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How to get fromPemba Island to Nairobi Airport (NBO)by plane, car, ferry, or bus

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There are 5 ways to get from Pemba Island to Nairobi Airport (NBO) by plane, car, ferry, or bus

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  1. Fly Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport to Nairobi

    best
    1. Fly from Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA) to Nairobi (NBO)plane plane PMA - NBO
    2h 55m
    $150–390

  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 Nairobibus bus
    28h 46m
    $129–217

  3. Fly Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport to Arusha, drive

    1. Fly from Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA) to Arusha (ARK)plane plane PMA - ARK
    2. Drive from Arusha-Airport-ARK to Nairobi-Airport-NBOcar car
    7h 51m
    $209–398

  4. Ferry to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, fly to Nairobi

    1. Take the ferry from Wete to Ungujaferry ferry
    2. Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Nairobi (NBO)plane plane ZNZ - NBO
    10h 59m
    $250–362

  5. 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 Nairobibus bus
    35h 44m
    $151–469

Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA) to Nairobi (NBO) flights

Calendar33Weekly Planes
Duration4h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$148Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 542 km
  • Duration: 2h 55m

What companies run services between Pemba Island, Pemba North, Tanzania and Nairobi Airport (NBO), Kenya?

Air Tanzania, Kenya Airways, and three other airlines fly from Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA) to Nairobi (NBO) 5 times a day.

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