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Fri, 5 Jun - Mon, 15 Jun
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Fri, 29 May - Fri, 5 Jun
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What is the cheapest month to fly to Zanzibar?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Zanzibar, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights to Zanzibar is January, where tickets cost £604 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets from the United Kingdom is £1,078 and £884 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is November with an average price of £460.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Zanzibar?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Zanzibar, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 3% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

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Good to know - Cheap tickets to Zanzibar

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FAQs - booking Zanzibar flights

  • Are there any airport lounges at Zanzibar Airport?

    Those using Zanzibar Airport can find two airport lounges, Paradise Arrival Business Lounge and Zanzibar Dhow Lounge. On offer are shower facilities, free newspapers and magazines, and Wi-Fi access. Both lounges are equipped with premium seating, service and support for those using the airport lounges.

  • How do I get from Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ) to Zanzibar city centre?

    You can expect the journey by car or taxi to taxi approximately 20min for the five-mile journey. Alternatively, pick up public transport from either Terminal 2 or Terminal 3 heading towards Darajani Market. Expect a one-way ticket to the city to cost approximately 300 TZS (0.09 GBP).

  • Where can I stay that’s close to Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ)?

    If you’re looking at staying nearby Zanzibar Airport then consider staying at the three-star Green Turaco. The affordably priced location is a great option of accommodation and conveniently offers free breakfast and free cancellation. It’s located only 0.8 miles away from the airport.

  • How do I get from Zanzibar Airport to Stone Town?

    Those looking to travel to Stone Town can do so via taxi, as there is no public transport on offer to Stone Town. Expect the 4.6-mile journey to take approximately 15min. The taxi fare will cost you approximately 15,000 TZS (4.57 GBP).

  • What protection for tropical diseases should I have when visiting Zanzibar?

    The airport will request your yellow fever vaccination card when you enter the security section. Apart from yellow fever, there are sometimes other vaccinations needed, depending on any flare-ups in the country. It is important you check with your local travel clinic before you fly.

  • How can I get a scooter to travel around Zanzibar?

    Some private vendors hire out scooters, available outside the airport; you could bargain with them for a good price on hire scooters and mopeds. All prices vary depending on the vendor, and the condition of the vehicles may be debatable. The roads are largely unpredictable; many are still unpaved and there are no regular petrol stations on the island, so be cautious with scooter hire if you do not thoroughly understand the area.

  • How far is Zanzibar Intl Airport from central Zanzibar?

    There are 4 miles between Zanzibar city centre and Zanzibar Intl Airport.

  • What is the name of Zanzibar’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in Zanzibar, called Zanzibar Intl Airport (ZNZ). It can also be referred to as Abeid Amani Karume Intl or Zanzibar Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Zanzibar?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Zanzibar.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Zanzibar?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Zanzibar is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Zanzibar?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Zanzibar with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Zanzibar?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Zanzibar up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Zanzibar

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Zanzibar flight deals.
  • Those travelling to Zanzibar (ZNZ) from London Heathrow can expect the journey to take approximately 12h 5min. There are no direct flights available from London.
  • Depending on where you’re looking at visiting in Tanzania, the easiest form of transport might be easiest via catching the ferry. Ferries depart four times a day at 07:00, 09:30, 12:00, and 16:00. Non-residents of Zanzibar can expect to pay approximately 82,000 TZS (24.74 GBP) for adults and around 58,000 TZS for children (17.69 GBP).
  • If you’re looking at reaching Nungwi from Zanzibar’s Airport (ZNZ) then expect the 34-mile journey to take around one hour and 6min. You can expect the taxi ride to cost between 150,000 TZS (45.71 GBP) to TZS 105,000 TZS (32.01 GBP).
  • For those looking for hire car companies, you can find some to your convenience located at Zanzibar’s Airport (ZNZ.) Those renting a car should reserve online, make sure they bring a credit card and plan your pickup and return wisely. car hires can be found in close proximity to the airport.
  • Those visiting Zanzibar Airport will find a small number of facilities located in the terminal. There are a few small shops that sell items like souvenirs, gifts snacks, and beverages.
  • There are only a few spaces available at Zanzibar’s Airport (ZNZ.) To avoid disappointment consider catching a taxi to your desired destination. Alternatively, if you’re residing close to or in Zanzibar’s city centre then look for the local buses.
  • If you’re looking to travel from Zanzibar’s Airport to Mzambarauni then expect the 42-mile journey to take approximately one hour and 22min. For the easiest transport then consider hiring a taxi or alternatively look at hiring a car as local transport in Tanzania is limited.
  • With flights to Zanzibar, you will find that most hotels can supply a shuttle service to collect you at the airport. This is a common way for tourists to get to resorts and hotels and is usually a complimentary service included in your hotel booking. The driver will meet you at the arrival terminal with your name on a marked card from the establishment.
  • With your flight to Zanzibar, there is no need to pre-book a visa if your trip is arranged suddenly, as you can get a visa at the airport. There is a visa desk that you will pass through before luggage collection. For a flat fee of around US$50, you can get your holiday visa. This is incredibly important for your return flight and a step that should not be overlooked when you land.
  • Make sure that you dispose of your plastic bags before you enter Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ). Tanzania, the governing country, has a no plastic bag rule, which you will find receives a heavy fine when broken.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Zanzibar

