There are 2 ways to get from Mahé to Zanzibar City by plane or ferry
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Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane SEZ - ZNZ
6h 29m$390–750Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane SEZ - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
5h 16m$396–873
Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mahé to Zanzibar City is to fly and ferry which costs $390 - $900 and takes 5h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Mahé to Zanzibar City is to fly and ferry which takes 5h 16m and costs $390 - $900.
The distance between Mahé and Zanzibar City is 1819 km.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Mahé to Zanzibar City, including transfers.
Zanzibar City is 1h behind Mahé. It is currently 6:19 AM in Mahé and 5:19 AM in Zanzibar City.
There are 354+ hotels available in Zanzibar City.
What companies run services between Mahé, Seychelles and Zanzibar City, Tanzania?
Kenya Airways, Air Tanzania, and Ethiopian Airlines fly from Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) once daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Seychelles International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–650
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Seychelles International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–550
Flights from Seychelles International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–470
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Seychelles International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–700
- Phone
- +255 696112233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zan Fast Ferries
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–140
- Schedules at
- Zan Fast Ferries
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