There are 10 ways to get from Namibia to Zanzibar Island by car, 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.
Drive to Victoria Falls Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Drive from Katima Mulilo to Victoria-Falls-Airport-VFAcar
- Fly from Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane VFA - ZNZ
10h 46m$312–710Bus, ferry via Katima Mulilo
cheapest- Take the bus from Windhoek to Katima Mulilobus
- Take the bus from Katima Mulilo to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
2d 14h$167–309Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Windhoek to Katima Mulilobus
- Take the bus from Katima Mulilo to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Serenjebus
- Take the train from Serenje to Dar es salaamtrain
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
3d 9hFly Windhoek International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from Windhoek International Airport (WDH) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane WDH - ZNZ
8h 55m$513–966Fly Walvis Bay Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane WVB - ZNZ
10h 23m$378–971Fly Katima Mulilo Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane MPA - ZNZ
15h 10m$321–774Bus to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the bus from Katima Mulilo to Livingstonebus
- Fly from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane LVI - ZNZ
13h 1m$524–677Drive to Victoria Falls Airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Drive from Katima Mulilo to Victoria-Falls-Airport-VFAcar
- Fly from Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane VFA - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
15h 18m$360–760Bus to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Katima Mulilo to Livingstonebus
- Fly from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane LVI - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
12h 33m$482–927Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Soweto Market to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
3d 15h$229–335
Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Namibia to Zanzibar Island is to bus and ferry via Katima Mulilo which costs $160 - $310 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Namibia to Zanzibar Island is to fly which takes 8h 55m and costs $500 - $1,000.
The distance between Namibia and Zanzibar Island is 2189 km.
The best way to get from Namibia to Zanzibar Island without a car is to bus and ferry via Katima Mulilo which takes 2 days 14h and costs $160 - $310.
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Namibia to Zanzibar Island, including transfers.
Zanzibar Island is 1h ahead of Namibia. It is currently 8:25 PM in Namibia and 9:25 PM in Zanzibar Island.
There are 333+ hotels available in Zanzibar Island.
What companies run services between Namibia and Zanzibar Island, Tanzania?
Airlink, Ethiopian Airlines, and Air Tanzania fly from Windhoek International Airport (WDH) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) 6 times a week.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Walvis Bay Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Johannesburg, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–600
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Walvis Bay Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Katima Mulilo Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Maun, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
Flights from Katima Mulilo Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Windhoek International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–650
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Windhoek International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Walvis Bay Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Johannesburg, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Katima Mulilo Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Maun, Johannesburg, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–650
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Serenje to Dar es salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–35
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $30–34
- Mukuba M2
- $35
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Windhoek to Katima Mulilo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Saver
- $51
- Flexi
- $55
- Full Flexi
- $61
Bus from Windhoek to Katima Mulilo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Saver
- $51
- Flexi
- $55
- Full Flexi
- $61
- Phone
- +260 961806060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Katima Mulilo to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $47
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
Bus from Katima Mulilo to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $47
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
Bus from Katima Mulilo to Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
Bus from Katima Mulilo to Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $76
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- [email protected]
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Lusaka to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- Phone
- +263 77 480 2748
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Soweto Market to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Timboon-Coaches-100064758973585/
- 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
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
- Phone
- +255 800 78 5555
- [email protected]
- Website
- azammarine.com
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- $35
- Business
- $40
- VIP
- $60
- Royal
- $100
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