There are 4 ways to get from Riga to Zanzibar City by plane, ferry, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Riga International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane RIX - ZNZ
18h 5m$461–851Fly Riga International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane RIX - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
20h 12m$343–1,111Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane VNO - ZNZ
21h 40m$450–825Bus to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane TLL - ZNZ
20h 1m$586–892
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Zanzibar City is to fly which costs $460 - $850 and takes 18h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Zanzibar City is to fly which takes 18h 5m and costs $460 - $850.
The distance between Riga and Zanzibar City is 7175 km.
It takes approximately 18h 5m to get from Riga to Zanzibar City, including transfers.
There are 315+ hotels available in Zanzibar City.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Zanzibar City, Tanzania?
Air Baltic, Turkish Airlines, and Ethiopian Airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–800
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–800
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–850
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Stockholm, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34–39
- Website
- TransTempo
- 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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