There are 5 ways to get from Zimbabwe to Zanzibar Island by plane, bus, car, train, or ferry
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Fly Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)HRE - ZNZ
4h 36m$244–437Fly Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)HRE - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
5h 8m$223–497Bus, drive, train, ferry
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Nakonde
- Drive from Nakonde to Mbeya
- Take the train from Mbeya to Dar es salaam
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
2d 2hBus, drive, train, ferry via Zanzibar
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stn
- Drive from Nakonde Bus Stn to Mbeya
- Take the train from Mbeya to Dar es salaam
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
2d 6hFly Bulawayo to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)BUQ - ZNZ
6h 42m$358–934
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zimbabwe to Zanzibar Island is to fly and ferry which costs $220 - $500 and takes 5h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Zimbabwe to Zanzibar Island is to fly which takes 4h 36m and costs $240 - $440.
The distance between Zimbabwe and Zanzibar Island is 1579 km.
It takes approximately 4h 36m to get from Zimbabwe to Zanzibar Island, including transfers.
Zanzibar Island is 1h ahead of Zimbabwe. It is currently 3:47 AM in Zimbabwe and 4:47 AM in Zanzibar Island.
There are 294+ hotels available in Zanzibar Island.
What companies run services between Zimbabwe and Zanzibar Island, Tanzania?
Kenya Airways, Airlink, and five other airlines fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Lusaka, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–390
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–320
Flights from Bulawayo to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Lusaka, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Bulawayo to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- airzimbabwe.aero
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Mbeya to Dar es salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +263 78 694 9273
- cagtcoaches@gmail.com
- Website
- cagtours.co.zw
Bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Schedules at
- cagtours.co.zw
- Phone
- +260 211 247 683
- info@juldanmotors.com
Bus from Lusaka to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.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
- Resident
- $14
- East Africans
- $30
- Non - Resident
- $35–45
- Phone
- +255 800 78 5555
- cs@azammarine.com
- Website
- azammarine.com
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- 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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