Travel to Mwanza
Every way to reach Mwanza: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Mwanza is reachable from 17 places across 2 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 3 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €24.54 and the fastest takes 1h 56m door to door. The nearest origin is 124 km away.
How people reach Mwanza
Every mode that actually calls at Mwanza, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 30 | €24.54 | 1h 56m | 853 km | 1 |
| Flight | 8 | €31.41 | 3h 50m | 853 km | 2 |
- 17Places you can arrive from
- 17Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 3Operators
Mwanza sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
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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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 | 8 | 21% | Bariadi, 124 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 14 | 37% | Tabora, 278 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 16 | 42% | Handeni, 654 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Mwanza that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Mwanza
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Mwanza
- Mwanza Central Train Station
- Ndama
- Stend
- MWZ
- 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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The cheapest journeys into Mwanza
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bariadi to Mwanza train | €24.54 | 1h 56m | 124 km |
| Shinyanga to Mwanza train | €27.29 | 2h 1m | 140 km |
| Bukoba to Mwanza flight | €31.41 | 3h 50m | 179 km |
| Nzega to Mwanza train | €33.89 | 2h 22m | 192 km |
| Tabora to Mwanza train | €46.54 | 3h 7m | 278 km |
| Singida to Mwanza train | €54.79 | 3h 27m | 327 km |
| Arusha to Mwanza flight | €63.86 | 4h 10m | 431 km |
| Nairobi to Mwanza flight | €67.40 | 4h 13m | 456 km |
| Moshi to Mwanza train | €70.19 | 4h 52m | 501 km |
| Arusha to Mwanza train | €70.74 | 3h 46m | 431 km |
| Dodoma to Mwanza train | €82.29 | 5h 18m | 514 km |
| Dar es Salaam to Mwanza flight | €92.18 | 4h 47m | 853 km |
| Handeni to Mwanza train | €103.19 | 5h 56m | 654 km |
| Kilosa to Mwanza train | €104.84 | 5h 58m | 660 km |
| Tanga to Mwanza train | €111.99 | 6h 50m | 744 km |
| Morogoro to Mwanza train | €113.64 | 6h 51m | 712 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Mwanza
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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Popular trips to Mwanza
Common questions about Travel to Mwanza
How can I get to Mwanza?
Mwanza is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 17 places, across 2 countries, on services run by 3 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 Mwanza?
The cheapest way into Mwanza is by Train, from €24.54 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 17 origins we sell into Mwanza over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Mwanza?
The fastest journey into Mwanza is by Train, at 1h 56m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 124 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Mwanza have?
Mwanza has 6 named terminals on our network, including 1 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Mwanza Central Train Station, MWZ. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Mwanza from within 200 km?
8 of the routes we sell into Mwanza start within 200 km. The nearest is Bariadi, 124 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 Mwanza in Tanzania?
Mwanza connects to 17 places on our network across 2 countries, the furthest of them 853 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
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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