There are 10 ways to get from Nakuru to Tanzania by taxi, bus, plane, car, or train
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Taxi, Matatu to Nairobi, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Nakuru to Naivashataxi
- Take the bus from Naivasha to Nairobibus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane NBO - DAR
6h 56m$266–421Bus via Dar es Salaam
cheapest- Take the bus from Nakuru to Mwembe Tayari Rdbus
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Dar es Salaambus
23h 55m$23–33Taxi, Matatu, bus
- Take the taxi from Nakuru to Naivashataxi
- Take the bus from Naivasha to Nairobibus
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
18h 26m$174–206Drive 979.1 km
- Drive from Nakuru to Dar es Salaamcar 979.1 km
14h 12m$122–176Taxi, Matatu to Nairobi Wilson Airport, fly to Arusha
- Take the taxi from Nakuru to Naivashataxi
- Take the bus from Naivasha to Nairobibus
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Arusha (ARK)plane WIL - ARK
7h 31m$442–536Taxi, Matatu to Nairobi, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Take the taxi from Nakuru to Naivashataxi
- Take the bus from Naivasha to Nairobibus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane NBO - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
7h 19m$296–453Taxi, Matatu to Nairobi, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the taxi from Nakuru to Naivashataxi
- Take the bus from Naivasha to Nairobibus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane NBO - ZNZ
7h 55m$309–442Taxi, Matatu to Nairobi Wilson Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the taxi from Nakuru to Naivashataxi
- Take the bus from Naivasha to Nairobibus
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane WIL - ZNZ
8h 58m$509–671Taxi, Matatu, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Nakuru to Naivashataxi
- Take the bus from Naivasha to Nairobibus
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Moshibus
- Take the train from Moshi to Dar es Salaamtrain
19h 57m$155–199Bus
- Take the bus from Nakuru to Mwembe Tayari Rdbus
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Dar es Salaambus
23h 50m$29–42
Nairobi (NBO) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nakuru to Tanzania is to bus via Dar es Salaam which costs $22 - $35 and takes 23h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Nakuru to Tanzania is to taxi and Matatu and fly which takes 6h 56m and costs $260 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Nakuru to Tanzania. However, there are services departing from Nakuru and arriving at Dar es Salaam via Mombasa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 50m.
The distance between Nakuru and Tanzania is 873 km. The road distance is 979.1 km.
The best way to get from Nakuru to Tanzania without a car is to taxi and Matatu and bus which takes 18h 26m and costs $170 - $210.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Nakuru to Tanzania, including transfers.
Nakuru to Tanzania bus services, operated by Coast Bus, depart from Nakuru station.
Nakuru to Tanzania bus services, operated by Coast Bus, arrive at Mwembe Tayari Rd station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nakuru to Tanzania is 979 km. It takes approximately 14h 12m to drive from Nakuru to Tanzania.
There are 794+ hotels available in Tanzania.
What companies run services between Nakuru, Kenya and Tanzania?
You can take a bus from Nakuru to Dar es Salaam via Mwembe Tayari Rd and Mombasa in around 23h 50m.
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Nairobi to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Nairobi to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–200
Flights from Nairobi to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Nairobi to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Nairobi to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–270
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Nairobi to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Nairobi to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Nairobi to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–270
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–440
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–440
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–440
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–440
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Nairobi to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Nairobi to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from Nairobi to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Nairobi to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–480
- Website
- skywardexpress.co.ke
Flights from Nairobi to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Phone
- +255 800 11 0042
- [email protected]
- Website
- trc.co.tz
Train from Moshi to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Schedules at
- trc.co.tz
- Book at
- eticketing.trc.co.tz
- 3rd Class Sitting
- $7
- 2nd Class Sitting
- $9
- 2nd Class Sleeping
- $16
- 3rd Class (sitting)
- $7
- 2nd Class
- $11
- 2nd Class ( sleeping)
- $17
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Naivasha to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Naivasha to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Naivasha to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Naivasha to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Naivasha to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Naivasha to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Naivasha to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Nairobi to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- (+255) 784377027
- [email protected]
- Website
- kidiaoneexpress.com
Bus from Nairobi to Moshi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- kidiaoneexpress.com
- Phone
- (+254) 722-206-445
- [email protected]
- Website
- coastbus.co.ke
Bus from Nakuru to Mwembe Tayari Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- coastbus.co.ke
Bus from Nakuru to Mwembe Tayari Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- coastbus.co.ke
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- $17–170
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