There are 3 ways to get from Kinshasa to Zanzibar City by plane, bus, 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 to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Kinshasa International Airport (FIH) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane FIH - ZNZ
8h 6m$404–741Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Kinshasa to Luandabus
- Take the bus from Gamek Terminal to Windhoekbus
- Take the bus from Soweto Market to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
5d 4h$261–454Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Kinshasa International Airport (FIH) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane FIH - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
6h 29m$412–791
Kinshasa International Airport (FIH) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kinshasa to Zanzibar City is to bus and ferry which costs $260 - $460 and takes 5 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Kinshasa to Zanzibar City is to fly and ferry which takes 6h 29m and costs $410 - $800.
The distance between Kinshasa and Zanzibar City is 2667 km.
The best way to get from Kinshasa to Zanzibar City without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 5 days 4h and costs $260 - $460.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Kinshasa to Zanzibar City, including transfers.
Zanzibar City is 2h ahead of Kinshasa. It is currently 2:52 AM in Kinshasa and 4:52 AM in Zanzibar City.
There are 337+ hotels available in Zanzibar City.
What companies run services between Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zanzibar City, Tanzania?
Air Tanzania, Kenya Airways, and three other airlines fly from Kinshasa International Airport (FIH) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kinshasa International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Kinshasa International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–450
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Kinshasa International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–550
Flights from Kinshasa International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Kinshasa International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kinshasa International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–800
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Kinshasa International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Kinshasa International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Phone
- +244 923 169 920
- [email protected]
- Website
- macontransp.com
Bus from Kinshasa to Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- macontransp.com
- Single
- $14–20
Bus from Gamek Terminal to Windhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- macontransp.com
- Single
- $27–40
- Phone
- +263 77 480 2748
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Soweto Market to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Timboon-Coaches-100064758973585/
- 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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