then told that it wouldn’t arrive for another day and would be delivered to us within a 3 hour window in the middle of the day. This was essentially an entire night and day lost to a mishap that the airline didn’t even notify us of when we landed. Pretty frustrating."

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