How long is the flight from United States to Zambia?

Flight times vary depending on what airport in United States you fly out of and what airport in Zambia you fly into. For example, flying from New York to Lusaka takes 20h 40m on average. On the other hand, flying from Boston to Lusaka takes 28h 30m on average. Keep in mind that it’s always quicker to opt for a non-stop flight, so be sure to check momondo if there are any available for your route.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from United States to Zambia?

Qatar Airways, Air France, and KLM are the most popular carriers operating from United States to Zambia

What airlines fly to Zambia?

Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Air and Emirates are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Zambia from United States according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 58% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Zambia. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Zambia on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from United States to Zambia?

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As of August 2026, there are 7 operators available to choose from for flights from United States to Zambia.

How old do you have to be to fly from United States to Zambia?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from United States to Zambia.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Zambia?

The required travel and health documents for your Zambia trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Zambia. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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7:35 pm - 7:50 amATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-LUN Lusaka

29h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

9:55 pm - 3:15 pmLUN Lusaka-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

24h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$981Qatar Airways

Mon, Jan 4 - Tue, Mar 9

7:35 pm - 7:50 amATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-LUN Lusaka

29h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

9:25 pm - 3:55 pmLUN Lusaka-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

24h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$981Qatar Airways

Mon, Jan 25 - Tue, Apr 13

2:45 pm - 7:50 amATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-LUN Lusaka

34h 05m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Doha Hamad Intl

9:25 pm - 10:23 pmLUN Lusaka-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

30h 58m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,077American Airlines

Mon, Jan 25 - Tue, Apr 13

3:00 pm - 7:50 amATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-LUN Lusaka

33h 50m2 stops Philadelphia Doha Hamad Intl

9:25 pm - 10:23 pmLUN Lusaka-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

30h 58m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,087American Airlines

Mon, Jan 25 - Tue, Apr 13

7:35 pm - 7:50 amATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-LUN Lusaka

29h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

10:05 am - 3:15 pmLUN Lusaka-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

36h 10m3 stops Harare Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Doha Hamad Intl

$1,098Multiple Airlines

Mon, Jan 4 - Tue, Mar 9

7:10 pm - 8:35 amATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-LUN Lusaka

31h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:05 pm - 3:55 pmLUN Lusaka-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

54h 50m2 stops Dar Es Salaam Doha Hamad Intl

$1,136Multiple Airlines

Fri, Aug 28 - Fri, Sep 4

1:45 pm - 9:15 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-LUN Lusaka

36h 30m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

6:15 pm - 6:35 amLUN Lusaka-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

19h 20m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$1,171Kenya Airways

Sun, Nov 1 - Mon, Nov 30

1:45 pm - 5:25 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-LUN Lusaka

20h 40m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Harare

1:55 am - 6:35 amLUN Lusaka-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

35h 40m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$1,171Kenya Airways

Sun, Nov 1 - Sun, Nov 29

10:00 pm - 1:20 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-LUN Lusaka

21h 20m2 stops Abidjan Felix H. Boigny Addis Ababa Bole

2:10 am - 8:00 pmLUN Lusaka-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 50m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abidjan Felix H. Boigny

$1,194Ethiopian Air

Wed, Sep 23 - Tue, Sep 29

10:00 pm - 1:20 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-LUN Lusaka

21h 20m2 stops Abidjan Felix H. Boigny Addis Ababa Bole

2:10 am - 8:00 pmLUN Lusaka-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 50m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abidjan Felix H. Boigny

$1,279Ethiopian Air

Wed, Aug 26 - Sun, Sep 6

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5:40 pm - 9:40 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-LUN Lusaka

34h 00m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Johannesburg OR Tambo

2:15 pm - 4:05 pmLUN Lusaka-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

31h 50m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Paris Charles de Gaulle

$1,401Multiple Airlines

Thu, Aug 13 - Mon, Oct 5

6:15 pm - 1:30 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-LUN Lusaka

37h 15m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Johannesburg OR Tambo

2:15 pm - 3:35 pmLUN Lusaka-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

31h 20m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,496Multiple Airlines

Fri, Aug 14 - Tue, Aug 25

9:00 pm - 8:35 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-LUN Lusaka

29h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

10:20 am - 3:40 pmLUN Lusaka-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

35h 20m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Doha Hamad Intl

$1,609Qatar Airways

Fri, Aug 14 - Tue, Aug 25

10:00 pm - 1:10 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-LUN Lusaka

33h 10m2 stops Abidjan Felix H. Boigny Addis Ababa Bole

2:10 am - 8:00 pmLUN Lusaka-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 50m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abidjan Felix H. Boigny

$1,616Ethiopian Air

Mon, Aug 10 - Fri, Aug 28

10:55 am - 9:55 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-LUN Lusaka

53h 00m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Dar Es Salaam Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

3:10 pm - 8:55 amLUN Lusaka-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

23h 45m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,725Ethiopian Air

Fri, Aug 14 - Tue, Aug 25

1:20 am - 2:25 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-LUN Lusaka

31h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

2:15 pm - 10:30 pmLUN Lusaka-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

38h 15m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Doha Hamad Intl

$1,808Qatar Airways

Thu, Aug 13 - Sun, Aug 30

11:00 am - 5:25 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-LUN Lusaka

24h 25m3 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Harare

1:55 am - 4:37 pmLUN Lusaka-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

