There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Zanzibar City by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane CGN - ZNZ
17h 33m$383–916Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane AMS - ZNZ
15h 2m$262–835Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane FRA - ZNZ
13h 3m$400–764Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane DUS - ZNZ
16h 36m$332–775Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane BRU - ZNZ
16h 7m$473–887
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Zanzibar City is to train and fly which costs $400 - $800 and takes 13h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Zanzibar City is to train and fly which takes 13h 3m and costs $400 - $800.
The distance between Cologne and Zanzibar City is 7075 km.
It takes approximately 17h 33m to get from Cologne to Zanzibar City, including transfers.
Zanzibar City is 2h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 9:58 AM in Cologne and 11:58 AM in Zanzibar City.
There are 310+ hotels available in Zanzibar City.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Zanzibar City, Tanzania?
Air Cairo, Egyptair, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–900
Flights from Frankfurt to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–950
Flights from Brussels Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–900
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–550
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–440
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Brussels Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Belgian Railways
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