How to get fromZanzibar City to Medinaby plane or ferry

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There are 2 ways to get from Zanzibar City to Medina by plane or ferry

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Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
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1. Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane ZNZ - MED
10h 21m
SAR 715–2,224
Ferry to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly
1. Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
2. Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane DAR - MED
12h 10m
SAR 735–2,745

Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) flights

34Weekly Planes

10h 55mAverage Duration

SAR 701Cheapest Price

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Distance: 3,446.3 km
Duration: 10h 21m

What companies run services between Zanzibar City, Tanzania and Medina, Saudi Arabia?

Ethiopian Airlines, Qatar Airways, and six other airlines fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) 5 times a day.

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Medina(opens in a new window), Saudi Arabia(opens in a new window)

Medina, officially Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (Arabic: المدينة), is the capital of Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia. One of the most sacred cities in Islam, the estimated population as of 2020 is 1,488,782, making it the fifth-most populous city in the country. Located at the core of the Medina Province in the western reaches of the country, the city is distributed over, of which constitutes the city's urban area, while the rest is occupied by the Hejaz Mountains, empty valleys, agricultural spaces and older dormant volcanoes.

Places to stay in Medina

Emaar Elite Al Madina Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Sofitel Shahd Al Madinah(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Bosphorus Hotel Waqf Safi(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Dar Al Taqwa Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

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