There are 4 ways to get from Butare to Mbeya by bus, shuttle, taxi, or plane
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Bus, Private Transfer
best- Take the bus from Huye to Kigalibus
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminalbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tunduma to Mbeya
26h 49m$150–349Taxi to Kamembe International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Butare to Kamembe International Airport (KME)taxi
- Fly from Kamembe International Airport (KME) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane KME - MBI
35h 25m$330–900Bus to Kigali International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Huye to Kigalibus
- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane KGL - MBI
12h 31m$296–788Bus, bus to Bujumbura, fly
- Take the bus from Huye to Kigalibus
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Bujumburabus
- Fly from Bujumbura (BJM) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane BJM - MBI
34h 50m$354–1,001
Kamembe International Airport (KME) to Mbeya Airport (MBI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Butare to Mbeya is to bus and Private Transfer which costs $150 - $350 and takes 26h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Butare to Mbeya is to bus and fly which takes 12h 31m and costs $290 - $800.
The distance between Butare and Mbeya is 2203 km.
The best way to get from Butare to Mbeya without a car is to bus and Private Transfer which takes 26h 49m and costs $150 - $350.
It takes approximately 26h 49m to get from Butare to Mbeya, including transfers.
Mbeya is 1h ahead of Butare. It is currently 1:04 AM in Butare and 2:04 AM in Mbeya.
There are 20+ hotels available in Mbeya.
What companies run services between Butare, Rwanda and Mbeya, Tanzania?
There is no direct connection from Butare to Mbeya. However, you can take the bus to Kigali, walk to Nyabugogo Bus Stn, take the bus to Trinity Bus Terminal, walk to Berelay Rd, take the bus to Tunduma Terminal, take the taxi to Tunduma, then take the shuttle to Mbeya. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Kamembe International Airport (KME) airport, fly to Mbeya Airport (MBI), walk to Mbeya Airport, then take the shuttle to Mbeya.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Kigali International Airport, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Kigali International Airport, Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Kigali International Airport, Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Kigali International Airport, Entebbe, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Bujumbura to Mbeya Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Bujumbura to Mbeya Airport via Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Bujumbura to Mbeya Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Huye to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Bujumbura
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
- Phone
- +254 718 370 639
- zanzibartours@gmail.com
- Website
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
Shuttle from Tunduma to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Schedules at
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Estimated price
- $1
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