There are 7 ways to get from Arusha to Lusaka by taxi, plane, bus, train, shuttle, or car
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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 Lusaka (LUN)plane JRO - LUN
6h 25m$348–551Bus via Dar es Salaam
cheapest- Take the bus from Arusha to Dar es Salaambus
- Take the bus from Magufuli Bus Terminal to Tunduma Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
44h 52m$65–87Bus
- 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
39h 30mTrain, Private Transfer , bus
- Take the train from Arusha to Dar es Salaamtrain
- Take the train from Dar es salaam to Mbeyatrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Mbeya Airport to Tunduma
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusakabus
2d 12hDrive 2,126.8 km
- Drive from Arusha to Lusakacar 2,126.8 km
34h 18m$312–451Fly from Arusha
- Fly from Arusha (ARK) to Lusaka (LUN)plane ARK - LUN
6h 50m$354–805Train, drive, taxi
- 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 train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhitrain
- Take the taxi from New Kapiri Mposhi to Kabwetaxi
- Take the train from Kabwe to Lusakatrain
3d 2h
Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arusha to Lusaka is to bus via Dar es Salaam which costs $60 - $90 and takes 44h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Arusha to Lusaka is to taxi and fly which takes 6h 25m and costs $340 - $550.
The distance between Arusha and Lusaka is 1701 km. The road distance is 2126.8 km.
The best way to get from Arusha to Lusaka without a car is to train and Private Transfer and bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Arusha to Lusaka, including transfers.
The best way to get from Arusha to Lusaka is to bus which takes 39h 30m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $350 - $850 and takes 6h 50m.
Lusaka is 1h behind Arusha. It is currently 5:50 PM in Arusha and 4:50 PM in Lusaka.
Yes, the driving distance between Arusha to Lusaka is 2127 km. It takes approximately 34h 18m to drive from Arusha to Lusaka.
There are 347+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Arusha, Tanzania and Lusaka, Zambia?
You can take a bus from Central Bus Terminal to Lusaka via Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal, Ubungo, Kimara, Magufuli Bus Terminal, Tunduma Terminal, and Nakonde in around 39h 30m. Alternatively, World Ticket, Turkish Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Arusha (ARK) to Lusaka (LUN) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Lusaka via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Lusaka via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–650
Flights from Arusha to Lusaka via Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–700
Flights from Arusha to Lusaka via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–700
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Lusaka via Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Arusha to Lusaka via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Lusaka via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–650
Flights from Arusha to Lusaka via Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–700
Flights from Arusha to Lusaka via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Arusha to Lusaka via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Arusha to Lusaka via Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Lusaka via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Arusha to Lusaka via Seronera, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- 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
- 4 times 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
Train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +260-765-211826
- info@zrl.com.zm
- Website
- zrl.com.zm
Train from Kabwe to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- zrl.com.zm
- 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
- $20
- 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
- +254 718 370 639
- zanzibartours@gmail.com
- Website
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
Shuttle from Mbeya Airport to Tunduma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Schedules at
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
- Phone
- (+255) 784377027
- info@kidiaone.co.tz
- Website
- kidiaoneexpress.com
Bus from Arusha to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Schedules at
- kidiaoneexpress.com
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $17–95
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