There are 10 ways to get from Arusha to Botswana by taxi, plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly to Maun Airport
best- Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)taxi
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Maun Airport (MUB)plane JRO - MUB
14h 47m$568–1,621Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Arusha to Dar es Salaamtrain
- Take the train from Dar es salaam to New Kapiri Mposhitrain
- Take the bus from Kapiri Mposhi to Power Tools Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kitwe to Tlokwengbus
3d 22h$145–181Bus via Harare
- Take the bus from Central Bus Terminal to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Mbae Mbae Wybus
2d 15h$165–174Drive 3,426.8 km
- Drive from Arusha to Gaboronecar 3,426.8 km
2d 3h$426–615Fly Arusha to Gaborone
- Fly from Arusha (ARK) to Gaborone (GBE)plane ARK - GBE
9h 3m$294–795Taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly to Gaborone
- Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)taxi
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Gaborone (GBE)plane JRO - GBE
11h 38m$308–811Shuttle to Nairobi, fly to Gaborone
- Take a shuttle bus from Arusha to Nairobi JKIA
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Gaborone (GBE)plane NBO - GBE
13h 51m$423–687Shuttle to Nairobi, fly to Maun Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Arusha to Nairobi JKIA
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Maun Airport (MUB)plane NBO - MUB
13h 9m$573–797Taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly to Bulawayo, drive
- Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)taxi
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane JRO - BUQ
- Drive from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Francistowncar
11h 1m$343–981Bus
- Take the bus from Central Bus Terminal to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Gaboronebus
4d 7h$214–320
Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Maun Airport (MUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arusha to Botswana is to train and bus which costs $140 - $190 and takes 3 days 22h.
The fastest way to get from Arusha to Botswana is to fly which takes 9h 3m and costs $290 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Arusha to Botswana. However, there are services departing from Central Bus Terminal and arriving at Gaborone via Dar Es Salaam, Cbd and Johannesburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 7h.
The distance between Arusha and Botswana is 2412 km. The road distance is 3426.8 km.
The best way to get from Arusha to Botswana without a car is to bus via Harare which takes 2 days 15h and costs $165 - $175.
It takes approximately 14h 47m to get from Arusha to Botswana, including transfers.
Arusha to Botswana bus services, operated by BM Luxury Coach, depart from Central Bus Terminal station.
The best way to get from Arusha to Botswana is to bus via Harare which takes 2 days 15h and costs $165 - $175. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $290 - $800 and takes 9h 3m.
Arusha to Botswana bus services, operated by BM Luxury Coach, arrive at Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal station.
Botswana is 1h behind Arusha. It is currently 10:21 PM in Arusha and 9:21 PM in Botswana.
What companies run services between Arusha, Tanzania and Botswana?
You can take a bus from Central Bus Terminal to Gaborone via Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal, RoadPort, and Mbae Mbae Wy in around 2d 15h. Alternatively, Precision Air, Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Arusha (ARK) to Gaborone (GBE) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Maun Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Arusha to Gaborone via Zanzibar, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Gaborone via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Gaborone via Zanzibar, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Gaborone via Entebbe, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Nairobi to Gaborone via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Nairobi to Maun Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
- Website
- airbotswana.co.bw
Flights from Arusha to Gaborone via Zanzibar, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Gaborone via Nairobi, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Gaborone via Zanzibar, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Nairobi to Gaborone via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Nairobi to Gaborone via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Bulawayo via Entebbe, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Bulawayo via Nairobi, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Bulawayo via Dar es Salaam, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Maun Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Nairobi to Gaborone via Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Nairobi to Maun Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Gaborone via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–850
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Nairobi to Maun Airport via Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Phone
- +255 800 11 0042
- info@trc.co.tz
- Website
- trc.co.tz
Train from Arusha to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Schedules at
- trc.co.tz
- Book at
- eticketing.trc.co.tz
- 3rd Class Sitting
- $8
- 2nd Class Sitting
- $11
- 2nd Class Sleeping
- $17
- 3rd Class (sitting)
- $8
- 2nd Class
- $11
- 2nd Class ( sleeping)
- $17
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Dar es salaam to New Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $34–40
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $34–38
- Mukuba M2
- $40
- Phone
- +255 765 486868
- Website
- bmcoach.co.tz
Bus from Central Bus Terminal to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- bmcoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- info@srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $76
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +(263) 77 608 6257
- ask@citybuscoaches.com
- Website
- citybuscoaches.com
Bus from RoadPort to Mbae Mbae Wy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- https://citybuscoaches.com/
- Phone
- +260 212 217 118
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kapiri Mposhi to Power Tools Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $12–15
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Kitwe to Tlokweng
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $36
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +254722328595
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Arusha to Nairobi JKIA
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Phone
- +27 688 768 195
- mkombelogistics@gmail.com
- Website
- mkombelogistics.com
Bus from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Schedules at
- mkombelogistics.com
- Phone
- +267 3995921/20
- Website
- monnakgotla.co.bw
Bus from Johannesburg to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–31
- Schedules at
- monnakgotla.co.bw
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Johannesburg to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–41
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Saver
- $41
- Flexi
- $35
- Full Flexi
- $31
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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