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How to get fromStone Town to Lushotoby plane, taxi, ferry, bus, or shuttle

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There are 4 ways to get from Stone Town to Lushoto by plane, taxi, ferry, bus, or shuttle

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  1. Fly, taxi

    best
    1. Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Tanga Airport (TGT)plane plane ZNZ - TGT
    2. Take the taxi from Tanga Airport (TGT) to Lushototaxi taxi
    4h 8m
    $197–245

  2. Ferry, bus, taxi

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Handenibus bus
    3. Take the taxi from Handeni to Lushototaxi taxi
    10h 24m
    $71–151

  3. Ferry, bus, taxi via Zanzibar

    1. Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Handenibus bus
    3. Take the taxi from Handeni to Lushototaxi taxi
    13h 39m
    $73–401

  4. Ferry, bus, Private Transfer , taxi

    1. Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Tangabus bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Tanga Airport to Amani hillsshuttle bus
    4. Take the taxi from Amani hills to Lushototaxi taxi
    16h 5m
    $201–579

Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Tanga Airport (TGT) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration33 minAverage Duration
Ticket$162Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from Stone Town to Lushoto.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 283.7 km
  • Duration: 4h 8m

What companies run services between Stone Town, Tanzania and Lushoto, Tanga, Tanzania?

There is no direct connection from Stone Town to Lushoto. However, you can take the shuttle to Zanzibar Airport, walk to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) airport, fly to Tanga Airport (TGT), then take the taxi to Lushoto. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Dar es Salaam, walk to Posta Ya Zamani, take the bus to Fire, take the line 004 bus to Gerezani, walk to Dar es Salaam, take the bus to Handeni, then take the taxi to Lushoto.

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