There are 3 ways to get from Sydney to Pemba Island by plane or ferry
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Fly to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA)SYD - PMA
26h 28m$402–1,215Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)SYD - ZNZ
- Take the ferry from Unguja to Wete
33h 47m$642–1,198Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)SYD - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- Take the ferry from Unguja to Wete
36h 29m$705–1,340
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Pemba Island is to fly which costs $400 - $1,300 and takes 26h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Pemba Island is to fly which takes 26h 28m and costs $400 - $1,300.
The distance between Sydney and Pemba Island is 11627 km.
It takes approximately 26h 28m to get from Sydney to Pemba Island, including transfers.
Pemba Island is 8h behind Sydney. It is currently 8:34 AM in Sydney and 12:34 AM in Pemba Island.
There are five+ hotels available in Pemba Island.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Pemba Island, Pemba North, Tanzania?
Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways, and 11 other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Doha, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Abu Dhabi, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–750
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Dubai, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Dubai, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Phone
- +255 696112233
- bookings@tripsiri.com
- Website
- zanfastferries.co.tz
Ferry from Unguja to Wete
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $24–75
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.com
- Resident
- $24
- East Africans
- $52
- Non - Resident
- $60–75
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–140
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.co.tz
- Resident
- $14
- East Africans
- $30
- Non - Resident
- $35–45
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