There are 6 ways to get from Butare to Mbeya by bus, taxi, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Huye to Kigalibus
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Mbeyabus
2d 2hBus via Mbeya
cheapest- Take the bus from Huye to Kigalibus
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Mbeyabus
2d 5h$76–154Taxi 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$370–1,000Bus via Dar es Salaam
- Take the bus from Huye to Kigalibus
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Dar es Salaambus
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Mbeyabus
2d 9h$85–188Bus, 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$364–1,051Bus 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$306–838
Kamembe International Airport (KME) to Mbeya Airport (MBI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Butare to Mbeya is to bus via Mbeya which costs $75 - $160 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Butare to Mbeya is to bus and fly which takes 12h 31m and costs $300 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Butare to Mbeya. However, there are services departing from Huye and arriving at Mbeya via Nyabugogo Bus Stn, Numak Complex, Kampala and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Butare and Mbeya is 2886 km.
The best way to get from Butare to Mbeya without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 2 days 2h to get from Butare to Mbeya, including transfers.
Butare to Mbeya bus services, operated by Volcano Express Ltd, depart from Huye station.
Butare to Mbeya bus services, operated by Volcano Express Ltd, arrive at Kigali station.
Mbeya is 1h ahead of Butare. It is currently 10:10 AM in Butare and 11:10 AM in Mbeya.
There are 23+ hotels available in Mbeya.
What companies run services between Butare, Rwanda and Mbeya, Tanzania?
You can take a bus from Huye to Mbeya via Kigali, Nyabugogo Bus Stn, Trinity Bus Terminal, Numak Complex, Kisenyi Taxi Park, Kampala, and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal in around 2d 2h.
- 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
- $370–1,000
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Kigali International Airport, Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Kigali International Airport, Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Kigali International Airport, Entebbe, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Bujumbura to Mbeya Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Bujumbura to Mbeya Airport via Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Bujumbura to Mbeya Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
- 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
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- info@srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Kampala to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +255 754864829
- newforce@163.com
- Website
- newforcebus.co.tz
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–22
- Schedules at
- newforcebus.co.tz
- Phone
- +254 701 110011
- Website
- mozaico.co.ke
Bus from Kampala to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Estimated price
- $1
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