There are 2 ways to get from Muscat to Zanzibar Island by 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.
Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Muscat International Airport (MCT) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane MCT - ZNZ
7h 20m$155–427Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Muscat International Airport (MCT) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane MCT - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
10h 41m$187–467
Muscat International Airport (MCT) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Muscat to Zanzibar Island is to fly which costs $150 - $430 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Muscat to Zanzibar Island is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs $150 - $430.
The distance between Muscat and Zanzibar Island is 3916 km.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Muscat to Zanzibar Island, including transfers.
Zanzibar Island is 1h behind Muscat. It is currently 6:23 AM in Muscat and 5:23 AM in Zanzibar Island.
There are 328+ hotels available in Zanzibar Island.
What companies run services between Muscat, Oman and Zanzibar Island, Tanzania?
Oman Air, Air Tanzania, and five other airlines fly from Muscat International Airport (MCT) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Muscat International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–390
Flights from Muscat International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–400
Flights from Muscat International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Muscat International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–350
Flights from Muscat International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–350
Flights from Muscat International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Muscat International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Muscat International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Muscat International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–390
Flights from Muscat International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Muscat International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Muscat International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Muscat International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Muscat International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–390
Flights from Muscat International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–420
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Muscat International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Muscat International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- 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
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