There are 6 ways to get from Raleigh to Arusha by plane, shuttle, taxi, bus, or train
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 Nairobi, shuttle
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Nairobi (NBO)plane RDU - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
25h 26m$503–1,752Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Arusha
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Arusha (ARK)plane RDU - ARK
23h 49m$603–1,407Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- 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
21h 44m$517–1,923Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane RIC - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
27h 44m$545–1,867Train 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 10m$771–1,058Bus 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
35h 21m$601–1,496
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Arusha is to train and fly and taxi which costs $750 - $1,100 and takes 26h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Arusha is to fly and taxi which takes 21h 44m and costs $500 - $2,000.
The distance between Raleigh and Arusha is 12674 km.
It takes approximately 25h 26m to get from Raleigh to Arusha, including transfers.
Arusha is 8h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 2:31 PM in Raleigh and 10:31 PM in Arusha.
There are 568+ hotels available in Arusha.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Arusha, Tanzania?
Air France, Precision Air, and five other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Arusha (ARK) 6 times a week.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Philadelphia, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Arusha via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Arusha via New York JFK, Nairobi, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Arusha via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Arusha via Frankfurt, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Philadelphia, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
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
- $45–75
- 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
- $23–50
- 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
- $30–45
- 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
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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