Trans-Cunene Corridor


The Trans-Cunene Corridor links the Port of Walvis Bay with southern Angola up to Lubango, over a distance of 1,600 km. The Corridor road infrastructure is supported by the northern railway line, which presently extends from the Port of Walvis Bay to Ondangwa (the Nehale Station). The construction of the line from Ondangwa to Oshikango is scheduled to be completed by 2008.

The Angolan Government is currently planning road rehabilitations nationwide, which include the Lubango–Santa Clara leg, extending the Trans-Cunene Corridor.

Distance Table

Country Location Distance from Walvis Bay Transit time
Angola Lubango 1,551 km 4 days
Namibia Tsumeb 575 km 1 day
  Windhoek 384 km 1 day
  Oshikango    

Transit Table

Border Post Operating Hours

Country Border post Operating hours
Namibia/Angola Oshikango/Santa Clara 08:00-18:00*

Please note that Namibia operates on daylight savings time during the winter months (April to September); summer months = GMT +2, winter months = GMT +1.

Truck drivers are advised to arrive at the border post before 16:00 to ensure timely clearance.

For further details on the customs or transport documents required at each border post along the Trans-Cunene Corridor, please contact the relevant office in the country concerned (see below).

Customs & Roads Authorities

Namibia

Western Region                
Walvis Bay                     
Tel.: +264 64 2086000             
Fax: +264 64 2086036             
e-mail: walvisbay@mof.gov.na         

Central Region
Windhoek
Tel.: +264 61 2092422 / 2092421
Fax: +264 61 220013
e-mail: windhoekregional@mof.gov.na

 

Northern Region

Oshakati    
Tel.: +264 65 229705    
Fax: +264 65 220546                
Oshikango Border Post            
Tel.: +264 65 264613 / 264623
                
URL: www.mof.gov.na
e-mail: informationcentre@mof.gov.na

Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication (MWTC)
Department of Transport: Director of Transport
Tel.: +264 61 2088624
Fax: +264 61 2088441

Roads Authority
Weighbridges Division
Windhoek                                 Tsumeb
Tel.: +264 61 2847009             Tel.: +264 67 222592
    
Permits Division
Tel.: +264 61 2847000  

Angola

Ministry of Transport
Tel.: +244 222 311581 / 311303
Fax: +244 222 311303 / 395933