There are 2 ways to get from Zanzibar City to Mogadishu by plane or ferry
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Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ)plane ZNZ - MGQ
7h 54m$447–673Ferry to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ)plane DAR - MGQ
7h 18m$463–1,049
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zanzibar City to Mogadishu is to fly which costs $440 - $700 and takes 7h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Zanzibar City to Mogadishu is to ferry and fly which takes 7h 18m and costs $460 - $1,100.
The distance between Zanzibar City and Mogadishu is 1152 km.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Zanzibar City to Mogadishu, including transfers.
There are 13+ hotels available in Mogadishu.
What companies run services between Zanzibar City, Tanzania and Mogadishu, Somalia?
Ethiopian Airlines, Precision Air, and three other airlines fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Aden Adde International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Aden Adde International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- ifly.co.ke
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Aden Adde International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Aden Adde International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- daallo.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Aden Adde International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Aden Adde International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Website
- jubbaairways.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Aden Adde International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Phone
- +255 696112233
- [email protected]
- Website
- zanfastferries.co.tz
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–140
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.co.tz
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