There are 2 ways to get from Nampula to Pemba 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 Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport
best- Fly from Nampula (APL) to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA)plane APL - PMA
17h 25m$500–1,600Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Nampula (APL) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane APL - ZNZ
- Take the ferry from Unguja to Weteferry
15h 9m$632–1,675
Nampula (APL) to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nampula to Pemba Island is to fly which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 17h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Nampula to Pemba Island is to fly and ferry which takes 15h 9m and costs $600 - $1,700.
The distance between Nampula and Pemba Island is 1097 km.
It takes approximately 17h 25m to fly from Nampula (APL) to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Nampula Airport to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 23h 25m and has two stopovers.
Pemba Island is 1h ahead of Nampula. It is currently 2:55 PM in Nampula and 3:55 PM in Pemba Island.
Airlink, Safair, Oman Air and two other airlines offer flights from Nampula Airport to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport Airport.
There are seven+ hotels available in Pemba Island.
What companies run services between Nampula, Mozambique and Pemba Island, Pemba North, Tanzania?
Kenya Airways, Air Tanzania, and three other airlines fly from Nampula (APL) to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA) once daily.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Nampula to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Nairobi, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Nampula to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Johannesburg, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Nampula to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Nampula to Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport via Lilongwe, Nairobi, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Phone
- +255 696112233
- [email protected]
- Website
- zanfastferries.co.tz
Ferry from Unguja to Wete
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $71
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.com
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