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Arusha · Tanzania

Car hire and driving in Arusha

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Tanzania traffic drives on the left. Picking up at JRO means 44 km (27 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648805 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2945964.

Drives from Arusha

Car rental from Arusha: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Arusha to MoshiTanzania72 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Arusha to SingidaTanzania269 km (167 mi)about 4 h 6 min
Arusha to HandeniTanzania273 km (170 mi)about 4 h 10 min
Arusha to BariadiTanzania306 km (190 mi)about 4 h 40 min
Arusha to TangaTanzania328 km (204 mi)about 5 h
Arusha to DodomaTanzania329 km (204 mi)about 5 h 1 min
Arusha to TarimeTanzania341 km (212 mi)about 5 h 12 min
Arusha to BundaTanzania346 km (215 mi)about 5 h 17 min
Arusha to ShinyangaTanzania364 km (226 mi)about 5 h 33 min
Arusha to MusomaTanzania382 km (237 mi)about 5 h 49 min
Arusha to MorogoroTanzania399 km (248 mi)about 6 h 5 min
Arusha to NzegaTanzania400 km (248 mi)about 6 h 6 min
Arusha to Dar es SalaamTanzania479 km (298 mi)about 7 h 19 min
Arusha to MwanzaTanzania431 km (268 mi)about 6 h 34 min
Arusha to ZanzibarTanzania418 km (259 mi)about 6 h 22 min
Arusha to MbeyaTanzania712 km (442 mi)about 10 h 51 min
Arusha to KahamaTanzania456 km (283 mi)about 6 h 57 min
Arusha to GeitaTanzania497 km (309 mi)about 7 h 35 min
Arusha to TaboraTanzania465 km (289 mi)about 7 h 6 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Arusha?

The left, as everywhere in Tanzania.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.