There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Dar es Salaam by train, plane, subway, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane JFK - DAR
20h 21m$482–1,724Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane PHL - DAR
22h 51m$710–2,613Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane EWR - DAR
21h 52m$550–1,775Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane IAD - DAR
22h 14m$542–2,348Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane JFK - ZNZ
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
26h 40m$560–1,915Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane PHL - ZNZ
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
26h 5m$838–2,904Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Mombasa, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Mombasa (MBA)plane JFK - MBA
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Dar es Salaambus
30h 38m$542–2,267
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Dar es Salaam is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,800 and takes 21h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Dar es Salaam is to train and fly which takes 20h 21m and costs $480 - $1,800.
The distance between Philadelphia and Dar es Salaam is 12619 km.
It takes approximately 20h 21m to get from Philadelphia to Dar es Salaam, including transfers.
Dar es Salaam is 8h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 4:54 PM in Philadelphia and 12:54 AM in Dar es Salaam.
There are 754+ hotels available in Dar es Salaam.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania?
Qatar Airways, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) once daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- 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
- $470–1,600
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- flightlink.co.tz
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
- Website
- w2fly.es
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,500
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +254 708 599 995
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Mombasa to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Phone
- +255 800 78 5555
- [email protected]
- Website
- azammarine.com
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- $35
- Business
- $40
- VIP
- $60
- Royal
- $100
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- $35
- Business
- $40
- VIP
- $60
- Royal
- $100
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