There are 2 ways to get from Abidjan to Zanzibar City by plane or ferry
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Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Port Bouet Airport (ABJ) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane ABJ - ZNZ
13h 54m$650–850Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Port Bouet Airport (ABJ) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane ABJ - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
13h 26m$618–1,050
Port Bouet Airport (ABJ) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Abidjan to Zanzibar City is to fly which costs $650 - $850 and takes 13h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Abidjan to Zanzibar City is to fly and ferry which takes 13h 26m and costs $600 - $1,100.
The distance between Abidjan and Zanzibar City is 4991 km.
It takes approximately 13h 54m to get from Abidjan to Zanzibar City, including transfers.
Zanzibar City is 3h ahead of Abidjan. It is currently 8:45 AM in Abidjan and 11:45 AM in Zanzibar City.
There are 337+ hotels available in Zanzibar City.
What companies run services between Abidjan, Ivory Coast and Zanzibar City, Tanzania?
Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines fly from Port Bouet Airport (ABJ) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) once daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Port Bouet Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–850
Flights from Port Bouet Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Douala, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–850
Flights from Port Bouet Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Port Bouet Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Douala, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Port Bouet Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–850
Flights from Port Bouet Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Port Bouet Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Phone
- +255 696112233
- [email protected]
- Website
- zanfastferries.co.tz
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–140
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.co.tz
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