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AIR: Malawi’s national airline, Air Malawi (QM), does not operate intercontinental flights but offers a service between London and Lilongwe (via Johannesburg) in conjunction with Virgin Atlantic. Other airlines serving Malawi include British Airways, Kenya Airways, South African Airways and Air Zimbabwe. There are connections from Amsterdam to Lilongwe, via Nairobi on KLM/Kenya Airways. There are also connections between Malawi and Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Approximate flight times: From Lilongwe to London is approximately 15 hours.
International airports: Lilongwe (LLW) (Lilongwe International) is 22km (13 miles) from the city (travel time – 20 minutes). Taxis and a bus service are available to the city from the airport. Airport facilities include a duty-free shop, post office, local travel agents, car hire (Avis and SS Rent-a-Car), bank/bureau de change, restaurant and bar.
Blantyre (BLZ) (Chileka) is 18km (11 miles) from the city. There is a coach service to the city. Airport facilities include car hire (Avis and SS Rent-a-Car), restaurant and bar.
Departure tax: A passenger service charge of US$20 (payable in US currency) is levied on all international flights. Malawi passport holders can pay in local currency (K950). Children under two years of age and transit passengers are exempt.
ROAD: There are road connections with Mozambique at Mwanza in southwestern Malawi and at Chiponde in the east; with Tanzania at the Songwe River Bridge in the far northwest of the country; and with Zambia on the main Lilongwe–Lusaka highway near Chipata in the west. The route into Zimbabwe via the Tete corridor in Mozambique has been considered unsafe in the past but is now widely used by both visitors and business people.
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