Travel to Arusha
Every way to reach Arusha: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Arusha is reachable from 23 places across 8 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 11 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €15.19 and the fastest takes 1h 28m door to door. The nearest origin is 72 km away.
How people reach Arusha
Every mode that actually calls at Arusha, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 30 | €15.19 | 1h 28m | 479 km | 1 |
| Flight | 21 | €31.41 | 3h 55m | 6,880 km | 10 |
- 23Places you can arrive from
- 23Places you can leave for
- 8Countries
- 11Operators
The trip ends at Arusha Central Train Station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 2 | 4% | Moshi, 72 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 38 | 75% | Nairobi, 232 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 6 | 12% | Entebbe, 603 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 5 | 10% | Doha, 3566 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Arusha that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Arusha
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Arusha
- Arusha Central Train Station
- Arusha City Bus Terminal
- Arusha City BUs Terminal Building
- JRO
- ARK
The fare from JRO into Arusha is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
Getting from JRO into Arusha?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Arusha costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Arusha
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moshi to Arusha train | €15.19 | 1h 28m | 72 km |
| Nairobi to Arusha flight | €31.41 | 3h 55m | 232 km |
| Mombasa to Arusha flight | €37.31 | 4h 2m | 339 km |
| Zanzibar to Arusha flight | €43.21 | 4h 8m | 418 km |
| Dar es Salaam to Arusha flight | €48.52 | 4h 12m | 479 km |
| Zanzibar to Arusha train | €49.29 | 3h 37m | 418 km |
| Singida to Arusha train | €50.39 | 2h 56m | 269 km |
| Handeni to Arusha train | €50.94 | 3h 12m | 273 km |
| Dar es Salaam to Arusha train | €54.24 | 4h 5m | 479 km |
| Mwanza to Arusha train | €54.79 | 3h 42m | 431 km |
| Tanga to Arusha train | €56.99 | 3h 44m | 328 km |
| Bariadi to Arusha train | €56.99 | 3h 23m | 306 km |
| Dodoma to Arusha train | €60.84 | 3h 44m | 329 km |
| Mwanza to Arusha flight | €61.50 | 4h 14m | 431 km |
| Shinyanga to Arusha train | €66.34 | 4h 2m | 364 km |
| Nzega to Arusha train | €66.89 | 4h 10m | 400 km |
A day in Arusha hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Where to leave your bags in Arusha
Most of the points near Arusha Central Train Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Arusha
Common questions about Travel to Arusha
How can I get to Arusha?
Arusha is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 23 places, across 8 countries, on services run by 11 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Arusha?
The cheapest way into Arusha is by Train, from €15.19 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 23 origins we sell into Arusha over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Arusha?
The fastest journey into Arusha is by Train, at 1h 28m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 72 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Arusha have?
Arusha has 5 named terminals on our network, including 1 rail stations and 2 airports. Among them are Arusha Central Train Station, JRO, ARK. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Arusha from within 200 km?
2 of the routes we sell into Arusha start within 200 km. The nearest is Moshi, 72 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Arusha in Tanzania?
Arusha connects to 23 places on our network across 8 countries, the furthest of them 6,880 km away in a straight line. Tanzania routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Tanzania
The wider region
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Arusha afterward does not belong to us.
Anything to book in Arusha before you go?
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Arusha, with free cancellation on most of it.
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