There are 6 ways to get from Zanzibar Island to Namibia by plane, ferry, train, car, 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)ZNZ - WDH
8h 8m$393–516Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Take the bus from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Windhoek
4d 17h$269–496Ferry, train, drive, bus
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Take the train from Dar es salaam to Mbeya
- Drive from Mbeya to Nakonde
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Katima Mulilo
- Take the bus from Katima Mulilo to Windhoek
3d 1hFly to Victoria Falls Airport, bus
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)ZNZ - VFA
- Take the bus from Livingstone to Katima Mulilo
10h 4m$404–580Fly to Walvis Bay Airport
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Walvis Bay Airport (WVB)ZNZ - WVB
8h 53m$559–707Ferry, train, drive, bus via Soweto Market
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Take the train from Dar es salaam to Mbeya
- Drive from Mbeya to Nakonde Bus Stn
- Take the bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Katima Mulilo
- Take the bus from Katima Mulilo to Soweto Market
3d 12h
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zanzibar Island to Namibia is to ferry and bus which costs $260 - $500 and takes 4 days 17h.
The fastest way to get from Zanzibar Island to Namibia is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $390 - $550.
The distance between Zanzibar Island and Namibia is 2997 km.
The best way to get from Zanzibar Island to Namibia without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 4 days 17h and costs $260 - $500.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Zanzibar Island to Namibia, including transfers.
Namibia is 1h behind Zanzibar Island. It is currently 8:22 PM in Zanzibar Island and 7:22 PM in Namibia.
There are 385+ hotels available in Namibia.
What companies run services between Zanzibar Island, 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
- $210–750
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Johannesburg, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
- 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
- $320–600
- 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
- $330–950
- 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
- $210–600
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Dar es salaam to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +260 211 247 683
- info@juldanmotors.com
Bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- $39
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
Bus from Livingstone to Katima Mulilo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- 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
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Saver
- $45
- Flexi
- $49
- Full Flexi
- $54
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Nakonde Bus Stn to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
- Phone
- +263 77 480 2748
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Katima Mulilo to Soweto Market
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–90
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Timboon-Coaches-100064758973585/
- 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
- $170–240
- 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
- $85–110
- 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
- $12–150
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.co.tz
- Resident
- $15
- 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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