There are 5 ways to get from Houston to Zanzibar City by plane, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane IAH - ZNZ
24h 52m$603–2,004Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane HOU - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
41h 47m$523–1,811Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane IAH - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
26h 45m$595–1,914Bus to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Austin Doubletree University Areabus
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane AUS - ZNZ
30h 55m$729–2,252Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane HOU - ZNZ
2d 5h$551–1,901
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Zanzibar City is to fly and ferry which costs $500 - $1,900 and takes 41h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Zanzibar City is to fly which takes 24h 52m and costs $600 - $2,000.
The distance between Houston and Zanzibar City is 14632 km.
It takes approximately 24h 52m to get from Houston to Zanzibar City, including transfers.
Zanzibar City is 9h ahead of Houston. It is currently 8:26 AM in Houston and 5:26 PM in Zanzibar City.
There are 321+ hotels available in Zanzibar City.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Zanzibar City, Tanzania?
Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Frankfurt, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Columbus, Frankfurt, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Columbus, Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Raleigh/Durham, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Columbus, Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Raleigh/Durham, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Columbus, Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Atlanta, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Atlanta, Lagos, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Columbus, Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vonlane
Bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Austin Doubletree University Area
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $127–147
- Website
- Vonlane
- low
- $127
- high
- $147
- 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
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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