There are 2 ways to get from Colombo to Dar es Salaam by 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.
Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane CMB - DAR
11h 16m$434–1,041Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane CMB - ZNZ
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
15h 30m$452–1,232
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Dar es Salaam is to fly which costs $430 - $1,100 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Dar es Salaam is to fly which takes 11h 16m and costs $430 - $1,100.
The distance between Colombo and Dar es Salaam is 4818 km.
It takes approximately 11h 16m to get from Colombo to Dar es Salaam, including transfers.
Dar es Salaam is 2h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 6:47 AM in Colombo and 4:17 AM in Dar es Salaam.
There are 766+ hotels available in Dar es Salaam.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania?
IndiGo Airlines, Qatar Airways, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Phone
- +255 800 78 5555
- [email protected]
- Website
- azammarine.com
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- $35
- Business
- $40
- VIP
- $60
- Royal
- $100
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