How long is the flight from United States to Tanzania?

Flight times vary depending on what airport in United States you fly out of and what airport in Tanzania you fly into. For example, flying from Los Angeles to Zanzibar Intl takes 19h 55m on average. On the other hand, flying from Miami to Zanzibar Intl takes 25h on average. Keep in mind that it’s always quicker to opt for a non-stop flight, so be sure to check momondo if there are any available for your route.

What are the most popular cities to visit in Tanzania?

Some of the world’s most well-traveled cities are in Tanzania. The most popular city to travel to in Tanzania is Dar Es Salaam, which momondo users choose as their landing destination 39% more often than other cities. The next most popular cities in Tanzania are Zanzibar and Arusha.

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Flights to Dar Es Salaam

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Ethiopian Air

Feb 22

JFK

22h 05m

2 stops

DAR

Feb 28

DAR

23h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$888

Ethiopian Air

Mar 10

JFK

21h 50m

2 stops

DAR

Mar 16

DAR

23h 15m

2 stops

JFK

$892

Ethiopian Air

Feb 19

JFK

22h 05m

2 stops

DAR

Mar 9

DAR

23h 15m

2 stops

JFK

$901

Ethiopian Air

Feb 19

JFK

22h 05m

2 stops

DAR

Mar 9

DAR

23h 15m

2 stops

JFK

$909

Ethiopian Air

Mar 24

JFK

21h 50m

2 stops

DAR

Apr 1

DAR

22h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$916

Ethiopian Air

Feb 23

JFK

22h 05m

2 stops

DAR

Feb 26

DAR

23h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$922

Ethiopian Air

Mar 24

JFK

21h 50m

2 stops

DAR

Mar 30

DAR

22h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$927

Kenya Airways

Mar 4

JFK

16h 00m

1 stop

DAR

Mar 19

DAR

24h 00m

1 stop

JFK

$933

Kenya Airways

Apr 22

JFK

23h 25m

1 stop

DAR

May 3

DAR

24h 00m

1 stop

JFK

$945

Ethiopian Air

Mar 13

JFK

21h 50m

2 stops

DAR

Mar 19

DAR

23h 15m

2 stops

JFK

$947

United Airlines

Feb 22

EWR

32h 05m

1 stop

DAR

Mar 1

DAR

25h 15m

1 stop

EWR

$958

United Airlines

Mar 24

EWR

32h 05m

1 stop

DAR

Mar 31

DAR

24h 15m

1 stop

EWR

$960

Flights to Zanzibar

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Ethiopian Air

Mar 12

JFK

22h 35m

3 stops

ZNZ

Mar 21

ZNZ

22h 35m

2 stops

JFK

$981

SAUDIA

Mar 8

IAD

18h 25m

1 stop

ZNZ

Mar 15

ZNZ

26h 05m

1 stop

IAD

$1,005

Air France

Mar 8

IAD

18h 25m

1 stop

ZNZ

Mar 15

ZNZ

26h 05m

2 stops

IAD

$1,015

Turkish Airlines

Mar 8

EWR

18h 40m

1 stop

ZNZ

Mar 24

ZNZ

25h 00m

1 stop

EWR

$1,017

Turkish Airlines

Mar 9

JFK

30h 15m

1 stop

ZNZ

Mar 24

ZNZ

21h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$1,017

Turkish Airlines

Mar 24

JFK

18h 45m

1 stop

ZNZ

Mar 29

ZNZ

36h 30m

1 stop

JFK

$1,026

Ethiopian Air

Mar 14

JFK

22h 35m

3 stops

ZNZ

Mar 21

ZNZ

22h 35m

2 stops

JFK

$1,027

Delta

Mar 1

DCA

25h 10m

2 stops

ZNZ

Mar 8

ZNZ

31h 36m

3 stops

DCA

$1,030

Ethiopian Air

Mar 16

JFK

32h 00m

2 stops

ZNZ

Mar 22

ZNZ

22h 35m

2 stops

JFK

$1,036

Ethiopian Air

Apr 2

EWR

21h 45m

2 stops

ZNZ

Apr 12

ZNZ

22h 25m

2 stops

EWR

$1,040

Turkish Airlines

Apr 13

IAD

31h 15m

2 stops

ZNZ

Apr 21

ZNZ

23h 55m

2 stops

IAD

$1,042

Turkish Airlines

Mar 24

EWR

18h 40m

1 stop

ZNZ

Mar 29

ZNZ

24h 00m

1 stop

EWR

$1,049

Flights to Arusha

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Multiple Airlines

Apr 6

JFK

33h 10m

3 stops

ARK

Apr 16

ARK

51h 40m

3 stops

JFK

$1,207

Multiple Airlines

Apr 7

JFK

36h 30m

2 stops

ARK

Apr 16

ARK

48h 30m

3 stops

JFK

$1,210

Multiple Airlines

Mar 4

JFK

24h 20m

2 stops

ARK

Mar 19

ARK

34h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$1,215

Multiple Airlines

Mar 29

JFK

31h 45m

3 stops

ARK

Apr 6

ARK

40h 55m

3 stops

JFK

$1,298

Multiple Airlines

Mar 29

JFK

34h 05m

2 stops

ARK

Apr 6

ARK

36h 15m

3 stops

JFK

$1,302

Multiple Airlines

Mar 4

JFK

29h 20m

3 stops

ARK

Mar 19

ARK

26h 30m

2 stops

JFK

$1,389

Multiple Airlines

Apr 12

ORD

38h 10m

2 stops

ARK

Apr 19

ARK

56h 00m

2 stops

ORD

$1,429

Multiple Airlines

Mar 29

JFK

25h 50m

2 stops

ARK

Apr 6

ARK

34h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$1,429

Multiple Airlines

Mar 4

JFK