44h 42m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

$2,155Kenya Airways

Thu, Aug 13 - Sun, Oct 4

10:20 pm - 9:40 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-LUN Lusaka

53h 20m3 stops Milan Malpensa Dubai Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

9:35 pm - 6:55 pmLUN Lusaka-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

51h 20m2 stops Dubai Intl Milan Malpensa

$2,342Emirates

Fri, Aug 14 - Fri, Aug 21

1:20 am - 2:25 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-LUN Lusaka

31h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:25 pm - 8:50 amLUN Lusaka-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$2,617JetBlue

Thu, Aug 13 - Fri, Aug 21

4:25 pm - 2:35 pmLGA New York LaGuardia-LUN Lusaka

40h 10m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Dubai Intl

9:35 pm - 9:54 pmLUN Lusaka-LGA New York LaGuardia

30h 19m2 stops Dubai Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$3,357Emirates

Fri, Aug 14 - Sun, Aug 30

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Qatar Airways

Jan 4

ATL7:35 pmAtlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

29h 15m

1 stop

LUN7:50 amLusaka

Mar 9

LUN9:55 pmLusaka

24h 20m

1 stop

ATL3:15 pmAtlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$981

Qatar Airways

Nov 25

ATL7:35 pmAtlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

29h 15m

1 stop

LUN7:50 amLusaka

Dec 8

LUN9:55 pmLusaka

24h 20m

1 stop

ATL3:15 pmAtlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,011

Qatar Airways

Jan 25

ATL7:35 pmAtlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

29h 15m

1 stop

LUN7:50 amLusaka

Apr 13

LUN9:25 pmLusaka

39h 07m

2 stops

ATL6:32 amAtlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,047

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Ethiopian Air

Sep 23

JFK10:00 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

21h 20m

2 stops

LUN1:20 amLusaka

Sep 29

LUN2:10 amLusaka

23h 50m

2 stops

JFK8:00 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,194

Ethiopian Air

Aug 26

JFK10:00 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

21h 20m

2 stops

LUN1:20 amLusaka

Sep 6

LUN2:10 amLusaka

23h 50m

2 stops

JFK8:00 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,279

Ethiopian Air

Sep 2

JFK10:00 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

21h 20m

2 stops

LUN1:20 amLusaka

Sep 22

LUN2:10 amLusaka

23h 50m

2 stops

JFK8:00 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,307

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ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson - LUN Lusaka

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Mon 1/4

7:35 pm-7:50 am

1 stop29h 15m

Lusaka

Tue 3/9

9:55 pm-3:15 pm

1 stop24h 20m

$981

AtlantaLusaka

ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson - LUN Lusaka

ATLLUN

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Mon 1/25

7:35 pm-7:50 am

1 stop29h 15m

Lusaka

Tue 4/13

9:25 pm-3:55 pm

1 stop24h 30m

$981

AtlantaLusaka

ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson - LUN Lusaka

ATLLUN

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Mon 1/25

2:45 pm-7:50 am

2 stops34h 05m

Lusaka

Tue 4/13

9:25 pm-10:23 pm

2 stops30h 58m

$1,077

AtlantaLusaka

ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson - LUN Lusaka

ATLLUN

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Mon 1/25

3:00 pm-7:50 am

2 stops33h 50m

Lusaka

Tue 4/13

9:25 pm-10:23 pm

2 stops30h 58m

$1,087

AtlantaLusaka

ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson - LUN Lusaka

ATLLUN

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Mon 1/4

7:35 pm-7:50 am

1 stop29h 15m

Lusaka

Tue 3/9

10:05 am-3:15 pm

3 stops36h 10m

$1,098

AtlantaLusaka

ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson - LUN Lusaka

ATLLUN

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Fri 8/28

7:10 pm-8:35 am

1 stop31h 25m

Lusaka

Fri 9/4

3:05 pm-3:55 pm

2 stops54h 50m

$1,136

New YorkLusaka

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - LUN Lusaka

JFKLUN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 11/1

1:45 pm-9:15 am

1 stop36h 30m

Lusaka

Mon 11/30

6:15 pm-6:35 am

1 stop19h 20m

$1,171

New YorkLusaka

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - LUN Lusaka

JFKLUN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 11/1

1:45 pm-5:25 pm

2 stops20h 40m

Lusaka

Sun 11/29

1:55 am-6:35 am

1 stop35h 40m

$1,171

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JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - LUN Lusaka

JFKLUN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 9/23

10:00 pm-1:20 am

2 stops21h 20m

Lusaka

Tue 9/29

2:10 am-8:00 pm

2 stops23h 50m

$1,194

New YorkLusaka

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - LUN Lusaka

JFKLUN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 8/26

10:00 pm-1:20 am

2 stops21h 20m

Lusaka

Sun 9/6

2:10 am-8:00 pm

2 stops23h 50m

$1,279

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How old do you have to be to fly from United States to Zambia?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from United States to Zambia.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Zambia?
The required travel and health documents for your Zambia trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Zambia. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $928	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,739 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
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Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom $1,193	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 4,478 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
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Emirates	PriceFrom $1,497	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.1 3,648 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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