Travel to Dar es Salaam
Every way to reach Dar es Salaam: 2 modes compared, with fares.
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Dar es Salaam is reachable from 41 places across 20 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 19 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 20m door to door. The nearest origin is 59 km away.
How people reach Dar es Salaam
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 40 | €11.88 | 1h 20m | 1,088 km | 1 |
| Flight | 47 | €43.21 | 4h 7m | 7,343 km | 18 |
- €11.88 to €43.21Fare range
- 41Places you can arrive from
- 20Countries
- 19Operators
€11.88 to €43.21 for one passenger across the 2 routes priced below, all of them on October 6, 2026. A single figure hides which end of that a journey sits at. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
The train gets you into Dar es Salaam. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Dar es Salaam for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 8 | 9% | Bagamoyo, 59 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 24 | 28% | Korogwe, 205 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 32 | 37% | Nairobi, 673 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 23 | 26% | Harare, 1514 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 52 | 60% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2% |
| Egypt | 2 | 2% |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 2% |
| Kenya | 2 | 2% |
| Comoros | 2 | 2% |
| Malawi | 2 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2% |
| Qatar | 2 | 2% |
| Rwanda | 2 | 2% |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2% |
| Türkiye | 2 | 2% |
| Uganda | 2 | 2% |
| Mayotte | 2 | 2% |
| South Africa | 2 | 2% |
| Zambia | 2 | 2% |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Oman | 1 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
- Dar es Salaam Central Station
- Dar es Salaam station (TAZARA)
- Dar es Salaam Kamata railway station
- Fire
- Kibo
- DAR
- DAR ES SALAAM
- Dar es Salaam Port Container Terminal II (Berth 8-11)
- Kigamboni
Dar es Salaam is large, and the road in from DAR can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Dar es Salaam
Settled in advance, so the ride into Dar es Salaam costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Dar es Salaam
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bagamoyo to Dar es Salaam train | €11.88 | 1h 20m | 59 km |
| Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam train | €13.54 | 1h 28m | 74 km |
| Tanga to Dar es Salaam train | €29.49 | 2h 22m | 196 km |
| Morogoro to Dar es Salaam train | €30.04 | 2h 22m | 178 km |
| Korogwe to Dar es Salaam train | €31.69 | 2h 27m | 205 km |
| Handeni to Dar es Salaam train | €32.23 | 2h 36m | 208 km |
| Kilosa to Dar es Salaam train | €38.29 | 2h 56m | 252 km |
| Arusha to Dar es Salaam flight | €43.21 | 4h 12m | 479 km |
| Kibaigwa to Dar es Salaam train | €46.53 | 3h 30m | 301 km |
| Arusha to Dar es Salaam train | €49.29 | 4h 5m | 479 km |
| Dodoma to Dar es Salaam flight | €50.88 | 4h 11m | 397 km |
| Mtwara to Dar es Salaam flight | €50.88 | 4h 7m | 396 km |
| Dodoma to Dar es Salaam train | €50.94 | 3h 31m | 397 km |
| Nairobi to Dar es Salaam flight | €58.55 | 4h 27m | 673 km |
| Mbeya to Dar es Salaam flight | €62.68 | 4h 30m | 681 km |
| Moroni to Dar es Salaam flight | €63.86 | 4h 32m | 697 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Dar es Salaam Central Station
Most of the points near Dar es Salaam Central Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Dar es Salaam
Common questions about Travel to Dar es Salaam
How can I get to Dar es Salaam?
Dar es Salaam is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 41 places, across 20 countries, on services run by 19 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 Dar es Salaam?
The cheapest way into Dar es Salaam is by train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 41 origins we sell into Dar es Salaam over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Dar es Salaam?
The fastest journey into Dar es Salaam is by train, at 1h 20m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 59 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Dar es Salaam have?
Dar es Salaam has 9 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Dar es Salaam Central Station, Dar es Salaam station (TAZARA), Dar es Salaam Kamata railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Dar es Salaam from within 200 km?
8 of the routes we sell into Dar es Salaam start within 200 km. The nearest is Bagamoyo, 59 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 Dar es Salaam in Tanzania?
Dar es Salaam connects to 41 places on our network across 20 countries the furthest of them 7,343 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
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.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Tanzania
The wider region
Being on the water gives Dar es Salaam a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Dar es Salaam and across Tanzania
Day trips that leave Dar es Salaam in the morning and cover a good part of Tanzania by evening.
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