There are 2 ways to get from Arusha to Lake Nyasa by car, taxi, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive 1,403.2 km
best- Drive from Arusha to Nkhata Baycar 1,403.2 km
24h 5m$410–591Taxi, fly, bus
- Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)taxi
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane JRO - LLW
- Take the bus from Lilongwe to Mzuzubus
- Take the taxi from Mzuzu to Nkhata Baytaxi
16h 13m$489–1,309
Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Arusha to Lake Nyasa is to drive which costs $400 - $600 and takes 24h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Arusha to Lake Nyasa is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 16h 13m and costs $480 - $1,400.
The distance between Arusha and Lake Nyasa is 1403 km. The road distance is 1403.2 km.
It takes approximately 24h 5m to drive 1403.2 km from Arusha to Nkhata Bay.
Lake Nyasa is 1h behind Arusha. It is currently 3:31 PM in Arusha and 2:31 PM in Lake Nyasa.
Yes, the driving distance between Arusha to Lake Nyasa is 1403 km. It takes approximately 24h 5m to drive from Arusha to Lake Nyasa.
What companies run services between Arusha, Tanzania and Lake Nyasa, Mozambique?
You can drive from Arusha to Nkhata Bay in around 24h 5m.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Blantyre
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Zanzibar, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Zanzibar, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Phone
- +(265)994 193 745
- Website
- sososocoaches.com
Bus from Lilongwe to Mzuzu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $64
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $11–21
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