What airport do you fly into for flights to Zanzibar?

Most people fly into Zanzibar Intl (ZNZ) if they book a flight to Zanzibar. Zanzibar Intl is conveniently located just 7.1 km from Zanzibar’s city centre. There are 5 flights from Dubai to Zanzibar Intl per day from 5 different airlines.

Can I find cheaper flights to Zanzibar if I am willing to have stopovers?

Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Zanzibar on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

What is the best airline to fly to Zanzibar?

Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Air Tanzania is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Zanzibar.

What is the cheapest airport to fly to in Zanzibar?

Zanzibar Intl is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in Zanzibar. One-way flights to Zanzibar Intl typically cost AED 141, while return flights cost around AED 577.

How much is a return flight to Zanzibar?

A return flight to Zanzibar will typically cost around AED 465, however they can be found for as little as AED 157.

Where does the fastest flight to Zanzibar depart from?

For those looking to save time traveling to Zanzibar, Dubai Intl offers the quickest one-way flight (5 hours 30 minutes).

Does Zanzibar Intl have rental cars?

Yes. Those touching down at Zanzibar Intl can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.

Are there hotels close to Zanzibar Intl?

Yes. Zanzibar Intl has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Salaam Letting (4 Bedroom, Zanzibar Hous is the closest property to Zanzibar Intl (0.0 km away from Zanzibar Intl).

AED 639+ Flights to Zanzibar, Tanzania

Flights to Zanzibar in 2024

Return from	AED 1,381
One-way from	AED 639
Popular in	August
Cheapest in	January
Average price	AED 1,847

Air Tanzania
26/1-3/2
2 total stops
19h 00m total
Dubai to Zanzibar

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30/1
Nonstop
5h 40m total
Dubai to Zanzibar

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Tue 31/1204:00DXB - ZNZ

Nonstop5h 40mAir Tanzania

Sun 5/122:20ZNZ - DXB

1 stop27h 10mAir Tanzania

Deal found 21/12AED 1,708

Sun 22/1200:05DXB - ZNZ

Nonstop5h 25mflydubai

Fri 27/1208:00ZNZ - DXB

Nonstop5h 35mflydubai

Deal found 21/12AED 1,807

Sun 22/1205:40DXB - ZNZ

1 stop13h 35mEthiopian Air

Wed 8/103:20ZNZ - DXB

1 stop11h 25mEthiopian Air

Deal found 21/12AED 1,866

Mon 23/1202:30DXB - ZNZ

Nonstop5h 30mMultiple Airlines

Tue 7/117:30ZNZ - DXB

1 stop8h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/12AED 2,035

Thu 26/1202:00DXB - ZNZ

1 stop20h 35mKenya Airways

Tue 31/1203:40ZNZ - DXB

1 stop25h 05mKenya Airways

Deal found 21/12AED 2,993

Sat 21/1211:25DXB - ZNZ

2 stops18h 30mOman Air

Tue 24/1214:35ZNZ - DXB

2 stops18h 25mOman Air

Deal found 20/12AED 3,012

Thu 26/1210:10DXB - ZNZ

Nonstop5h 30mEmirates

Wed 1/108:00ZNZ - DXB

Nonstop5h 35mEmirates

Deal found 21/12AED 3,809

Fri 27/1211:00DXB - ZNZ

2 stops58h 55mAir France

Wed 1/122:55ZNZ - DXB

2 stops33h 05mAir France

Deal found 21/12AED 6,504

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Sun 26/104:00DXB - ZNZ

1 stop11h 00mAir Tanzania

Mon 3/217:30ZNZ - DXB

1 stop8h 00mAir Tanzania

Deal found 21/12AED 1,381

Sat 18/104:00DXB - ZNZ

Nonstop5h 40mMultiple Airlines

Tue 21/114:35ZNZ - DXB

2 stops11h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/12AED 1,587

Mon 27/105:40DXB - ZNZ

1 stop8h 15mEthiopian Air

Sun 2/203:20ZNZ - DXB

1 stop11h 25mEthiopian Air

Deal found 21/12AED 1,645

Fri 10/100:05DXB - ZNZ

Nonstop5h 25mflydubai

Sat 18/108:00ZNZ - DXB

Nonstop5h 35mflydubai

Deal found 20/12AED 1,741

Wed 12/222:45DXB - ZNZ

2 stops31h 10mOman Air

Tue 18/214:35ZNZ - DXB

2 stops18h 25mOman Air

Deal found 21/12AED 1,833

Mon 20/106:55DXB - ZNZ

1 stop13h 55mKenya Airways

Thu 30/110:10ZNZ - DXB

1 stop13h 20mKenya Airways

Deal found 21/12AED 2,141

Direct flights to Zanzibar
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Fri 10/100:05DXB - ZNZ

