There are 5 ways to get from Manchester to Zanzibar Island by plane 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 from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane MAN - ZNZ
15h 7m$444–1,208Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane BHX - ZNZ
16h 41m$391–1,077Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane LCY - ZNZ
17h 1m$688–3,437Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane LHR - ZNZ
16h 23m$571–1,165Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane LGW - ZNZ
16h 16m$561–1,016
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Zanzibar Island is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,100 and takes 16h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Zanzibar Island is to fly which takes 15h 7m and costs $440 - $1,300.
The distance between Manchester and Zanzibar Island is 7695 km.
It takes approximately 15h 7m to get from Manchester to Zanzibar Island, including transfers.
Zanzibar Island is 2h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 11:33 AM in Manchester and 1:33 PM in Zanzibar Island.
There are 320+ hotels available in Zanzibar Island.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Zanzibar Island, Tanzania?
Egyptair and Qatar Airways fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from London City Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London City Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
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