There are 2 ways to get from Zanzibar Island to Cape Town by plane, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ZNZ - CPT
6h 37mR 5,210–7,853Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from Harare to Cape Townbus
3d 1hR 3,122–5,703
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zanzibar Island to Cape Town is to ferry and bus which costs R 3 100 - R 6 000 and takes 3 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Zanzibar Island to Cape Town is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs R 5 000 - R 8 000.
The distance between Zanzibar Island and Cape Town is 3764 km.
The best way to get from Zanzibar Island to Cape Town without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 3 days 1h and costs R 3 100 - R 6 000.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Zanzibar Island to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h behind Zanzibar Island. It is currently 10:38 AM in Zanzibar Island and 9:38 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7686+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Zanzibar Island, Tanzania and Cape Town, South Africa?
Airlink, Safair, and Kenya Airways fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–14,000
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–14,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–7,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–8,000
- 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
- R 1,229
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +27 84 575 4609
- [email protected]
- Website
- tamukacoaches.com
Bus from Harare to Cape Town
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://tamukacoaches.com/
- 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
- R 180–2,200
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.co.tz
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