There are 3 ways to get from Zanzibar Island to Sydney 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 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
18h 53m$1,253–1,711Fly Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Canberra International Airport, bus
cheapest- 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
24h 49m$1,108–3,453Ferry to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DAR - SYD
23h 50m$1,163–1,863
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zanzibar Island to Sydney is to fly which costs $1,200 - $1,800 and takes 18h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Zanzibar Island to Sydney is to fly which takes 18h 53m and costs $1,200 - $1,800.
The distance between Zanzibar Island and Sydney is 11613 km.
It takes approximately 18h 53m to get from Zanzibar Island to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 8h ahead of Zanzibar Island. It is currently 2:37 AM in Zanzibar Island and 10:37 AM in Sydney.
There are 5404+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Zanzibar Island, Tanzania and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Flydubai, Emirates, and seven 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
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Nairobi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,800
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Lusaka, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Johannesburg, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Nairobi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,800
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- 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
- $51–146
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- $51
- Business
- $59
- VIP
- $88
- Royal
- $145–146
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