There are 7 ways to get from Gaborone to Arusha by plane, taxi, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Gaborone (GBE) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane GBE - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
9h 57m$379–959Bus via Harare
cheapest- Take the bus from Mbae Mbae Wy to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminalbus
2d 16h$143–149Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tlokweng to Kitwebus
- Take the bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Kapiri Mposhibus
- Take the train from New Kapiri Mposhi to Dar es salaamtrain
- Take the train from Dar es Salaam to Arushatrain
3d 22h$146–176Drive 3,427.9 km
- Drive from Gaborone to Arushacar 3,427.9 km
2d 2h$426–615Fly to Arusha
- Fly from Gaborone (GBE) to Arusha (ARK)plane GBE - ARK
8h 42m$265–643Fly to Nairobi, shuttle
- Fly from Gaborone (GBE) to Nairobi (NBO)plane GBE - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
12h 49m$484–738Bus
- Take the bus from Gaborone to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Dar Es Salaambus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminalbus
4d 6h$215–315
Gaborone (GBE) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gaborone to Arusha is to bus via Harare which costs $140 - $150 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Gaborone to Arusha is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs $260 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Gaborone to Arusha. However, there are services departing from Tlokweng Rd and arriving at Central Bus Terminal via Mbae Mbae Wy, RoadPort and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Gaborone and Arusha is 2699 km. The road distance is 3427.9 km.
The best way to get from Gaborone to Arusha without a car is to bus via Harare which takes 2 days 16h and costs $140 - $150.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Gaborone to Arusha, including transfers.
Gaborone to Arusha bus services, operated by City Bus Coaches, depart from Mbae Mbae Wy station.
The best way to get from Gaborone to Arusha is to bus via Harare which takes 2 days 16h and costs $140 - $150. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $260 - $650 and takes 8h 42m.
Gaborone to Arusha bus services, operated by City Bus Coaches, arrive at RoadPort station.
Arusha is 1h ahead of Gaborone. It is currently 6:34 PM in Gaborone and 7:34 PM in Arusha.
What companies run services between Gaborone, Botswana and Arusha, Tanzania?
You can take a bus from Tlokweng Rd to Central Bus Terminal via Gaborone, Mbae Mbae Wy, RoadPort, and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal in around 2d 16h. Alternatively, Airlink, Air Tanzania, and six other airlines fly from Gaborone (GBE) to Arusha (ARK) twice daily.
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Gaborone to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Gaborone to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Gaborone to Nairobi via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Gaborone to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Gaborone to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Gaborone to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Gaborone to Arusha via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Gaborone to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Gaborone to Arusha via Addis Ababa, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- regionaltanzania.com
Flights from Gaborone to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Gaborone to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from New Kapiri Mposhi to Dar es salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $34–39
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $34–38
- Mukuba M2
- $39
- Phone
- +255 800 11 0042
- info@trc.co.tz
- Website
- trc.co.tz
Train from Dar es Salaam to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Schedules at
- trc.co.tz
- Book at
- eticketing.trc.co.tz
- 3rd Class Sitting
- $8
- 2nd Class Sitting
- $11
- 2nd Class Sleeping
- $17
- 3rd Class (sitting)
- $8
- 2nd Class
- $11
- 2nd Class ( sleeping)
- $17
- Phone
- +(263) 77 608 6257
- ask@citybuscoaches.com
- Website
- citybuscoaches.com
Bus from Mbae Mbae Wy to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- https://citybuscoaches.com/
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- info@srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $76
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +255 765 486868
- Website
- bmcoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- bmcoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- bmcoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Tlokweng to Kitwe
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +260 212 217 118
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $12–15
- Phone
- +254722328595
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Phone
- +267 3995921/20
- Website
- monnakgotla.co.bw
Bus from Gaborone to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–31
- Schedules at
- monnakgotla.co.bw
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Gaborone to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Saver
- $40
- Flexi
- $34
- Full Flexi
- $31
- Phone
- +27 688 768 195
- mkombelogistics@gmail.com
- Website
- mkombelogistics.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Dar Es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Schedules at
- mkombelogistics.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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