There are 3 ways to get from Istanbul to Zanzibar City by plane or ferry
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Fly Istanbul to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane IST - ZNZ
11h 26m$272–902Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane SAW - ZNZ
14h 51m$212–602Fly Istanbul to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane IST - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
13h 18m$394–712
Istanbul (IST) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Zanzibar City is to fly which costs $210 - $600 and takes 14h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Zanzibar City is to fly which takes 11h 26m and costs $270 - $900.
The distance between Istanbul and Zanzibar City is 5436 km.
It takes approximately 11h 26m to get from Istanbul to Zanzibar City, including transfers.
There are 320+ hotels available in Zanzibar City.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Zanzibar City, Tanzania?
Turkish Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Beirut, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Istanbul to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Istanbul to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- 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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