There are 7 ways to get from Tanga to Kitwe by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Tanga Airport, bus
best- Fly from Tanga Airport (TGT) to Ndola (NLA)TGT - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Kitwe
19h 35mDrive 1,854.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Tanga to Kitwe1,854.2 km
31h 21m$272–393Bus
- Take the bus from Tanga to Dar es Salaam
- Take the bus from Magufuli Bus Terminal to Tunduma Terminal
- Take the bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Kapiri Mposhi
- Take the bus from Kapiri Mposhi to Power Tools Bus Station
40h 10mBus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Tanga to Dar es Salaam
- Take the train from Dar es salaam to Mbeya
- Drive from Mbeya to Nakonde
- Take the train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhi
- Take the bus from Kapiri Mposhi to Power Tools Bus Station
2d 11hBus to Mombasa, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Tanga to Mombasa
- Fly from Mombasa (MBA) to Ndola (NLA)MBA - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Kitwe
12h 10mBus to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Tanga to Dar es Salaam
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Ndola (NLA)DAR - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Kitwe
11h 58mBus, train
- Take the bus from Tanga to Dar es Salaam
- Take the bus from Magufuli Bus Terminal to Tunduma Terminal
- Take the train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhi
- Take the bus from Kapiri Mposhi to Power Tools Bus Station
2d 2h
Tanga Airport (TGT) to Ndola (NLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tanga to Kitwe is to drive which costs $270 - $400 and takes 31h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Tanga to Kitwe is to drive which takes 31h 21m and costs $270 - $400.
The distance between Tanga and Kitwe is 1515 km. The road distance is 1854.2 km.
The best way to get from Tanga to Kitwe without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 19h 35m to get from Tanga to Kitwe, including transfers.
Kitwe is 1h behind Tanga. It is currently 2:24 PM in Tanga and 1:24 PM in Kitwe.
Yes, the driving distance between Tanga to Kitwe is 1854 km. It takes approximately 31h 21m to drive from Tanga to Kitwe.
There are 29+ hotels available in Kitwe.
What companies run services between Tanga, Tanzania and Kitwe, Zambia?
You can take a bus from Tanga to Power Tools Bus Station via Fire, Kimara, Magufuli Bus Terminal, Tunduma Terminal, Nakonde Bus Stn, Kapiri Mposhi, and Kapiri Mposhi in around 40h 10m.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Tanga Airport to Ndola via Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Tanga Airport to Ndola via Zanzibar, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Mombasa to Ndola via Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–550
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Tanga Airport to Ndola via Zanzibar, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Mombasa to Ndola via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Tanga Airport to Ndola via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Dar es salaam to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
Train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +260 211 247 683
- info@juldanmotors.com
Bus from Ndola to Kitwe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Tanga to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–21
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Tanga to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Phone
- +255 754864829
- newforce@163.com
- Website
- newforcebus.co.tz
Bus from Magufuli Bus Terminal to Tunduma Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- newforcebus.co.tz
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
- Phone
- +260 212 217 118
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kapiri Mposhi to Power Tools Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $10–12
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