There are 5 ways to get from Toronto to Zanzibar Island by plane, ferry, shuttle, or train
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Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane YYZ - ZNZ
19h 43m$700–1,100Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane YYZ - DAR
- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
22h 24m$599–1,107Fly Toronto Island Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane YTZ - ZNZ
27h 25m$600–2,000Shuttle to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane BUF - ZNZ
30h 5m$1,042–2,814Train to Rochester, fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Rochestertrain
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane ROC - ZNZ
32h 6m$967–2,817
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to Zanzibar Island is to fly which costs $700 - $1,100 and takes 19h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Zanzibar Island is to fly which takes 19h 43m and costs $700 - $1,100.
The distance between Toronto and Zanzibar Island is 12804 km.
It takes approximately 19h 43m to get from Toronto to Zanzibar Island, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Toronto Island Airport Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 33h 25m and has two stopovers.
Zanzibar Island is 7h ahead of Toronto. It is currently 3:02 AM in Toronto and 10:02 AM in Zanzibar Island.
Kenya Airways, Precision Air, Delta and five other airlines offer flights from Toronto Island Airport Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport Airport.
There are 335+ hotels available in Zanzibar Island.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Zanzibar Island, Tanzania?
Ethiopian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Rochester to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Rochester to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Rochester to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Newark, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–7,000
Flights from Rochester to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Newark, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Ottawa, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Ottawa, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Ottawa, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–200
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $45–130
- Business
- $80–190
- Business Plus
- $90–200
- Economy
- $50–130
- Economy Plus
- $55–140
- Phone
- +1 905 374 8111
- [email protected]
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com/
- 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
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