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 36m$736–1,940Fly to Arusha
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Arusha (ARK)plane MEL - ARK
27h 35m$402–1,124Fly to Nairobi, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nairobi (NBO)plane MEL - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
28h 53m$541–1,969
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Arusha is to fly which costs $400 - $1,200 and takes 27h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Arusha is to fly and taxi which takes 25h 36m and costs $700 - $2,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Arusha is 11393 km.
It takes approximately 25h 36m to get from Melbourne to Arusha, including transfers.
Arusha is 8h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:46 AM in Melbourne and 1:46 AM in Arusha.
There are 614+ hotels available in Arusha.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Arusha, Tanzania?
Emirates, Flydubai, and nine other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Arusha (ARK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Arusha via Dubai, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Arusha via Doha, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Arusha via Abu Dhabi, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
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
- $550–1,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Arusha via Dubai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Arusha via Guangzhou Baiyun, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Arusha via Dubai, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Arusha via Abu Dhabi, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Arusha via Dubai, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Arusha via Abu Dhabi, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Phone
- +254722328595
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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