There are 3 ways to get from Zanzibar City to Egypt by plane or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Cairo International Airport
best- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane ZNZ - CAI
9h 15m$234–571Ferry to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane DAR - CAI
11h 5m$364–602Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Alexandria
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Alexandria (ALY)plane ZNZ - ALY
12h 48m$234–762
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zanzibar City to Egypt is to fly which costs $230 - $600 and takes 9h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Zanzibar City to Egypt is to fly which takes 9h 15m and costs $230 - $600.
The distance between Zanzibar City and Egypt is 4160 km.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Zanzibar City to Egypt, including transfers.
Egypt is 1h behind Zanzibar City. It is currently 7:29 AM in Zanzibar City and 6:29 AM in Egypt.
There are 7559+ hotels available in Egypt.
What companies run services between Zanzibar City, Tanzania and Egypt?
Egyptair, Ethiopian Airlines, and Air Cairo fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) twice daily.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Alexandria via Addis Ababa, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–300
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Alexandria via Nairobi, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Alexandria via Addis Ababa, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Alexandria via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Alexandria via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Alexandria via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Alexandria via Nairobi, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- 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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