There are 8 ways to get from Gaborone to Arusha by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Arusha
best- Fly from Gaborone (GBE) to Arusha (ARK)plane GBE - ARK
8h 42m$196–544Bus, train via Tunduma
- Take the bus from Gaborone Bus Rank to Francistown Bus Rankbus
- Take the bus from Francistown to Intercity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Nakondebus
- Take the train from Tunduma to Dar es salaamtrain
- Take the train from Dar es Salaam to Arushatrain
3d 8hBus
- 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$216–312Drive 3,427.4 km
- Drive from Gaborone to Arushacar 3,427.4 km
2d 3h$426–615Fly to Nairobi, shuttle
- Fly from Gaborone (GBE) to Nairobi (NBO)plane GBE - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
12h 49m$396–589Fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Gaborone (GBE) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane GBE - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
9h 57m$390–1,160Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, bus
- Fly from Gaborone (GBE) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane GBE - DAR
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminalbus
15h 26m$322–511Bus, 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
Gaborone (GBE) to Arusha (ARK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gaborone to Arusha is to bus which costs $210 - $320 and takes 4 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Gaborone to Arusha is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs $190 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Gaborone to Arusha. However, there are services departing from Gaborone and arriving at Central Bus Terminal via Park Station, Johannesburg and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 6h.
The distance between Gaborone and Arusha is 2642 km. The road distance is 3427.4 km.
The best way to get from Gaborone to Arusha without a car is to bus and train via Tunduma which takes 3 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Gaborone to Arusha, including transfers.
Gaborone to Arusha bus services, operated by AT and T Monnakgotla, depart from Gaborone station.
The best way to get from Gaborone to Arusha is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs $190 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $210 - $320 and takes 4 days 6h.
Gaborone to Arusha bus services, operated by AT and T Monnakgotla, arrive at Johannesburg station.
Arusha is 1h ahead of Gaborone. It is currently 7:31 PM in Gaborone and 8:31 PM in Arusha.
What companies run services between Gaborone, Botswana and Arusha, Tanzania?
Airlink, World Ticket, and seven other airlines fly from Gaborone (GBE) to Arusha (ARK) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gaborone to Central Bus Terminal via Johannesburg, Park Station, Cbd, Johannesburg, Dar Es Salaam, and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal in around 4d 6h.
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Gaborone to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Gaborone to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–360
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Gaborone to Arusha via Johannesburg, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Gaborone to Arusha via Addis Ababa, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Gaborone to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Gaborone to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Gaborone to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Gaborone to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Gaborone to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Gaborone to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Gaborone to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Gaborone to Nairobi via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Gaborone to Arusha via Addis Ababa, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Gaborone to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Gaborone to Arusha via Lusaka, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Gaborone to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Gaborone to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Gaborone to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Tunduma to Dar es salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
Train from New Kapiri Mposhi to Dar es salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- 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)
- $18
- Phone
- +267 2416471
- khandasexpress@yahoo.com
Bus from Gaborone Bus Rank to Francistown Bus Rank
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/khandaexpress
- Phone
- +260 97 9568820
- Website
- likili-motorways.com
Bus from Francistown to Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- likili-motorways.com
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Lusaka to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
Bus from Tlokweng to Kitwe
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +267 3995921/20
- Website
- monnakgotla.co.bw
Bus from Gaborone to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–31
- 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
- $15–41
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Saver
- $41
- Flexi
- $35
- 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
- Phone
- +255 765 486868
- Website
- bmcoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- bmcoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +254722328595
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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Yes, the driving distance between Gaborone to Arusha is 3427 km. It takes approximately 2 days 3h to drive from Gaborone to Arusha.
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