There are 2 ways to get from Pemba Island to Zanzibar Island by plane or ferry
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Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pemba Island to Zanzibar Island is to ferry which costs $74 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Pemba Island to Zanzibar Island is to fly which takes 30 min and costs $75 - $150.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Wete and arriving at Unguja. Services depart once a week, and operate Friday. The journey takes approximately 7h 30m.
The distance between Pemba Island and Zanzibar Island is 125 km.
The best way to get from Pemba Island to Zanzibar Island without a car is to ferry which takes 7h 30m and costs $74.
It takes approximately 30 min to fly from Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), including transfers and time at the airport.
The quickest flight from Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport Airport is the direct flight which takes 30 min.
Charterlines, Inc., Air Tanzania, FlexFlight ApS and Auric Air Services Limited offer flights from Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport Airport.
There are 778+ hotels available in Zanzibar Island.
What companies run services between Pemba Island, Pemba North, Tanzania and Zanzibar Island, Tanzania?
Air Tanzania, Charterlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport (PMA) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Zan Fast Ferries operates a ferry from Wete to Unguja once a week. Tickets cost $74 and the journey takes 7h 30m.
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–420
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–420
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- charterlines.com
Flights from Pemba / Karume / Wawi Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $115–125
- Phone
- +255 696112233
- [email protected]
- Website
- zanfastferries.co.tz
Ferry from Wete to Unguja
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $74
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.com
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