There are 4 ways to get from Zanzibar Island to Melbourne by plane, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ZNZ - MEL
20h 55m$1,108–2,171Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bendigo Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Bendigo Airport (BXG)plane ZNZ - BXG
- Take the train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
35h 22m$753–2,076Ferry to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DAR - MEL
28h 7m$1,189–1,886Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane ZNZ - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
24h 3m$1,430–4,581
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zanzibar Island to Melbourne is to fly and train which costs $750 - $2,100 and takes 35h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Zanzibar Island to Melbourne is to fly which takes 20h 55m and costs $1,100 - $2,200.
The distance between Zanzibar Island and Melbourne is 10960 km.
It takes approximately 20h 55m to get from Zanzibar Island to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 8h ahead of Zanzibar Island. It is currently 11:21 AM in Zanzibar Island and 7:21 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5439+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Zanzibar Island, Tanzania and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Flydubai, Emirates, and five other airlines fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Avalon Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Avalon Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Avalon Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Johannesburg, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Mumbai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Phone
- +255 800 78 5555
- [email protected]
- Website
- azammarine.com
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $51–144
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- $51
- Business
- $58
- VIP
- $87
- Royal
- $143–144
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