Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or you are just quickly passing through, our Arusha Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit. Here, you’ll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.
Don’t sleep in the airport. It shuts over night. But they don’t tell you that until you turn up the evening before your 7am flight. – a traveller
ARK Airport Overview
To help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, here is a quick run-down about what to expect during your time at Arusha Airport.
What to Expect
Arusha Airport (code: ARK) has a single, tiny terminal that serves several regional destinations. Facilities are very basic, with an eatery and a few shops. WiFi is not available.
Sleeping in Arusha Airport
The airport may close overnight, so camping out may not be possible. For uninterrupted sleep, area hotels offer shuttle service for a fee. See our Airport Hotels section below for more info or read some traveller airport reviews for more tips.
To help us keep this guide up-to-date, you can add or update information or write a review to submit airport tips and photos. You can also visit the airport’s web site for current information. For more airport information continue scrolling down to explore more in our Arusha Airport Guide.
In this guide we may refer to locations as “landside” and “airside”. Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security. For more information on Europe’s Schengen Area, click here.
Airport Hotels
If sleeping in Arusha Airport sounds like a nightmare, there are a few hotels near the airport. For more options it would be best to head back into the city center.
- Haradali’s Home » Check Rates
- A1 Hotel and Resort Airport transfers are available ($). » Check Rates
For more options, visit Tripadvisor to see a list of hotels near Arusha Airport that can be sorted by price, distance, traveller rating and popularity.
Airport Lounges
As of this update we were unable to confirm whether the airport has any first class or business lounges. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Airport WiFi/Internet
Free WiFi is available at Arusha Airport.
More Services, Facilities & Things To Do On A Layover At The Airport
Food & Drinks – Yes (restaurants, bars and coffee shops)
Luggage Storage & Lockers – Not available.
Mobile Charging – At the time of this update, we did not have any information about mobile charging availability. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Rest Zones – There are no dedicated sleeping areas, quiet areas or rest zones. If this information has changed, click here to update this guide.
Showers – Not available.
SIM Cards – A reader has asked us to include where to buy SIM Cards. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Airport Hours
The airport is open 24 hours.
Airlines
Arusha airport is served by the following airlines: Air Excel • Air Tanzania • Coastal Aviation • Precision Air • Regional Air • Safari Plus • Tropical Air • ZanAir.
Transportation
Hotel Shuttles
Some hotels provide airport shuttle service: Africana Grand Hotel • Venus Premier Hotel • Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa.
See also Airport Hotels above.
Taxis
Metered taxis are available for hire in the ground transportation area during airport hours of operation.
Last updated: 2024-01-31
This guide is for informational purposes only to assist with your planning. All information, including rates and hours, is subject to change at any time without notice. The information in this airport guide is based on information collected and/or received from the airports, lounges, hotels, transportation providers, and their websites. We are not representatives of any of the above-mentioned service providers. To report errors or to add/update any items mentioned in the guide: update the airport guide or write a review.