Kigoma: 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.
Kigoma is a city of 232,388 people in Tanzania, 769 m (2,523 ft) above sea level. It has 1 railway station on record, including Kigoma station.
Key facts
Daylight in Kigoma runs from about 11 h 53 min a day in late June to 12 h 27 min in late December (computed for -4.88° 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 Kigoma in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
By rail: stations on record include Kigoma station. Trains to Kigoma
Buses to Kigoma · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Kigali, 329 km (Rwanda)
- Bukavu, 279 km (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Bujumbura, 169 km (Burundi)
- Kahama, 349 km — buses · car rental
- Uvira, 173 km (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Geita, 365 km — buses · car rental
- Tabora, 355 km — buses · car rental
- Kasulu, 62 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Mpanda, 228 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Gisenyi, 355 km (Rwanda)
Common questions
How big is Kigoma?
About 232,388 people live in Kigoma (GeoNames).
What time zone is Kigoma in?
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Kigoma?
The Shilling (TZS). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Kigoma?
Kigali (329 km), Bukavu (279 km), Bujumbura (169 km), Kahama (349 km), Uvira (173 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.