There are 3 ways to get from Egypt to Zanzibar City by plane or ferry
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Fly Alexandria to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Alexandria (ALY) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane ALY - ZNZ
13h 38m$271–901Fly Cairo International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane CAI - ZNZ
9h 49m$231–601Fly Cairo International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane CAI - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
11h 37m$363–601
Alexandria (ALY) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Egypt to Zanzibar City is to fly which costs $230 - $600 and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Egypt to Zanzibar City is to fly which takes 9h 49m and costs $230 - $600.
The distance between Egypt and Zanzibar City is 4287 km.
It takes approximately 13h 38m to get from Egypt to Zanzibar City, including transfers.
Zanzibar City is 1h ahead of Egypt. It is currently 6:15 AM in Egypt and 7:15 AM in Zanzibar City.
There are 321+ hotels available in Zanzibar City.
What companies run services between Egypt and Zanzibar City, Tanzania?
Flydubai, Air Cairo, and six other airlines fly from Alexandria (ALY) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Alexandria to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–300
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Alexandria to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Alexandria to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Alexandria to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Alexandria to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Alexandria to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Phone
- +255 800 78 5555
- [email protected]
- Website
- azammarine.com
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- $35
- Business
- $40
- VIP
- $60
- Royal
- $100
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