--- iata: DAR name: Julius Nyerere International Airport city: Dar es Salaam country: Tanzania lastUpdated: '2026-09-21' officialWebsite: 'https://www.jnia.taa.go.tz/' sources: - 'https://www.jnia.taa.go.tz/' - 'https://www.jnia.taa.go.tz/pages/check-in' - 'https://www.jnia.taa.go.tz/pages/taxi-and-car-hire' - 'https://www.jnia.taa.go.tz/pages/picking-up-and-dropping-off' - 'https://www.jnia.taa.go.tz/pages/wifi-and-internet' - 'https://www.jnia.taa.go.tz/pages/lounge' - 'https://www.jnia.taa.go.tz/pages/duty-free-shop' - 'https://www.jnia.taa.go.tz/pages/restaurant' - 'https://www.twigalounge.co.tz/' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/tanzania/julius-nyerere-international/dar1-twiga-business-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/tanzania/julius-nyerere-international/dar-cip-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/tanzania/julius-nyerere-international/dar2-equity-aviation-lounge - 'https://visa.immigration.go.tz/guidelines' - 'https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/tanzania/entry-requirements' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Nyerere_International_Airport' - >- https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/why-uber-may-not-be-returning-to-tanzania-any-soon-5351364 - 'https://bolt.eu/en-tz/cities/dar-es-salaam/' - >- https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/business/dart-secures-sh57-billion-for-phase-iii-brt-depot-expansion-5509562 quickFacts: - >- Julius Nyerere International Airport (IATA DAR / ICAO HTDA) sits in Kipawa, Ilala, about 12 km from central Dar es Salaam. Operator Tanzania Airports Authority. Elevation ~55 m / 180 ft. Named in 2006 after the first president; opened as Dar es Salaam Airport in October 1954. - >- TAA 2024 traffic: 2,887,382 passengers, 58,000 aircraft movements, 29,088 tonnes of cargo (Wikipedia citing TAA Annual Statistics Report 2024). Terminal 3 leftover 6 million is capacity, not a year. AirportsBase leftover 3,011,045 for 2025 is leftover-unverified — sit TAA 2024 until TAA publishes 2025. - >- Live campus: Terminal 3 international (opened August 2019) + Terminal 2 domestic/local scheduled + Terminal 1 general aviation, charter and VIP. No airside walk between T3 and T2. No metro. No airport rail. DART BRT airport terminal is not live (depot/airport station contract through April 2027). Main runway 05/23 3,000 m; short 14/32 1,000 m is the GA strip. Do not merge leftover 3,600 m. - >- Hub Air Tanzania and Precision Air. Live long-haul includes Emirates DXB, Qatar DOH, Turkish IST, KLM AMS, Ethiopian ADD, Kenya Airways NBO, South African Airways / Airlink JNB. Air Tanzania London Gatwick from 1 July 2027 — not live. IndiGo Mumbai from 20 November 2026 — not live. - >- T3 international check-in: 3 hours with bags, 2 hours without, 1 hour if you already hold a boarding pass. T2 local: 2 hours with bags, 1 hour without. T1 GA: 60 minutes. Official taxis wear a green ribbon and the TAA logo. Uber exited Tanzania on 30 January 2026. Bolt is live. - >- UK/EU ordinary passports need a USD 50 Ordinary visa (eVisa or visa on arrival at main ports). US passports must take the USD 100 Multiple visa even for one trip. Passport 6 months + one blank page. Yellow fever only if you arrive from a listed risk country. Wi-Fi SSID: Airports free wifi. bentoTips: - label: Check-in title: Arrive 3 hours before international flights at Terminal 3 detail: >- T2 local/domestic is 2 hours with bags and 1 hour without. T1 general aviation is 60 minutes. Dar traffic on Nyerere Road can eat the first hour — the check-in clock starts after that drive, not when you leave the hotel. summary: >- TAA wants you at the T3 desk 3 hours before an international flight if you are checking bags, 2 hours if not, and 1 hour if you already have a boarding pass. category: timing - label: Layout title: T3 is international — T2 is domestic — there is no airside walk detail: >- An international-to-Zanzibar or Mwanza connection means immigration, bags, a landside walk or short hop to T2, then a new check-in. T2 renovation leftover 'closed from June 2023' did not happen as a lasting shutdown — TAA's live check-in page still lists T2 for local flights. Leftover 6 million is T3 capacity. summary: >- International arrivals and departures use Terminal 3 (2019). Terminal 2 is local/domestic scheduled. Terminal 1 is general aviation, charter and VIP, not your Emirates or KLM gate. category: terminal - label: Water title: Buy a sealed bottle at BAO Café or duty-free — no published fountains detail: >- No published TZS bottle tariff — pay at the till. Sports Bar & Grill is on the T3 concourse (photographed December 2025). Lounge water is free once you are in Twiga or CIP. Do not merge leftover KFC / Pizza Hut as TAA-confirmed. summary: >- TAA does not list drinking fountains. Landside T3 has BAO Café (photographed December 2025); airside has duty-free, restaurants, bars/cafés and fast food. category: food - label: Visa title: UK and EU need USD 50 — US passports must buy the USD 100 Multiple detail: >- Ordinary visa USD 50 / up to 90 days. US tourists are not entitled to Ordinary — Multiple USD 100 / 1 year, still max 90 days per stay. Print the grant notice and carry a return ticket. Passport valid 6 months after arrival with one blank page. Yellow fever only from a listed risk country. If you continue to Zanzibar you also need ZIC inbound travel insurance. summary: >- Apply on visa.immigration.go.tz before you fly. Visa on arrival exists for listed nationalities at main ports, but immigration recommends the eVisa and FCDO says you cannot get a multiple visa on arrival. category: status lounges: - name: Twiga Business Lounge zone: International hours: '00:00-23:59' access: - Priority Pass (max 3 hours; children under 6 free) - DragonPass - LoungeKey - Plaza Premium cards (operator) - >- Walk-in USD 35 adults 14+ / USD 20 children 5–13 / infants 1–4 free (operator) bestFor: - Long haul - Families - Work summary: >- The best scheduled-passenger room at DAR: T3 airside, 2nd floor opposite Gate C4, 24/7, Priority Pass 4.6/319. Walk-in USD 35 if you have no card. PP stay caps at 3 hours. