There are 3 ways to get from Zanzibar City to Selous by plane, taxi, ferry, or bus
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Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane ZNZ - HRE
- Take the taxi from Harare-Airport-HRE to Seloustaxi
6h 52m$399–775Ferry, bus, taxi
cheapest- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to RoadPortbus
- Take the taxi from RoadPort to Seloustaxi
39h 28m$173–320Ferry to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane DAR - HRE
- Take the taxi from Harare-Airport-HRE to Seloustaxi
6h 57m$368–663
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zanzibar City to Selous is to ferry and bus and taxi which costs $170 - $320 and takes 39h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Zanzibar City to Selous is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 52m and costs $390 - $800.
The distance between Zanzibar City and Selous is 1666 km.
The best way to get from Zanzibar City to Selous without a car is to ferry and bus and taxi which takes 39h 28m and costs $170 - $320.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Zanzibar City to Selous, including transfers.
Selous is 1h behind Zanzibar City. It is currently 9:39 AM in Zanzibar City and 8:39 AM in Selous.
What companies run services between Zanzibar City, Tanzania and Selous, Zimbabwe?
There is no direct connection from Zanzibar City to Selous. However, you can take the shuttle to Zanzibar Airport, walk to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) airport, fly to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE), then take the taxi to Selous. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Dar es Salaam, walk to Posta Ya Zamani, take the bus to Ubungo, walk to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal, take the bus to RoadPort, then take the taxi to Selous.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–460
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–310
- Website
- airzimbabwe.aero
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–350
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $76
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- 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
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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $85–120
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