Msamvu Bus Terminal is located in

Morogoro Morogoro is a city located in the eastern part of Tanzania, approximately 196 kilometers (122 miles) west of Dar es Salaam. Retrieved on November 24, 2011. It serves as the capital of the Morogoro Region. Informally, it is referred to as ''Mji ...

municipality in

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. It is an International Bus Terminal. The main concern is congestion of buses, especially from 09:00 to 10:30 am when most of the buses arrived from

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on the way to other regions and neighbouring countries. Also, buses from southern highlands and neighboring southern countries which are

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and

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together with those from Lake zone (

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, Simiyu,

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and Mara) converge at Msamvu Bus Terminal during late hours (4:00pm to 7:30pm) making the station too congested. On 10 August, 2019, the

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occurred after an oil tanker turned over near this bus terminal, killing 75.

Distance from Dar es Salaam

The distance from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro as the crow flies is 178 km (110 miles). Driving distance between Dar es Salaam and Msamvu, Morogoro is 193.63 km. If one drives a car with an average speed of 80 kilometers/hour, travel time to reach Msamvu Bus terminal will be 2 hours 33 minutes, although real-life driving time normally averages between 3.5 - 4.5 hours.

References

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