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
21h 11m$592–2,124Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
cheapest- 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
22h 21m$583–1,660Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane PHL - DAR
23h 46m$760–2,512Train, 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 Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 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 27m$642–1,598Fly 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 55m$1,038–2,303Train 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
25h$720–1,815Train 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
31h 28m$673–2,467
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Dar es Salaam is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,700 and takes 22h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Dar es Salaam is to train and fly which takes 21h 11m and costs $550 - $2,200.
The distance between Philadelphia and Dar es Salaam is 12619 km.
It takes approximately 21h 11m to get from Philadelphia to Dar es Salaam, including transfers.
Dar es Salaam is 7h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 1:15 PM in Philadelphia and 8:15 PM in Dar es Salaam.
There are 798+ hotels available in Dar es Salaam.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania?
American Airlines, Qatar Airways, and four other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) twice daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,300
- Website
- w2fly.es
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,800
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Mombasa to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- 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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