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How to get fromArusha to Kruger National Parkby plane, bus, taxi, car, or shuttle

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There are 8 ways to get from Arusha to Kruger National Park by plane, bus, taxi, car, or shuttle

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  1. Fly Arusha to Skukuza Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Arusha (ARK) to Skukuza Airport (SZK)plane plane ARK - SZK
    17h 17m
    R 6,563–17,074

  2. Bus, taxi

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Central Bus Terminal to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Intercity Bus Terminusbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Park Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Johannesburg to Phalaborwabus bus
    5. Take the taxi from Phalaborwa to Kruger National Parktaxi taxi
    3d 2h
    R 3,599–3,949

  3. Drive 3,207.2 km

    1. Drive from Arusha to Reception Shingwedzi Rest Campcar car 3,207.2 km
    2d
    R 7,276–10,509

  4. Taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly to Skukuza Airport

    1. Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Skukuza Airport (SZK)plane plane JRO - SZK
    13h 17m
    R 6,789–17,342

  5. Shuttle to Nairobi, fly to Skukuza Airport

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Arusha to Nairobi JKIAshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Skukuza Airport (SZK)plane plane NBO - SZK
    14h 54m
    R 6,874–19,770

  6. Taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, taxi

    1. Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)plane plane JRO - MQP
    3. Take the taxi from Nelspruit-Airport-MQP to Kruger Gatetaxi taxi
    11h 42m
    R 6,239–15,542

  7. Fly Arusha to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, taxi

    1. Fly from Arusha (ARK) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)plane plane ARK - MQP
    2. Take the taxi from Nelspruit-Airport-MQP to Kruger Gatetaxi taxi
    10h 27m
    R 8,013–19,274

  8. Bus, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Central Bus Terminal to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburgbus bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Johannesburg to Kruger Gateshuttle bus
    4d 7h
    R 10,050–11,243

Arusha (ARK) to Skukuza Airport (SZK) flights

Calendar15Weekly Planes
Duration22h 2mAverage Duration
TicketR 6,678Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 2,469.4 km
  • Duration: 17h 17m

What companies run services between Arusha, Tanzania and Kruger National Park, South Africa?

World Ticket, Airlink, and four other airlines fly from Arusha (ARK) to Skukuza Airport (SZK) twice daily.

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