There are 5 ways to get from OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal to Dar es Salaam by plane, bus, car, train, or ferry
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Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
best- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)JNB - DAR
3h 35m$193–268Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Dar Es Salaam
3d 16h$176–255Bus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Lilongwe
- Take the bus from Lilongwe to Songwe
- Drive from Songwe to Mbeya
- Take the train from Mbeya to Dar es salaam
2d 17hDrive 3,281 km
- Drive from OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal to Dar es Salaam3,281 km
46h 12m$458–662Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)JNB - ZNZ
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
5h 59m$226–567
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal to Dar es Salaam is to bus which costs $170 - $260 and takes 3 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal to Dar es Salaam is to fly which takes 3h 35m and costs $190 - $270.
The distance between OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal and Dar es Salaam is 2448 km. The road distance is 3281 km.
The best way to get from OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal to Dar es Salaam without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 16h and costs $170 - $260.
It takes approximately 3h 35m to get from OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal to Dar es Salaam, including transfers.
The best way to get from OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal to Dar es Salaam is to fly which takes 3h 35m and costs $190 - $270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $260 and takes 3 days 16h.
Dar es Salaam is 1h ahead of OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal. It is currently 9:15 PM in OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal and 10:15 PM in Dar es Salaam.
Yes, the driving distance between OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal to Dar es Salaam is 3281 km. It takes approximately 46h 12m to drive from OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal to Dar es Salaam.
There are 816+ hotels available in Dar es Salaam.
What companies run services between OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal, South Africa and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania?
Airlink, South African Airways, and four other airlines fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Mkombe Trading Logistics operates a bus from Johannesburg to Dar Es Salaam once a week. Tickets cost $170–240 and the journey takes 3d 14h.
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- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–260
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–360
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–290
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–430
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Blantyre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–250
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–240
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–430
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–270
- 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
- Phone
- 011 403 0859
- info@munorurama.com
- Website
- munorurama.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Lilongwe
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $99
- Schedules at
- munorurama.com
Bus from Lilongwe to Songwe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- captaintours.websites.co.in
- Phone
- +27 688 768 195
- mkombelogistics@gmail.com
- Website
- mkombelogistics.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Dar Es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Schedules at
- mkombelogistics.com
- Phone
- +255 696112233
- bookings@tripsiri.com
- Website
- zanfastferries.co.tz
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–150
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.co.tz
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