There are 2 ways to get from Réunion to Zanzibar City by plane or ferry
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Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Gillot Airport (RUN) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane RUN - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
17h 40m$720–1,256Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from Gillot Airport (RUN) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane RUN - ZNZ
13h 3m$902–1,106
Gillot Airport (RUN) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Réunion to Zanzibar City is to fly and ferry which costs $700 - $1,300 and takes 17h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Réunion to Zanzibar City is to fly which takes 13h 3m and costs $900 - $1,200.
The distance between Réunion and Zanzibar City is 2448 km.
It takes approximately 17h 40m to get from Réunion to Zanzibar City, including transfers.
Zanzibar City is 1h behind Réunion. It is currently 12:18 AM in Réunion and 11:18 PM in Zanzibar City.
There are 348+ hotels available in Zanzibar City.
What companies run services between Réunion and Zanzibar City, Tanzania?
Air Austral, Kenya Airways, and Air Mauritius fly from Gillot Airport (RUN) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) 6 times a week.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Gillot Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Mauritius, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Gillot Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Antananarivo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Gillot Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Mauritius, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Gillot Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Antananarivo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Gillot Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Hahaia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Gillot Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- ewa-air.com
Flights from Gillot Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Dzaoudzi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Phone
- +255 696112233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zan Fast Ferries
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–140
- Schedules at
- Zan Fast Ferries
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