Livingstone eSIM
In Livingstone 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 Livingstone
| 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 Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)
- Airport
- LVI / FLHN
- Distance
- 5 km from the centre of Livingstone
- 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 in the terminal building. The 5 km figure is quoted by the operator as distance from Livingstone town, measured by road.
Getting into Livingstone
- Road transfer to Livingstone town, about 5 km (LVI)
- Road to Victoria Falls, about 15 km (LVI)
- Victoria Falls Bridge road crossing into Zimbabwe, with border posts on both approaches (LVI)
- T1 Lusaka-Livingstone Road to and from Lusaka, about 430 km (LVI)
Worth knowing about Livingstone
- Zambia Airports Corporation puts Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport 5 km from Livingstone town and 15 km from Victoria Falls; it was established in 1950 and is Zambia's second oldest airport.
- Landing at LVI puts you on the Zambian side of Victoria Falls. The Zimbabwean side is served by a separate airport, Victoria Falls Airport (IATA VFA, ICAO FVFA), 18 kilometres south of the town of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
- Moving between the two sides means an international border crossing: the Victoria Falls Bridge crosses the Zambezi below the falls and carries a road, railway and footway, with border posts on the approaches at both ends, at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and Livingstone in Zambia.
- The airport operator states free WiFi is accessible throughout the terminal building at Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport, which was rebuilt between 2011 and 2017 with a new terminal building, main runway and apron.
- Livingstone lies 10 km north of the Zambezi River and is linked to the Lusaka area by the T1 Lusaka-Livingstone Road, about 430 km long.
Sources for this page
Other cities in Zambia we cover
- Lusaka
- 375 km from Livingstone, nearest airport LUN