Flight to Kigali
Dar es Salaam → Kigali · about ~1h 45m in the air
Bus to Butare
Kigali → Butare · about ~1h 40m
Dar es Salaam → Butare
Tanzania to Rwanda · 1 border · Where else can you go from Dar es Salaam?
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About the trip from Dar es Salaam to Butare
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and Butare (Rwanda) are 1,156 km (718 mi) apart in a straight line. The way we suggest is by flight and bus, via Kigali: ~6h 25m door to door with 1 change. The trip crosses one border, so check what papers you need.
Step by step
- Flight from Dar es Salaam to Kigali: ~1h 45m in the air, 1,156 km
- Bus from Kigali to Butare: ~1h 40m, 80 km
Every route we know
- Flight + Bus, via Kigali: ~6h 25m, 1 change
- Ferry + Flight + Bus, via Zanzibar and Kigali: ~9h 20m, 2 changes
Times are rough door-to-door times, with time to change and to get through airports included. A "~" marks a rough time worked out from the distance. We don't have prices or timetables: check Google Maps or the operator before you travel.