There are 6 ways to get from Washington to Arusha by plane, taxi, subway, shuttle, 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane DCA - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
19h 43m$911–3,181Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Arusha
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Arusha (ARK)plane IAD - ARK
21h 18m$605–1,513Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- 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
20h 19m$719–879Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Arusha
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Arusha (ARK)plane DCA - ARK
21h 16m$1,005–2,736Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi, shuttle
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nairobi (NBO)plane DCA - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
22h 39m$668–1,482Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane JFK - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
24h 33m$611–1,747
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Arusha is to subway and fly and taxi which costs $700 - $900 and takes 20h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Arusha is to fly and taxi which takes 19h 43m and costs $900 - $3,200.
The distance between Washington and Arusha is 12370 km.
It takes approximately 19h 43m to get from Washington to Arusha, including transfers.
Arusha is 8h ahead of Washington. It is currently 12:39 AM in Washington and 8:39 AM in Arusha.
There are 557+ hotels available in Arusha.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Arusha, Tanzania?
Delta, Kenya Airways, and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Arusha (ARK) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Arusha via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Nairobi, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Arusha via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Nairobi, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Arusha via Newark, Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Arusha via Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- 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
- $650–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–900
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Philadelphia, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Arusha via Addis Ababa, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–360
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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