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Mwanza · Tanzania

Car hire and driving in Mwanza

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 MWZ means 9 km (6 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 Mwanza

Car rental from Mwanza: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Mwanza to SengeremaTanzania32 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Mwanza to GeitaTanzania84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Mwanza to BundaTanzania121 km (75 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Mwanza to BariadiTanzania124 km (77 mi)about 1 h 54 min
Mwanza to ShinyangaTanzania140 km (87 mi)about 2 h 8 min
Mwanza to KahamaTanzania150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Mwanza to MusomaTanzania151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Mwanza to BukobaTanzania179 km (111 mi)about 2 h 44 min
Mwanza to NzegaTanzania192 km (119 mi)about 2 h 55 min
Mwanza to TarimeTanzania208 km (129 mi)about 3 h 11 min
Mwanza to TaboraTanzania278 km (173 mi)about 4 h 14 min
Mwanza to SingidaTanzania327 km (203 mi)about 5 h
Mwanza to Dar es SalaamTanzania853 km (530 mi)about 13 h
Mwanza to DodomaTanzania514 km (319 mi)about 7 h 50 min
Mwanza to ZanzibarTanzania807 km (502 mi)about 12 h 19 min
Mwanza to ArushaTanzania431 km (268 mi)about 6 h 34 min
Mwanza to MbeyaTanzania712 km (443 mi)about 10 h 52 min
Mwanza to MorogoroTanzania712 km (443 mi)about 10 h 52 min
Mwanza to TangaTanzania744 km (462 mi)about 11 h 21 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 Mwanza?

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.