There are 6 ways to get from Dar es Salaam to Butembo by plane, taxi, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kisoro, taxi
best- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Kisoro (KXO)plane DAR - KXO
- Take the taxi from Kisoro (KXO) to Butembotaxi
11h 58m$287–669Drive 1,782.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Dar es Salaam to Butembocar 1,782.8 km
32h 7m$222–320Bus, drive via Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Bwerabus
- Drive from Bwera to Butembocar
39h 12mFly to Entebbe, bus, drive
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Entebbe (EBB)plane DAR - EBB
- Take the bus from Kampala to Bwerabus
- Drive from Bwera to Butembocar
14h 45mFly to Kihihi Airport, drive
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Kihihi Airport (KHX)plane DAR - KHX
- Drive from Kihihi Airport (KHX) to Butembocar
16h 12m$232–619Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Bwerabus
- Drive from Bwera to Butembocar
42h 7m
Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Kisoro (KXO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dar es Salaam to Butembo is to drive which costs $220 - $320 and takes 32h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Dar es Salaam to Butembo is to fly and taxi which takes 11h 58m and costs $280 - $700.
The distance between Dar es Salaam and Butembo is 1566 km. The road distance is 1782.8 km.
It takes approximately 11h 58m to get from Dar es Salaam to Butembo, including transfers.
Butembo is 1h behind Dar es Salaam. It is currently 19:50 in Dar es Salaam and 18:50 in Butembo.
Yes, the driving distance between Dar es Salaam to Butembo is 1783 km. It takes approximately 32h 7m to drive from Dar es Salaam to Butembo.
What companies run services between Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo?
There is no direct connection from Dar es Salaam to Butembo. However, you can take the taxi to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) airport, fly to Kisoro (KXO), then take the taxi to Butembo. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Jangwani to Butembo via Ubungo, Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal, Kampala, and Bwera in around 39h 12m.
- Website
- aerolinkuganda.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Kisoro via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Kisoro via Nairobi, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Kisoro via Addis Ababa, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Kisoro via Kigali, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Kihihi Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Kihihi Airport via Addis Ababa, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Kihihi Airport via Nairobi, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190–380
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Entebbe via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Entebbe via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–290
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- info@srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +256 414-255 426
- info@link.co.ug
- Website
- link.co.ug
Bus from Kampala to Bwera
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- link.co.ug
Bus from Kampala to Bwera
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- link.co.ug
Bus from Kampala to Bwera
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- link.co.ug
- Phone
- +254 701 110011
- Website
- mozaico.co.ke
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Estimated price
- $90–110
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