There are 7 ways to get from Kitwe to Arusha by car, plane, bus, train, or taxi
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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 33m$322–997Bus
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$280–404Bus to Ndola, fly to Arusha
- Take the bus from Kitwe to Ndolabus
- Fly from Ndola (NLA) to Arusha (ARK)plane NLA - ARK
16h 48mDrive 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
10h 58m$386–1,163Bus 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
11h 54m
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 - $93 and takes 46h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Kitwe to Arusha is to drive and fly and taxi which takes 10h 58m and costs $380 - $1,200.
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 19h 33m to get from Kitwe to Arusha, including transfers.
Arusha is 1h ahead of Kitwe. It is currently 3:24 PM in Kitwe and 4:24 PM 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 593+ 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
- $290–950
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Ndola to Arusha via Lubumbashi International Airport, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
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
- $340–1,100
Flights from Ndola to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Lubumbashi International Airport, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Ndola to Arusha via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Ndola to Arusha via Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Ndola to Arusha via Nairobi, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Ndola to Arusha via Lubumbashi International Airport, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Ndola to Arusha via Lusaka, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Ndola to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Ndola to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Ndola to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Lubumbashi International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Ndola to Arusha via Nairobi, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- 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
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $12–15
- 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
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Kitwe to Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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