There are 7 ways to get from Arusha to Gaborone 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
best- Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)taxi
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Gaborone (GBE)plane JRO - GBE
10h 1m$278–711Bus
cheapest- 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 5h$216–317Bus via Lusaka
- Take the bus from Central Bus Terminal to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Magufuli Bus Terminal to Tunduma Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminal to Francistownbus
- Take the bus from Francistown Bus Rank to Gaborone Bus Rankbus
2d 15hTrain, drive, bus
- Take the train from Arusha to Dar es Salaamtrain
- Take the train from Dar es salaam to Mbeyatrain
- Drive from Mbeya to Nakondecar
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Francistownbus
- Take the bus from Francistown Bus Rank to Gaborone Bus Rankbus
3d 9hDrive 3,426.8 km
- Drive from Arusha to Gaboronecar 3,426.8 km
2d 3h$426–615Fly from Arusha
- Fly from Arusha (ARK) to Gaborone (GBE)plane ARK - GBE
10h 6m$344–945Shuttle to Nairobi, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Arusha to Nairobi JKIA
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Gaborone (GBE)plane NBO - GBE
13h 54m$383–577
Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Gaborone (GBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arusha to Gaborone is to bus which costs $210 - $320 and takes 4 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Arusha to Gaborone is to taxi and fly which takes 10h 1m and costs $270 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Arusha to Gaborone. However, there are services departing from Central Bus Terminal and arriving at Gaborone via Ubungo, Dar Es Salaam, Cbd and Johannesburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 5h.
The distance between Arusha and Gaborone is 2700 km. The road distance is 3426.8 km.
The best way to get from Arusha to Gaborone without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 5h and costs $210 - $320.
It takes approximately 10h 1m to get from Arusha to Gaborone, including transfers.
Arusha to Gaborone bus services, operated by BM Luxury Coach, depart from Central Bus Terminal station.
The best way to get from Arusha to Gaborone is to bus via Lusaka which takes 2 days 15h and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $340 - $950 and takes 10h 6m.
Arusha to Gaborone bus services, operated by BM Luxury Coach, arrive at Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal station.
Gaborone is 1h behind Arusha. It is currently 9:22 AM in Arusha and 8:22 AM in Gaborone.
What companies run services between Arusha, Tanzania and Gaborone, Botswana?
You can take a bus from Central Bus Terminal to Gaborone Bus Rank via Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal, Magufuli Bus Terminal, Tunduma Terminal, Nakonde, Intercity Bus Terminal, and Francistown Bus Rank in around 2d 15h. Alternatively, Precision Air and Airlink fly from Arusha (ARK) to Gaborone (GBE) once a week.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Gaborone via Zanzibar, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Arusha to Gaborone via Zanzibar, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Nairobi to Gaborone via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- airbotswana.co.bw
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Gaborone via Nairobi, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Nairobi to Gaborone via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Nairobi to Gaborone via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Gaborone via Zanzibar, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Nairobi to Gaborone via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Gaborone via Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- 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
- $8–18
- Schedules at
- trc.co.tz
- Book at
- eticketing.trc.co.tz
- 3rd Class Sitting
- $8
- 2nd Class Sitting
- $11
- 2nd Class Sleeping
- $18
- 3rd Class (sitting)
- $8
- 2nd Class
- $11
- 2nd Class ( sleeping)
- $18
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Dar es salaam to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +255 765 486868
- Website
- bmcoach.co.tz
Bus from Central Bus Terminal to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- bmcoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +255 754864829
- newforce@163.com
- Website
- newforcebus.co.tz
Bus from Magufuli Bus Terminal to Tunduma Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- newforcebus.co.tz
- Phone
- +260 211 247 683
- info@juldanmotors.com
Bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Phone
- +260 97 9568820
- Website
- likili-motorways.com
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminal to Francistown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- likili-motorways.com
- Phone
- +267 2416471
- khandasexpress@yahoo.com
Bus from Francistown Bus Rank to Gaborone Bus Rank
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/khandaexpress
- Phone
- +267 73 325 312
- thenokoclan@gmail.com
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Francistown
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Phone
- +254722328595
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Arusha to Nairobi JKIA
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- 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
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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Yes, the driving distance between Arusha to Gaborone is 3427 km. It takes approximately 2 days 3h to drive from Arusha to Gaborone.
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