There are 6 ways to get from Bulawayo to Arusha by plane, bus, car, taxi, 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 to Arusha
best- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Arusha (ARK)plane BUQ - ARK
10h 34m$171–689Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bulawayo to Hararebus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminalbus
2d 5h$121–127Drive 2,800.2 km
- Drive from Bulawayo to Arushacar 2,800.2 km
43h 28m$512–739Fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane BUQ - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
10h 19m$505–1,255Fly to Nairobi, shuttle
- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Nairobi (NBO)plane BUQ - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
13h 57m$370–984Bus via Dar es Salaam
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Arushabus
2d 7h$137–161
Bulawayo (BUQ) to Arusha (ARK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulawayo to Arusha is to bus which costs $120 - $130 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Bulawayo to Arusha is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 19m and costs $500 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulawayo to Arusha. However, there are services departing from Bulawayo and arriving at Central Bus Terminal via RoadPort and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Bulawayo and Arusha is 2074 km. The road distance is 2800.2 km.
The best way to get from Bulawayo to Arusha without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 5h and costs $120 - $130.
It takes approximately 10h 34m to get from Bulawayo to Arusha, including transfers.
Bulawayo to Arusha bus services, operated by Bravo Tours, depart from Bulawayo station.
The best way to get from Bulawayo to Arusha is to fly which takes 10h 34m and costs $170 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $130 and takes 2 days 5h.
Bulawayo to Arusha bus services, operated by Bravo Tours, arrive at Harare station.
Arusha is 1h ahead of Bulawayo. It is currently 2:32 PM in Bulawayo and 3:32 PM in Arusha.
What companies run services between Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and Arusha, Tanzania?
Airlink, Air Tanzania, and four other airlines fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Arusha (ARK) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bulawayo to Central Bus Terminal via Harare, RoadPort, and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Bulawayo to Nairobi via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Bulawayo to Nairobi via Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Bulawayo to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Bulawayo to Arusha via Harare, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Arusha via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Bulawayo to Arusha via Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Bulawayo to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Phone
- +263 71 3800001
- info@bravotours.co.zw
- Website
- bravotours.co.zw
Bus from Bulawayo to Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- bravotours.co.zw
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- info@srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $76
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $76
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +255 765 486868
- Website
- bmcoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- 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
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Phone
- +(263) 77 608 6257
- ask@citybuscoaches.com
- Website
- citybuscoaches.com
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- https://citybuscoaches.com/
- Phone
- (+255) 784377027
- info@kidiaone.co.tz
- Website
- kidiaoneexpress.com
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Schedules at
- kidiaoneexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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