As this route passes through Morogoro regions, There are other routes which also are independent like Dar es salaam to Iringa, Dar es salaam to Njombe and Dar es salaam to Mbeya All these routes are known as Southern Highland routes.
These routes are dominated with Semi Luxury buses, Most of them being a major competitor in thses routes and some remained few buses are of Ordinary level. There is an one way buses from Dat es salaam to Tunduma via Morogoro, Iringa and Mbeya.
Distance by bus from the business city of Dar es salaam To Iringa is 502km, To Njombe is 716km, To Mbeya is 829 while to the final destination Tunduma is 929km.
Below are the list of some of recommended bus companies to travel with from the business city of Dar es salaam to Southern Highland Zone: