Transport in Namibia

The beginnings of organised travel and transport routes in the territory of South West Africa, today Namibia, have not yet been established.

[1] Archaeological work has dated one stretch of road in the south-western Brandberg Massif to c. 1250 AD.

[2] The first permanent road, established for ox wagons, was built at the initiative of Heinrich Schmelen, Rhenish missionary in Bethanie in the early 19th century.

It led from Bethanie to Angra Pequeña, today the town of Lüderitz, and was intended to serve the natural harbour there in order to become independent of the Cape Colony.

[5] Namibia has a relatively high prevalence of road accidents, compared to its sparse population.

The B2 between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund . Windy conditions and the proximity of sand dunes lead to reduced visibility, and sand covering the tarmac
B4 highway near Luderitz
Point of view on the D826 road to Sossusvlei .
Map of the rail network of Namibia
TransNamib train near Kolmanskop .