There are 6 ways to get from Butare to Mbeya by taxi, plane, or bus
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Taxi to Kamembe International Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Butare to Kamembe International Airport (KME)taxi
- Fly from Kamembe International Airport (KME) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane KME - MBI
25h 55m$370–1,100Bus 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$75–153Bus
- 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 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$366–938Bus, 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
25h 10m$424–1,251Bus 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$85–188
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 $70 - $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 $360 - $950.
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 1021 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 25h 55m 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 4:50 PM in Butare and 5:50 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 Kamembe International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Kigali International Airport, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Kigali International Airport, Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Kamembe International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Kigali International Airport, Mwanza, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
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
- $350–900
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Bujumbura to Mbeya Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Bujumbura to Mbeya Airport via Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Bujumbura to Mbeya Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- 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
- $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 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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