There are 6 ways to get from Abu Dhabi to Arusha by plane, taxi, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Abu Dhabi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane AUH - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
11h 19m$218–572Shuttle to Dubai International Airport, fly to Arusha
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi to Dubai Airport
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Arusha (ARK)plane DXB - ARK
13h 25m$174–606Shuttle to Dubai International Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi to Dubai Airport
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane DXB - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
13h 46m$248–772Fly Abu Dhabi to Nairobi, shuttle
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Nairobi (NBO)plane AUH - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
14h 36m$193–501Drive to Hamad International Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Drive from Abu Dhabi to Hamad International Airport (DOH)car
- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane DOH - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
11h 41m$480–713Fly Abu Dhabi to Arusha
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Arusha (ARK)plane AUH - ARK
10h 38m$174–466
Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Abu Dhabi to Arusha is to fly which costs $170 - $470 and takes 10h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Abu Dhabi to Arusha is to fly which takes 10h 38m and costs $170 - $470.
The distance between Abu Dhabi and Arusha is 3719 km.
It takes approximately 11h 19m to get from Abu Dhabi to Arusha, including transfers.
Arusha is 1h behind Abu Dhabi. It is currently 8:13 PM in Abu Dhabi and 7:13 PM in Arusha.
There are 580+ hotels available in Arusha.
What companies run services between Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Arusha, Tanzania?
Etihad, Auric Air Services Limited, and four other airlines fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Arusha (ARK) twice daily.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Nairobi via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–450
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Arusha via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Hamad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Arusha via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Arusha via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–460
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Arusha via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Arusha via Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- flightlink.co.tz
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Arusha via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Arusha via Hamad International Airport, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Nairobi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–470
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Nairobi via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Phone
- +1 800 665 2122
- Website
- emirates.com
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi to Dubai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- emirates.com
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi to Dubai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- emirates.com
- Phone
- +254722328595
- [email protected]
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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