There are 5 ways to get from Raleigh to Arusha by plane, taxi, shuttle, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane RDU - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
22h 29m$517–2,123Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nairobi, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Nairobi (NBO)plane RDU - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
26h 15m$492–1,852Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Arusha
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Arusha (ARK)plane RDU - ARK
26h 9m$603–1,207Train to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane IAD - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
26h 20m$753–1,412Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to Nairobi, shuttle
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Nairobi (NBO)plane RIC - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
30h 18m$643–2,301
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Arusha is to fly which costs $600 - $1,300 and takes 26h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Arusha is to fly and taxi which takes 22h 29m and costs $500 - $2,200.
The distance between Raleigh and Arusha is 12616 km.
It takes approximately 22h 29m to get from Raleigh to Arusha, including transfers.
Arusha is 7h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 3:52 AM in Raleigh and 10:52 AM in Arusha.
There are 613+ hotels available in Arusha.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Arusha, Tanzania?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and five other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Arusha (ARK) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Arusha via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Arusha via Washington Dulles International Airport, Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Arusha via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kilimanjaro International Airport, Lake Manyara
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Arusha via Frankfurt, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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