There are 9 ways to get from Zambia to Arusha by plane, taxi, bus, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lusaka to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane LUN - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
6h 31m$378–608Bus via Dar es Salaam
cheapest- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Arushabus
39h 59m$68–92Bus
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminalbus
38h 45m$74–80Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Serenjebus
- Take the train from Serenje to Dar es salaamtrain
- Take the train from Dar es Salaam to Arushatrain
2d 18hDrive 2,126.6 km
- Drive from Lusaka to Arushacar 2,126.6 km
34h 17m$312–451Fly Ndola to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Ndola (NLA) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane NLA - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
5h 24m$408–1,133Drive to Lubumbashi International Airport, fly to Arusha
- Drive from Chingola to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)car
- Fly from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Arusha (ARK)plane FBM - ARK
18h 51m$305–837Fly Lusaka to Arusha
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Arusha (ARK)plane LUN - ARK
6h 51m$244–792Fly Lusaka to Nairobi, shuttle
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Nairobi (NBO)plane LUN - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
9h 49m$313–637
Lusaka (LUN) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zambia to Arusha is to bus which costs $70 - $80 and takes 38h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Zambia to Arusha is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 24m and costs $400 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Zambia to Arusha. However, there are services departing from Intercity Bus Terminus and arriving at Central Bus Terminal via Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 45m.
The distance between Zambia and Arusha is 1699 km. The road distance is 2126.6 km.
The best way to get from Zambia to Arusha without a car is to bus which takes 38h 45m and costs $70 - $80.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Zambia to Arusha, including transfers.
Zambia to Arusha bus services, operated by SR Classic Coach, depart from Intercity Bus Terminus station.
The best way to get from Zambia to Arusha is to bus which takes 38h 45m and costs $70 - $80. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $240 - $800 and takes 6h 51m.
Zambia to Arusha bus services, operated by SR Classic Coach, arrive at Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal station.
Arusha is 1h ahead of Zambia. It is currently 7:42 AM in Zambia and 8:42 AM in Arusha.
What companies run services between Zambia and Arusha, Tanzania?
You can take a bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Central Bus Terminal via Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal in around 38h 45m. Alternatively, Turkish Airlines, World Ticket, and six other airlines fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Arusha (ARK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Lusaka to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Ndola to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Lusaka to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Lusaka to Nairobi via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Lusaka to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Ndola to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Lusaka to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–460
Flights from Lusaka to Nairobi via Lilongwe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Lusaka to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–650
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Lusaka to Arusha via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Lusaka to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–650
Flights from Lusaka to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Lusaka to Arusha via Nairobi, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Lusaka to Arusha via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Lusaka to Arusha via Nairobi, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Lusaka to Arusha via Nairobi, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Lusaka to Arusha via Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Lusaka to Arusha via Nairobi, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Lusaka to Arusha via Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- charterlines.com
Flights from Lusaka to Arusha via Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Lusaka to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–460
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Serenje to Dar es salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–35
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $30–34
- Mukuba M2
- $35
- Phone
- +255 800 11 0042
- [email protected]
- Website
- trc.co.tz
Train from Dar es Salaam to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Schedules at
- trc.co.tz
- Book at
- eticketing.trc.co.tz
- 3rd Class Sitting
- $8
- 2nd Class Sitting
- $11
- 2nd Class Sleeping
- $17
- 3rd Class (sitting)
- $8
- 2nd Class
- $11
- 2nd Class ( sleeping)
- $17
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +255 765 486868
- Website
- bmcoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- bmcoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- [email protected]
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Lusaka to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +254722328595
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Nairobi JKIA to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Phone
- (+255) 784377027
- [email protected]
- Website
- kidiaoneexpress.com
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Schedules at
- kidiaoneexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $17–21
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