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Border post · Zimbabwe to Botswana

Maitengwe

Matabeleland South · 20.12°S 27.23°E

Short answer

Maitengwe border post is open from 06:00 to 18:00 on the Zimbabwean side (checked 18 October 2026). It crosses to Maitengwe in Botswana.

Hours
06:00 to 18:00Zimbabwean side · checked
Other side
Maitengwe (Botswana)
Nearest town
Plumtree

What to know

  • Zimbabwe publishes no hours for its side. 06:00 to 18:00 is Botswana's figure for its Maitengwe post (Immigration Department list, April 2025). In 2012, while it was still being built, the Zimbabwean post ran a single shift with two officers.
  • About 60 km west of Plumtree, facing Botswana's post of the same name. In 2012 the Department of Immigration expected to finish it by the end of 2013, to take pressure off Plumtree and Beitbridge.
  • Quiet most of the year, then busy before Christmas when Zimbabweans coming home from Botswana use it to skip the Plumtree queue: in December 2016 the Chronicle counted 2,911 entries here against 1,582 the year before.
  • Carry US dollar cash. Border charges in Zimbabwe are quoted in US dollars; the ZiG has been the local currency since 8 April 2024, and paying in foreign currency stays legal until the end of 2030.

Bring with you

  • Your passport
  • The vehicle's registration papers
  • For a hired car, the rental company's letter of authority to take it across
  • Whatever Botswana asks of your passport: visa, fees and the papers it wants to see
Entry rules for Botswana

Quick answers

What time does Maitengwe border post open and close?

06:00 to 18:00 on the Zimbabwean side. Zimbabwe publishes no hours for its side. 06:00 to 18:00 is Botswana's figure for its Maitengwe post (Immigration Department list, April 2025). In 2012, while it was still being built, the Zimbabwean post ran a single shift with two officers.

Where does Maitengwe border post go?

It crosses to Maitengwe in Botswana. The nearest Zimbabwean town is Plumtree.

Sources

  1. Botswana Department of Immigration and Citizenship, ports of entry with operating hours (PDF, updated April 2025, copy hosted by pcf11.org)checked 18 Oct 2026, official
  2. The Herald, US$400 000 to complete border post, on Maitengwe and Mphoengs (17 January 2012)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  3. The Chronicle, Plumtree border opens 24 hours a day (23 December 2016)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  4. The Herald, Govt scraps duplicative access fees in transport sector, on Statutory Instrument 113 of 2026 (28 July 2026)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  5. Wikipedia, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG official currency since 8 April 2024; foreign currency payments valid until 31 December 2030)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  6. OpenStreetMap, Border Botswana - Zimbabwe node at Maitengwechecked 18 Oct 2026, one source only

Cite as: Travel Africa Guide, "Maitengwe border post hours", checked 18 October 2026, https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/border-posts/maitengwe/