There are 3 ways to get from Lubumbashi to Zanzibar Island by plane, bus, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane FBM - ZNZ
5h 40m$414–717Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Lubumbashi to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
34h 33m$80–209Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Lubumbashi to Mbeyabus
- Take the train from Mbeya to Dar es salaamtrain
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
40h 54m
Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lubumbashi to Zanzibar Island is to bus and ferry which costs $80 - $210 and takes 34h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Lubumbashi to Zanzibar Island is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs $410 - $750.
The distance between Lubumbashi and Zanzibar Island is 1427 km.
The best way to get from Lubumbashi to Zanzibar Island without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 34h 33m and costs $80 - $210.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Lubumbashi to Zanzibar Island, including transfers.
Zanzibar Island is 1h ahead of Lubumbashi. It is currently 3:44 PM in Lubumbashi and 4:44 PM in Zanzibar Island.
There are 340+ hotels available in Zanzibar Island.
What companies run services between Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zanzibar Island, Tanzania?
Air Tanzania, Kenya Airways, and two other airlines fly from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) twice daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Ndola, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Lubumbashi International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–800
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Mbeya to Dar es salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $16–19
- Mukuba M2
- $18
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Lubumbashi to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $68
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Lubumbashi to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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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