Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
GETTING THERE & AWAY
Air
There are daily flights to Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar (Coastal Aviation, Precision Air,
Regional Air, Safari Plus, ZanAir), Nairobi (Fly540, Precision Air), Seronera and other
airstrips in Serengeti National Park (Air Excel, Coastal Aviation, Regional Air, Safari
Plus), Mwanza (Precision Air), Lake Manyara National Park (Air Excel, Coastal Aviation,
Regional Air) and Tarangire National Park (Coastal). Kigali (RwandAir) is served four
times a week. Some sample prices: Arusha-Dar (Tsh239,000 one way), Arusha-Mwanza
(Tsh235,000) and Arusha-Seronera (US$175).
Most flights use Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA), about halfway between Moshi
and Arusha, while small planes, mostly to the national parks, leave from Arusha Airport,
8km west of town along the Dodoma Rd. Verify the departure point when buying your tick-
et. Other than flights to Nairobi, international airlines using KIA include Ethiopian Air and
KLM, the latter has no office in Arusha.
Air Excel
(
0754-211227;
www.airexcelonline.com
;
2nd fl, Subzali Bldg, Goliondoi
Rd)
Coastal Aviation
( 027-250 0343;
www.coastal.cc
; Arusha Airport)
Ethiopian Airlines
( 027-250 4231;
www.ethiopianairlines.com
; Boma Rd)
Fly540
( 0783-540540;
www.fly540.com
;
2nd fl, India St)
Precision Air
( 0784-471202;
www.precisionairtz.com
;
Boma Rd) Also handles Kenya
Airways bookings.
Regional Air
( 0784-285753;
www.regionaltanzania.com
;
Great North Rd)
RwandAir
( 0732-978558;
www.rwandair.com
;
Swahili St)
Safari Air
( 0716-360000;
www.safariplus.co.tz
;
Arusha Airport)
ZanAir
( 027-254 8877;
www.zanair.com
;
Summit Centre, Sokoine Rd)
Bus
Arusha has two bus stations. The central bus station near the market is the biggest while the
Makao Mapya bus station (aka Dar Express bus station) situated a little to the northwest
handles mostly of the luxury buses to Dar es Salaam. The central bus station is intimidat-
ingly chaotic in the morning and both are popular haunts for flycatchers and touts. If you
get overwhelmed head straight for a taxi, or, if arriving at the central bus station, duck into
the lobbies of one of the hotels across the street to get your bearings. If you want to avoid
the bus stations altogether, most buses make a stop on the edge of town before going to the
stations. Taxis will be waiting at that location.
