There are 5 ways to get from Butare to Mbeya by bus or plane
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Bus to Kigali International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Huye to Kigalibus
- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane KGL - MBI
10h 21m$316–837Bus 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$74–153Bus
- 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, 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
33h 20m$384–1,051Bus 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$84–188
Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Mbeya Airport (MBI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Butare to Mbeya is to bus via Mbeya which costs $70 - $160 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Butare to Mbeya is to bus and fly which takes 10h 21m and costs $310 - $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 993 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 10h 21m 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 9:23 PM in Butare and 10:23 PM in Mbeya.
There are 22+ 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 Kigali International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
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
- $300–800
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Bujumbura to Mbeya Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Bujumbura to Mbeya Airport via Entebbe, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
Flights from Bujumbura to Mbeya Airport via Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Bujumbura to Mbeya Airport via Kigali International Airport, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
Flights from Bujumbura to Mbeya Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- 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 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 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 Bujumbura
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- 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 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
- 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
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
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
- $46
- 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 Kampala to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- 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
- $20–22
- Schedules at
- newforcebus.co.tz
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–22
- 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
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