There are 4 ways to get from Dublin to Zanzibar Island by train, 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.
Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane BHD - ZNZ
19h 22m$528–1,337Fly Dublin Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane DUB - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
16h 49m$390–1,113Fly Dublin Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane DUB - ZNZ
14h 33m$502–913Train to Cork Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane ORK - ZNZ
20h 29m$468–1,553
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Zanzibar Island is to fly and ferry which costs $390 - $1,200 and takes 16h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Zanzibar Island is to fly which takes 14h 33m and costs $500 - $950.
The distance between Dublin and Zanzibar Island is 8131 km.
It takes approximately 19h 22m to get from Dublin to Zanzibar Island, including transfers.
Zanzibar Island is 2h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 6:00 PM in Dublin and 8:00 PM in Zanzibar Island.
There are 337+ hotels available in Zanzibar Island.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Zanzibar Island, Tanzania?
Qatar Airways, Aer Lingus, and Neos fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Cork Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via London Gatwick, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Cork Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via London Heathrow, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Cork Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Geneva, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Dublin Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $18–26
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $26–40
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +255 696112233
- [email protected]
- Website
- zanfastferries.co.tz
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
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