Nonstop5h 25mflydubai

Sat 18/108:00ZNZ - DXB

Nonstop5h 35mflydubai

Deal found 20/12AED 1,741

Sat 8/204:00DXB - ZNZ

Nonstop5h 40mMultiple Airlines

Fri 14/208:00ZNZ - DXB

Nonstop5h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/12AED 1,745

Sat 11/110:10DXB - ZNZ

Nonstop5h 30mEmirates

Mon 13/121:35ZNZ - DXB

Nonstop5h 10mEmirates

Deal found 20/12AED 5,751

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Thu 26/1202:00DXB - ZNZ

1 stop20h 35mKenya Airways

Tue 31/1203:40ZNZ - DXB

1 stop25h 05mKenya Airways

Deal found 21/12AED 2,993

Thu 26/1210:10DXB - ZNZ

Nonstop5h 30mEmirates

Wed 1/108:00ZNZ - DXB

Nonstop5h 35mEmirates

Deal found 21/12AED 3,809

Fri 27/1211:00DXB - ZNZ

2 stops58h 55mAir France

Wed 1/122:55ZNZ - DXB

2 stops33h 05mAir France

Deal found 21/12AED 6,504

Fri 27/1222:45DXB - ZNZ

3 stops30h 50mTurkish Airlines

Wed 1/105:35ZNZ - DXB

2 stops33h 00mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 21/12AED 12,113

Mon 30/1205:40DXB - ZNZ

1 stop8h 15mMultiple Airlines

Sat 4/121:15ZNZ - DXB

1 stop28h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/12AED 2,457

Mon 30/1209:20DXB - ZNZ

3 stops23h 55mLufthansa

Sat 4/112:15ZNZ - DXB

2 stops18h 15mLufthansa

Deal found 20/12AED 37,487

Tue 31/1204:00DXB - ZNZ

Nonstop5h 40mAir Tanzania

Sun 5/122:20ZNZ - DXB

1 stop27h 10mAir Tanzania

Deal found 21/12AED 1,708

Tue 31/1204:25DXB - ZNZ

1 stop9h 30mEthiopian Air

Sat 4/103:20ZNZ - DXB

1 stop11h 25mEthiopian Air

Deal found 21/12AED 3,331

Tue 31/1202:30DXB - ZNZ

Nonstop5h 30mflydubai

Sun 5/121:35ZNZ - DXB

Nonstop5h 10mflydubai

Deal found 21/12AED 4,870

Fri 10/100:05DXB - ZNZ

Nonstop5h 25mflydubai

Sat 18/108:00ZNZ - DXB

Nonstop5h 35mflydubai

Deal found 20/12AED 1,741

Sat 18/104:00DXB - ZNZ

Nonstop5h 40mMultiple Airlines

Tue 21/114:35ZNZ - DXB

2 stops11h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/12AED 1,587

Mon 20/106:55DXB - ZNZ

1 stop13h 55mKenya Airways

Thu 30/110:10ZNZ - DXB

1 stop13h 20mKenya Airways

Deal found 21/12AED 2,141

One-way flights to Zanzibar
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Thu 30/104:00DXB - ZNZ

Nonstop5h 40mAir Tanzania

Deal found 21/12AED 639

Sun 5/105:40DXB - ZNZ

1 stop13h 35mEthiopian Air

Deal found 21/12AED 959

Fri 31/110:10DXB - ZNZ

Nonstop5h 30mflydubai

Deal found 21/12AED 981

Wed 4/606:05DXB - ZNZ

1 stop8h 25mOman Air

Deal found 21/12AED 1,010

Mon 6/120:05DXB - ZNZ

2 stops17h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/12AED 1,054

Tue 3/600:55DXB - ZNZ

1 stop19h 55mKenya Airways

Deal found 21/12AED 1,116

Fri 17/102:30DXB - ZNZ

Nonstop5h 30mEmirates

Deal found 21/12AED 1,726

Wed 4/613:15DXB - ZNZ

2 stops49h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 21/12AED 2,795

Tue 10/610:30DXB - ZNZ

2 stops18h 00mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 21/12AED 2,975