29h 20m

3 stops

ARK

Mar 19

ARK

26h 30m

2 stops

JFK

$1,438

Multiple Airlines

Mar 10

JFK

57h 55m

3 stops

ARK

Mar 21

ARK

49h 15m

3 stops

JFK

$1,452

Multiple Airlines

Mar 4

JFK

27h 45m

3 stops

ARK

Mar 19

ARK

26h 30m

2 stops

JFK

$1,457

Multiple Airlines

Mar 4

JFK

27h 45m

3 stops

ARK

Mar 19

ARK

33h 05m

2 stops

JFK

$1,469

Flights to Mwanza

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 30

IAD

32h 20m

2 stops

MWZ

Apr 6

MWZ

56h 25m

3 stops

IAD

$1,515

Multiple Airlines

Mar 30

IAD

28h 35m

2 stops

MWZ

Apr 6

MWZ

30h 40m

2 stops

IAD

$1,643

Multiple Airlines

Mar 30

IAD

42h 30m

3 stops

MWZ

Apr 6

MWZ

37h 45m

3 stops

IAD

$1,650

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8:55 pm - 3:00 am

JFK

DAR

22h 05m

2 stops

3:55 am - 7:55 pm

DAR

JFK

23h 00m

2 stops

$888Ethiopian Air

Tue, Feb 24 - Tue, Mar 24

10:10 pm - 3:00 am

JFK

DAR

21h 50m

2 stops

3:55 am - 8:10 pm

DAR

JFK

23h 15m

2 stops

$892Ethiopian Air

Tue, Mar 10 - Mon, Mar 16

10:00 pm - 3:10 am

JFK

DAR

22h 10m

2 stops

4:05 am - 8:00 pm

DAR

JFK

22h 55m

2 stops

$901Ethiopian Air

Wed, Apr 15 - Wed, Apr 22

9:45 pm - 4:05 am

IAD

JRO

23h 20m

2 stops

2:40 am - 11:35 am

JRO

IAD

39h 55m

2 stops

$921Turkish Airlines

Wed, Apr 15 - Tue, Apr 21

1:20 pm - 1:40 am

IAD

JRO

29h 20m

1 stop

5:05 am - 7:50 pm

JRO

IAD

21h 45m

1 stop

$964Turkish Airlines

Wed, Apr 8 - Wed, Apr 15

12:19 pm - 7:25 am

DEN

JRO

34h 06m

2 stops

9:05 am - 1:19 pm

JRO

DEN

37h 14m

3 stops

$989Qatar Airways

Mon, Mar 16 - Tue, Mar 24

4:00 pm - 7:25 am

SFO

JRO

29h 25m

1 stop

9:10 am - 1:35 pm

JRO

SFO

38h 25m

2 stops

$1,004Qatar Airways

Mon, Mar 9 - Mon, Jun 8

10:25 am - 11:55 pm

DEN

JRO

28h 30m

3 stops

1:25 am - 12:09 am

JRO

DEN

31h 44m

2 stops

$1,100Delta

Tue, Mar 10 - Mon, Mar 16

10:55 pm - 8:00 pm

IAD

JRO

38h 05m

2 stops

9:05 pm - 4:15 pm

JRO

IAD

26h 10m

3 stops

$1,113KLM

Wed, Apr 15 - Wed, Apr 22

11:33 am - 11:55 pm

HOU

JRO

28h 22m

3 stops

9:05 pm - 10:42 pm

JRO

HOU

33h 37m

3 stops

$1,149Delta

Tue, Mar 17 - Wed, Apr 1

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

New YorkDar Es Salaam

JFK - DAR

JFKDAR

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 2/24

8:55 pm-3:00 am

2 stops22h 05m

Dar Es Salaam

Tue 3/24

3:55 am-7:55 pm

2 stops23h 00m

$888

New YorkDar Es Salaam

JFK - DAR

JFKDAR

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 3/10

10:10 pm-3:00 am

2 stops21h 50m

Dar Es Salaam

Mon 3/16

3:55 am-8:10 pm

2 stops23h 15m

$892

New YorkDar Es Salaam

JFK - DAR

JFKDAR

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 4/15

10:00 pm-3:10 am

2 stops22h 10m

Dar Es Salaam

Wed 4/22

4:05 am-8:00 pm

2 stops22h 55m

$901

Washington, D.C.Arusha

IAD - JRO

IADJRO

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Wed 4/15

9:45 pm-4:05 am

2 stops23h 20m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Tue 4/21

2:40 am-11:35 am

2 stops39h 55m

$921

Washington, D.C.Arusha

IAD - JRO

IADJRO

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Wed 4/8

1:20 pm-1:40 am

1 stop29h 20m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Wed 4/15

5:05 am-7:50 pm

1 stop21h 45m

$964

DenverArusha

DEN - JRO

DENJRO

Denver Intl

Mon 3/16

12:19 pm-7:25 am

2 stops34h 06m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Tue 3/24

9:05 am-1:19 pm

3 stops37h 14m

$989

San FranciscoArusha

SFO - JRO

SFOJRO

San Francisco

Mon 3/9

4:00 pm-7:25 am

1 stop29h 25m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Mon 6/8

9:10 am-1:35 pm

2 stops38h 25m

$1,004

DenverArusha

DEN - JRO

DENJRO

Denver Intl

Tue 3/10

10:25 am-11:55 pm

3 stops28h 30m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Mon 3/16

1:25 am-12:09 am

2 stops31h 44m

$1,100

Washington, D.C.Arusha

IAD - JRO

IADJRO

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Wed 4/15

10:55 pm-8:00 pm

2 stops38h 05m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Wed 4/22

9:05 pm-4:15 pm

3 stops26h 10m

$1,113

HoustonArusha

HOU - JRO

HOUJRO

Houston Hobby

Tue 3/17

11:33 am-11:55 pm

3 stops28h 22m

Arusha Kilimanjaro

Wed 4/1

9:05 pm-10:42 pm

3 stops33h 37m

$1,149

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What airlines fly to Tanzania?

Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Tanzania from United States according to our data. Turkish Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 34% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Tanzania. Keep in mind that there are 16 different airlines that fly to Tanzania on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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Best One-Way Price	$493
Best Round-Trip Price	$888
Fastest flight time	18h 45m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to Tanzania from United States in the last 72 hours is $493 (Denver Intl to Arusha Kilimanjaro).

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The best round-trip flight price to Tanzania from United States in the last 72 hours is $888 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Dar Es Salaam).

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The fastest flight to Tanzania from United States takes 18h 45m (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Arusha Kilimanjaro).

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December has the highest demand for flights to Tanzania, with a 3% price increase on average.

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Tanzania

What popular landmarks are in Tanzania?

Kariakoo Market is the most popular place of interest in Tanzania. Many travelers make it a point to stop there while traveling to Tanzania. Other popular landmarks and places of interest in Tanzania would be Nungwi Beach, Kendwa Beach, or Ngorongoro Crater.

What is the best airport to land at to visit Kariakoo Market?

When visiting Kariakoo Market in Dar Es Salaam, the closest airport is Dar Es Salaam Airport.

What is the cheapest flight to Tanzania?

If you are looking to fly to Tanzania for less, look to airlines like Condor, Auric Air, and Precision Air, with prices starting at $6, $19, and $26 respectively.

What airlines fly to Tanzania?

Of the 16 airlines that fly to Tanzania, Turkish Airlines, Ethiopian Air and Qatar Airways happen to be the most favored based on our user data. Turkish Airlines is the most popular among the three airlines, with 30% of users choosing them for their travels to Tanzania.

What is the most popular airport in Tanzania to fly to?

The most popular airport in Tanzania to fly to is Zanzibar Intl, based on our data. In the past 12 months, 55% of all momondo users who traveled to Tanzania chose to fly into Zanzibar Intl airport, which is located in the city of Zanzibar.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Tanzania?

Prices for flights to Tanzania are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Tanzania?

There are 44 operators available for flights to Tanzania as of February 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly to Tanzania?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel to Tanzania.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Tanzania?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Tanzania can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Tanzania. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Tanzania?

momondo compares prices from hundreds of airlines and agents so you can find and book the best deal on flights to Tanzania. Millions of users trust and use momondo every year so you are in good company.

Can I find flights to Tanzania with flexible booking policies on momondo?

momondo does allow users to show only those flights to Tanzania which offer a flexible booking policy as well as other useful filters and features.

How can momondo help me find flights to Tanzania?

momondo helps you find the best flight to Tanzania by providing filters to narrow your choice of flights to those matching your criteria. You can select flights based on numerous factors such as price, departure and landing times, airport and airline.

I’m not ready to book a flight to Tanzania right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

If you are not ready to book a flight to Tanzania now, use our insights above to find helpful tips or alternatively set up a price alert; this is where momondo will track prices on flights to Tanzania and let you know when they change.

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New York to Dar Es Salaam flightsfrom $901

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