There are 5 ways to get from Dar es Salaam to Serengeti by plane, taxi, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended
Fly, taxi
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Fly from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Grumeti (GTZ)
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Take a taxi from Grumeti to Serengeti
Cheapest
Bus, drive via Mombasa
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Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Mombasa
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Take the bus from Mombasa to Nairobi
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Take the bus from Nairobi to Sirare
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Drive from Sirare to Serengeti
Bus, drive
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Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Nairobi
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Take the bus from Nairobi to Sirare
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Drive from Sirare to Serengeti
Bus, drive via Gerezani
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Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Nairobi
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Take the bus from Nairobi to Sirare
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Drive from Sirare to Serengeti
Drive
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Drive from Dar es Salaam to Serengeti
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The cost-effective way to get from Dar es Salaam to Serengeti is to bus and drive via Mombasa, which costs $30 - $50 and takes 34h 58m.
The quickest way to get from Dar es Salaam to Serengeti is to fly and taxi which costs $350 - $600 and takes 6h 29m.
The distance between Dar es Salaam and Serengeti is 738 km. The road distance is 1013.5 km.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Dar es Salaam to Serengeti, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Dar es Salaam Airport to Grumeti Airport. The quickest flight takes 9h 5m and has one stopover.
Yes, the driving distance between Dar es Salaam to Serengeti is 1013 km. It takes approximately 19h 28m to drive from Dar es Salaam to Serengeti.
APG Airlines, Kenya Airways, Oman Air and five other airlines offer flights from Dar es Salaam Airport to Grumeti Airport.
There are eight+ hotels available in Serengeti. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
The best way to get from Dar es Salaam to Dar es Salaam Airport is to taxi which takes 9 min and costs $7 - $9.
- Distance: 737.7 km
- Duration: 6h 29m
What companies run services between Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Serengeti, Tanzania?
There is no direct connection from Dar es Salaam to Serengeti. However, you can take the taxi to Dar es Salaam airport, fly to Grumeti, then take the taxi to Serengeti. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Urafiki, take the walk to Dar es Salaam, take the bus to Nairobi, take the walk to Nairobi, take the bus to Sirare, then take the drive to Serengeti.
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Dar es Salaam to Grumeti via Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320 - $550
Flights from Dar es Salaam to Grumeti via Mwanza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $280
Flights from Dar es Salaam to Grumeti via Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $240
Flights from Dar es Salaam to Grumeti via Arusha, Lake Manyara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320 - $550
Flights from Dar es Salaam to Grumeti via Zanzibar, Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490 - $1,100
- Website
- charterlines.com
Flights from Dar es Salaam to Grumeti via Dodoma, Mwanza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $290
Flights from Dar es Salaam to Grumeti via Geita, Mwanza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $300
Flights from Dar es Salaam to Grumeti via Arusha, Lake Manyara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $350
Flights from Dar es Salaam to Grumeti via Kilimanjaro, Lake Manyara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $310
Flights from Dar es Salaam to Grumeti via Nairobi, Musoma
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $320
- Website
- regionaltanzania.com
Flights from Dar es Salaam to Grumeti via Arusha, Lake Manyara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $410
Flights from Dar es Salaam to Grumeti via Kilimanjaro, Lake Manyara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $240
- Phone
- +255 744 666 643
- info@darlux.co.tz
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27 - $40
- Schedules at
- darlux-booking-and-parcels-office.business.site
- Normal
- $27 - $40
- Phone
- +254 0202210711
- ict@easycoach.co.ke
- Website
- easycoach.co.ke
Bus from Nairobi to Sirare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10 - $17
- Schedules at
- easycoach.co.ke
- Phone
- 0729356561
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Phone
- +254 709 897 000
- customercare@modern.co.ke
- Website
- modern.co.ke
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10 - $18
- Schedules at
- modern.co.ke
- VIP
- $18
- Business
- $17
- Normal
- $13
Bus from Mombasa to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6 - $9
- Schedules at
- modern.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 726 511 628
- info@theguardiancoach.com
- Website
- theguardian.co.ke
Bus from Nairobi to Sirare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7 - $9
- Schedules at
- theguardiancoach.com
- Book at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Estimated price
- $26 - $31
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