There are 9 ways to get from Botswana to Arusha by plane, taxi, 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.
Fly Gaborone to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Gaborone (GBE) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane GBE - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
8h 48m$298–808Fly Gaborone to Arusha
cheapest- Fly from Gaborone (GBE) to Arusha (ARK)plane GBE - ARK
8h 42m$194–512Bus, train via Tunduma
- Take the bus from Gaborone Bus Rank to Francistown Bus Rankbus
- Take the bus from Francistown to Intercity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Nakondebus
- Take the train from Tunduma to Dar es salaamtrain
- Take the train from Dar es Salaam to Arushatrain
3d 8hBus
- Take the bus from Gaborone to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Dar Es Salaambus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminalbus
4d 6h$217–323Drive 3,427.4 km
- Drive from Gaborone to Arushacar 3,427.4 km
2d 3h$426–615Fly Maun Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Maun Airport (MUB) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane MUB - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
13h 17m$498–784Fly Gaborone to Nairobi, shuttle
- Fly from Gaborone (GBE) to Nairobi (NBO)plane GBE - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
12h 35m$394–577Fly Maun Airport to Arusha
- Fly from Maun Airport (MUB) to Arusha (ARK)plane MUB - ARK
17h 56m$289–866Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tlokweng to Kitwebus
- Take the bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Kapiri Mposhibus
- Take the train from New Kapiri Mposhi to Dar es salaamtrain
- Take the train from Dar es Salaam to Arushatrain
3d 22h
Gaborone (GBE) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Botswana to Arusha is to bus which costs $210 - $330 and takes 4 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Botswana to Arusha is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs $190 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Botswana to Arusha. However, there are services departing from Gaborone and arriving at Central Bus Terminal via Park Station, Johannesburg and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 6h.
The distance between Botswana and Arusha is 2699 km. The road distance is 3427.4 km.
The best way to get from Botswana to Arusha without a car is to bus and train via Tunduma which takes 3 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Botswana to Arusha, including transfers.
Botswana to Arusha bus services, operated by AT and T Monnakgotla, depart from Gaborone station.
The best way to get from Botswana to Arusha is to bus which takes 4 days 6h and costs $210 - $330. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $190 - $550 and takes 8h 42m.
Botswana to Arusha bus services, operated by AT and T Monnakgotla, arrive at Johannesburg station.
Arusha is 1h ahead of Botswana. It is currently 5:04 PM in Botswana and 6:04 PM in Arusha.
What companies run services between Botswana and Arusha, Tanzania?
You can take a bus from Gaborone to Central Bus Terminal via Johannesburg, Park Station, Cbd, Johannesburg, Dar Es Salaam, and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal in around 4d 6h. Alternatively, Airlink, Air Tanzania, and four other airlines fly from Gaborone (GBE) to Arusha (ARK) twice daily.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Gaborone to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Gaborone to Arusha via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Gaborone to Arusha via Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Gaborone to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–470
Flights from Maun Airport to Arusha via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Gaborone to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Maun Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Gaborone to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Maun Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Ndola, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Maun Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Livingstone, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Gaborone to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Maun Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Gaborone to Arusha via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Gaborone to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Gaborone to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Gaborone to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Gaborone to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Tunduma to Dar es salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
Train from New Kapiri Mposhi to Dar es salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +255 800 11 0042
- info@trc.co.tz
- Website
- trc.co.tz
Train from Dar es Salaam to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times 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
- +267 2416471
- khandasexpress@yahoo.com
Bus from Gaborone Bus Rank to Francistown Bus Rank
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/khandaexpress
- Phone
- +260 97 9568820
- Website
- likili-motorways.com
Bus from Francistown to Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- likili-motorways.com
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Lusaka to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
Bus from Tlokweng to Kitwe
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $36
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +267 3995921/20
- Website
- monnakgotla.co.bw
Bus from Gaborone to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–32
- Schedules at
- monnakgotla.co.bw
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Gaborone to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–42
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Saver
- $42
- Flexi
- $36
- Full Flexi
- $32
- Phone
- +27 688 768 195
- mkombelogistics@gmail.com
- Website
- mkombelogistics.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Dar Es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Schedules at
- mkombelogistics.com
- Phone
- +255 765 486868
- Website
- bmcoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- bmcoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +254722328595
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Phone
- +260 212 217 118
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $12–15
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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