There are 3 ways to get from Cape Town to Zanzibar Island by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane CPT - ZNZ
5h 32m$317–488Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Cape Town to Hararebus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
3d 1h$200–375Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane CPT - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
8h 4m$325–588
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Zanzibar Island is to bus and ferry which costs $200 - $380 and takes 3 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Zanzibar Island is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs $310 - $490.
The distance between Cape Town and Zanzibar Island is 3764 km.
The best way to get from Cape Town to Zanzibar Island without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 3 days 1h and costs $200 - $380.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Cape Town to Zanzibar Island, including transfers.
Zanzibar Island is 1h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 11:53 AM in Cape Town and 12:53 PM in Zanzibar Island.
There are 337+ hotels available in Zanzibar Island.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Zanzibar Island, Tanzania?
Airlink, Safair, and Kenya Airways fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) once daily.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–470
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–480
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Phone
- +27 84 575 4609
- [email protected]
- Website
- tamukacoaches.com
Bus from Cape Town to Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://tamukacoaches.com/
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $76
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- 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
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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