There are 7 ways to get from New York to Tanzania by plane, taxi, bus, or shuttle
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Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane JFK - DAR
19h 43m$571–1,527Fly to Nairobi, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO)plane JFK - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi to Arusha
23h 39m$456–944Fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane JFK - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
20h 40m$681–1,339Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane JFK - ZNZ
20h 46m$664–1,118Fly to Mombasa, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Mombasa (MBA)plane JFK - MBA
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Tangabus
24h 36m$645–1,854Fly to Ukunda, taxi, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ukunda (UKA)plane JFK - UKA
- Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasataxi
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Tangabus
24h 13m$614–1,458Fly to Malindi, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Malindi (MYD)plane JFK - MYD
- Take the bus from Malindi to Mombasabus
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Tangabus
26h 57m$740–1,847
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New York to Tanzania is to fly and shuttle which costs $450 - $950 and takes 23h 39m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Tanzania is to fly which takes 19h 43m and costs $550 - $1,600.
The distance between New York and Tanzania is 12474 km.
It takes approximately 19h 43m to get from New York to Tanzania, including transfers.
Tanzania is 7h ahead of New York. It is currently 1:55 PM in New York and 8:55 PM in Tanzania.
There are 793+ hotels available in Tanzania.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Tanzania?
Kenya Airways flies from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) twice daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ukunda via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Malindi via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Mombasa to Tanga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Mombasa to Tanga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Malindi to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Mombasa to Tanga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- [email protected]
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Nairobi to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $17–130
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
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