There are 3 ways to get from Africa to Zanzibar Island by unknown, plane, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel to Ndjamena, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Walk from Africa to Ndjamena (NDJ)unknown
- Fly from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane NDJ - ZNZ
17h 40mTravel to Ndjamena, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Walk from Africa to Ndjamena (NDJ)unknown
- Fly from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane NDJ - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
20h 12mTravel to Sarh, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Walk from Africa to Sarh (SRH)unknown
- Fly from Sarh (SRH) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane SRH - ZNZ
24h 24m
Ndjamena (NDJ) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Africa and Zanzibar Island is 3668 km.
It takes approximately 17h 40m to get from Africa to Zanzibar Island, including transfers.
Zanzibar Island is 2h ahead of Africa. It is currently 06:23 in Africa and 08:23 in Zanzibar Island.
There are 315+ hotels available in Zanzibar Island.
What companies run services between Africa and Zanzibar Island, Tanzania?
There is no direct connection from Africa to Zanzibar Island. However, you can travel to Ndjamena (NDJ) airport then fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ). Alternatively, you can travel to Ndjamena (NDJ) airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR), take the taxi to Dar es Salaam, then take the ferry to Zanzibar.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Ndjamena to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Ndjamena to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Ndjamena to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Ndjamena to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Yaounde, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Ndjamena to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Douala, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Sarh to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Ndjamena, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Sarh to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Moundou, Ndjamena, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Ndjamena to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Ndjamena to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ndjamena to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Ndjamena to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Sarh to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Ndjamena, Addis Ababa, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Phone
- +255 800 78 5555
- cs@azammarine.com
- Website
- azammarine.com
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- $35
- Business
- $40
- VIP
- $60
- Royal
- $100
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