There are 8 ways to get from Mbarara to Arusha by bus, plane, taxi, car, or shuttle
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Bus, bus to Kigali, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Take the bus from Mbarara to Kabalebus
- Take the bus from Katuna to Kigalibus
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane KGL - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
9h 39mDrive 1,157.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Mbarara to Arushacar 1,157.9 km
16h 46m$173–250Bus
- Take the bus from Mbarara to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Nairobibus
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Arushabus
25h 47mBus, bus to Kigali, fly to Arusha
- Take the bus from Mbarara to Kabalebus
- Take the bus from Katuna to Kigalibus
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Arusha (ARK)plane KGL - ARK
10h 34mDrive to Bukoba, fly to Arusha
- Drive from Mbarara to Bukoba (BKZ)car
- Fly from Bukoba (BKZ) to Arusha (ARK)plane BKZ - ARK
9h 29m$373–698Bus, bus to Kigali, fly to Nairobi, shuttle
- Take the bus from Mbarara to Kabalebus
- Take the bus from Katuna to Kigalibus
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Nairobi (NBO)plane KGL - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
15h 11mBus via Mbarara
- Take the bus from Mbarara to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Nairobibus
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Arushabus
27h 41mBus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Mbarara to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Nairobibus
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi to Arusha
28h 8m
Kigali (KGL) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mbarara to Arusha is to drive which costs $170 - $250 and takes 16h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Mbarara to Arusha is to drive and fly which takes 9h 29m and costs $370 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Mbarara to Arusha. However, there are services departing from Mbarara and arriving at Arusha via Numak Complex, Kampala and Nairobi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 47m.
The distance between Mbarara and Arusha is 1079 km. The road distance is 1157.9 km.
The best way to get from Mbarara to Arusha without a car is to bus which takes 25h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Mbarara to Arusha, including transfers.
Mbarara to Arusha bus services, operated by Bismarkan Coaches, depart from Mbarara station.
Mbarara to Arusha bus services, operated by Bismarkan Coaches, arrive at Kampala station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mbarara to Arusha is 1158 km. It takes approximately 16h 46m to drive from Mbarara to Arusha.
There are 568+ hotels available in Arusha.
What companies run services between Mbarara, Uganda and Arusha, Tanzania?
You can take a bus from Mbarara to Arusha via Kampala, Numak Complex, Chief Magistrate's Court, Kampala, and Nairobi in around 25h 47m.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kigali to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $275–285
Flights from Kigali to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–360
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Kigali to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–310
Flights from Kigali to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–340
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Kigali to Arusha via Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
Flights from Kigali to Arusha via Nairobi, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Kigali to Arusha via Nairobi, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Kigali to Arusha via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Kigali to Arusha via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- regionaltanzania.com
Flights from Bukoba to Arusha via Mwanza, Grumeti
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–650
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Kigali to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
- Phone
- +256704300537
Bus from Mbarara to Kabale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Mbarara to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Katuna to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
- Phone
- 256 780 445 860
- Website
- bebetocoachservice.com
Bus from Kampala to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–1,400
- Schedules at
- bebetocoachservice.com
- Phone
- (+255) 784377027
- info@kidiaone.co.tz
- Website
- kidiaoneexpress.com
Bus from Nairobi to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- kidiaoneexpress.com
- Phone
- +254722328595
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mbarara to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0717073333
- buscareltd@gmail.com
- Website
- bus-car.co.ke
Bus from Kampala to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–32
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $23–24
- Business/VIP
- $32
- Business / VIP
- $31
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- info@marangushuttles.com
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Nairobi to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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