 
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3559 reviews
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Seat did not recline at all, wi-FI did not work at all. Those are both very unfortunate for a 14 hour flight. Crew and food was of course very nice as always.

4.0 OkayMarcia, Feb 2026
HYD - DXB
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Seat did not recline at all, wi-FI did not work at all. Those are both very unfortunate for a 14 hour flight. Crew and food was of course very nice as always.

Always enjoyed flying with Emirates, flown with others but they don't really measure up. The others are cheaper without a doubt, but not as good as Emirates

The stewardess took a picture as a gift , if you asked for it. Every thing was very good, Especially the food, big and tasty. The service was good, they served water several times, very frequent.

I liked the newer aircraft CRJ-550 since it had WIFI and the seats are more spacious.

They changed the flight time without telling us and were unwilling to help with rebooking because we booked through orbits/kayak

Both flights to and back from Lyon with buses taking extra time and delaying flight at DXB. Food serving needed work.

The journey was nice, all the crews were very good and services are excellent

Great flight - Clubhouse met our needs, and the staff provided good service. Boarding felt a little chaotic, but given the size of the aircraft, it's always going to be challenging. Whilst the crew were friendly, the number of passengers meant that we received our breakfast items, but had finished breakfast before we were served a drink. Lunch was much better organised, and throughout the flight, the crew were attentive. Found the seats and ICE to be excellent. Disembarkation was fine, and everything possible to expedite the process was being done.

Bathrooms were amazing and first class seat was very comfortable. Food was edible but not up to the standards of other first class meals on other airlines. But Caviar was amazing! So much caviar. Dom Perignon 2015 was room temperature. It would have been amazing if it was chilled down a bit more. Slippers were amazing and amenity kit requested was beautiful. Requested Pajamas never came so can’t tell you how nice they were. Loved the design of the seat and personal storage. Suite was much smaller than other airline’s first class and tv screen was tiny and remote difficult to use. I probably wouldn’t pay for this flight again.

Had to do shuttle bus both times during the transfer. It was waaay longer than acceptable. These 777s need a refurbishment really badly. Emirates and Dubai Airport used to be top notch. Now overcrowded and outdated.

Because of the long lay over hour, Rwand Air offered a free hotel accomodation and transport. This was highly appreciate d

Pleasant, relaxed flight. I had 2 seats to myself, which was a bonus. I couldn't find a flight tracker ap so I could know where we were but that's a minor complaint. On the plus side, the passenger announcements did not come through my earphones but were on main speakers only. That was a nice touch.

Flight delayed by 3 hours 45 mins and no explanation given or apology. Rebooked on a flight departing to final destination 48 hrs later and baggage not delivered.

My outbound flight was grounded in Lusaka so we never made it to Paris. DO NOT fly this airline you will be stranded and your plans will be completely disrupted

Inflight entertainment with electronic charging stations can help during a long flight.

The flight was delayed with no notice. No inflight entertainment. Communication is vital in any business.

Poor communication: Flight come directly to kigali , didn’t come via mumbasa. Favouring to Rwandan passenger to move from economic to bussiness class after flight depart. Where they don’t asked other older passenger who need more comfort. Rude staff : chekin airport at Mumbai. Talking in local language (marathi) while serving and no sorry no thank you attitude.

The crew was awesome. My husband fell while traveling to the WC and got a head abrasion. The crew helped him greatly and a physician that was also on the flight checked him out as well. They all get an A+!

Staff could have been friendlier and offered drinks more often

It was an amazing experience. Flight crew's service, hospitality, and the food were phenomenal. I don't think I'd want to try any other airline company after this. I would definitely recommend to friends and family. Thank you Turkish Airlines !

Majority of the staff were simply awesome and very very supportive and helpful

They have adopted a crazy "no paper boarding passes at all cost policy". We spent half an our at the checkin stall – my elderly mother and her grandchildren were flying. She had no phone reception for some reason (besides being an inexperienced smartphone user), the kids had dumbphones, And they still won't issue a paper boarding pass. We had to do a lengthy dance with getting the boarding pass SMS on my phone and transferring them to her phone via WiFi. This was horrible, honestly. I can't imagine how they could manage it without me being there. Trees (and airline profits) should be less important than people.

