Iringa: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Iringa is a city of 202,490 people in Tanzania, 1,625 m (5,331 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Iringa runs from about 11 h 43 min a day in late June to 12 h 37 min in late December (computed for -7.77° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Iringa in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Iringa · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Dodoma, 177 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Mbeya, 278 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Morogoro, 241 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Songea, 324 km — buses · car rental
- Kibaha, 372 km — buses · car rental
- Singida, 345 km — buses · car rental
- Tunduma, 365 km — buses · car rental
- Ifakara, 116 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Makumbako, 154 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Handeni, 364 km — buses · car rental
Common questions
How big is Iringa?
About 202,490 people live in Iringa (GeoNames).
What time zone is Iringa in?
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Iringa?
The Shilling (TZS). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Iringa?
Dodoma (177 km), Mbeya (278 km), Morogoro (241 km), Songea (324 km), Kibaha (372 km).
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.