There are 7 ways to get from Harare to Arusha by plane, taxi, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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 Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane HRE - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
5h 30m$248–366Bus, train via Tunduma
cheapest- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stnbus
- Take the train from Tunduma to Dar es salaamtrain
- Take the train from Dar es Salaam to Arushatrain
2d 21h$78–93Bus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Nakondebus
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Magufuli Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminalbus
2dBus, train
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- 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
2d 17hDrive 2,360.5 km
- Drive from Harare to Arushacar 2,360.5 km
39h$432–623Fly to Arusha
- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Arusha (ARK)plane HRE - ARK
5h 54m$124–500Fly to Nairobi, shuttle
- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Nairobi (NBO)plane HRE - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
9h 37m$284–565
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Harare to Arusha is to bus and train via Tunduma which costs $75 - $95 and takes 2 days 21h.
The fastest way to get from Harare to Arusha is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 30m and costs $240 - $370.
The distance between Harare and Arusha is 1802 km. The road distance is 2360.5 km.
The best way to get from Harare to Arusha without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 17h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Harare to Arusha, including transfers.
The best way to get from Harare to Arusha is to bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $120 - $500 and takes 5h 54m.
Arusha is 1h ahead of Harare. It is currently 10:27 AM in Harare and 11:27 AM in Arusha.
Yes, the driving distance between Harare to Arusha is 2360 km. It takes approximately 39h to drive from Harare to Arusha.
There are 461+ hotels available in Arusha.
What companies run services between Harare, Zimbabwe and Arusha, Tanzania?
You can take a bus from RoadPort to Central Bus Terminal via Inter-City Bus Terminus, Lusaka, Nakonde, Tunduma Terminal, Magufuli Bus Terminal, Kimara, Ubungo, and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal in around 2d. Alternatively, Air Zimbabwe, Air Tanzania, and two other airlines fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Arusha (ARK) 4 times a week.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–480
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Nairobi via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–480
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Nairobi via Lilongwe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–310
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Arusha via Nairobi, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Tunduma to Dar es salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $19–21
- Mukuba M2
- $20
- 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
- +263 78 694 9273
- cagtcoaches@gmail.com
- Website
- cagtours.co.zw
Bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Schedules at
- cagtours.co.zw
- 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
- Phone
- +255 754864829
- newforce@163.com
- Website
- newforcebus.co.tz
Bus from Tunduma Terminal to Magufuli Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- newforcebus.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
- $18–24
- 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 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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