There are 2 ways to get from Boston to Zanzibar Island by plane or ferry
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Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane BOS - ZNZ
21h 5m$650–1,900Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane BOS - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
24h 6m$575–1,724
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Zanzibar Island is to fly and ferry which costs $550 - $1,800 and takes 24h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Zanzibar Island is to fly which takes 21h 5m and costs $650 - $1,900.
The distance between Boston and Zanzibar Island is 12130 km.
It takes approximately 21h 5m to fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Boston Logan Airport Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 21h 5m and has one stopover.
Zanzibar Island is 7h ahead of Boston. It is currently 2:22 AM in Boston and 9:22 AM in Zanzibar Island.
Swiss, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways and Edelweiss Air offer flights from Boston Logan Airport Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport Airport.
There are 335+ hotels available in Zanzibar Island.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Zanzibar Island, Tanzania?
Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, and two other airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- 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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