There are 7 ways to get from Zanzibar City to Namibia 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 to Windhoek International Airport
best- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH)plane ZNZ - WDH
8h 17m$398–822Fly to Walvis Bay Airport
cheapest- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Walvis Bay Airport (WVB)plane ZNZ - WVB
9h 1m$282–777Ferry, train, bus via Tunduma
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Take the train from Dar es salaam to Tundumatrain
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Katima Mulilobus
- Take the bus from Katima Mulilo to Windhoekbus
2d 23hFerry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Take the train from Dar es salaam to Serenjetrain
- Take the bus from Serenje to Lusakabus
- Take the train from Lusaka to Livingstonetrain
- Take the bus from Livingstone to Windhoekbus
3d 22hFly to Victoria Falls Airport, bus
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane ZNZ - VFA
- Take the bus from Livingstone to Katima Mulilobus
10h 13m$347–592Fly to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport, bus
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)plane ZNZ - LVI
- Take the bus from Livingstone to Katima Mulilobus
10h 31m$490–1,033Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Take the bus from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Windhoekbus
4d 17h$284–499
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zanzibar City to Namibia is to ferry and bus which costs $280 - $500 and takes 4 days 17h.
The fastest way to get from Zanzibar City to Namibia is to fly which takes 8h 17m and costs $390 - $850.
The distance between Zanzibar City and Namibia is 3004 km.
The best way to get from Zanzibar City to Namibia without a car is to ferry and train and bus via Tunduma which takes 2 days 23h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Zanzibar City to Namibia, including transfers.
Namibia is 1h behind Zanzibar City. It is currently 1:51 PM in Zanzibar City and 12:51 PM in Namibia.
There are 388+ hotels available in Namibia.
What companies run services between Zanzibar City, Tanzania and Namibia?
Airlink, Ethiopian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH) twice daily.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Johannesburg, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–390
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–800
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Dar es salaam to Tunduma
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
Train from Dar es salaam to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +260-765-211826
- info@zrl.com.zm
- Website
- zrl.com.zm
Train from Lusaka to Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Schedules at
- zrl.com.zm
- Economy
- $11
- Standard
- $11
- 2nd Class Sleeper
- $16
- Ist Class Sleeper
- $16
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
Bus from Serenje to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +260 961806060
- mazhandu69@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lusaka to Katima Mulilo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $46
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
Bus from Livingstone to Katima Mulilo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Katima Mulilo to Windhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $46–65
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Saver
- $46
- Flexi
- $50
- Full Flexi
- $55
Bus from Livingstone to Windhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $46–75
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Saver
- $46
- Flexi
- $50
- Full Flexi
- $55
- Phone
- +27 688 768 195
- mkombelogistics@gmail.com
- Website
- mkombelogistics.com
Bus from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Schedules at
- mkombelogistics.com
- Phone
- +264 81 331 5475
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Windhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/MushimaNamibia/
- Phone
- +255 696112233
- bookings@tripsiri.com
- Website
- zanfastferries.co.tz
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–140
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.co.tz
- Resident
- $14
- East Africans
- $30
- Non - Resident
- $35–45
- Phone
- +255 800 78 5555
- cs@azammarine.com
- Website
- azammarine.com
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- 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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