There are 7 ways to get from Harare to Mbeya by plane, bus, shuttle, train, 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.
Fly to Mbeya Airport
best- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)HRE - MBI
6h 26m$121–485Bus, Private Transfer via Tunduma
cheapest- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stn
- Take a shuttle bus from Tunduma to Mbeya
27h 34m$101–223Bus, Private Transfer
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Nakonde
- Take a shuttle bus from Tunduma to Mbeya
24h 7mBus, train, Private Transfer
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Serenje
- Take the train from Serenje to Nakonde
- Take a shuttle bus from Tunduma to Mbeya
34h 22mDrive 1,386.5 km
- Drive from Harare to Mbeya1,386.5 km
20h 58m$254–366Fly to Iringa Airport, drive
- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Iringa Airport (IRI)HRE - IRI
- Drive from Iringa Airport (IRI) to Mbeya
19h 23m$161–560Fly to Songea, drive
- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Songea (SGX)HRE - SGX
- Drive from Songea (SGX) to Mbeya
21h 57m$176–590
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Mbeya Airport (MBI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Harare to Mbeya is to bus and Private Transfer via Tunduma which costs $100 - $230 and takes 27h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Harare to Mbeya is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs $120 - $490.
The distance between Harare and Mbeya is 1049 km. The road distance is 1386.5 km.
The best way to get from Harare to Mbeya without a car is to bus and Private Transfer which takes 24h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Harare to Mbeya, including transfers.
Mbeya is 1h ahead of Harare. It is currently 12:44 AM in Harare and 1:44 AM in Mbeya.
Yes, the driving distance between Harare to Mbeya is 1387 km. It takes approximately 20h 58m to drive from Harare to Mbeya.
There are 15+ hotels available in Mbeya.
What companies run services between Harare, Zimbabwe and Mbeya, Tanzania?
Air Zimbabwe and Air Tanzania fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Mbeya Airport (MBI) 3 times a week.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Iringa Airport via Lusaka, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Songea via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Songea via Lusaka, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Songea via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Songea via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Iringa Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Iringa Airport via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Iringa Airport via Lusaka, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Iringa Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Serenje to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- 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
- +260 211 247 683
- info@juldanmotors.com
Bus from Lusaka to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
Bus from Lusaka to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Phone
- +254 718 370 639
- zanzibartours@gmail.com
- Website
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
Shuttle from Tunduma to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Schedules at
- hoteltoursandtransfers.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
- $18
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
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