There are 7 ways to get from Baltimore to Zanzibar Island by train, subway, plane, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane IAD - ZNZ
21h 14m$554–1,912Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane IAD - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
24h 15m$546–1,822Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane BWI - ZNZ
26h 18m$552–2,102Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane JFK - ZNZ
23h 50m$605–1,374Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane DCA - ZNZ
33h 13m$706–3,061Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane PHL - ZNZ
23h 35m$824–3,403Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane JFK - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
24h 12m$597–1,384
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Baltimore to Zanzibar Island is to train and fly which costs $600 - $1,400 and takes 23h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Baltimore to Zanzibar Island is to train and subway and fly which takes 21h 14m and costs $550 - $2,000.
The distance between Baltimore and Zanzibar Island is 12846 km.
It takes approximately 21h 14m to get from Baltimore to Zanzibar Island, including transfers.
Zanzibar Island is 8h ahead of Baltimore. It is currently 10:57 AM in Baltimore and 6:57 PM in Zanzibar Island.
There are 316+ hotels available in Zanzibar Island.
What companies run services between Baltimore, MD, USA and Zanzibar Island, Tanzania?
British Airways, Kenya Airways, and Egyptair fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) twice daily.
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Philadelphia International Airport, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 3m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Philadelphia International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- w2fly.es
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Philadelphia International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,500
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via London Heathrow, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- flightlink.co.tz
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–10
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–700
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $40–480
- First Class
- $180–700
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $21–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–700
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $40–480
- First Class
- $180–700
- Phone
- +255 800 78 5555
- [email protected]
- 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
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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