There are 5 ways to get from New York to Mwanza by plane, bus, ferry, or car
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Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Mwanza Airport
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ)plane EWR - MWZ
34h$624–2,132Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi, bus
cheapest- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO)plane JFK - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Mwanzabus
30h 23m$478–949Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mwanza Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ)plane JFK - MWZ
25h 41m$618–2,023Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Entebbe, bus, ferry
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Entebbe (EBB)plane JFK - EBB
- Take the bus from Kampala to Bukobabus
- Take the ferry from Bukoba to Mwanza North Portferry
36h 45m$664–1,088Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kigali International Airport, drive
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane JFK - KGL
- Drive from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Mwanzacar
30h 35m$774–1,608
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New York to Mwanza is to fly and bus which costs $470 - $950 and takes 30h 23m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Mwanza is to fly which takes 25h 41m and costs $600 - $2,100.
The distance between New York and Mwanza is 11653 km.
It takes approximately 34h to get from New York to Mwanza, including transfers.
Mwanza is 7h ahead of New York. It is currently 4:17 AM in New York and 11:17 AM in Mwanza.
There are 67+ hotels available in Mwanza.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Mwanza, Tanzania?
United Airlines, Edelweiss Air, and nine other airlines fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- charterlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Brussels, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Cairo, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mwanza Airport via London Heathrow, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Brussels, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mwanza Airport via London Heathrow, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Entebbe via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Milan Malpensa, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Entebbe via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- 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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