There are 2 ways to get from Kolkata to Zanzibar City by plane or ferry
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Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane CCU - ZNZ
15h 34m$312–860Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane CCU - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
17h 26m$280–910
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kolkata to Zanzibar City is to fly and ferry which costs $280 - $950 and takes 17h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Kolkata to Zanzibar City is to fly which takes 15h 34m and costs $310 - $900.
The distance between Kolkata and Zanzibar City is 6261 km.
It takes approximately 15h 34m to get from Kolkata to Zanzibar City, including transfers.
Zanzibar City is 2h 30m behind Kolkata. It is currently 1:23 AM in Kolkata and 10:53 PM in Zanzibar City.
There are 337+ hotels available in Zanzibar City.
What companies run services between Kolkata, India and Zanzibar City, Tanzania?
Emirates, Flydubai, and four other airlines fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- 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
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