There are 2 ways to get from Colombo to Dar es Salaam by plane or ferry
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Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane CMB - DAR
12h 16m$524–1,241Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, ferry
cheapest- 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
14h 55m$502–1,132
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Dar es Salaam is to fly and ferry which costs $500 - $1,200 and takes 14h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Dar es Salaam is to fly which takes 12h 16m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Colombo and Dar es Salaam is 4818 km.
It takes approximately 12h 16m to get from Colombo to Dar es Salaam, including transfers.
Dar es Salaam is 2h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 3:47 AM in Colombo and 1:17 AM in Dar es Salaam.
There are 850+ hotels available in Dar es Salaam.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- 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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