Thu 5/603:10DXB - ZNZ

3 stops29h 15mCondor

Deal found 21/12AED 3,676

Thu 2/100:35DXB - ZNZ

2 stops32h 10mFinnair

Deal found 21/12AED 9,376

Thu 2/102:15DXB - ZNZ

2 stops24h 20mBritish Airways

Deal found 21/12AED 15,040

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Departure

Return

Price

DubaiZanzibar

DXB - ZNZ

DXBZNZ

Dubai Intl

Sun 26/1

04:00-14:00

1 stop11h 00m

Zanzibar Intl

Mon 3/2

17:30-02:30

1 stop8h 00m

AED 1,381

DubaiZanzibar

DXB - ZNZ

DXBZNZ

Dubai Intl

Sat 18/1

04:00-08:40

Nonstop5h 40m

Zanzibar Intl

Tue 21/1

14:35-03:10

2 stops11h 35m

AED 1,587

DubaiZanzibar

DXB - ZNZ

DXBZNZ

Dubai Intl

Mon 27/1

05:40-12:55

1 stop8h 15m

Zanzibar Intl

Sun 2/2

03:20-15:45

1 stop11h 25m

AED 1,645

DubaiZanzibar

DXB - ZNZ

DXBZNZ

Dubai Intl

Fri 10/1

00:05-04:30

Nonstop5h 25m

Zanzibar Intl

Sat 18/1

08:00-14:35

Nonstop5h 35m

AED 1,741

DubaiZanzibar

DXB - ZNZ

DXBZNZ

Dubai Intl

Wed 12/2

22:45-04:55

2 stops31h 10m

Zanzibar Intl

Tue 18/2

14:35-10:00

2 stops18h 25m

AED 1,833

DubaiZanzibar

DXB - ZNZ

DXBZNZ

Dubai Intl

Mon 20/1

06:55-19:50

1 stop13h 55m

Zanzibar Intl

Thu 30/1

10:10-00:30

1 stop13h 20m

AED 2,141

DubaiZanzibar

DXB - ZNZ

DXBZNZ

Dubai Intl

Thu 30/1

04:00-08:40

Nonstop5h 40m

AED 639

DubaiZanzibar

DXB - ZNZ

DXBZNZ

Dubai Intl

Sun 5/1

05:40-18:15

1 stop13h 35m

AED 959

DubaiZanzibar

DXB - ZNZ

DXBZNZ

Dubai Intl

Fri 31/1

10:10-14:40

Nonstop5h 30m

AED 981

DubaiZanzibar

DXB - ZNZ

DXBZNZ

Dubai Intl

Wed 4/6

06:05-13:30

1 stop8h 25m

AED 1,010

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When is the best time to book a flight to Zanzibar?

The price you pay for your flight to Zanzibar may vary depending on when you book. For the best chance of a lower fare, look to book 88 days in advance of your trip. Fares are likely to increase a fortnight or so before your departure date.

How long is the flight to Zanzibar?

On average, a flight from Dubai to Zanzibar takes 5 hours 30 minutes. Flights to Zanzibar from other popular cities in United Arab Emirates will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

Weekly flight availability to Zanzibar

The most flights from Dubai to Zanzibar are scheduled on a Friday (7 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Wednesday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (3 on average).

What are the most popular airlines that fly to Zanzibar?

The most popular airlines flying from Dubai to Zanzibar are flydubai, Emirates and Ethiopian Air.

flydubai

From AED 476

Emirates

From AED 610

Ethiopian Air

From AED 457

Air Tanzania

From AED 406

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to Zanzibar?

The cheapest airlines flying from Dubai to Zanzibar are Air Tanzania, Ethiopian Air and flydubai.

Rainfall in Zanzibar by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Zanzibar ranges from 20.0 - 320.0 mm per month. April is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 320.0 mm. July is typically the driest time to visit Zanzibar when rainfall is around 20.0 mm.

Temperature in Zanzibar by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Zanzibar, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, January is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 28.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of July, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 24.0 C).

Reviews of airlines servicing Zanzibar

Get a feel of what it's like to fly with Air Tanzania, Ethiopian Air and flydubai to Zanzibar by reading reviews from past customers. Reviews also offer insight into each airline's entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,400 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 10

It was not a good experience the seats were small and uncomfortable the food was not good and they forgot to serve me my breakfast - there were 5 us in 2 rows that they just completely skipped us. Very disappointed.

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,400 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,400 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 10

Finnair

7.7

Good

1,283 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,400 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 10

SWISS

7.6

Good

1,605 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,400 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 10

Qatar Airways

7.5

Good

3,789 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,400 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 10

What airport do you fly into for flights to Zanzibar?
Most people fly into Zanzibar Intl (ZNZ) if they book a flight to Zanzibar. Zanzibar Intl is conveniently located just 7.1 km from Zanzibar’s city centre. There are 5 flights from Dubai to Zanzibar Intl per day from 5 different airlines.
Can I find cheaper flights to Zanzibar if I am willing to have stopovers?
Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Zanzibar on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.
What is the best airline to fly to Zanzibar?
Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Air Tanzania is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Zanzibar.
What is the cheapest airport to fly to in Zanzibar?
Zanzibar Intl is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in Zanzibar. One-way flights to Zanzibar Intl typically cost AED 141, while return flights cost around AED 577.
How much is a return flight to Zanzibar?
A return flight to Zanzibar will typically cost around AED 465, however they can be found for as little as AED 157.
Where does the fastest flight to Zanzibar depart from?
For those looking to save time traveling to Zanzibar, Dubai Intl offers the quickest one-way flight (5 hours 30 minutes).
Does Zanzibar Intl have rental cars?
Yes. Those touching down at Zanzibar Intl can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.
Are there hotels close to Zanzibar Intl?
Yes. Zanzibar Intl has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Salaam Letting (4 Bedroom, Zanzibar Hous is the closest property to Zanzibar Intl (0.0 km away from Zanzibar Intl).

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