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Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti by flight or road
About 145 km. The flight is fastest at 2.5 h; the private car is cheapest, from ₹20,920 per car (up to 4).
Fastest
Flight
Drive to Lake Manyara airstrip (LKY) + bush flight to Seronera (SEU)
2.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Private car
Safari 4x4 with driver-guide, per vehicle (a day's hire, game drive on the way)
from ₹20,920 per car (up to 4)
Best value
Flight
Drive to Lake Manyara airstrip (LKY) + bush flight to Seronera (SEU)
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private car | Safari 4x4 with driver-guide, per vehicle (a day's hire, game drive on the way) | 4.5 h | ₹20,920–₹33,290per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Flight | Drive to Lake Manyara airstrip (LKY) + bush flight to Seronera (SEU) | 2.5 h | ₹15,220–₹27,580per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
- Private car, Safari 4x4 with driver-guide, per vehicle (a day's hire, game drive on the way): Over the crater highlands past Olduvai Gorge and onto the plains; a game drive all afternoon.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Private car · Safari 4x4 with driver-guide, per vehicle (a day's hire, game drive on the way) | ₹20,920–₹33,290 | ₹20,920–₹33,290 |
| Flight · Drive to Lake Manyara airstrip (LKY) + bush flight to Seronera (SEU) | ₹30,440–₹55,160 | ₹60,880–₹1,10,320 |
Once you’re in Serengeti
- Best time: June – October, January – March
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (June – October, January – March). Plan around: Migration: the Herds Return South.
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Plan Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.