There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Arusha by plane, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane MEL - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
25h 56m$737–1,941Fly to Nairobi, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nairobi (NBO)plane MEL - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
29h 13m$543–2,170Fly to Arusha
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Arusha (ARK)plane MEL - ARK
27h 35m$1,023–2,325
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Arusha is to fly and taxi which costs $700 - $2,000 and takes 25h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Arusha is to fly and taxi which takes 25h 56m and costs $700 - $2,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Arusha is 11393 km.
It takes approximately 25h 56m to get from Melbourne to Arusha, including transfers.
Arusha is 7h behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:55 PM in Melbourne and 5:55 AM in Arusha.
There are 591+ hotels available in Arusha.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Arusha, Tanzania?
Emirates, Flydubai, and eight other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Arusha (ARK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Arusha via Dubai, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Arusha via Doha, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Arusha via Abu Dhabi, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Arusha via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Arusha via Dubai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Arusha via Dubai, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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