There are 7 ways to get from United States to Dar es Salaam by plane, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane JFK - DAR
19h 59m$569–1,521Fly Boston Logan Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane BOS - DAR
24h 14m$559–1,611Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane ORD - DAR
25h 27m$562–1,619Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane PHL - DAR
23h 46m$660–2,412Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane EWR - DAR
21h 59m$580–1,640Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, ferry
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane JFK - ZNZ
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
23h 47m$697–1,212Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mombasa, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Mombasa (MBA)plane JFK - MBA
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Dar es Salaambus
30h 16m$700–1,964
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from United States to Dar es Salaam is to fly and ferry which costs $650 - $1,300 and takes 23h 47m.
The fastest way to get from United States to Dar es Salaam is to fly which takes 19h 59m and costs $550 - $1,600.
The distance between United States and Dar es Salaam is 12473 km.
It takes approximately 19h 59m to get from United States to Dar es Salaam, including transfers.
There are 824+ hotels available in Dar es Salaam.
What companies run services between United States and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania?
Kenya Airways flies from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) twice daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,600
- 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
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