There are 4 ways to get from Lamu Island to Tanzania by unknown, plane, or bus
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Travel, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
best- Walk from Lamu Island to Lamu Airport (LAU)unknown
- Fly from Lamu Airport (LAU) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane LAU - DAR
7h 13mTravel, bus
- Walk from Lamu Island to Lamuunknown
- Take the bus from Lamu to Mombasabus
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Dar es Salaambus
14h 5mTravel, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Walk from Lamu Island to Lamu Airport (LAU)unknown
- Fly from Lamu Airport (LAU) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane LAU - ZNZ
7h 21mTravel, bus via Dar es Salaam
- Walk from Lamu Island to Lamuunknown
- Take the bus from Lamu to Mombasabus
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Dar es Salaambus
23h 33m
Lamu Airport (LAU) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Lamu Island and Tanzania is 564 km.
The best way to get from Lamu Island to Tanzania without a car is to travel and bus which takes 14h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Lamu Island to Tanzania, including transfers.
There are 806+ hotels available in Tanzania.
What companies run services between Lamu Island, Murang'A, Kenya and Tanzania?
There is no direct connection from Lamu Island to Tanzania. However, you can travel to Lamu Airport (LAU) airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR), then take the taxi to Dar es Salaam. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lamu Island to Dar es Salaam via Lamu and Mombasa in around 14h 5m.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Lamu Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Lamu Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Lamu Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Malindi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Lamu Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Lamu Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Malindi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Lamu Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Lamu to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Mombasa to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Mombasa to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $11–14
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