There are 4 ways to get from Zanzibar Island to Sydney by plane, ferry, train, or bus
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Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ZNZ - SYD
17h 43m$1,208–1,693Ferry to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DAR - SYD
22h 50m$778–2,003Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane ZNZ - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
38h 17m$1,018–3,234Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane ZNZ - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
23h 14m$1,051–3,302
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zanzibar Island to Sydney is to ferry and fly which costs $750 - $2,000 and takes 22h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Zanzibar Island to Sydney is to fly which takes 17h 43m and costs $1,200 - $1,700.
The distance between Zanzibar Island and Sydney is 11613 km.
It takes approximately 17h 43m to get from Zanzibar Island to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 7h ahead of Zanzibar Island. It is currently 12:57 PM in Zanzibar Island and 7:57 PM in Sydney.
There are 5179+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Zanzibar Island, Tanzania and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Flydubai, Emirates, and five other airlines fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Johannesburg, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- linkairways.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney International Airport, Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Johannesburg, Perth, Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- 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
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