Kigoma Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

All long-distance buses depart from Mwembe Togwa, about 3km southeast of town. To Mwanza, there are three buses weekly (TSh15, 000, at least 20 hours).

Train

The classic way to reach Kigoma is with the ageing Central Line train from Dar es Salaam, Mwanza or Tabora.

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Boat

The venerable MV Liemba plies between Kigoma and Mpulungu (Zambia). The regular passenger-ferry service between Kigoma and Bujumbura is suspended; inquire at the port in Kigoma for an update.

Small, motorised lake ‘taxis’ for Gombe Stream National Park stop at Kibirizi village, about 2km north of Kigoma.

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Air

Precision Air (280 4720, 280 3166) has five flights weekly between Dar es Salaam and Kigoma.

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