There are 10 ways to get from Durban to Arusha by bus, plane, taxi, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger Stbus
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane PZB - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
13h 59m$433–1,149Bus via Lusaka
cheapest- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminalbus
2d 21h$161–233Bus, train
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger Stbus
- Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Park Station to Intercity Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Serenjebus
- Take the train from Serenje to Dar es salaamtrain
- Take the train from Dar es Salaam to Arushatrain
4d 4hDrive 4,019.5 km
- Drive from Durban to Arushacar 4,019.5 km
2d 8h$561–810Fly King Shaka International Airport to Arusha
- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Arusha (ARK)plane DUR - ARK
11h 12m$275–719Fly King Shaka International Airport to Nairobi, shuttle
- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Nairobi (NBO)plane DUR - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
15h$364–494Fly King Shaka International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane DUR - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
12h 18m$319–785Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Arusha
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger Stbus
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Arusha (ARK)plane PZB - ARK
11h 58m$289–783Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Nairobi, shuttle
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger Stbus
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Nairobi (NBO)plane PZB - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
16h 51m$368–978Bus
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Dar Es Salaambus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminalbus
4d 10h$215–318
Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durban to Arusha is to bus via Lusaka which costs $160 - $240 and takes 2 days 21h.
The fastest way to get from Durban to Arusha is to fly which takes 11h 12m and costs $270 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Durban to Arusha. However, there are services departing from Durban Bus Stn and arriving at Central Bus Terminal via Johannesburg, Intercity Bus Terminus and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Durban and Arusha is 3133 km. The road distance is 4019.5 km.
The best way to get from Durban to Arusha without a car is to bus via Lusaka which takes 2 days 21h and costs $160 - $240.
It takes approximately 13h 59m to get from Durban to Arusha, including transfers.
Durban to Arusha bus services, operated by Eagle Liner, depart from Durban Bus Stn station.
The best way to get from Durban to Arusha is to bus via Lusaka which takes 2 days 21h and costs $160 - $240. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $270 - $750 and takes 11h 12m.
Durban to Arusha bus services, operated by Eagle Liner, arrive at Johannesburg station.
Arusha is 1h ahead of Durban. It is currently 9:13 PM in Durban and 10:13 PM in Arusha.
What companies run services between Durban, South Africa and Arusha, Tanzania?
You can take a bus from Durban Bus Stn to Central Bus Terminal via Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Lusaka, Intercity Bus Terminus, and Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal in around 2d 21h. Alternatively, Global Aviation, Air Tanzania, and seven other airlines fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Arusha (ARK) twice daily.
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–900
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Johannesburg, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–900
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Arusha via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Arusha via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Johannesburg, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- regionaltanzania.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Arusha via Johannesburg, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Maputo, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- charterlines.com
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Arusha via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Serenje to Dar es salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–35
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $30–34
- Mukuba M2
- $35
- Phone
- +255 800 11 0042
- [email protected]
- Website
- trc.co.tz
Train from Dar es Salaam to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Schedules at
- trc.co.tz
- Book at
- eticketing.trc.co.tz
- 3rd Class Sitting
- $8
- 2nd Class Sitting
- $11
- 2nd Class Sleeping
- $17
- 3rd Class (sitting)
- $8
- 2nd Class
- $11
- 2nd Class ( sleeping)
- $17
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- $4–13
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- $27–30
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- $4–13
Bus from Pietermaritzburg to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- $24–26
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- $4–13
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- $4–13
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- $27–30
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- [email protected]
- Website
- vila-mora.co.za
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
- Phone
- +27 11 774 3333
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://res.prasa.com/citytocity/booking
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://res.prasa.com/citytocity/booking
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://res.prasa.com/citytocity/booking
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://res.prasa.com/citytocity/booking
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://res.prasa.com/citytocity/booking
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://res.prasa.com/citytocity/booking
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +260 977 982150
- Website
- shalom-bus-services.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- shalom-bus-services.com
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Park Station to Intercity Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $94
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +255 765 486868
- Website
- bmcoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- bmcoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- bmcoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- [email protected]
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Lusaka to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +254722328595
- 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
Shuttle from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Phone
- +27 688 768 195
- [email protected]
- Website
- mkombelogistics.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Dar Es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Schedules at
- mkombelogistics.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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