There are 5 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, 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
14h 38m$252–697Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Kapiri Mposhibus
- Take the bus from Kapiri Mposhi to Nakonde Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Magufuli Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminalbus
46h 8m$88–92Bus, train
- 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 22hDrive 1,905.4 km
- Drive from Kitwe to Arushacar 1,905.4 km
34h 6m$280–404Drive, 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
13h 13m$306–813
Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Arusha (ARK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitwe to Arusha is to bus which costs $88 - $92 and takes 46h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Kitwe to Arusha is to drive and fly and taxi which takes 13h 13m and costs $300 - $850.
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 and train which takes 2 days 22h and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 38m to get from Kitwe to Arusha, including transfers.
Arusha is 1h ahead of Kitwe. It is currently 6:22 AM in Kitwe and 7:22 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.
There are 577+ hotels available in Arusha.
What companies run services between Kitwe, Zambia and Arusha, Tanzania?
You can take a bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Central Bus Terminal via Kapiri Mposhi, Kapiri Mposhi, Nakonde Bus Stn, Tunduma Terminal, Magufuli Bus Terminal, Kimara, Ubungo, and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal in around 46h 8m.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- 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
- +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
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $12–14
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Kapiri Mposhi to Nakonde Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
- Phone
- +255 754864829
- newforce@163.com
- Website
- newforcebus.co.tz
Bus from Tunduma Terminal to Magufuli Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- 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
- 9h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- bmcoach.co.tz
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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