There are 5 ways to get from London to Mwanza by plane, train, bus, 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.
Fly London Heathrow Airport to Mwanza Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ)plane LHR - MWZ
17h 19m$349–1,247Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Mwanza Airport
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ)plane LGW - MWZ
18h 52m$310–1,137Fly London City Airport to Mwanza Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ)plane LCY - MWZ
20h 46m$417–1,509Fly London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nairobi (NBO)plane LHR - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Mwanzabus
24h 41m$379–773Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Entebbe, bus, ferry
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Entebbe (EBB)plane LGW - EBB
- Take the bus from Kampala to Bukobabus
- Take the ferry from Bukoba to Mwanza North Portferry
27h 26m$452–1,048
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Mwanza is to fly and bus which costs $370 - $800 and takes 24h 41m.
The fastest way to get from London to Mwanza is to fly which takes 17h 19m and costs $340 - $1,300.
The distance between London and Mwanza is 6804 km.
It takes approximately 17h 19m to get from London to Mwanza, including transfers.
Mwanza is 3h ahead of London. It is currently 8:44 AM in London and 11:44 AM in Mwanza.
There are 59+ hotels available in Mwanza.
What companies run services between London, England and Mwanza, Tanzania?
Rwandair Express, Charterlines, Inc., and six other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- charterlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mwanza Airport via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mwanza Airport via Entebbe, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mwanza Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from London City Airport to Mwanza Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mwanza Airport via Nairobi, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mwanza Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mwanza Airport via Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mwanza Airport via Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from London City Airport to Mwanza Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mwanza Airport via Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mwanza Airport via Nairobi, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from London City Airport to Mwanza Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Entebbe via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–600
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +254 701 110011
- Website
- mozaico.co.ke
Bus from Nairobi to Mwanza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
Bus from Kampala to Bukoba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
- Phone
- +255(0)739 606 600
- [email protected]
- Website
- tashico.co.tz
Ferry from Bukoba to Mwanza North Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–21
- Schedules at
- mscl.co.tz
- Economy
- $8
- Business
- $16
- First
- $21
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