Car hire and driving in Handeni
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Tanzania traffic drives on the left. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648805 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2945964.
Drives from Handeni
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handeni to Tanga | Tanzania | 126 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| Handeni to Zanzibar | Tanzania | 154 km (96 mi) | about 2 h 21 min |
| Handeni to Morogoro | Tanzania | 159 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 26 min |
| Handeni to Kibaha | Tanzania | 179 km (111 mi) | about 2 h 43 min |
| Handeni to Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 208 km (129 mi) | about 3 h 10 min |
| Handeni to Moshi | Tanzania | 244 km (151 mi) | about 3 h 43 min |
| Handeni to Dodoma | Tanzania | 265 km (165 mi) | about 4 h 2 min |
| Handeni to Arusha | Tanzania | 273 km (170 mi) | about 4 h 10 min |
| Handeni to Ifakara | Tanzania | 334 km (208 mi) | about 5 h 6 min |
| Handeni to Iringa | Tanzania | 364 km (226 mi) | about 5 h 33 min |
| Handeni to Singida | Tanzania | 369 km (229 mi) | about 5 h 38 min |
| Handeni to Makumbako | Tanzania | 517 km (321 mi) | about 7 h 53 min |
| Handeni to Mwanza | Tanzania | 654 km (406 mi) | about 9 h 58 min |
| Handeni to Mbeya | Tanzania | 634 km (394 mi) | about 9 h 40 min |
| Handeni to Kahama | Tanzania | 626 km (389 mi) | about 9 h 33 min |
| Handeni to Geita | Tanzania | 702 km (436 mi) | about 10 h 42 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 Handeni?
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.