There are 7 ways to get from Italy to Zanzibar Island by plane, train, 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.
Fly Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane BRI - ZNZ
14h 35m$731–1,736Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane CTA - ZNZ
13h 47m$294–1,004Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane FCO - ZNZ
10h 37m$384–706Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane MXP - ZNZ
11h 8m$315–1,506Fly Naples Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane NAP - ZNZ
14h 5m$432–752Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane BLQ - ZNZ
16h 22m$330–1,100Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane FCO - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
15h 13m$466–816
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Zanzibar Island is to train and fly which costs $310 - $1,600 and takes 11h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Zanzibar Island is to fly which takes 10h 37m and costs $380 - $750.
The distance between Italy and Zanzibar Island is 5752 km.
It takes approximately 14h 35m to get from Italy to Zanzibar Island, including transfers.
Zanzibar Island is 1h ahead of Italy. It is currently 5:03 PM in Italy and 6:03 PM in Zanzibar Island.
There are 315+ hotels available in Zanzibar Island.
What companies run services between Italy and Zanzibar Island, Tanzania?
Turkish Airlines, ITA Airways, and Neos fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) 6 times a week.
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Naples Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Naples Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Naples Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–800
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Naples Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- 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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