There are 6 ways to get from Lilongwe to Tabora by plane, taxi, bus, car, train, or shuttle
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 Mwanza Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ)plane LLW - MWZ
- Take the taxi from Mwanza Airport (MWZ) to Taborataxi
10h 59m$536–1,048Drive 1,248.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Lilongwe to Taboracar 1,248.6 km
26h 16m$220–317Bus
- Take the bus from Lilongwe to Songwebus
- Take the bus from Lubele Bus Stand to Magufuli Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Taborabus
42h 39mBus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Lilongwe to Karongabus
- Take the bus from Karonga to Songwebus
- Drive from Songwe to Mbeyacar
- Take the train from Mbeya to Dar es salaamtrain
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Taborabus
2d 3hFly to Kigali, drive
- Fly from Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) to Kigali (KGL)plane LLW - KGL
- Drive from Kigali (KGL) to Taboracar
17h 4m$576–868Bus, Private Transfer
- Take the bus from Lilongwe to Songwebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Malawi border to Mbeya
- Take the bus from Mbeya to Dar es Salaambus
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Taborabus
44h 58m
Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lilongwe to Tabora is to drive which costs $210 - $320 and takes 26h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Lilongwe to Tabora is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 59m and costs $500 - $1,100.
The distance between Lilongwe and Tabora is 1639 km. The road distance is 1248.6 km.
The best way to get from Lilongwe to Tabora without a car is to bus which takes 42h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Lilongwe to Tabora, including transfers.
Tabora is 1h ahead of Lilongwe. It is currently 5:38 AM in Lilongwe and 6:38 AM in Tabora.
Yes, the driving distance between Lilongwe to Tabora is 1249 km. It takes approximately 26h 16m to drive from Lilongwe to Tabora.
There are one+ hotels available in Tabora.
What companies run services between Lilongwe, Malawi and Tabora, Tanzania?
You can take a bus from Lilongwe to Tabora via Songwe, Lubele Bus Stand, Magufuli Bus Terminal, Kimara, Ubungo, and Dar es Salaam in around 42h 39m.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Kamuzu International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Blantyre, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Kamuzu International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Lusaka, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Kamuzu International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kamuzu International Airport to Kigali via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Kamuzu International Airport to Kigali via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–650
Flights from Kamuzu International Airport to Kigali via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–650
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Kamuzu International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Nairobi, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kamuzu International Airport to Kigali via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–650
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Mbeya to Dar es salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
Bus from Lilongwe to Songwe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- captaintours.websites.co.in
Bus from Karonga to Songwe
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- captaintours.websites.co.in
- Phone
- +255 754864829
- newforce@163.com
- Website
- newforcebus.co.tz
Bus from Lubele Bus Stand to Magufuli Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- newforcebus.co.tz
Bus from Mbeya to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–22
- Schedules at
- newforcebus.co.tz
- Website
- saratoga.co.tz
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Tabora
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- saratoga.co.tz
- Phone
- +(265)994 193 745
- Website
- sososocoaches.com
Bus from Lilongwe to Karonga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +254 718 370 639
- zanzibartours@gmail.com
- Website
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
Shuttle from Malawi border to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Schedules at
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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