There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Zanzibar City by train, plane, 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.
Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane GVA - ZNZ
16h 19m$537–808Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane TRN - ZNZ
18h 9m$353–1,159Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane GVA - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
18h 12m$459–1,168Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane MRS - ZNZ
15h 18m$543–855Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane LYS - ZNZ
14h 39m$388–968Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane MXP - ZNZ
17h 19m$374–1,087Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane LYS - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
18h 2m$450–1,128
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Zanzibar City is to train and fly which costs $370 - $1,100 and takes 17h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Zanzibar City is to fly which takes 14h 39m and costs $380 - $1,000.
The distance between Lyon and Zanzibar City is 6864 km.
It takes approximately 16h 19m to get from Lyon to Zanzibar City, including transfers.
Zanzibar City is 2h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 11:00 PM in Lyon and 1:00 AM in Zanzibar City.
There are 321+ hotels available in Zanzibar City.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Zanzibar City, Tanzania?
easyJet, Neos, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) 6 times a week.
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Rome, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 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
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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