Home to over 3-million people, Lusaka is the capital of Zambia. It is the largest city in the country and remains to grow at a rapid speed. With streets that are lined with colourful markets, friendly people and a host of exciting activities, a direct flight into Lusaka is certainly worth it!
If you’re planning a trip to Lusaka, do so with SAA and experience award-winning excellence.
Check-in for flights to Lusaka
Check-in times
- Check-in time for all regional flights is 2 hours and 30 minutes prior to departure.
- Online check-in for e-ticket holders opens 24 hours before flight departures and closes 2 hours prior to international flight departures.
Online check-in
SAA offers an internet check-in service. Check-in online
This service enables you to:
- Print your boarding pass up to 24 hours prior to flight departure.
- Select or change your seat.
Mobile check-in
SAA’smobile check-in service allows you to check in from your internet-enabled mobile phone. Go to m.flysaa.com and:
- Submit your e-ticket number or booking reference number on the check-in screen.
- Download your online boarding pass including Apple's Passbook.
- On arrival at the airport show your online boarding pass to security for scanning.
Self check-in kiosks
Our self-service check-in kiosks are available at the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and King Shaka International Airport in Durban.
Use these user-friendly touchscreen devices to:
- Print your boarding pass; and
- Select your seat.
Please note that:
- This check-in option is available to all passengers with confirmed flight tickets on South African Airways.
- All self-service check-in kiosks close 90 minutes before departure time.
Bag drop counter
- Bag drop counters are for passengers with checked baggage who have checked in using flysaa.com or a self-service check-in kiosk.
- After you’ve printed your online boarding pass, proceed to the bag drop counter where your baggage will be tagged and sent to the aircraft.
SAA Flights
Lusaka Car Rental and Airports Transfers
For your direct flights to Lusaka and your vehicle rental or airport transfers, you can book it all in one go with SAA. Follow the link below, select your requirements, and rest easy knowing that your transport requirements will be taken care of by Africa’s number one airline carrier.
Car Rental
Airport Transfers
Lusaka Hotels
Let SAA assist in arranging your stay in beautiful Lusaka. Visit Hotels.com® to find the right accommodation for your budget.
Things to do in Lusaka
- Munda Wanga Environmental Park. If you are an animal lover with a soft spot for abused, endangered and rehabilitated animals, then this is the place for you! Munda Wanga Environmental Park rehabilitates animals for re-entry into the wild, including pangolins and owls. They also have a breeding program for genets and cerval cats.
- Lusaka City Market. Chaotic, congested, full of life, people, commerce, music and bustling energy – absolutely anything can be bought from any of the market’s hundreds of sidewalk vendors.
- Zambia National Museum. Visit the National Museum to learn more about Zambia’s urban, cultural, ethnographic, political and archaeological history.
- Kalimba Reptile Park. Often referred to as the 'Croc Park', is not only a crocodile and snake zoo, but a great spot to grab a beer and a crocodile meat sandwich, though you’ll need a 4x4 to get here. There’s also a swimming pool, fishing pond, crazy golf and a children’s playground.
- Namwandwe Gallery. Home to the impressive private collection of businessman and patron of the arts John Kapotwe, some of the best contemporary Zambian and African art (paintings, sculptures, masks and fabrics), both of established and up-and-coming artists, can be found at this private gallery about 15km southeast of the city centre.
- Freedom Statue. Dedicated to freedom fighters and those who lost their lives in the struggle for Zambia’s independence, this dramatic piece depicts a man breaking his chains. It symbolises the country’s break with colonial bondage and was erected to celebrate Zambia’s independence in 1964.