There are 3 ways to get from OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal to Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ) by plane, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)JNB - ZNZ
3h 30m$200–400Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Dar Es Salaam
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
3d 16h$196–407Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)JNB - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
6h 6m$208–423
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal to Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ) is to fly which costs $200 - $400 and takes 3h 30m.
The fastest way to get from OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal to Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ) is to fly which takes 3h 30m and costs $200 - $400.
The distance between OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal and Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ) is 2503 km.
The best way to get from OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal to Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ) without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 3 days 16h and costs $190 - $410.
It takes approximately 3h 30m to fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), including transfers and time at the airport.
The quickest flight from Johannesburg International Airport Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport Airport is the direct flight which takes 3h 30m.
Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ) is 1h ahead of OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal. It is currently 1:34 PM in OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal and 2:34 PM in Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ).
Airlink, Safair, Kenya Airways and Air Tanzania offer flights from Johannesburg International Airport Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport Airport.
There are 278+ hotels available in Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ).
What companies run services between OR Tambo Shuttle Terminal, South Africa and Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ), Tanzania?
Safair, Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) twice daily.
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- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–460
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–470
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–360
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–270
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–290
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–430
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Blantyre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–260
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–240
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–430
- Phone
- +27 688 768 195
- mkombelogistics@gmail.com
- Website
- mkombelogistics.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Dar Es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Schedules at
- mkombelogistics.com
- Phone
- +255 696112233
- bookings@tripsiri.com
- Website
- zanfastferries.co.tz
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–150
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.co.tz
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