The Julius Nyerere International Airport is the principal airport serving the country, named after the country's first President.
The TAZARA Railway connects Dar es Salaam to the neighboring country of Zambia. The Central Line (Railway) runs west from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika via Dodoma.
Dala dalas are used by the majority of the population of Dar es Salaam as a cheap, though often overcrowded, means of public transportation. These minibuses are operated by both a driver and a conductor. The conductor collects the fare and signals the driver to leave. These minibuses tend to be overcrowded with passengers sometimes hanging outside the door
