There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Dar es Salaam by plane, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zurich Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane ZRH - DAR
13h 56m$562–874Train to Basel, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane BSL - DAR
18h 31m$418–1,325Fly Zurich Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane ZRH - ZNZ
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
16h 5m$480–1,115Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane MXP - DAR
16h 33m$418–1,140
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Dar es Salaam is to train and fly which costs $410 - $1,200 and takes 16h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Dar es Salaam is to fly which takes 13h 56m and costs $550 - $900.
The distance between Zurich and Dar es Salaam is 6772 km.
It takes approximately 13h 56m to get from Zurich to Dar es Salaam, including transfers.
Dar es Salaam is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 5:00 PM in Zurich and 6:00 PM in Dar es Salaam.
There are 809+ hotels available in Dar es Salaam.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania?
Egyptair, Edelweiss Air, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- charterlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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
- $35–100
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- $35
- Business
- $40
- VIP
- $60
- Royal
- $100
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