There are 3 ways to get from Zurich to Kilimanjaro by plane, taxi, or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane ZRH - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Kilimanjarotaxi
13h 34m$685–1,256Fly Zurich Airport to Arusha, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Arusha (ARK)plane ZRH - ARK
- Take the taxi from Arusha-Airport-ARK to Kilimanjarotaxi
18h 45m$350–1,171Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane MXP - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Kilimanjarotaxi
17h 16m$581–1,576
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Kilimanjaro is to fly and taxi which costs $350 - $1,200 and takes 18h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Kilimanjaro is to fly and taxi which takes 13h 34m and costs $650 - $1,300.
The distance between Zurich and Kilimanjaro is 6407 km.
It takes approximately 13h 34m to get from Zurich to Kilimanjaro, including transfers.
Kilimanjaro is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 10:27 AM in Zurich and 11:27 AM in Kilimanjaro.
There are nine+ hotels available in Kilimanjaro.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Kilimanjaro, Tanzania?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Kilimanjaro. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), then take the taxi to Kilimanjaro. Alternatively, you can take the train to Lugano, take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), then take the taxi to Kilimanjaro.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Arusha via Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Arusha via Cairo, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Arusha via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Lake Manyara
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Arusha via Milano Malpensa Airport, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Arusha via Rome, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- apg-airlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Arusha via Catania, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
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/
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Estimated price
- $30–55
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