Lusaka eSIM
In Lusaka you connect to MTN or Airtel, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 24 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- MTN and Airtel
- Real speed in Zambia
- 24 Mbps median, 5 Mbps for the slowest tenth68 travellers across Zambia, rolling 90 days
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Lusaka
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $14.89 | $14.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $10.63 | $31.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $9.78 | $48.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $8.89 | $88.89 |
How Zambia compares across Africa
- Speed rank
- 18 of 20 destinations we sell in Africa
- Regional median
- 29.5 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 21 percent of the median
- Upstream networks
- 2, MTN, Airtel
- 5G
- 4G only
- Next fastest nearby
- Tanzania, 24 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Madagascar, 22 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 2: Lusaka, Livingstone
- tenth percentile
- 5 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 68 travellers, rolling 90 days
Landing at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN)
- Airport
- LUN / FLKK
- Distance
- 27 km from the centre of Lusaka
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalZambia Airports Corporation Limited states "Both our Kenneth Kaunda and Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airports offer free WiFi services that are accessible throughout our terminal buildings", and its FAQ confirms "Wireless internet access (Wi-Fi) is available in the terminal buildings".
Getting into Lusaka
- Road transfer to central Lusaka, about 27 km northeast to southwest (LUN)
- Chelstone public bus route between the airport and the city (LUN)
- Ulendo ride-hailing service, or a private shuttle bookable in advance between city and airport (LUN)
Worth knowing about Lusaka
- Zambia Airports Corporation puts Kenneth Kaunda International Airport approximately 27 kilometres from Lusaka's main business district, northeast of the centre; it opened in 1967.
- The airport operator states free WiFi is accessible throughout the terminal buildings at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport.
- International flights use Terminal Two, which opened in August 2021 with six gates; Terminal One handles domestic flights and has no jet bridges.
- Ground transport listed by Zambia Tourism is car hire (Avis, Europcar), a private shuttle bookable in advance, the Chelstone public bus route and the Ulendo ride-hailing service.
- Livingstone, for Victoria Falls, is reached from the Lusaka area by the T1 Lusaka-Livingstone Road, about 430 km long, running via Mazabuka, Monze, Choma and Kalomo.
Sources for this page
Other cities in Zambia we cover
- Livingstone
- 375 km from Lusaka, nearest airport LVI