There are 8 ways to get from Uganda to Arusha by bus, plane, taxi, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Entebbe, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Take the bus from Gapco - Post Office to Entebbe Townbus
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane EBB - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
5h 24mBus, shuttle
cheapest- Take the bus from Kampala to Nairobibus
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi to Arusha
21h 59m$33–70Bus via Nairobi
- Take the bus from Kampala to Nairobibus
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Arushabus
19h 33m$53–1,426Drive 919.7 km
- Drive from Buganda to Arushacar 919.7 km
13h 27m$138–199Fly Entebbe to Arusha
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Arusha (ARK)plane EBB - ARK
7h 43m$233–435Fly Entebbe to Nairobi, shuttle
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Nairobi (NBO)plane EBB - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
11h 1m$202–310Bus, bus to Kisumu International Airport, fly to Arusha
- Take the bus from Kampala to Busiabus
- Take the bus from Busia to Kisumubus
- Fly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to Arusha (ARK)plane KIS - ARK
13h 40m$350–440Bus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Namangabus
- Take the bus from Namanga to Arushabus
25h 5m$50–51
Entebbe (EBB) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Uganda to Arusha is to bus which costs $50 - $52 and takes 25h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Uganda to Arusha is to fly which takes 7h 43m and costs $230 - $440.
The distance between Uganda and Arusha is 734 km. The road distance is 919.7 km.
The best way to get from Uganda to Arusha without a car is to bus via Nairobi which takes 19h 33m and costs $50 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Uganda to Arusha, including transfers.
The best way to get from Uganda to Arusha is to bus via Nairobi which takes 19h 33m and costs $50 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $230 - $440 and takes 7h 43m.
Yes, the driving distance between Uganda to Arusha is 920 km. It takes approximately 13h 27m to drive from Uganda to Arusha.
There are 461+ hotels available in Arusha.
What companies run services between Uganda and Arusha, Tanzania?
You can take a vehicle from Buganda to Arusha via Kampala and Nairobi in around 19h 33m. Alternatively, Air Tanzania, Air Excel, and five other airlines fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Arusha (ARK) twice daily.
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Entebbe to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Entebbe to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–260
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Entebbe to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Arusha via Nairobi Wilson
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–650
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Entebbe to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–320
Flights from Entebbe to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–260
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Entebbe to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Arusha via Nairobi Wilson
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–330
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Entebbe to Arusha via Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
Flights from Entebbe to Arusha via Kigali, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Entebbe to Arusha via Nairobi, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- airexcelonline.com
Flights from Entebbe to Arusha via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Entebbe to Arusha via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- charterlines.com
Flights from Entebbe to Arusha via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Lake Manyara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Entebbe to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–310
- Website
- transportforcairo.com
Bus from Gapco - Post Office to Entebbe Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- transportforcairo.com
- Phone
- 256 780 445 860
- Website
- bebetocoachonline.com
Bus from Kampala to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–1,400
- Schedules at
- bebetocoachonline.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
Bus from Namanga to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- kidiaoneexpress.com
- 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
- Phone
- 0717073333
- buscareltd@gmail.com
- Website
- bus-car.co.ke
Bus from Kampala to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $7
- Business/VIP
- $10
Bus from Kampala to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–31
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $23–24
- Business/VIP
- $31
- Business / VIP
- $31
- Phone
- +254 724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Busia to Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $2–3
- 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
- Phone
- +254 701 110011
- Website
- mozaico.co.ke
Bus from Kampala to Namanga
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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