There are 5 ways to get from Dar es Salaam to Mkushi by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Lusaka, bus
best- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Lusaka (LUN)plane DAR - LUN
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Mkushibus
7h 37mDrive 1,654.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Dar es Salaam to Mkushicar 1,654.6 km
25h 44m$243–351Bus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Intercity Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Mkushibus
33h 50mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Dar es salaam to Serenjetrain
- Take the bus from Serenje to Mkushibus
43h 4mFly to Ndola, drive
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Ndola (NLA)plane DAR - NLA
- Drive from Ndola (NLA) to Mkushicar
6h 25m$346–587
Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dar es Salaam to Mkushi is to drive which costs $240 - $360 and takes 25h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Dar es Salaam to Mkushi is to fly and drive which takes 6h 25m and costs $340 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Dar es Salaam to Mkushi. However, there are services departing from Gerezani and arriving at Mkushi via Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal and Lusaka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 50m.
The distance between Dar es Salaam and Mkushi is 1837 km. The road distance is 1654.6 km.
The best way to get from Dar es Salaam to Mkushi without a car is to bus which takes 33h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Dar es Salaam to Mkushi, including transfers.
Dar es Salaam to Mkushi bus services, operated by SR Classic Coach, depart from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal station.
Dar es Salaam to Mkushi bus services, operated by SR Classic Coach, arrive at Intercity Bus Terminus station.
Mkushi is 1h behind Dar es Salaam. It is currently 8:10 PM in Dar es Salaam and 7:10 PM in Mkushi.
Yes, the driving distance between Dar es Salaam to Mkushi is 1655 km. It takes approximately 25h 44m to drive from Dar es Salaam to Mkushi.
What companies run services between Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Mkushi, Zambia?
You can take a bus from Gerezani to Mkushi via Ubungo, Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal, Intercity Bus Terminus, and Lusaka in around 33h 50m.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Lusaka via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Lusaka via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–440
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Dar es salaam to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–35
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $30–34
- Mukuba M2
- $35
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- [email protected]
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Lusaka to Mkushi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
Bus from Lusaka to Mkushi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
Bus from Serenje to Mkushi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Intercity Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
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