Cheapest€47.93
- Precision Air PA819106:181h 4m07:22Nairobi NBOMwanza MWZ
Door to door 4h 14mCO2 115.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Nairobi to Mwanza costs €47.93 at the cheapest and takes 4h 11m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 470 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 470 km
- Fastest
- 4h 11m
- Average
- 4h 14m
- Services per day
- 2
- Cheapest
- €47.93
- CO2 per passenger
- 115.6 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 14m | 1h 4m | 3h 10m | €59.73 | 115.6 kg | 2 |
- 4h 14mFastest, by Flight
- €59.73Cheapest, by Flight
- 115.6 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 470 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€79.79
- Kenya Airways KA127307:3044m08:14Nairobi NBOArusha ARK
- Tanzania Railways TR130109:503h 20m13:10Arusha Central Train StationMwanza Central Train Station
Changes at Arusha, with 96 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 7h 37mCO2 73.0 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Nairobi to Mwanza | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €96.90 | €98.67 | €69.76 | €85.69 | €97.49 | €93.36 | €76.84 | €66.81 | €71.53 | €65.63 | €59.73 | €70.94 | €67.40 | €60.32 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €47.93
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Mwanza. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
Rooms within reach of Mwanza Central Train Station
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Nairobi to Mwanza
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €52.6590 days
- €50.8860 days
- €44.9845 days
- €42.6230 days
- €67.9921 days
- €60.3214 days
- €76.847 days
- €69.763 days
- €96.901 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €42.62.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 127 percent. The most expensive point is €96.90, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €66.81Sun
- €71.53Mon
- €65.63Tue
- €64.45Wed
- €70.94Thu
- €67.40Fri
- €67.99Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €69.76Sep
- €52.06Oct
- €49.70Nov
- €43.80Dec
- €51.47Jan
- €46.75Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 470 km against 456 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Arusha. The gap between arriving and leaving is 96 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 10 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Nairobi at 06:18 and the last at 07:30, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Nairobi
Rail
- Nairobi Terminus
- Nairobi railway station
- Mwiki Station
Bus
- Nairobi
- City Bus
Air
- NBO
Mwanza
Rail
- Mwanza Central Train Station
Bus
- Ndama
- Stend
Air
- MWZ
Ferry
- Lake Ferries terminal
- Kamanga Ferry Terminal
The fare from MWZ into Mwanza is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
Getting from MWZ into Mwanza
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Air | €47.93 | 4h 11m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €33.00 | 69% |
| Taxes | €5.94 | 12% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 15% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €47.93 | 100% |
A day in Mwanza hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Baggage storage near Mwanza Central Train Station
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
Check Mwanza on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Nairobi to Mwanza
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Nairobi to Mwanza?
The fastest journey from Nairobi to Mwanza takes 4h 11m door to door, of which 1h 4m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 14m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Nairobi to Mwanza?
The cheapest fare from Nairobi to Mwanza is €47.93, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €67.40. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Mwanza?
The cheapest way from Nairobi to Mwanza is by Flight, at €59.73 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 4h 14m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Nairobi to Mwanza?
Fares from Nairobi to Mwanza bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €42.62. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 127 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Nairobi to Mwanza?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Nairobi to Mwanza, at €64.45. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Nairobi to Mwanza?
December is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Nairobi to Mwanza, at €43.80 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Nairobi to Mwanza?
1 operators sell services from Nairobi to Mwanza across 1 modes: Precision Air. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Nairobi to Mwanza?
50 percent of the services we sell from Nairobi to Mwanza are direct. The rest connect at Arusha, with about 96 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Nairobi to Mwanza use?
Services from Nairobi to Mwanza by Flight leave from Nairobi NBO and arrive at Mwanza MWZ. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Nairobi to Mwanza?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Nairobi to Mwanza allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Nairobi to Mwanza on September 12, 2026: 470 km of route against 456 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €47.93, and 4h 11m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Mwanza and elsewhere in Tanzania. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Mwanza before you go
Day trips that leave Mwanza in the morning and cover a good part of Tanzania by evening.
See Mwanza on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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