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Tanga · Tanzania

Car hire and driving in Tanga

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 TGT means 4 km (2 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 Tanga

Car rental from Tanga: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Tanga to ZanzibarTanzania122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 52 min
Tanga to HandeniTanzania126 km (79 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Tanga to KibahaTanzania190 km (118 mi)about 2 h 54 min
Tanga to Dar es SalaamTanzania196 km (122 mi)about 2 h 59 min
Tanga to MorogoroTanzania251 km (156 mi)about 3 h 50 min
Tanga to MoshiTanzania274 km (170 mi)about 4 h 10 min
Tanga to ArushaTanzania328 km (204 mi)about 5 h
Tanga to DodomaTanzania391 km (243 mi)about 5 h 58 min
Tanga to IfakaraTanzania433 km (269 mi)about 6 h 36 min
Tanga to IringaTanzania481 km (299 mi)about 7 h 20 min
Tanga to SingidaTanzania483 km (300 mi)about 7 h 22 min
Tanga to MtwaraTanzania590 km (367 mi)about 9 h
Tanga to MwanzaTanzania744 km (462 mi)about 11 h 21 min
Tanga to MbeyaTanzania755 km (469 mi)about 11 h 31 min
Tanga to KahamaTanzania733 km (456 mi)about 11 h 11 min
Tanga to GeitaTanzania800 km (497 mi)about 12 h 12 min
Tanga to TaboraTanzania695 km (432 mi)about 10 h 36 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

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Tanga?

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.