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Dodoma · Tanzania

Car hire and driving in Dodoma

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 DOD means 2 km (1 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 Dodoma

Car rental from Dodoma: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Dodoma to IringaTanzania177 km (110 mi)about 2 h 42 min
Dodoma to SingidaTanzania187 km (116 mi)about 2 h 51 min
Dodoma to MorogoroTanzania224 km (139 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Dodoma to IfakaraTanzania242 km (150 mi)about 3 h 41 min
Dodoma to HandeniTanzania265 km (165 mi)about 4 h 2 min
Dodoma to MakumbakoTanzania314 km (195 mi)about 4 h 47 min
Dodoma to ArushaTanzania329 km (204 mi)about 5 h 1 min
Dodoma to TaboraTanzania347 km (216 mi)about 5 h 18 min
Dodoma to NzegaTanzania357 km (222 mi)about 5 h 27 min
Dodoma to KibahaTanzania357 km (222 mi)about 5 h 27 min
Dodoma to MoshiTanzania360 km (224 mi)about 5 h 29 min
Dodoma to ShinyangaTanzania379 km (236 mi)about 5 h 47 min
Dodoma to Dar es SalaamTanzania397 km (246 mi)about 6 h 3 min
Dodoma to MwanzaTanzania514 km (319 mi)about 7 h 50 min
Dodoma to ZanzibarTanzania382 km (238 mi)about 5 h 50 min
Dodoma to MbeyaTanzania395 km (245 mi)about 6 h 1 min
Dodoma to KahamaTanzania434 km (270 mi)about 6 h 37 min
Dodoma to TangaTanzania391 km (243 mi)about 5 h 58 min
Dodoma to GeitaTanzania535 km (332 mi)about 8 h 9 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 Dodoma?

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.