There are 7 ways to get from San Francisco to Dar es Salaam by plane, ferry, shuttle, train, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane SFO - DAR
24h 17m$967–1,621Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane STS - DAR
31h 18m$472–1,369Fly San Francisco International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, ferry
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane SFO - ZNZ
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
27h 31m$545–1,612Fly Oakland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane OAK - DAR
27h 1m$663–1,917Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane SJC - DAR
35h 41m$769–1,723Fly San Francisco International Airport to Mombasa, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mombasa (MBA)plane SFO - MBA
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Dar es Salaambus
33h 59m$648–1,864Fly San Francisco International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane SFO - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Moshitaxi
- Take the train from Moshi to Dar es Salaamtrain
33h 10m$631–1,847
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Dar es Salaam is to shuttle and fly which costs $470 - $1,400 and takes 31h 18m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Dar es Salaam is to fly which takes 24h 17m and costs $950 - $1,700.
The distance between San Francisco and Dar es Salaam is 16157 km.
It takes approximately 24h 17m to get from San Francisco to Dar es Salaam, including transfers.
Dar es Salaam is 10h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 4:24 AM in San Francisco and 2:24 PM in Dar es Salaam.
There are 822+ hotels available in Dar es Salaam.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania?
Turkish Airlines flies from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Denver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Denver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 43m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 23m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 33m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 56m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- skywardexpress.co.ke
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 11m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +255 800 11 0042
- [email protected]
- Website
- trc.co.tz
Train from Moshi to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Schedules at
- trc.co.tz
- Book at
- eticketing.trc.co.tz
- 3rd Class Sitting
- $7
- 2nd Class Sitting
- $9
- 2nd Class Sleeping
- $16
- 3rd Class (sitting)
- $8
- 2nd Class
- $11
- 2nd Class ( sleeping)
- $17
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–65
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $15–18
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