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 30m$753–1,503Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
cheapest- 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 34m$548–1,694Fly Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
- 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 27m$571–2,053Train 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 27m$566–1,744
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Zanzibar City is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,700 and takes 27h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Zanzibar City is to fly which takes 24h 30m and costs $750 - $1,500.
The distance between Portland and Zanzibar City is 15324 km.
It takes approximately 24h 30m to get from Portland to Zanzibar City, including transfers.
Zanzibar City is 10h ahead of Portland. It is currently 4:41 AM in Portland and 2:41 PM in Zanzibar City.
There are 336+ hotels available in Zanzibar City.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Zanzibar City, Tanzania?
KLM, Condor Flugdienst, and Air France fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- 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 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +255 696112233
- [email protected]
- Website
- zanfastferries.co.tz
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–140
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.co.tz
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–140
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.co.tz
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