There are 2 ways to get from Dar es Salaam to Stone Town by ferry or plane
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Dar es Salaam to Stone Town by ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dar es Salaam to Stone Town is to fly which costs $35 - $95 and takes 1h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Dar es Salaam to Stone Town is to ferry which takes 1h 20m and costs $35 - $110.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Dar es Salaam and arriving at Zanzibar. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 20m.
The distance between Dar es Salaam and Stone Town is 80 km.
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The best way to get from Dar es Salaam to Stone Town without a car is to ferry which takes 1h 20m and costs $35 - $110.
The ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar takes 1h 20m including transfers and departs four times a day.
There are 346+ hotels available in Stone Town.
What companies run services between Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Stone Town, Tanzania?
Zan Fast Ferries operates a ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar 4 times a day. Tickets cost $11–140 and the journey takes 1h 20m. Azam Marine also services this route 4 times a day. Alternatively, Auric Air Services Limited, Precision Air, and seven other airlines fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) hourly.
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–410
- Website
- charterlines.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–410
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- airexcelonline.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–230
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $17–300
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- Phone
- +255 696112233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zan Fast Ferries
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–140
- Schedules at
- Zan Fast Ferries
- 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
- $35–104
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- $35
- Business
- $40
- VIP
- $60
- Royal
- $100–104
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