There are 3 ways to get from Harare to Zanzibar City by plane, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane HRE - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
5h 4m$289–565Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
38h 33m$87–216Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane HRE - ZNZ
5h 41m$311–725
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Harare to Zanzibar City is to bus and ferry which costs $85 - $220 and takes 38h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Harare to Zanzibar City is to fly and ferry which takes 5h 4m and costs $280 - $600.
The distance between Harare and Zanzibar City is 1616 km.
The best way to get from Harare to Zanzibar City without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 38h 33m and costs $85 - $220.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Harare to Zanzibar City, including transfers.
Zanzibar City is 1h ahead of Harare. It is currently 9:56 AM in Harare and 10:56 AM in Zanzibar City.
There are 336+ hotels available in Zanzibar City.
What companies run services between Harare, Zimbabwe and Zanzibar City, Tanzania?
Kenya Airways, Airlink, and six other airlines fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–320
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Lusaka, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Website
- airzimbabwe.aero
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $76
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- 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
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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