I was asked window seat on check in in Dar-es-Salaam. The person on the deck told me "yes, no problem", but gave me 10e and 25b seats! Better just to say "no"

After arriving in Istanbul, the transit information on the electronic board showed a tight departure time, and the gate changed in the middle, making it difficult to make it on time.

I'm very tall so the leg room of the seats could have been a little more spacious. Otherwise, everything was excellent

The entertainment selection itself was ok but the screen couldn't be turned off which was annoying because I wanted to read and not be distubed by flashing lights in front of me. I could see other people having the same problem with their screens. The crew seemed to be too busy to be bothered by our questions/requests. I found the seat quite uncomfortable, especially for a long flight. As a short person, I've accepted the inconvenience of always having seats higher than comfortable, but my neck hurt after a while because the headrest was too high and couldn't be adjusted further. The seat pockets in this plane seemed to be faulty. I could see people near me having the same problem of everything falling on the floor because it kept detaching from the back of the seat. It was pretty useless to keep anything in it, even the menu and sick bag wouldn't stay in. The food was meh. The omellete was just a hunk of egg - my next flight leg also offered omellete but was so much better than this one.

My seat number was changed unilaterally after confirmed online checkin from widow to aisle. This applies to the Istanbul-Port louis flight. Seat was also changed for the Antalya-Istanbul flight but this was because of aircraft change, I was informed. That flight was delayed because of a technical problem with the original aircraft.

The TV wasn't working No music for the whole flight from JFK to LOS It was too burring.

I will fly this going forward especially for ORD to EBB and the reverse.

I paid for internet that did not work and had to pay more to have it

The crew were amazing. They should improve the inflight entertainment

The crew was unfriendly and very rude to name a few (Helina). I felt unsafe due to most of the cabinets were open while on flight. All in all the flight was ok, but the crew needed more training on customer service most of all for international flights.

Delay not posted, only departure time listed- not boarding time. We left an hour late and arrived 45 min late. Restrooms had backed up sinks and toilets not flushed ) passenger error). Lots of screen for entertainment didn’t work. But we arrived with our luggage

I had a memorable experience. I dont have any comments at this time regarding waht could be better.

Our first flight was delayed and when we got off that plane, nobody was really helping to direct us to the next gate. It was very frustrating. One staff simply said hurry, which wasn’t helpful. We had to go a long way to get to the next gate. Another issue on the plane itself was the bathrooms were disgusting and filthy and it didn’t seem like anybody was checking on them were cleaning them and it was a long flight. There was urine on the floor and they stunk. Also, the screen in front of my seat did not work, and I tried different headphones and still had no sound. You would think somehow those things are reviewed occasionally for working order.

They only gave us 30 minutes to make an international connecting flight. We didn’t make the connection but they did do a good job rebooking us despite the chaos. Our bags didn’t make it back and their process for customer support is pretty bad when it comes to luggage.

The Boeing 737 MAX on this route, flown in the middle of the night, is an UTTER FAILURE for business travellers. The whole point of business travel is to arrive alert and recover from travel quickly, and this little aeroplane with its quarter recline uncomfortable business seats does nothing for that. It’s a small step up from economy in that you have decent legroom, but that’s it. Absolute margin at the cost of the traveller.

Overall good experience but for long distances there really needs to be more room.

there really needs to be more room with each seat for such a long flight.

They boarded backwards so our zone meant nothing!!! My TV was broken, the remote was broke, the head set jack was broke! So i was stuck for 15 hours with no form of entertainment!!! The service was ok but they didn't check on us or serve many snacks. They acted like you were a burden when you hit the call button.

The plane was delayed almost three hours because boarding was unorganized then we were delayed even longer because the plane had an issue. The plane didn't look well maintained, there was also alot of tape on the exterior. I won't fly kenya air ways again after this trip.

Sadly, flights were delayed both ways with no reasons given other than " operational".

I purchased the upgrade to have 3 seats open, so I was able to sleep 9 hours. Without that I would have been miserable

Our luggage was supposed to be checked through from Arusha to Cape Town. We didn't know that it was a self transfer in Johannisburg. Kayak should not have sold this flight combination with out a self transfer alert.

There was chaos checking because of a canceled flight the day prior. Also, we had an issue with tickets. The KQ agent went above a d beyond to help us get on board the flight Overall the 13+ hour flight is uncomfortable in coach. I may try to upgrade on return

For a long haul flight, the seats were too narrow. Paid for extra legroom but wish I could have paid for width! I was pressed against another person for the whole donation of the flight.

Delayed flight made my day very long, but other than that KQ got me to my destination in good shape.

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