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 3 amenities: - Showers (operator) - Prayer room - Day beds / quiet area - Children's play area - Massage chairs - 'Buffet, breakfast and à la carte (operator)' - Workstations - name: CIP Lounge zone: International hours: '00:00-23:59' access: - Priority Pass (max 4 hours; children under 6 free) - LoungeKey - DragonPass leftover-listed on reseller pages bestFor: - Longer PP stay - Work summary: >- The quieter T3 option toward Gate C6 — after immigration turn right, past the lifts and shops, first left to the end of the hallway. PP 4.5/325, 24/7, max 4 hours, international and transit only. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 3 amenities: - Massage chairs - Workstations - Smoking area outside - >- Showers subject to availability (Amex / LoungePair; Priority Pass facilities list does not print showers) - name: Equity Aviation Lounge zone: General aviation hours: '05:30-20:00' access: - >- Priority Pass (max 3 hours; children under 2 free; Terminal 1 departing passengers only) bestFor: - Terminal 1 GA / charter summary: >- Airside in the T1 waiting area only. TAA's T1 is general aviation, charter and VIP — it will not save a T3 Emirates or KLM departure. Alcohol, phone and luggage storage are extra. verdict: skip terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Showers (Priority Pass) - Wi-Fi - Soft drinks - Alcohol extra waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: BAO Café / T3 landside concourse zone: landside price: No published TAA tariff — pay at the till summary: >- The reliable sealed bottle before you enter T3 security. TAA does not list public refill fountains. Only useful landside. location: >- Landside T3 hall — BAO Café kiosk by the Airport Taxi / Get SIM Card / bureau de change desks (photographed 14 Dec 2025) terminal: Terminal 3 isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: 'T3 duty-free, restaurants and Sports Bar & Grill' zone: airside price: No published TAA tariff — pay at the till summary: >- Sealed water after T3 immigration. TAA lists duty-free, restaurants in the departure hall and concourse, bars/cafés and fast food. Do not treat leftover KFC/Pizza Hut as operator-confirmed. location: >- Airside departure concourse after immigration — duty-free shop plus restaurants/cafés; Sports Bar & Grill photographed on the T3 concourse 14 Dec 2025 terminal: Terminal 3 - kind: free name: Lounge water zone: airside price: Included with lounge access summary: >- Complimentary once you are in Twiga or CIP. Twiga walk-in is USD 35 if you have no Priority Pass / DragonPass / LoungeKey card. location: >- Twiga Business Lounge opposite Gate C4 (2nd floor); CIP Lounge toward Gate C6 terminal: Terminal 3 isBestQuality: true airportistScore: 6.8 slug: dar region: Africa --- > Markdown for [/airports/dar](/airports/dar). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/dar) - [Lounge directory](/airports/dar/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · Africa T3 (2019) is a genuinely modern international hall with two strong Priority Pass rooms, but you still land in a three-building split with no airside walk, no rail, no Uber, and a visa queue unless you eVisa'd first. ## Airportist Score **6.8 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.0 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.2 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 6.4 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 6.2 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.4 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 7.4 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 2,887,382 (2024) - Terminals: 3 - Typical security: 25 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - International arrivals into Tanzania's commercial capital - Priority Pass / DragonPass holders using Twiga opposite Gate C4 - Bolt or pre-agreed official taxis instead of the curb scrum - Same-day domestic connections if you budget a landside T3→T2 transfer ## Watch out for - No airside walk T3 international ↔ T2 domestic - Uber exited 30 Jan 2026 — Bolt or green-ribbon TAA taxis only - UK/EU/US visas are not visa-free; US passports must buy Multiple USD 100 - DART BRT to the airport is not live ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/dar/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/dar/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/dar/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/dar/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/dar/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/dar/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/dar/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/dar/reviews.md) (free)