Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
GETTING THERE & AWAY
Air
There are six flights weekly on Auric Air and Flightlink to Dar es Salaam (US$260 to
US$300) and Mbeya (US$225 to US$250). Book at Iringa Info. Iringa's Nduli Airfield is
about 12km out of town along the Dodoma road.
Bus
To catch any bus not originating in Iringa, you'll need to go to the main bus station at Ipo-
goro, 3km southeast of town below the escarpment (Tsh5000 in a taxi from town), where
the Morogoro-Mbeya highway bypasses Iringa. This is also where you'll get dropped off if
you're arriving on a bus continuing towards Morogoro or Mbeya. Dalla-dallas to Ipogoro
leave from the Myomboni dalla-dalla stand at the edge of Uhuru Park in town. All buses
originating in Iringa start at the bus station in town and stop also at Ipogoro to pick up ad-
ditional passengers.
Green Star Express and others go daily to Dar es Salaam, leaving from 7am onwards
(Tsh15,000 to Tsh20,000, 7½ hours); book in advance at the bus offices at the bus station
in town.
To Mbeya, Chaula Express departs daily at 7am (Tsh15,000, four to five hours). Otherwise,
you can try to get a seat on one of the through buses from Dar es Salaam that pass Iringa
(Ipogoro bus station) from about 1pm.
To Njombe (Tsh8000 to Tsh9000, 3½ hours) and Songea (Tsh17,000, eight hours), Super
Feo departs at 6am from the town bus station, with a second bus to Njombe only departing
at 10am.
To Dodoma, Kings Cross - an old relic of a vehicle stuffed with chickens, baskets and
produce - and Urafiki depart on alternate days at 8am (Tsh15,000 to Tsh16,000, nine to
10 hours), going via Nyangolo and Makatapora. Otherwise, all transport is via Morogoro,
which is the route most travellers take (Tsh22,000 to Tsh25,000, eight to nine hours). If
you're driving to Dodoma via Makatapora in a private car, allow five to six hours.
GETTING AROUND
The main dalla-dalla stand ('Myomboni') is just down from the market and near the bus
station. Dalla-dallas also stop along the edge of Uhuru Park. Taxi ranks are along the small
road between the bus station and the market, in front of MR Hotel, and at the Ipogoro bus
station. Fares from the town bus station to central hotels start at Tsh3000.
