There are 3 ways to get from Zanzibar City to Sri Lanka by plane or ferry
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Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ZNZ - CMB
14h 35mRs 88,235–231,703Ferry to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DAR - CMB
13h 40mRs 119,258–340,446Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Jaffna (JAF)plane ZNZ - JAF
16h 33mRs 174,282–465,558
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zanzibar City to Sri Lanka is to fly which costs Rs. 85000 - Rs. 240000 and takes 14h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Zanzibar City to Sri Lanka is to ferry and fly which takes 13h 40m and costs Rs. 110000 - Rs. 340000.
The distance between Zanzibar City and Sri Lanka is 4769 km.
It takes approximately 14h 35m to get from Zanzibar City to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
Sri Lanka is 2h 30m ahead of Zanzibar City. It is currently 4:52 PM in Zanzibar City and 7:22 PM in Sri Lanka.
There are 1463+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Zanzibar City, Tanzania and Sri Lanka?
Etihad, Qatar Airways, and five other airlines fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–310,000
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–290,000
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Jaffna via Addis Ababa, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 300,000–800,000
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Jaffna via Abu Dhabi, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–480,000
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Jaffna via Abu Dhabi, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–470,000
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Jaffna via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Mumbai, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–650,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–330,000
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–320,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–330,000
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–220,000
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–320,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–350,000
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–360,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–350,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–230,000
- Website
- salamair.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–220,000
- 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
- Rs 3,700–44,000
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.co.tz
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