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If deciding to travel this way you will have to walk out of the airport area to the main road and try to stop a small bus (daladala) going to city centre. The city centre is to the right when you have the airport at your back. Remember that they drive on the left side of the road in Tanzania, so you will have to cross the road. Look for people waiting for a bus and join them. You might as well try to ask about the buses to town. The daladalas are often already loaded with people going to town, so you might see some busses passing before you can get on to one. Mind your luggage – most likely they will throw it on the roof if it is possible or if you are lucky you will get it inside somewhere. Are you traveling light then this might work well.
Make sure you take a bus that goes to Posta (post office) – which is the city centre – or if you are lucky and the buses run from airport area, take a bus straight to Makumbusho / Mwenge bus stand. Ask around: daladala mpaka Makumbusho? If ending up at Posta ask around for the bus for Makumbusho / Mwenge, it’s around or arriving soon. Be sure to arrive at Posta well before rush hours in the afternoon as it will be difficult to get on to a bus and you will have to wait for an hour or two or three – or you’ll have to do like the locals: fight your way on to a bus. Might be faster and at least more comfortable with a taxi – especially with luggage.
Arriving Dar es Salaam with boat from Zanzibar? It is not far to walk to the bus stand at Posta (described above), but it can be wise to take a taxi for the 2-3 minutes it takes instead of walking around in the crowded down town area with your back-pack or suitcase, especially if you do not know the way. You can also negotiate a price for taxi straight to Makumbusho / Mwenge (described above) after asking him wich station has the buses for Tegeta/Bagamoyo these days. If deciding to take a taxi you will not need any assistance from the «hang-arounds» at the port. Instead go straight to the left outside the port houses and across the street where many taxis are waiting.
Arriving at Makumbusho / Mwenge find the bus for Bagamoyo or bus for Tegeta and change bus there. At Tegeta, ask the ticket guy for the bus for Bagamoyo. The daladalas to Bagamoyo / Tegeta do not leave until they are full, but make sure you get a seat by an open window (no A/C:), have a bottle of water at hand, and make sure that your luggage is secured if on the roof or in the bus. There is seldom any loss or theft of luggage on these buses. Be more aware of pick-pocketing at Makumbusho / Mwenge and Tegeta – don’t look like a misplaced stranger, stay cool and familiar – it might be many people around the buses making sure they get on the first possible bus. People are nice but perhaps a bit shy towards foreigners when traveling this way because not many tourists do. The daladala drivers and cash collector is rough guys though, and they don’t provide much «extra service». Take it as it is and remember to have easy accessible change for your tickets.
