* The main gateway airport is Gaborone - Sir Seretse Khama International.

+ Check in time: Recommended at 2 hours.

+ Airport to City: 9 miles/15 kilometers. There are taxis and buses from the airport to the city taking about 45 minutes.

+ Airport Tax: There is an airport tax of US$ payable on international departures.

* Scheduled airlines flying to and from Gaborone and their direct, scheduled destinations include:

+ Air Botswana (to/from Harare, Johannesburg, Lusaka, Nairobi, Victoria Falls, Windhoek).

+ Air France (to/from Paris).

+ Air Zimbabwe (to/from Harare, Windhoek).

+ British Airways (to/from London).

+ Commercial Airways (to/from Johannesburg).

* There are land borders with South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia (across the Zambezi River).

* Bus services operate from

+ Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe side) to Kasane.

+ Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) to Francistown.

+ Harare (Zimbabwe) to Gaborone and Francistown.

* Train services operate from

+ Johannesburg to Francistown.

+ Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) to Francistown.

* There is a ferry to and from Zambia across the Zambezi River at Kazangula.