Morogoro: 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.
Morogoro is a city of 471,409 people in Tanzania, 504 m (1,654 ft) above sea level. It has 1 railway station on record, including Morogoro railway station. Our booking partner lists 53 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Morogoro runs from about 11 h 46 min a day in late June to 12 h 33 min in late December (computed for -6.82° 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 Morogoro in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
By rail: stations on record include Morogoro railway station. Trains to Morogoro
Buses to Morogoro · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 53 places to stay in Morogoro. Of the 35 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (27). Guests have left 570 reviews in total.
Hotels in Morogoro: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Dar es Salaam, 178 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Mombasa, 379 km (Kenya)
- Dodoma, 224 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Zanzibar, 185 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Arusha, 399 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Tanga, 251 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kibaha, 139 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Singida, 392 km — buses · car rental
- Moshi, 388 km — buses · car rental
- Ifakara, 181 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Fresno, Linköping Municipality, Vaasa.
Common questions
How big is Morogoro?
About 471,409 people live in Morogoro, across 360 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Morogoro in?
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Morogoro?
The Shilling (TZS). Traffic drives on the left.
How many hotels are there in Morogoro?
Our booking partner lists 53 places to stay in Morogoro, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Morogoro?
Dar es Salaam (178 km), Mombasa (379 km), Dodoma (224 km), Zanzibar (185 km), Arusha (399 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 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.