There are 6 ways to get from New York to Mwanza by plane, taxi, bus, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mwanza Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ)plane JFK - MWZ
27h 36m$508–1,223Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Entebbe, bus, ferry
cheapest- 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
35h 55m$461–1,485Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Mwanza Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ)plane EWR - MWZ
32h 45m$576–1,734Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Musoma, taxi
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Musoma (MUZ)plane JFK - MUZ
- Take the taxi from Musoma (MUZ) to Mwanzataxi
39h 57m$584–1,408Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO)plane JFK - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Mwanzabus
29h 53m$468–1,149Fly 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
29h 35m$484–1,548
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from New York to Mwanza is to fly and bus which costs $460 - $1,200 and takes 29h 53m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Mwanza is to fly which takes 27h 36m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between New York and Mwanza is 11625 km.
It takes approximately 27h 36m to get from New York to Mwanza, including transfers.
Mwanza is 8h ahead of New York. It is currently 6:09 PM in New York and 2:09 AM in Mwanza.
There are 59+ hotels available in Mwanza.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Mwanza, Tanzania?
Kenya Airways, Air Tanzania, and five other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Mwanza Airport (MWZ) twice daily.
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Nairobi, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Milan Malpensa, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Milan Malpensa, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- charterlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Brussels, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Brussels, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Cairo, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mwanza Airport via London Heathrow, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mwanza Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Musoma via Lagos, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Musoma via Accra, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Musoma via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Entebbe via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Musoma via Nairobi, Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Estimated price
- $70–90
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