Tanzania has three major international airports: Dar es Salaam Nyerere International Airport, Kilimanjaro International Airport and Zanzibar International Airport. At present, Air Tanzania has direct flights from Dar es Salaam to Guangzhou, and transfers from other cities in China to Tando in Dubai, Doha, Addis Ababa and other places.

There are airports in major cities in Tanzania, and most of the domestic routes are operated by small and medium-sized aircraft with frequent frequency. Taxis are available between the airport and the city.

Most of Tanzania's domestic passengers and freight are completed by road, and long-distance domestic transport is undertaken by several large passenger transport companies, such as Royal Coach, Scandinavian Express, etc., connecting major cities in the country and surrounding countries.

Chinese driver's license cannot be used directly in the local area, you need to apply for a new local driver's license. Driving in Tanzania is to drive on the right and left, and obey traffic lights at major traffic junctions. In case of traffic police command, the traffic police signal shall prevail.

Road conditions in Tanzania are not good, many roads at night without street lighting, you need to drive carefully, avoid driving too fast or drunk, and be sure to wear your seat belt when driving.

There are two major railway networks in Tanzania - the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) and the TAZARA Railway Authority (TAZARA). The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) provides passenger and freight services to most parts of the country, and the TAZARA Railway Authority (TAZARA) network, built with Chinese assistance, extends more than 1,800 kilometers southwest from Dar es Salaam to New Kapilimposh, connecting with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Major ports in Tanzania include: Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Tanga and Mtwara. There are regular daily barge passenger routes between Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.

Public transport in major cities in Tanzania is dominated by minibuses, which are in poor condition, but the cost is low and more convenient. There are taxis and motorcycles operating in major cities, but they are not equipped with meters, and the price needs to be negotiated before riding. Major cities such as Dar es Salaam have serious road congestion.

Dar es Salaam is the largest city in Tanzania, with a population of about 5.38 million (2023 data from the Tanzania Bureau of Statistics, the same below), a hot and humid climate, and is the economic center of the country. Dar es Salaam is a hybrid word of African Bantu and Arabic, meaning "port of peace", and is a typical representative of Swahili culture, which is a blend of Bantu culture and Arab and Indian (India) Pakistani (Pakistan) culture in eastern Africa.

Dodoma is the capital of Tanzania, located in the central plateau region of Tanzania, the climate is dry and cool, and the population is about 3.01 million. In 1973, the Tanzanian government planned to move the capital from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma. In 1996, the National Assembly moved to Dodoma, and most government agencies such as the President's Office, the Deputy President's Office and the Prime Minister's Office have been moved to Dodoma.

Arusha is located in the northern plateau region of Tanzania and has a population of about 2.36 million. The surrounding tourist resources are rich, and it is an important town of tourism industry in Tanzania. Arusha is also the center of Tanzania's diplomatic and international relations, and is home to the headquarters of the East African Community and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, which tried the Rwandan genocide.

Mwanza is located on the southern shore of Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa, with a population of about 3.7 million, and is the main city in the north of Tansi, the port of the inner lake and the capital of Mwanza Province. Mwanza is an important waterway gateway to Tanzania's East African neighbors Uganda and Kenya.

Zanzibar consists of Zanzibar Island (also known as Unguja Island), Pemba Island and several small islands, the closest to the mainland is only 36 km. Zanzibar is governed by the highly autonomous Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar. It has a population of 1.89 million.

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