There are 6 ways to get from Arusha to Zimbabwe 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)
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)JRO - HRE
5h 23m$312–588Fly from Arusha
cheapest- Fly from Arusha (ARK) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)ARK - HRE
5h 48m$128–572Bus
- 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 Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPort
2dTrain, Private Transfer , bus
- Take the train from Arusha to Dar es Salaam
- Take the train from Dar es salaam to Mbeya
- Take a shuttle bus from Mbeya Airport to Tunduma
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPort
2d 21hDrive 2,360.7 km
- Drive from Arusha to Harare2,360.7 km
38h 57m$432–623Train, drive, bus
- Take the train from Arusha to Dar es Salaam
- Take the train from Dar es salaam to Mbeya
- Drive from Mbeya to Nakonde
- Take the train from Nakonde to Serenje
- Take the bus from Serenje to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPort
3d 6h
Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arusha to Zimbabwe is to fly which costs $120 - $600 and takes 5h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Arusha to Zimbabwe is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 23m and costs $310 - $600.
The distance between Arusha and Zimbabwe is 1796 km. The road distance is 2360.7 km.
The best way to get from Arusha to Zimbabwe without a car is to train and Private Transfer and bus which takes 2 days 21h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Arusha to Zimbabwe, including transfers.
The best way to get from Arusha to Zimbabwe is to bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $120 - $600 and takes 5h 48m.
Zimbabwe is 1h behind Arusha. It is currently 5:44 PM in Arusha and 4:44 PM in Zimbabwe.
Yes, the driving distance between Arusha to Zimbabwe is 2361 km. It takes approximately 38h 57m to drive from Arusha to Zimbabwe.
There are 229+ hotels available in Zimbabwe.
What companies run services between Arusha, Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
You can take a bus from Central Bus Terminal to RoadPort via Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal, Ubungo, Kimara, Magufuli Bus Terminal, Tunduma Terminal, Nakonde, Lusaka, and Inter-City Bus Terminus in around 2d. Alternatively, Precision Air, Air Zimbabwe, and four other airlines fly from Arusha (ARK) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) twice daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Arusha to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Arusha to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Website
- airzimbabwe.aero
Flights from Arusha to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Arusha to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- 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
- $8–18
- 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 Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- 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
Bus from Serenje to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Phone
- +263 78 694 9273
- cagtcoaches@gmail.com
- Website
- cagtours.co.zw
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Schedules at
- cagtours.co.zw
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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