There are 7 ways to get from New York to Tanzania by plane, taxi, bus, or shuttle
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 Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- 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
19h 50m$501–1,739Fly 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 9m$446–1,144Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane JFK - DAR
18h 53m$491–1,227Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane JFK - ZNZ
19h 56m$664–968Fly to Mombasa, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Mombasa (MBA)plane JFK - MBA
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Tangabus
23h 46m$595–1,554Fly 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 23m$514–1,158Fly 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
28h 17m$640–1,647
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from New York to Tanzania is to fly and shuttle which costs $440 - $1,200 and takes 23h 9m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Tanzania is to fly which takes 18h 53m and costs $490 - $1,300.
The distance between New York and Tanzania is 12083 km.
It takes approximately 19h 50m to get from New York to Tanzania, including transfers.
Tanzania is 7h ahead of New York. It is currently 8:49 PM in New York and 3:49 AM in Tanzania.
There are 741+ 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) once daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ukunda via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Malindi via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,400
- Phone
- +254 708 599 995
- 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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