There are 8 ways to get from Kitwe to Kigoma by car, plane, bus, or train
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Drive to Lubumbashi International Airport, fly to Kigoma
best- Drive from Kitwe to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)car
- Fly from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Kigoma (TKQ)plane FBM - TKQ
18h 52m$334–948Bus
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 Dar es Salaam to Kigomabus
2d 9h$91–107Bus, train via Dar es Salaam
- Take the bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Kapiri Mposhibus
- Take the train from New Kapiri Mposhi to Dar es salaamtrain
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Kigomabus
2d 23hDrive 1,375 km
- Drive from Kitwe to Kigomacar 1,375 km
26h 18m$202–292Bus to Ndola, fly to Kigoma
- Take the bus from Kitwe to Ndolabus
- Fly from Ndola (NLA) to Kigoma (TKQ)plane NLA - TKQ
17h 57mBus to Ndola, fly to Bujumbura, drive
- Take the bus from Kitwe to Ndolabus
- Fly from Ndola (NLA) to Bujumbura (BJM)plane NLA - BJM
- Drive from Bujumbura (BJM) to Kigomacar
22h 24mBus to Lusaka, fly to Kigoma
- Take the bus from Kitwe to Lusakabus
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Kigoma (TKQ)plane LUN - TKQ
21h 23m$337–908Bus, 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 Kigomatrain
4d 6h
Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Kigoma (TKQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitwe to Kigoma is to bus which costs $90 - $110 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Kitwe to Kigoma is to drive and fly which takes 18h 52m and costs $330 - $950.
The distance between Kitwe and Kigoma is 987 km. The road distance is 1375 km.
The best way to get from Kitwe to Kigoma without a car is to bus and train via Dar es Salaam which takes 2 days 23h and costs .
It takes approximately 18h 52m to get from Kitwe to Kigoma, including transfers.
Kigoma is 1h ahead of Kitwe. It is currently 11:22 PM in Kitwe and 12:22 AM in Kigoma.
Yes, the driving distance between Kitwe to Kigoma is 1375 km. It takes approximately 26h 18m to drive from Kitwe to Kigoma.
There are six+ hotels available in Kigoma.
What companies run services between Kitwe, Zambia and Kigoma, Tanzania?
You can take a bus from Power Tools Bus Station to Kigoma via Kapiri Mposhi, Kapiri Mposhi, Nakonde Bus Stn, Tunduma Terminal, Magufuli Bus Terminal, Kimara, Ubungo, and Dar es Salaam in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Kigoma via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Ndola to Kigoma via Lubumbashi International Airport, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Ndola to Kigoma via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Ndola to Kigoma via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Lusaka to Kigoma via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Lusaka to Kigoma via Lubumbashi International Airport, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Lusaka to Kigoma via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Ndola to Bujumbura via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Ndola to Bujumbura via Lubumbashi International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Ndola to Bujumbura via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- 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 Kigoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Schedules at
- trc.co.tz
- 3rd Class Sitting
- $14
- 2nd Class Sitting
- $19
- 2nd Class Sleeping
- $26
- 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
- Website
- saratoga.co.tz
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- saratoga.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
- Phone
- +260 977 772 025
Bus from Kitwe to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12
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