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How to get fromPemba Island to Mombasaby plane, bus, or ferry

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There are 5 ways to get from Pemba Island to Mombasa by plane, bus, or ferry

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  1. Fly Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport to Tanga Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA) to Tanga Airport (TGT)plane plane PMA - TGT
    2. Take the bus from Tanga to Mombasabus bus
    7h 29m
    $266–304

  2. Ferry, bus via Dar es Salaam

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Wete to Ungujaferry ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Mombasabus bus
    23h 54m
    $116–437

  3. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Wete to Ungujaferry ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Mombasabus bus
    23h 33m
    $121–446

  4. Fly Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport to Mombasa

    1. Fly from Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA) to Mombasa (MBA)plane plane PMA - MBA
    2h 36m
    $421–649

  5. Ferry to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, fly to Mombasa

    1. Take the ferry from Wete to Ungujaferry ferry
    2. Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Mombasa (MBA)plane plane ZNZ - MBA
    10h 4m
    $324–521

Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA) to Tanga Airport (TGT) flights

Calendar24Weekly Planes
Duration3h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket$137Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 262.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 29m

What companies run services between Pemba Island, Pemba North, Tanzania and Mombasa, Kenya?

Air Tanzania, FlexFlight ApS, and five other airlines fly from Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA) to Mombasa (MBA) 3 times a day.

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