There are 7 ways to get from Gulu to Tanzania by bus, plane, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Entebbe, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
best- Take the bus from Gulu to Kampalabus
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane EBB - DAR
14h 7m$194–416Bus via Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
cheapest- Take the bus from Gulu to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
35h 30m$63Drive 1,639.4 km
- Drive from Gulu to Dar es Salaamcar 1,639.4 km
24h 40m$245–354Taxi to Arua, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Take the taxi from Gulu to Arua (RUA)taxi
- Fly from Arua (RUA) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane RUA - DAR
11h 41m$326–712Bus to Entebbe, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the bus from Gulu to Kampalabus
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane EBB - ZNZ
15h 6m$227–307Bus, bus to Bukoba, fly to Mwanza Airport
- Take the bus from Gulu to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Bukobabus
- Fly from Bukoba (BKZ) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ)plane BKZ - MWZ
17h 3m$102–488Bus
- Take the bus from Gulu to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Dar es Salaambus
39h 23m$71–96
Entebbe (EBB) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gulu to Tanzania is to bus via Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal which costs $64 and takes 35h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Gulu to Tanzania is to taxi and fly which takes 11h 41m and costs $320 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Gulu to Tanzania. However, there are services departing from Gulu and arriving at Msimbazi Police via City Oil, Kampala and Ubungo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 30m.
The distance between Gulu and Tanzania is 1460 km. The road distance is 1639.4 km.
The best way to get from Gulu to Tanzania without a car is to bus via Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal which takes 35h 30m and costs $64.
It takes approximately 14h 7m to get from Gulu to Tanzania, including transfers.
Gulu to Tanzania bus services, operated by Friends Coach, depart from Gulu station.
Gulu to Tanzania bus services, operated by Friends Coach, arrive at Kampala station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gulu to Tanzania is 1639 km. It takes approximately 24h 40m to drive from Gulu to Tanzania.
There are 733+ hotels available in Tanzania.
What companies run services between Gulu, Uganda and Tanzania?
You can take a bus from Gulu to Msimbazi Police via Kampala, City Oil, Shree Gopal Limited, Kampala, Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal, and Ubungo in around 35h 30m.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Entebbe to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Arua to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Entebbe, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Entebbe to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Bukoba to Mwanza Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Entebbe to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–390
Flights from Arua to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Entebbe to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Entebbe to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–280
Flights from Arua to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Entebbe, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Entebbe to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Phone
- +256 200 766100
Bus from Gulu to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- booking.ttta.co.ug
Bus from Gulu to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- booking.ttta.co.ug
Bus from Gulu to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- booking.ttta.co.ug
Bus from Gulu to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- booking.ttta.co.ug
Bus from Gulu to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- booking.ttta.co.ug
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Kampala to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +254 701 110011
- Website
- mozaico.co.ke
Bus from Kampala to Bukoba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
Bus from Kampala to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Estimated price
- $120–160
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