Bus tickets to Arusha

14 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.

The station yard was built in 1899 and saw structural additions throughout the 20th century.This was the site of the first stone building in Nairobi in 1904 which was a Catholic church. That church now meets at the Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family. When the railway connection between Kenya and Tanzania closed in 2006, rail services ceased to operate between the two countries. A bus route, however, provides international transport between Nairobi and Arusha .

14 places connect to Arusha by Buses, across 2 countries, run by 0 operators. The cheapest arrival costs None. Origins run from 232 km away to 501 km, with a median of 329 km.

Priced for October 13, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Fares

Arriving in Arusha

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Arusha, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Dar es Salaam to Arusha busNoneNone479 km
Tanga to Arusha busNoneNone328 km
Dodoma to Arusha busNoneNone329 km
Nairobi to Arusha busNoneNone232 km
Morogoro to Arusha busNoneNone399 km
Singida to Arusha busNoneNone269 km
Iringa to Arusha busNoneNone501 km
  • 14Places you can arrive from
  • 2Countries
  • 0Operators

12Go fares to Arusha

These are 12Go's own figures: the routes they sell most, and the lowest fare each is showing today.

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The bus gets you into Arusha. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Arusha for the night the bus gets in

Sort by distance from Arusha Central Train Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
200 to 600 km14100%Nairobi, 232 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Tanzania1286%
Kenya214%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Arusha

Arusha

Bus
  • Arusha City Bus Terminal
  • Arusha City BUs Terminal Building
Leaving

Leaving Arusha

Common questions about Bus tickets to Arusha

Where can I travel to Arusha by Buses from?

14 places connect to Arusha by Buses on our network, across 2 countries The nearest is 232 km away in a straight line and the furthest 501 km.

Which terminal does the Buses to Arusha use?

Buses services into Arusha use 2 named terminals, among them Arusha City Bus Terminal, Arusha City BUs Terminal Building. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

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Other ways to reach Arusha

The bus gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Arusha Central Train Station

Most of the points near Arusha Central Train Station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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