South African Airways (SAA) operates daily flights between Johannesburg, Cape Town and Windhoek. Air Namibia flies twice-weekly between Windhoek and Harare (Zimbabwe), Lusaka (Zambia) and Gaborone (Botswana). There are border crossings from Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa and bus companies service these routes. Driving between South Africa and Namibia is quite comfortable on well-made roads, and it's also possible to hitch, although truckies expect to be paid these days (about US$1.50 per 100km).

Namibia is well served by domestic air routes, although flying is an expensive way to get around. There are regular flights from Eros Airport in Windhoek to Tsumeb, Rundu, Katima Mulilo, Keetmanshoop, Lüderitz, Swakopmund and Oshakati. Charter-flight operators are numerous, although their services are more expensive still. Bus services are limited to a few luxury coaches that connect Windhoek to Cape Town and Johannesburg, but local minibuses run up and down the B1 from Oshakati to Keetmanshoop. The Trans-Namib Railway operates a reasonable service that connects most major towns. The trains are reliable and carry economy and sleeper classes, and if you're not in a rush they represent a pleasant and inexpensive - if extremely slow - way to see the country.

However, the easiest way to get around Namibia is to drive and an excellent system of tarred roads covers the country. Cars, motorbikes and 4WDs are available for hire, but they are very expensive and the cost of fuel to cover such vast distances is a factor also. A cheaper way to see the country is to join an organised camping tour, and this is a particularly good option to get to far-flung and difficult places like the Skeleton Coast, Damaraland, the Kaokoveld, Kunene Valley and Bushmanland. Typically these are low-tech camping-and-transport affairs. There are taxis in Windhoek and a local-bus service also.