There are 2 ways to get from Antananarivo to Zanzibar City by plane or ferry
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Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Ivato International Airport (TNR) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane TNR - ZNZ
7h 45m$605–956Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Ivato International Airport (TNR) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane TNR - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
8h 52m$513–956
Ivato International Airport (TNR) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Antananarivo to Zanzibar City is to fly and ferry which costs $500 - $1,000 and takes 8h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Antananarivo to Zanzibar City is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs $600 - $1,000.
The distance between Antananarivo and Zanzibar City is 1686 km.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Antananarivo to Zanzibar City, including transfers.
There are 346+ hotels available in Zanzibar City.
What companies run services between Antananarivo, Madagascar and Zanzibar City, Tanzania?
Kenya Airways, Precision Air, and Ethiopian Airlines fly from Ivato International Airport (TNR) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) once daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Ivato International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–900
Flights from Ivato International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–650
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Ivato International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–900
Flights from Ivato International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Ivato International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–850
- Phone
- +255 696112233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zan Fast Ferries
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–140
- Schedules at
- Zan Fast Ferries
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