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Border post · Zimbabwe to Zambia

Victoria Falls

Matabeleland North · 17.93°S 25.85°E

Short answer

Victoria Falls border post is open 24 hours a day on the Zimbabwean side (checked 18 October 2026). It crosses to Livingstone in Zambia.

Hours
Open 24 hoursZimbabwean side · checked
Other side
Livingstone (Zambia)
Nearest town
Victoria Falls
Road
A8

What to know

  • 24 hours since 13 November 2025, when General Notice 2265A of 2025 under the Immigration Act took effect; before that 06:00 to 22:00. Zambia Tourism's January 2026 visa notice says the Victoria Falls border is now open 24 hours, though Zambia's customs order of 2021 still reads 06:00 to 20:00 for business at Livingstone, and KAZA.org and Zambia Tourism's border list still print the old hours.
  • The Victoria Falls Bridge over the Second Gorge carries road, rail and a footway, with a border post at each end, so a day trip across to Livingstone is easy. A day-tripper visa into Zambia costs US$10, and the KAZA UniVisa, US$50, covers repeated crossings between Zambia and Zimbabwe for up to 30 days.
  • Before Covid the post cleared more than 1,000 people a day. The 24-hour order was gazetted the day before the first Zambia-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission met in Harare.
  • 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 Zambia asks of your passport: visa, fees and the papers it wants to see

Check the entry rules for Zambia before you go.

Quick answers

What time does Victoria Falls border post open and close?

24 hours on the Zimbabwean side. 24 hours since 13 November 2025, when General Notice 2265A of 2025 under the Immigration Act took effect; before that 06:00 to 22:00. Zambia Tourism's January 2026 visa notice says the Victoria Falls border is now open 24 hours, though Zambia's customs order of 2021 still reads 06:00 to 20:00 for business at Livingstone, and KAZA.org and Zambia Tourism's border list still print the old hours.

Where does Victoria Falls border post go?

It crosses to Livingstone in Zambia. The nearest Zimbabwean town is Victoria Falls.

Places to stay within 40 km

8
  • Nkosi Guest Lodge
    Hotel · 5 star · Acacia Crescent, Victoria Falls
    +263 83 284 7321thebayetecollection.com
    3.0 KM
  • Mambo Backpackers Village
    Hostel · Courtney Selous Crescent
    +263 77 413 0091
    2.0 KM
  • PheZulu Guest Lodge
    Hotel · 4 star · Mopane Road, Vicoria Falls
    +263 83 284 7321thebayetecollection.com
    2.9 KM
  • Batonka Guest Lodge
    Hotel · Reynard Road
    +263 83 284 7189batonkaguestlodge.com
    2.3 KM
  • Bayete Guest Lodge
    Hotel · Manyika Road, Victoria Falls
    +263 83 284 7321thebayetecollection.com
    3.1 KM
  • Drift Inn
    Hotel · Wood Road, Victoria Falls
    +263 83 284 0112driftinnvicfalls.com
    2.3 KM
  • Insika Lodge
    Hotel · Parkway Drive, Victoria Falls Municipality
    +263 8677 009851insikalodge.com
    4.3 KM
  • Mopani Lodge
    Hotel · Mopani Road, Victoria Falls
    +263 83 284 6023mopani.travel
    3.1 KM

Sources

  1. ZimLive, Victoria Falls border post operating hours extended to 24 hours, under General Notice 2265A of 2025 (14 November 2025)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  2. Tourism Update, Vic Falls border now open 24 hours (18 November 2025)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  3. Zambia Tourism Agency, Updated visa fees for 2026 (7 January 2026)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  4. Zambia, Statutory Instrument 62 of 2021, Customs and Excise (Ports of Entry and Routes) (Amendment) Order (customs hours on the Zambian side, 22 April 2021)checked 18 Oct 2026, official
  5. SADC non-tariff barriers register, NTB-000-075, table of border operating hours (2019 progress report)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  6. KAZA.org, border crossings guide (2026)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  7. Zambia Tourism Agency, Zambia border crossings (undated, Zambian side hours)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  8. Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, Getting to Zimbabwe (lists the ten main road border posts, no hours)checked 18 Oct 2026, official
  9. The Chronicle, It's all systems go at borders (1 December 2020)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  10. 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
  11. ZIMRA, Temporary Importation for Visitors' Vehicles (undated guide: TIP, third party insurance, carbon tax, road access fee)checked 18 Oct 2026, official
  12. 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
  13. Wikipedia, Victoria Falls Bridgechecked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  14. Wikipedia, Roads in Zimbabwe (A-road numbers and end points)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  15. OpenStreetMap, border control node at the Victoria Falls postchecked 18 Oct 2026, one source only

Cite as: Travel Africa Guide, "Victoria Falls border post hours", checked 18 October 2026, https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/border-posts/victoria-falls/