Travellers from other parts of the world will probably have to fly via Europe or South Africa. The train is the best way to get between Malawi and northern Mozambique. There are twice-weekly trains between Nampula and Cuamba. Crossing other points of the Malawian border will involve a bus, car or feet. The only land crossing between Malawi and Tanzania is at the Songwe River bridge north of Kaporo, in the far north-western tip of Malawi.
Buses make the run twice a day.
All crossing points on the Malawi border are open roughly from 6 am to 6 pm. You can travel around Malawi by air, road, rail or boat. Distances between major centres are short and the roads are good. Air Malawi has a couple of flights a day between Lilongwe and Blantyre, and three flights a week between the capital and Mzuzu. Most buses in Malawi are operated by a private company called Stagecoach, which runs several different kinds of bus at varying levels of comfort and price.