There are 6 ways to get from Zanzibar Island to Melbourne by plane, ferry, or train
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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 45m$1,346–1,952Fly 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
34h 44m$803–2,040Ferry 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$1,155–2,229Fly 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
25h 3m$1,251–3,375Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Albury, train
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Albury (ABX)plane ZNZ - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
27h 31m$1,187–3,326Ferry to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DAR - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
32h 26m$1,141–3,819
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zanzibar Island to Melbourne is to fly and train which costs $800 - $2,100 and takes 34h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Zanzibar Island to Melbourne is to fly which takes 20h 45m and costs $1,300 - $2,000.
The distance between Zanzibar Island and Melbourne is 10960 km.
It takes approximately 20h 45m to get from Zanzibar Island to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 7h ahead of Zanzibar Island. It is currently 7:07 AM in Zanzibar Island and 2:07 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5301+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Zanzibar Island, Tanzania and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Safair, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Mumbai, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Avalon Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Avalon Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Avalon Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Johannesburg, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Albury via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Albury via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Albury via Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Albury via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Avalon Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Albury via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $35–45
- First
- $45–65
- Sleeper
- $140–170
- 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
- $16–190
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.co.tz
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–190
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.co.tz
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