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Kenneth Kaunda International Airport

Lusaka, ZM

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Kenneth Kaunda International Airport

Lusaka, Zambia · Africa

Lusaka's international door is the 2021 Terminal 2 hall 25.8 km from the Main Post Office — orange-band taxis and Yango, not Uber, with one 24-hour Pearl Lounge after security.

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6.6/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities7.0
Food & retail6.2
Ground access5.6
Reliability6.2
Lounges6.8

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Kenneth Kaunda International Airport

Lusaka, Zambia · Africa

Lusaka's international door is the 2021 Terminal 2 hall 25.8 km from the Main Post Office — orange-band taxis and Yango, not Uber, with one 24-hour Pearl Lounge after security.

Airportist Score

6.6/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities7.0
Food & retail6.2
Ground access5.6
Reliability6.2
Lounges6.8

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Arrive
3 h
before international flights
Typical security
20 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
30–50 min (Great East Road traffic and rain)
Orange-band airport taxis
Cheapest to city
Yango
In-app quote — needs mobile data · 30–50 min (app ETAs vary; overnight leftover-lags)
Lounge
1
1 rated worth it
Terminals
2
(T1 domestic, T2 international from 5 Aug 2021)

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Pearl Lounge Zambia

Terminal 2International airside

The only network lounge at LUN. Airside T2 second floor near Gate 4, 24 hours, max 3 hours. DragonPass leftover 08:00–20:00 leftover-conflicts Priority Pass 24 hours — sit 24 hours. Showers not on the Collinson amenity list.

Access: Priority Pass · LoungeKey · DragonPass · Day pass

Hours: 00:00–23:59 daily

Amenities: Air conditioning · Hot and cold buffet · Alcoholic drinks (standard; spirits may be charged) · Wi-Fi · Children's play area · Separate smoking room · Disabled access · Flight information · Digital membership cards accepted

Best for: International departures · Families · Late-night waits

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Lounge & amenity notes

Lounge, food, and quiet-spot picks pulled from the markdown guide.

From Lounges, Food & Amenities

Pearl Lounge Zambia (NAS / MAC2000 joint venture, opened with T2) is the live Priority Pass / LoungeKey / DragonPass room. Airside T2 2nd floor near Gate 4. 24 hours. Max 3 hours. International and transit only.
Collinson/Mastercard amenities: AC, alcohol, Wi-Fi, TV, newspapers, refreshments, disabled access, digital cards, children's play area, separate smoking room. Showers not listed — Sleeping in Airports leftover "showers yes" leftover-conflicts; sit no showers until PP prints them.
DragonPass extra names (Vhakacha, Khami, Blueberry, Premium Luxury) are leftover scraped rooms from other airports — not LUN.
T2 food: Nomads Restaurant, Msasa Safaris, House of Manji, Prime Biltong, Numeric juice bar, Hiya ice-cream. T1: T Jensen Coffee. No operator 24-hour restaurant; the lounge is the late-night kitchen.
Free Wi-Fi is advertised in KKIA terminals (ZACL services page). SSID unpublished. Traveller leftover "it never worked" — do not bet a boarding pass on it.
Protea Hotel Lusaka International Airport is the on-campus sleep. No lockers in the terminal (Sleeping in Airports).

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