There are 4 ways to get from Dar es Salaam to Nouakchott by plane, car, 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 Julius Nyerere International Airport to Nouakchott
best- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Nouakchott (NKC)plane DAR - NKC
24h 32m$513–1,329Drive 8,866 km
- Drive from Dar es Salaam to Nouakchottcar 8,866 km
6d 13h$1,102–1,591Fly Julius Nyerere International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport, drive
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)plane DAR - DSS
- Drive from Blaise-Diagne-Airport-DSS to Nouakchottcar
21h$562–844Ferry to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, fly to Nouakchott
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Nouakchott (NKC)plane ZNZ - NKC
22h 3m$651–1,320
Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Nouakchott (NKC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dar es Salaam to Nouakchott is to fly and drive which costs $550 - $850 and takes 21h.
The fastest way to get from Dar es Salaam to Nouakchott is to fly and drive which takes 21h and costs $550 - $850.
The distance between Dar es Salaam and Nouakchott is 6713 km. The road distance is 8866 km.
It takes approximately 24h 32m to get from Dar es Salaam to Nouakchott, including transfers.
Nouakchott is 3h behind Dar es Salaam. It is currently 12:08 AM in Dar es Salaam and 9:08 PM in Nouakchott.
Yes, the driving distance between Dar es Salaam to Nouakchott is 8866 km. It takes approximately 6 days 13h to drive from Dar es Salaam to Nouakchott.
There are 82+ hotels available in Nouakchott.
What companies run services between Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nouakchott, Mauritania?
Kenya Airways, Mauritania Airlines, and Air Tanzania fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Nouakchott (NKC) 4 times a week.
- Website
- mauritaniaairlines.mr
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Nouakchott via Nairobi, Abidjan, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Addis Ababa, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Nouakchott via Nairobi, Abidjan, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Addis Ababa, Bamako
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Addis Ababa, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Nairobi, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Nairobi, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Nairobi, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- bintercanarias.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Nouakchott via Madrid, Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Nouakchott via Madrid, Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Nouakchott via Madrid, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +255 800 78 5555
- [email protected]
- Website
- azammarine.com
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- 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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