There are 4 ways to get from Zanzibar City to Melbourne by ferry, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DAR - MEL
28h 7m$1,189–1,886Ferry to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DAR - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
29h 36m$1,173–2,770Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ZNZ - MEL
23h 3m$1,330–2,172Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane ZNZ - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
26h 11m$1,375–4,470
Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zanzibar City to Melbourne is to ferry and fly which costs $1,100 - $1,900 and takes 28h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Zanzibar City to Melbourne is to fly which takes 23h 3m and costs $1,300 - $2,200.
The distance between Zanzibar City and Melbourne is 11004 km.
It takes approximately 28h 7m to get from Zanzibar City to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 8h ahead of Zanzibar City. It is currently 13:07 in Zanzibar City and 21:07 in Melbourne.
There are 5388+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Zanzibar City, Tanzania and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Flydubai, Emirates, and five other airlines fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,700
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Avalon Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Avalon Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Avalon Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Avalon Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Avalon Airport via Mumbai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Avalon Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Mumbai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,700
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Avalon Airport via Mumbai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Phone
- +255 800 78 5555
- cs@azammarine.com
- Website
- azammarine.com
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $51–144
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- $51
- Business
- $58
- VIP
- $87
- Royal
- $143–144
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $51–144
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- $51
- Business
- $58
- VIP
- $87
- Royal
- $143–144
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