There are 8 ways to get from Kitwe to Arusha by car, plane, bus, train, 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.
Drive to Lubumbashi International Airport, fly to Arusha
best- Drive from Kitwe to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)car
- Fly from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Arusha (ARK)plane FBM - ARK
19h 28m$282–797Bus, train
cheapest- 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
2d 22h$59–76Bus
- Take the bus from Kitwe to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminalbus
45h 45m$85–91Drive 1,905.4 km
- Drive from Kitwe to Arushacar 1,905.4 km
34h 6m$280–404Bus to Ndola, fly to Arusha
- Take the bus from Kitwe to Ndolabus
- Fly from Ndola (NLA) to Arusha (ARK)plane NLA - ARK
18h 34mBus to Ndola, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Kitwe to Ndolabus
- Fly from Ndola (NLA) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane NLA - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
8h 14mDrive to Lubumbashi International Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Drive from Kitwe to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)car
- Fly from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane FBM - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
9h 33m$406–1,163Bus via Power Tools Bus Station
- Take the bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Intercity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Arushabus
2d$83–109
Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Arusha (ARK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kitwe to Arusha is to bus and train which costs $55 - $80 and takes 2 days 22h.
The fastest way to get from Kitwe to Arusha is to drive and fly and taxi which takes 9h 33m and costs $400 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Kitwe to Arusha. However, there are services departing from Kitwe and arriving at Central Bus Terminal via Intercity Bus Terminus and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 45m.
The distance between Kitwe and Arusha is 1563 km. The road distance is 1905.4 km.
The best way to get from Kitwe to Arusha without a car is to bus which takes 45h 45m and costs $85 - $95.
It takes approximately 19h 28m to get from Kitwe to Arusha, including transfers.
Kitwe to Arusha bus services, operated by Euro-Africa Bus Service, depart from Kitwe station.
Kitwe to Arusha bus services, operated by Euro-Africa Bus Service, arrive at Lusaka station.
Arusha is 1h ahead of Kitwe. It is currently 11:54 PM in Kitwe and 12:54 AM in Arusha.
Yes, the driving distance between Kitwe to Arusha is 1905 km. It takes approximately 34h 6m to drive from Kitwe to Arusha.
What companies run services between Kitwe, Zambia and Arusha, Tanzania?
You can take a bus from Kitwe to Central Bus Terminal via Lusaka, Intercity Bus Terminus, and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal in around 45h 45m.
- Website
- flightlink.co.tz
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Ndola to Arusha via Nairobi, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Ndola to Arusha via Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Ndola to Arusha via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Ndola to Arusha via Lubumbashi International Airport, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Ndola to Arusha via Lubumbashi International Airport, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Ndola to Arusha via Lusaka, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Ndola to Arusha via Nairobi, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Ndola to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Ndola, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Ndola to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- 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
- $34–38
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $34–38
- Mukuba M2
- $36
- 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
- +260 977 772 025
Bus from Kitwe to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- info@srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- 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
- Phone
- +260 212 217 118
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $11–14
Bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $15–18
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- Juldan Motors
Bus from Kitwe to Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Juldan Motors
Bus from Kitwe to Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Juldan Motors
Bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Juldan Motors
- Phone
- (+255) 784377027
- info@kidiaone.co.tz
- Website
- kidiaoneexpress.com
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Schedules at
- kidiaoneexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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