There are 4 ways to get from Palermo to Zanzibar Island by plane, bus, 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 Palermo Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane PMO - ZNZ
13h 9m$504–956Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane CTA - ZNZ
14h 45m$293–980Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane TPS - ZNZ
18h 5m$657–1,910Fly Palermo Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane PMO - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
20h 25m$366–1,216
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Zanzibar Island is to bus and fly which costs $290 - $1,000 and takes 14h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Zanzibar Island is to fly which takes 13h 9m and costs $500 - $1,000.
The distance between Palermo and Zanzibar Island is 5658 km.
It takes approximately 13h 9m to get from Palermo to Zanzibar Island, including transfers.
Zanzibar Island is 2h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 4:51 PM in Palermo and 6:51 PM in Zanzibar Island.
There are 305+ hotels available in Zanzibar Island.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Zanzibar Island, Tanzania?
Turkish Airlines, Aeroitalia, and two other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) 5 times a week.
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Palermo Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Trapani Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Trapani Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Palermo Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Palermo Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- 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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