There are 8 ways to get from Philadelphia to Tanzania by train, plane, taxi, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane JFK - ZNZ
20h 15m$631–1,622Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Nairobi, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO)plane JFK - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi to Arusha
24h 38m$458–1,541Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane JFK - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
23h 4m$593–1,636Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane JFK - DAR
20h 12m$583–1,624Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane PHL - ZNZ
21h 4m$931–2,564Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane PHL - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
20h 8m$796–2,028Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Mombasa, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Mombasa (MBA)plane JFK - MBA
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Tangabus
24h 25m$607–2,151Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Ukunda, taxi, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ukunda (UKA)plane JFK - UKA
- Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasataxi
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Tangabus
25h 54m$606–2,055
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Tanzania is to train and fly and shuttle which costs $450 - $1,600 and takes 24h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Tanzania is to fly and taxi which takes 20h 8m and costs $750 - $2,100.
The distance between Philadelphia and Tanzania is 12570 km.
It takes approximately 20h 15m to get from Philadelphia to Tanzania, including transfers.
Tanzania is 8h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 10:38 AM in Philadelphia and 6:38 PM in Tanzania.
There are 843+ hotels available in Tanzania.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Tanzania?
American Airlines, Qatar Airways, and four other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) twice daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ukunda via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- w2fly.es
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Mombasa to Tanga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- info@marangushuttles.com
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Nairobi to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $17–130
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
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