There are 8 ways to get from Windhoek to Arusha by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Windhoek International Airport to Arusha
best- Fly from Windhoek International Airport (WDH) to Arusha (ARK)plane WDH - ARK
14h 21m$316–921Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Windhoek to Katima Mulilobus
- Take the bus from Katima Mulilo to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminalbus
2d 22h$168–192Bus, train
- Take the bus from Windhoek to Katima Mulilobus
- Take the bus from Katima Mulilo to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Serenjebus
- Take the train from Serenje to Dar es salaamtrain
- Take the train from Dar es Salaam to Arushatrain
4d 2hDrive 3,987.1 km
- Drive from Windhoek to Arushacar 3,987.1 km
2d 7h$496–716Fly Windhoek International Airport to Nairobi, shuttle
- Fly from Windhoek International Airport (WDH) to Nairobi (NBO)plane WDH - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
16h 9m$275–716Fly Windhoek International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Windhoek International Airport (WDH) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane WDH - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
13h 22m$520–737Fly Windhoek International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport, bus
- Fly from Windhoek International Airport (WDH) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane WDH - DAR
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminalbus
20h 49m$399–851Shuttle, taxi to Walvis Bay Airport, fly to Arusha
- Take a shuttle bus from Windhoek to Swakopmund
- Take the taxi from Swakopmund to Walvis Bay Airport (WVB)taxi
- Fly from Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) to Arusha (ARK)plane WVB - ARK
24h 19m$454–1,056
Windhoek International Airport (WDH) to Arusha (ARK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Windhoek to Arusha is to bus which costs $160 - $200 and takes 2 days 22h.
The fastest way to get from Windhoek to Arusha is to fly and taxi which takes 13h 22m and costs $500 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Windhoek to Arusha. However, there are services departing from Windhoek and arriving at Central Bus Terminal via Katima Mulilo, Intercity Bus Terminus and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Windhoek and Arusha is 3016 km. The road distance is 3987.1 km.
The best way to get from Windhoek to Arusha without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 22h and costs $160 - $200.
It takes approximately 14h 21m to get from Windhoek to Arusha, including transfers.
Windhoek to Arusha bus services, operated by InterCape, depart from Windhoek station.
The best way to get from Windhoek to Arusha is to fly which takes 14h 21m and costs $310 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $200 and takes 2 days 22h.
Windhoek to Arusha bus services, operated by InterCape, arrive at Katima Mulilo station.
Arusha is 1h ahead of Windhoek. It is currently 8:51 PM in Windhoek and 9:51 PM in Arusha.
What companies run services between Windhoek, Namibia and Arusha, Tanzania?
Airlink, Air Tanzania, and two other airlines fly from Windhoek International Airport (WDH) to Arusha (ARK) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Windhoek to Central Bus Terminal via Katima Mulilo, Intercity Bus Terminus, and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Arusha via Johannesburg, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Arusha via Capetown, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Walvis Bay Airport to Arusha via Johannesburg, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Walvis Bay Airport to Arusha via Capetown, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Walvis Bay Airport to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Nairobi via Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Arusha via Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Nairobi via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–470
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Walvis Bay Airport to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Serenje to Dar es salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–35
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $30–35
- Mukuba M2
- $35
- Phone
- +255 800 11 0042
- info@trc.co.tz
- Website
- trc.co.tz
Train from Dar es Salaam to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Schedules at
- trc.co.tz
- Book at
- eticketing.trc.co.tz
- 3rd Class Sitting
- $8
- 2nd Class Sitting
- $11
- 2nd Class Sleeping
- $17
- 3rd Class (sitting)
- $8
- 2nd Class
- $11
- 2nd Class ( sleeping)
- $17
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Windhoek to Katima Mulilo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47–65
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Saver
- $47
- Flexi
- $51
- Full Flexi
- $56
- Phone
- +260 961806060
- mazhandu69@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Katima Mulilo to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $48
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- info@srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +255 765 486868
- Website
- bmcoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- bmcoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Lusaka to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- 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
- + 264 81 263 1433
- mandie@afol.com.na
- Website
- welwitschia-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Windhoek to Swakopmund
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- welwitschia-shuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $17–60
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Yes, the driving distance between Windhoek to Arusha is 3987 km. It takes approximately 2 days 7h to drive from Windhoek to Arusha.
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