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Border post · Zimbabwe to Mozambique

Nyamapanda

Mashonaland East · 16.96°S 32.85°E

Short answer

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

Hours
06:00 to 18:00Zimbabwean side · checked
Other side
Cuchamano (Mozambique)
Nearest town
Kotwa
Road
A2

What to know

  • Zimbabwe publishes no hours. Kweli's border table (August 2026) gives 06:00 to 18:00, though the same table has 24-hour Chirundu and Forbes at old hours; the SADC table of 2019 had both sides at 06:00 to 20:00. Arrive before 18:00.
  • The Harare to Tete road, at the end of the A2, and a truck corridor on to Malawi. The Mozambican post is spelt Cuchamano or Cochemane, and Kweli warns that missing transit bonds at Cuchamano customs are a common cause of delay.
  • Zimbabwe and Mozambique announced on 22 November 2025 that Nyamapanda-Cuchamano and Forbes-Machipanda would become one-stop border posts, with the framework agreement to be finished by the end of the third quarter of 2026. In 2023 the government said the post would be rehabilitated as part of the Harare to Nyamapanda road project.
  • Foreign-registered cars need a Temporary Import Permit from ZIMRA at the border (ZIMRA says its services are free; hired cars need a Commercial TIP backed by a clearing agent's guarantee) and pay carbon tax and third party insurance at the ZIMRA counter, in US dollars. ZIMRA's own guide puts the two at US$10 and US$30 a month and the Herald (July 2026) at about US$40 together for a car. The US$10 road access fee that light vehicles paid on each entry was scrapped by Statutory Instrument 113 of 2026, gazetted on 24 July 2026, because ZINARA's toll gates already charge for the road.
  • 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 Mozambique asks of your passport: visa, fees and the papers it wants to see

Check the entry rules for Mozambique before you go.

Quick answers

What time does Nyamapanda border post open and close?

06:00 to 18:00 on the Zimbabwean side. Zimbabwe publishes no hours. Kweli's border table (August 2026) gives 06:00 to 18:00, though the same table has 24-hour Chirundu and Forbes at old hours; the SADC table of 2019 had both sides at 06:00 to 20:00. Arrive before 18:00.

Where does Nyamapanda border post go?

It crosses to Cuchamano in Mozambique. The nearest Zimbabwean town is Kotwa.

Places to stay within 40 km

3
  • The Pumpkin Hotel
    Hotel
    20.4 KM
  • NYADOTA RIVER
    Campsite
    12.8 KM
  • VHOMBOZI RIVER
    Campsite
    13.1 KM

Sources

  1. Kweli, Border posts in Southern Africa: hours, one-stop crossings and operator guides (data read 16 August 2026)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  2. Kweli, Nyamapanda Border Post: Tete Corridor guide 2026 (updated 17 August 2026)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  3. SADC non-tariff barriers register, NTB-000-075, table of border operating hours (2019 progress report)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  4. 360 Mozambique, Governments of Mozambique and Zimbabwe aim to establish one-stop border posts by the end of 2026 (23 November 2025)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  5. The Sunday Mail, Ports of entry get boost (27 August 2023)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  6. Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, Getting to Zimbabwe (lists the ten main road border posts, no hours)checked 18 Oct 2026, official
  7. 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
  8. ZIMRA, Temporary Importation for Visitors' Vehicles (undated guide: TIP, third party insurance, carbon tax, road access fee)checked 18 Oct 2026, official
  9. 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
  10. Wikipedia, Nyamapandachecked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  11. Wikipedia, Roads in Zimbabwe (A-road numbers and end points)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  12. OpenStreetMap, Nyamapanda town node (no border control node is mapped; the post is just east of the town)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only

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