as yet all roads into mpanda (from sumbawanga, tabora or kigoma) remain unsealed and may for brief periods become impassable at the height of the wet season (particularly february–march). the tanzanian government has in progress a project to seal a large part of the road north from sumbawanga. sumry operate two daily bus services to sumbawanga (240 km 5hours), one of those going on to mbeya. several bus lines operate to tabora (380 km, 9 hours). local services include minibuses to sitalike, and daily bus services to usevya and to the fishing villages of karema and ikola on lake tanganyika. mpanda is the endpoint of a rail line with passenger services from tabora (approx 12-15hours). in 2012 the government completed an upgrade of mpanda airport to a 2 km sealed runway and a commercial air service has commenced.