There are 6 ways to get from Kilwa to Dar es Salaam by car, plane, bus, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
best- Drive from Kilwa to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)car
- Fly from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane FBM - DAR
11h 3mDrive 2,180 km
cheapest- Drive from Kilwa to Dar es Salaamcar 2,180 km
39h 22m$271–392Drive, bus
- Drive from Kilwa to Kashikishicar
- Take the bus from Kashikishi to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
2d 11hDrive, bus, train
- Drive from Kilwa to Kashikishicar
- Take the bus from Kashikishi to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Serenjebus
- Take the train from Serenje to Dar es salaamtrain
3d 6hDrive, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, ferry
- Drive from Kilwa to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)car
- Fly from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane FBM - ZNZ
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
17h 51mDrive, bus via Gerezani
- Drive from Kilwa to Kashikishicar
- Take the bus from Kashikishi to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
2d 11h
Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kilwa to Dar es Salaam is to drive which costs $270 - $400 and takes 39h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Kilwa to Dar es Salaam is to drive which takes 39h 22m and costs $270 - $400.
The distance between Kilwa and Dar es Salaam is 1726 km. The road distance is 2180 km.
It takes approximately 11h 3m to get from Kilwa to Dar es Salaam, including transfers.
Dar es Salaam is 1h ahead of Kilwa. It is currently 4:37 PM in Kilwa and 5:37 PM in Dar es Salaam.
Yes, the driving distance between Kilwa to Dar es Salaam is 2180 km. It takes approximately 39h 22m to drive from Kilwa to Dar es Salaam.
There are 806+ hotels available in Dar es Salaam.
What companies run services between Kilwa, Province du Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania?
There is no direct connection from Kilwa to Dar es Salaam. However, you can drive to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR), then take the taxi to Dar es Salaam. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Kilwa to Msimbazi Police via Kashikishi, Lusaka, Intercity Bus Terminus, Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal, and Ubungo in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Ndola, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- 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
- +260 973334200
- [email protected]
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Kashikishi to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
Bus from Kashikishi to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
Bus from Lusaka to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
Bus from Kashikishi to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- 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 Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +255 800 78 5555
- [email protected]
- Website
- azammarine.com
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- $35
- Business
- $40
- VIP
- $60
- Royal
- $100
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