Starting from London

The most well-to-do as well as most lineal way to arrive at Zanzibar from London is to take off via Dar es Salaam, on Tanzania’s coast. British Airways flights to Dar flee London Heathrow all Monday, Wednesday in addition to Saturday evening, getting in  Dar the following morning.

And then connections join through from Dar to Stone Town Airport on Zanzibar. These are absolutely regular flights, generally every hour or two; the first flight departs Dar around 7:30 in the break of day, the final flight departs at 5:45 in the evening; flight time is about 20 minutes.

Make an observation that the first Zanzibar/Dar flight on Wednesdays, Fridays as well as Sundays leaves at 06:45, and is arranged to link with the morning BA flights from Dar to London Heathrow. This is normally a good link which works exceptionally well.

From Stone Town, various lodges may well be reached by road transfer, even though Chumbe Island Lodge along with Mnemba Island Lodge require additionally boat transport.

As an alternative, you are able to fly to Zanzibar from many other places in Tanzania, including Arusha (daily; 12:15-13:45pm), Manyara (daily; 11:50-13:45pm), Ruaha (daily; via Dar), the Selous (daily; via Dar), and Mafia Island (daily; via Dar). Our flights as well serves a couple of landing strips in the Serengeti National Park directly, including the strips close to Grumeti River Camp, Klein’s Camp along with Lobo Wildlife Lodge in the Serengeti Migration Area. More or less of these flights will check at Dar, although quick connections entail that they are advantageous if you want to add a Zanzibar beach vacation to your hunting expedition in Tanzania.

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Starting from the USA

Flying from the United States of America, your have two assorted alternatives for the flight preparations:

1) You prepare your flights USA -> London and London -> USA for yourself.
Specialist Africa sets the London -> your Zanzibar lodge as well as your Zanzibar lodge -> London flights along with transfers for you.

We have suitable rates on the flights to Africa, which permits us to use low add-on charges for internal flights within Africa – connected to your international flight ticket. On the other hand, you ought to be certain that you have more than enough connecting time between planes at London Heathrow Airport.

2) You set up your own flights USA -> Tanzania and Tanzania -> USA, either via the UK or on a different route, furthermore inform us of the flight times, and of your flight carriers.
Professional Africa prepares your travels in Tanzania for you, not to mention any smaller flights, in addition to road along with boat transfers within the Zanzibar Archipelago.

Whenever you opt to organise your own worldwide flights, then ideally we opt you to book any connecting flights simultaneously. It’s most excellent to do this with the same agency from whom you purchased your intercontinental flight tickets. This way, should one among your ‘connecting’ flights be bogged down or retracted, the airlines involved will take accountability for getting you to your destination as soon as possible.

UK & Ireland departure airports for flights to Zanzibar

1. London (all airports)
2. Heathrow (LHR)
3. Manchester (MAN)
4. Birmingham (BHX)
5. Glasgow (all airports)
6. Newcastle (NCL)
7. Edinburgh (EDI)
8. Bristol (BRS)
9. Dublin (DUB)
10. London City (LCY)
11. Cardiff (CWL)
12. Leeds/Bradford (LBA)

1. Aberdeen (ABZ)
2. Belfast (all airports)
3. Belfast City (BHD)
4. Cork (ORK)
5. Durham Tees Valley (MME)
6. Humberside (HUY)
7. Liverpool (LPL)
8. Norwich (NWI)
9. Southampton (SOU)

NEAREST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS TO NORTHERN TANZANIA:

Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO):

Flights which operate are KLM Royal Dutch Airline, Ethiopian Airline and Air Tanzania.
Transfer time: Kilimanjaro Airport to Arusha town: An approximate 1 hour drive.
Airport transfer cost: From US$85 per vehicle – sits up to six people.

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) – Nairobi

Flights operating are British Airways, Sabena, KLM Royal Dutch Airline, Ethiopian Airline, Emirates Airline, Gulf Air, Swiss Air, Kenya Airways, Air Tanzania, Regional Air and South African Airways.

Transfer time:
Airport to Nairobi City – Approximate 20minutes.
Airport to Arusha town – By road: Approximate 4 and a half hours drive with 30minutes clearance at the Namanga Border (Kenya / Tanzania Border)

Airport Transfer Costs:
Private Transfer from the Airport to Nairobi City: From US$50 per vehicle (sits up to 6 people).
Private Transfer Nairobi to Arusha Town: From US$500 per vehicle -sits up to 6 people. Express Shuttle Bus from Nairobi to Arusha – Two departures daily, at 08h00 and 14h00. Cost: US$30 per person

Dar-es-Salaam International Airport (DAR):

Flights operating are British Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airline, Ethiopian Airline, Emirates Airline, Gulf Air, Swiss Air, Kenya Airways, Air Tanzania and South African Airways.

Transfer time:
Airport to Dar es Salaam City – An approximate 30 minutes drive.
Airport to Harbour (Sea port for Hydrofoil Boats to Zanzibar) – approximate 30minutes drive.
Dar es Salaam to Arusha by road takes 8 to 9 hours with the Luxury Express Tourist Bus.
Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar with a Hydrofoil Boat takes approximate 90minutes.

Airport Transfer Cost:
Airport to Dar es Salaam City Centre or the Harbour (Sea port for Zanzibar Hydrofoil Boats)
Dar es Salaam to Arusha by road – Tourist Bus
Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar by Hydrofoil Boat

Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ):

Flights which operate, are Ethiopian Airline, Gulf Air, Kenya Airways, Air Tanzania, Zan Air, Precision Air, Eagle Air and Coastal Air.

Transfer time:
Airport to Zanzibar Stone town or Harbour (Sea port for Pemba or Dar es Salaam Hydrofoils) – approximate 20minutes drive.
Airport to Beach Resort – Approximate 1 hour.
Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam by Sea – Hydrofoil Boats: 90 minutes.

Airport Transfer Cost:
Airport to Zanzibar Stone town or Harbour (Sea port for Zanzibar Jetfoil) From US$35. Airport or Stone town to Beach Resorts From US$65 per vehicle – sits up to 6 people Dar es Salaam to Arusha by road Tourist Bus
Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar by Hydrofoil Boats -

DOMESTIC AND INTERNAL FLIGHTS:
Air Tanzania, Precision Air, Eagle Air, Zan Air, Coastal Air, Regional Air run scheduled from between Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Arusha and to the various Regional airports and National Park airstrips.