The traffic between Harare and Blantyre is increasing everyday, 5 years ago there was only bus plying the Harare-Blantyre route but the number of buses has increased to 3. The buses are Kynergy, TripTrans and ZUPCO. They leave Harare at 6:00am daily and arrive in Blantyre between 6:00pm and 7:00pm.
Cost of Transport: Buses cost US$25 or $30 Bond, all in hard cash form. If you choose to fly, there are daily flights for the route. Air Malawi flies everyday from Harare to Blantyre but with a 45 minute stopover in Lusaka.
Important Advice-Yellow Fever Card: Make sure that you carry a yellow fever vaccination card or face problems with Mozambique and Malawi Immigration officials.
Business Opportunities: Small scale
1.Buses travelling to Malawi from Harare are usually full with clothing material
2. Buses travelling from Malawi to Zimbabwe have Kilombero Rice and goods imported from a Chinese warehouse in Limbe
Business Opportunities: Large Scale
A lot of Zimbabwean consultants are doing business in Malawi in areas such as Agriculture, Engineering and Construction.
A number of great opportunities also exist for entrepreneurs and we will cover more of this in our book on Investment Opportunities coming out next week. Equally important are contact details of reliable people you can do business with in Blantyre. Our book is a collection of entrepreneurship stories and features some of our best read articles as well as previously unpublished material.
