There are 4 ways to get from Mwanza to Busia by taxi, plane, bus, ferry, or car
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Taxi to Musoma, fly to Kisumu International Airport, bus
best- Take the taxi from Mwanza to Musoma (MUZ)taxi
- Fly from Musoma (MUZ) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane MUZ - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Busiabus
7h 5m$124–379Drive 589.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Mwanza to Busiacar 589.1 km
8h 30m$74–106Ferry, taxi, bus
- Take the ferry from Mwanza North Port to Bukobaferry
- Take the taxi from Bukoba to Mutukulataxi
- Take the bus from Mutukula to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Busiabus
24h 38mFly Mwanza Airport to Bukoba, drive
- Fly from Mwanza Airport (MWZ) to Bukoba (BKZ)plane MWZ - BKZ
- Drive from Bukoba (BKZ) to Busiacar
8h 4m$99–415
Musoma (MUZ) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mwanza to Busia is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Mwanza to Busia is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 7h 5m and costs $120 - $380.
The distance between Mwanza and Busia is 533 km. The road distance is 589.1 km.
The best way to get from Mwanza to Busia without a car is to ferry and taxi and bus which takes 24h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Mwanza to Busia, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mwanza to Busia is 589 km. It takes approximately 8h 30m to drive from Mwanza to Busia.
There are 36+ hotels available in Busia.
What companies run services between Mwanza, Tanzania and Busia, Kenya?
There is no direct connection from Mwanza to Busia. However, you can take the taxi to Musoma (MUZ) airport, fly to Kisumu International Airport (KIS), take the taxi to Kisumu, then take the bus to Busia. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Bukoba, take the taxi to Mutukula, take the bus to Kampala, walk to Shree Gopal Limited, take the bus to Petro Fuel Station, walk to Kampala, then take the bus to Busia.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Musoma to Kisumu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–250
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Mwanza Airport to Bukoba
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Phone
- +254 724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Kisumu to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–21
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $3–21
- Phone
- +256 414-255 426
- info@link.co.ug
- Website
- link.co.ug
Bus from Mutukula to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- link.co.ug
- Phone
- 0717073333
- buscareltd@gmail.com
- Website
- bus-car.co.ke
Bus from Kampala to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $7
- Business/VIP
- $10
- Phone
- +255(0)739 606 600
- info@mscl.co.tz
- Website
- mscl.co.tz
Ferry from Mwanza North Port to Bukoba
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9–22
- Schedules at
- mscl.co.tz
- Economy
- $9
- Business
- $16
- First
- $22
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Estimated price
- $29–90
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