There are 7 ways to get from Thika to Arusha by bus, car, plane, taxi, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Tuskys to Koja237
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Arusha
7h 32m$7Bus, shuttle
cheapest- Take the bus from Tuskys to Koja237
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi to Arusha
7h 42m$2–26Drive 307.5 km
- Drive from Thika to Arusha307.5 km
4h 27m$39–56Line 237 bus to Nairobi Wilson Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Tuskys to Safari Park
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)WIL - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arusha
5h 22m$268–332Line 237 bus to Nairobi Wilson Airport, fly to Arusha
- Take the bus from Tuskys to Safari Park
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Arusha (ARK)WIL - ARK
5h 46m$384–616Bus, bus to Nairobi, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Tuskys to Koja
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)NBO - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arusha
6h 30m$159–274Bus, bus to Nairobi, fly to Arusha
- Take the bus from Tuskys to Koja
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Arusha (ARK)NBO - ARK
7h$215–408
Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thika to Arusha is to bus which costs $6 - $8 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Thika to Arusha is to drive which takes 4h 27m and costs $35 - $55.
No, there is no direct bus from Thika to Arusha. However, there are services departing from Tuskys and arriving at Arusha via Nairobi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 32m.
The distance between Thika and Arusha is 317 km. The road distance is 307.5 km.
The best way to get from Thika to Arusha without a car is to bus which takes 7h 32m and costs $6 - $8.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Thika to Arusha, including transfers.
Thika to Arusha bus services, operated by Nairobi Matatu, depart from Tuskys station.
Thika to Arusha bus services, operated by Nairobi Matatu, arrive at Koja station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thika to Arusha is 308 km. It takes approximately 4h 27m to drive from Thika to Arusha.
There are 589+ hotels available in Arusha.
What companies run services between Thika, Kenya and Arusha, Tanzania?
You can take a bus from Tuskys to Arusha via Koja and Nairobi in around 7h 32m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–340
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–400
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Arusha via Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–380
Flights from Nairobi to Arusha via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Nairobi to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–220
Flights from Nairobi to Arusha via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–250
Flights from Nairobi to Arusha via Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–250
- Website
- airkenya.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–340
- Website
- flightlink.co.tz
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–400
- Website
- airexcelonline.com
Flights from Nairobi to Arusha via Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Nairobi to Arusha via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Tuskys to Koja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Tuskys to Safari Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- Phone
- (+255) 784377027
- info@kidiaone.co.tz
- Website
- kidiaoneexpress.com
Bus from Nairobi to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- kidiaoneexpress.com
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- info@marangushuttles.com
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Nairobi to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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