There are 4 ways to get from Portland to Zanzibar City by plane, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Portland International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane PDX - ZNZ
24h 14m$473–1,303Fly Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane PDX - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
27h 36m$465–1,613Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane SEA - ZNZ
27h 21m$552–1,424Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane SEA - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
29h 29m$544–1,634
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Zanzibar City is to fly which costs $470 - $1,300 and takes 24h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Zanzibar City is to fly which takes 24h 14m and costs $470 - $1,300.
The distance between Portland and Zanzibar City is 15324 km.
It takes approximately 24h 14m to get from Portland to Zanzibar City, including transfers.
Zanzibar City is 10h ahead of Portland. It is currently 5:34 PM in Portland and 3:34 AM in Zanzibar City.
There are 330+ hotels available in Zanzibar City.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Zanzibar City, Tanzania?
KLM, Condor Flugdienst, and two other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) 6 times a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +255 800 78 5555
- [email protected]
- Website
- azammarine.com
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- $35
- Business
- $40
- VIP
- $60
- Royal
- $100
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- $35
- Business
- $40
- VIP
- $60
- Royal
- $100
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