There are 5 ways to get from Arusha to Nampula by taxi, plane, bus, or car
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)
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Nampula (APL)JRO - APL
9h 16m$568–1,821Drive 2,013.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Arusha to Nampula2,013.3 km
33h 30m$251–362Bus via Lusaka
- Take the bus from Central Bus Terminal to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Magufuli Bus Terminal to Tunduma Terminal
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to 77 Nugget St
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Maputo
- Take the bus from Maputo to Nampula
4d 2hFly from Arusha
- Fly from Arusha (ARK) to Nampula (APL)ARK - APL
16h 21m$554–1,905Bus
- Take the bus from Central Bus Terminal to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Maputo
- Take the bus from Maputo to Nampula
5d 9h$309–467
Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Nampula (APL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arusha to Nampula is to drive which costs $250 - $370 and takes 33h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Arusha to Nampula is to taxi and fly which takes 9h 16m and costs $550 - $1,900.
The distance between Arusha and Nampula is 1372 km. The road distance is 2013.3 km.
The best way to get from Arusha to Nampula without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 9h and costs $300 - $470.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Arusha to Nampula, including transfers.
The best way to get from Arusha to Nampula is to bus via Lusaka which takes 4 days 2h and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $550 - $1,900 and takes 16h 21m.
Nampula is 1h behind Arusha. It is currently 8:45 AM in Arusha and 7:45 AM in Nampula.
Yes, the driving distance between Arusha to Nampula is 2013 km. It takes approximately 33h 30m to drive from Arusha to Nampula.
There are six+ hotels available in Nampula.
What companies run services between Arusha, Tanzania and Nampula, Mozambique?
You can take a bus from Central Bus Terminal to Nampula via Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal, Magufuli Bus Terminal, Tunduma Terminal, Nakonde, Lusaka, Intercity Bus Terminus, 77 Nugget St, Johannesburg, Maputo, and Maputo in around 4d 2h. Alternatively, World Ticket and Kenya Airways fly from Arusha (ARK) to Nampula (APL) 5 times a week.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Nampula via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Nampula via Nairobi, Lilongwe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Nampula via Zanzibar, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Nampula via Dar es Salaam, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Arusha to Nampula via Zanzibar, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Arusha to Nampula via Dar es Salaam, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Arusha to Nampula via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Arusha to Nampula via Lake Manyara, Kilimanjaro International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- 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 961806060
- mazhandu69@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to 77 Nugget St
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +258 87 599 8555
- Website
- etragomz.com
Bus from Maputo to Nampula
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–148
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
- Single
- $148
- 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
- $180–240
- Schedules at
- mkombelogistics.com
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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