There are 4 ways to get from Dubai to Pemba Island by plane, ferry, or shuttle
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Fly Dubai International Airport to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA)plane DXB - PMA
9h 12m$221–752Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA)plane AUH - PMA
12h 27m$211–613Fly Dubai International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane DXB - ZNZ
- Take the ferry from Unguja to Weteferry
16h 26m$399–632Fly Dubai International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane DXB - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
- Take the ferry from Unguja to Weteferry
18h 53m$421–664
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Pemba Island is to shuttle and fly which costs $210 - $650 and takes 12h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Pemba Island is to fly which takes 9h 12m and costs $220 - $750.
The distance between Dubai and Pemba Island is 3800 km.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Dubai to Pemba Island, including transfers.
Pemba Island is 1h behind Dubai. It is currently 5:56 AM in Dubai and 4:56 AM in Pemba Island.
There are nine+ hotels available in Pemba Island.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Pemba Island, Pemba North, Tanzania?
Flydubai, Charterlines, Inc., and four other airlines fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- charterlines.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Nairobi, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Doha, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Nairobi, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Doha, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–490
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–470
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–490
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
- Phone
- +255 696112233
- [email protected]
- Website
- zanfastferries.co.tz
Ferry from Unguja to Wete
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $72
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.com
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–140
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.co.tz
Ferry from Unguja to Wete
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $72
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.com
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